I know that every birth is different, and that mine will be what it is, but I still think it's helpful to talk about expectations. I want to try a natural childbirth, with little or no drugs and no intervention.
I learned a bunch of pain management technicques in my childbirth class and I want to use them instead of having an epidural. My understanding is that an epidural means you cannot walk around during labor. I think I'll go crazy if I have a long labor and can't walk around! I'm far too ADHD! I am looking into a doula right now.
I have told myself that if I do need interventions, such as pitocin or an epidural or even a C-Section because of a long and hard labor, I will try my best not to be too hard on myself. I just want to be able to take care of her as much as possible as soon as she's born and breastfeed ASAP. I will be disappointed if inteventions prevent her from being able to stay with me and not in the nursery.
I am also scared to do it without her dad being there. I just assumed he would be there, but he probably won't. I don't want to do it without him. It just doesn't seem right to me.
I just want a positive first few hours with my little girl, more than anything else. I don't want to sleep through it!
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