I am WANTING a natural birth.
I've been induced 3 times. No 'big deal' except I am POSITIVE the last time it was unnecessary. With my first he was out of fluid at 1 week past due the lying 'due date' they give you. With my second she was a week past due and I had Symphis Pubis Dysfunction and welcomed the induction.
With my third I WANTED to go 'natural' I didn't want interventions but status quo here is a week, I got 9 days and then was induced. Even though I was having sporadic (very sporadic) contractions on my own.
This time I'm going 2 weeks if I have to. I don't mind after 2 weeks, thats where medical journals start disagreeing about placental degradation. I KNOW when I am 'due' because I was very carefully charting my cycle, etc.
This all being said.
I want to go natural. I really, really do.
I don't want to read, I don't want to listen to cds, I don't want to do much of anything to prepare. I've got my game plan in mind and I'm feeling very manish about it and "i don't need to stop for directions, I can do this on my own" (insert tim the toolman taylors grunt)
I don't know if I will eventually succumb and pick up a book. I just don't know. But this is my fourth, I've read tons on the internets, and I just feel...I dunno. Like I know what I'm doing and I'm not scared, worried, or unsure of things.
I just want to have a baby. Thats all :)
1 comments:
You can do it! I've had 2 natural labors (neither inductions though) and I think that having the mindset that you what you want and what you are going to do is to have a natural birth is part of the battle. I know it's not always possible, but I hope you are able to have the birth experience that you want! Good Luck!
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