Well I let it go over my head but OHs reaction made me wonder!

Before I moved my old MW said about a birthing plan and some mini breathing classes with her then of course I had to swap MWs and first appointment was terrible and one in the week ... I asked about a birthing plan and she told me there was really no need its all quite simple and can change anyway < end of convo - No birthing plan.


This is first bubs too of course so totally blind to it all and what would even go down in one & very little kn owledge of whats available for me how it can help etc.

OHs discusted. Should I be?

I would be, Read in another post you were interested in a mobile epi?
She needs to tell you what pain releif is avalaible as they may not have the mobile epi.

all my birth plans have never gone to plan.

On charlie i wanted to labour and birth in the birthing pool soi worte that down, i did get in the pool but the pain was to much coz she was back to back so i had to get out at 5cm and have an epi.

On Ethan i put the same, wanted a birthing pool but when i got the hospital it was already in use so i then changed it to walking and keeping active as much as possible....again pain got to much and i ended up on teh bed with an epi lol

On Coby i put i wanted an epi, i knew i would need one, but i made it clear i didnt want the cord cut untill it had stopped plusating....didnt go to plan, he came out so quick and was blue so they had to wisk him off to get oxgyen, the cord needed to be cut for his sake.

On this one im putting all drugs welcome lol and again that i dont want the cord cut untill its stopped plusating, but i know that it might not work out that way.

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I understand it might not work out as planned but should that be it then Layla .. nothing? First baby and Ive no idea at all!

i dont get what you mean hun? sorry

Id write down what you would like from your labour, wether you want to be active, or laying/sitting, want to use borthing balls, or the pool, wetrher you want OH to cut the cord or the MW, pain realife options you will and wont consider etc.

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Ive no idea whats available lol No idea about birthing plans at all and shes fobbed me off with basically no point just go in there and off you go! lol Bit scarey?!

No idea what drugs are vailable - how they can help etc etc etc What things is adviseable to know/plan/have written down (like cord) ...

oooh i see, sorry not with it today.

Well on your first baby they really should take the time to go through this with you, 9 times out of 10 it will all go out of the window but its still nice to put guidlines in.

I have a tempate one in the back of my notes, have you got one there?

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Here are a couple of links for some ideas

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/informati...an/newmain.asp

http://birthplan.com/example.php

http://www.midwife.cloudyhill.co.uk/birthplan.htm

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Thinking about it, the only thing that went to plan in my birth plans is that i requested the baby to be taken and cleaned up first rather than placed on my belly all yukky, thats the only thing they did lol

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Ahhh thanks Layla for the post about the back of my book - had not seen that!! and links gonna do my own then as a rough guide and anything that can be kept to great

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