Hi Ladies,
I'm sure there's been a thread on this but couldn't find a recent one and just wanted to share a birth story
My OH's SIL had a baby girl last month and I finally got to meet her yesterday. So first question to the mother was how was the birth?!!
OMG she has made me feel like I can do labour without any drugs (with the exception of gas and air). The hypno birthing classes were £300 so she just bought a book and a CD and felt they taught her how to deal with labour with breathing and relaxation techniques.
In total she took 2 hours to dilate and was in labour for 4 hours and 40 minutes. She was lucky enough to labour in the pool and she said this defnitely helped. I asked her how long it took to push and she said she didn't push...I was confused by this but that's what she said. Once she was dilated she had three contractions and the baby was out
She said it was painful but the breathing techniques she used really helped. So I came home with a load of hyno birthing stuff and thought I'd give it a whirl.
Don't get me wrong, I won't feel like a failure if I ask for every drug under the sun. I understand every woman is different and deal with labour whatever way they can but I was really inspired by such a positive story rather than hearing how horrid it can be. It didn't help me to witness my nephews birth, my poor sister was there for three days with no progress - she had a rough time so it's really lovely to hear when the women had a good experience.
Has anyone else got a hypno / positive birth story or what are your thoughts on delivery methods. Yes we all want as quick as possible...
xxx
I'm sure there's been a thread on this but couldn't find a recent one and just wanted to share a birth story
My OH's SIL had a baby girl last month and I finally got to meet her yesterday. So first question to the mother was how was the birth?!!
OMG she has made me feel like I can do labour without any drugs (with the exception of gas and air). The hypno birthing classes were £300 so she just bought a book and a CD and felt they taught her how to deal with labour with breathing and relaxation techniques.
In total she took 2 hours to dilate and was in labour for 4 hours and 40 minutes. She was lucky enough to labour in the pool and she said this defnitely helped. I asked her how long it took to push and she said she didn't push...I was confused by this but that's what she said. Once she was dilated she had three contractions and the baby was out
She said it was painful but the breathing techniques she used really helped. So I came home with a load of hyno birthing stuff and thought I'd give it a whirl. Don't get me wrong, I won't feel like a failure if I ask for every drug under the sun. I understand every woman is different and deal with labour whatever way they can but I was really inspired by such a positive story rather than hearing how horrid it can be. It didn't help me to witness my nephews birth, my poor sister was there for three days with no progress - she had a rough time so it's really lovely to hear when the women had a good experience.
Has anyone else got a hypno / positive birth story or what are your thoughts on delivery methods. Yes we all want as quick as possible...
xxx
