Natural Birth

After having an induction with my first beautiful son I decided that I wanted a natural birth with my second. I point blank refused an induction and even though a few of the people along the way said that I shouldn't do that, I knew my rights and stood my ground. I had long period cycles so I was pretty sure that my babies were not ready to come into the world at 40 weeks. When I was eight days over due my midwife gave me a sweep but she thought that it would be unsuccessful because the head wasn't engaged and the it was really high up and she could barely get her fingers into my cervix. She booked me an appointment to have a scan that day and see a consultant who would ...  Read the complete review

Even before I became pregnant with my first child I was pretty sure that if I ever did have a child I would want a natural birth. I knew plenty of people who had given birth and the majority were adamant that natural was better and they all had horror stories about projectile vomiting caused by gas and air and temporary paralysis caused by epidurals! Once I found out I was pregnant my first decision was to give birth at home to guarantee myself a natural birth. I know a lot of people think that having your first baby at home is dangerous or they feel they need the security of the medical expertise available in hospital but I trusted myself and my ...  Read the complete review

With my first i had planned for a natural birth from the start, a labour where i would go with the flow and have no pain relief or intervention providing all was well. I actaully went into labour unexpectantly at exactly 36wks and off i went to hospital, 5 hrs after the intial contraction, i still had not had any pain relief and was coping well with the support of my partner and focusing on what was best for me and my baby, the strength of being able to see my baby soon helped to combat the pain and think positively. however i then felt the urge to push, i was being looked after by a student who kept telling me it would be hours yet, the pain became so intense, i asked ...  Read the complete review

I would like to write this review of natural childbirth because I have done this four times in my life and feel I can offer some help and comfort to anyone who is planning this for themselves. I am a trained nurse who has also completed a course in obstetrics but this is not really a medical account-more a personal view. I would like to start by saying that the most important thing in giving birth is that the outcome is a happy and healthy baby who is born into a loving situation. It doesn't matter if it has to be with medical intervention. If you have set your heart on having a natural birth and things don't go according to plan as long as the baby arrives ...  Read the complete review

Wholst pregnant with my first child we discussed all the pain relief options in great detail with our midwife and unlike most women i had decided i was going to have everything. I know or thought i was a wimp when it came to pain but in the end i had two children with nothing more than two paracetomal tablets. My first birth was supposed to be a induced delivery in a hospital. (as you may have already read about) I intended to take advantage of anything that made things easier for me but the decision was taken out of my hands when my labour progressed a lot more quickly than anyone anticipated and my daughter arrived into this world on my livingroom ...  Read the complete review