Comments on: Lamaze Revisted http://www.nolanotes.com/2007/04/24/lamaze-revisted/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wendy http://www.nolanotes.com/2007/04/24/lamaze-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Wendy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/?p=60#comment-97 Okay, now that you have said all this, do you understand why you need a birth plan? You need to head over to Babycenter.com and look at their birth plan. I am sure they bring up questions that you might not have thought about. A birth plan makes your wishes clear when you and your partner maybe a little too busy to do so. It gives the hospital staff a written guide to what you want. Although, they may not be able to follow it to a T at least they know where you stand and can give you options accordingly. Really the epidural wasnt that bad, even the first prick. I was definitely afraid of having something in my spine, but had no choice. It didnt affect my nursing at all or my babies. Sam was a little sleepier than Amber was but both got the hang of it. I think it depends on baby and mom. There are so many factors and variables that it is hard to say how your experience will go. I totally forgot how to position a baby to get them to nurse when I had Sam. I mean, MY GOD, I nursed Amber 8 months and I FORGOT. Another reason to give the staff a guide on how you would LIKE things to go. You really need to make your thoughts know and not just to your doctor, because he may not be there when you give birth. Mine wasnt. Besides, the nurses are who you have the most contact with and they will help you in your wishes. Give a copy to CS and put one in your bag. Then he wont have to take time away from you to tell the staff what you want. Okay, now that you have said all this, do you understand why you need a birth plan? You need to head over to Babycenter.com and look at their birth plan. I am sure they bring up questions that you might not have thought about.

A birth plan makes your wishes clear when you and your partner maybe a little too busy to do so. It gives the hospital staff a written guide to what you want. Although, they may not be able to follow it to a T at least they know where you stand and can give you options accordingly.

Really the epidural wasnt that bad, even the first prick. I was definitely afraid of having something in my spine, but had no choice. It didnt affect my nursing at all or my babies. Sam was a little sleepier than Amber was but both got the hang of it. I think it depends on baby and mom. There are so many factors and variables that it is hard to say how your experience will go. I totally forgot how to position a baby to get them to nurse when I had Sam. I mean, MY GOD, I nursed Amber 8 months and I FORGOT.

Another reason to give the staff a guide on how you would LIKE things to go. You really need to make your thoughts know and not just to your doctor, because he may not be there when you give birth. Mine wasnt. Besides, the nurses are who you have the most contact with and they will help you in your wishes. Give a copy to CS and put one in your bag. Then he wont have to take time away from you to tell the staff what you want.

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