People keep talking about their birth plan and have asked about mine, so here goes.
1. When real contractions start call Eric.
2. When they are regular and 5 minutes apart head for the hospital- unless water breaks, call Eric and head to the hospital.
3. Remind Eric to call parents and people on "the list" while trying to drive and telling me to breathe.
4. Remind Eric to tell people on "the list" to call the people on their "list."
5. Arrive at hospital, hand them the pre-register papers.
6. Be put in a room.
7. Ask for drugs.
8. Visit happy places.
9. Push when they tell me to (After all parties, other than Eric, have been ousted from the room).
10. Be a happy mommy.
11. Laugh in disbelief that they are actually letting me take a newborn home...... it really is amazing. You have to take 2 tests to drive a car but they will hand you a baby and just let you walk out the door with it..... deep thought of the day.
2 comments:
Yes nice birth plan. You'll be lucky if it happens that way...LOL Seriously, at least you know that births hardly ever go to plan. This was exactly my plan too.
My actual births were always this way:
Get big and uncomfortable, ask doctor to induce me...go to hospital for induction, skip the drugs for pain, give birth.
None of my babies wanted a plan. #1- Water broke a month early... never felt a contraction and pushed for 15 minutes.
#2- A couple of false alarms. Went in for week #38 check up and was 4 cm, so we went upstairs to have him. Pushed 15 minutes.
#3- Blood pressure shot up dangerously high a month before due date and had to have her then. Pushed for 15 minutes.
Note: All with drugs. I love those drugs.
I'm praying for a quick, painless, and yes even a FUN delivery for you guys!
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