Wow Curly, isnt it amazing how different things work for different people. To be honest, as soon as my contractions started everything I had learnt about breathing etc went out the window and I used everything I had just to survive childbirth. I'll have a read of your article - thank you ! I pretty much had a drug free labour as I only went for the pethidene in the last 4 hours (in labour for 23 hours). I think it was out of pure exhaustion that I went for the pethidene in the end but glad I did. I am also hoping that second time around is a LOT faster!
Thank you so much Adkins ..... wow, one hour, I wish!!!
Sorry if there is anyone out there reading this who is yet to give birth for the first time, I'm not trying to scare you but the moral of this story is to remember your breathing and dont get lost in your contractions like I did. That was my undoing. Instead of embracing each contraction and concentrating I dreaded each one and screamed like a banchee through each. I'm determined not to do that again so I'm trying to read everything I can this time.
Last edited by Deltadawn; September 10th, 2008 at 06:27 PM.
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