My last 2 were rather fast with the 4th one under 2 hours. Had a bit of prelabour over night but first real contrax was at 8am and she was born by 9:50!
Don't panic, relax as much as you can and get on with itBe firm with what you want too. A birth plan is a good idea because you might not be able to discuss stuff and have your partner be your advocate. Really get him or her to step up for you. I wasn't able to talk much at all during my 3rd labour except for screaming no when they were telling me to push lol. All I wanted was a bit of time to stretch but couldn't say it and DH forgot to tell them in the excitement.
Pain management was best with rocking and the shower with a bit of gas. Refuse to be on the bed as much as you can as I found it unbearable with contractions coming constantly. I had to do the compulsory monitoring but was up and rocking ASAP.
Try and hold off from weeing before you leave home if you can manage because I was hassled to provide a sample and I couldn't.
And um if you have a poo issue don't worry about it. That's the best part of going in the shower for a bit. You don't have to worry about the mess
If I think of anything else I'll be back!
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks