2.) Was there a point that you wanted to turn back and what made you change your mind?
No, I don't think so. I never felt the pain was too much to handle, I was expecting it to get way worse.
3.) Any good books you recommend?
Juju Sundin's birth skills- I didn't end up using many of the techniques but I felt better knowing that I had options and ideas if I needed them.
Ina May's Guide to Child Birth- AWESOME, definitely read this one!!
4.) Is the pushing stage so horrible or do you have adrenaline to push past it?
It wasn't horrible and I didn't feel it was really painful. The contractions didn't hurt as much becasue I had something to do and they were spaced out a lot more. Pushing felt good! It was just very hard work and I pushed for 2 hrs so I was getting pretty tired and over it by the end of it. As soon as she was out though my energy was all back, LOL.
5.) In your opinion, which is worse? Transition or pushing?
I didn't even notice transition, no idea when it was. And pushing wasn't bad, I didn't even really feel that crowning hurt much. I was scared that it would because I've read lots of people say it was so painful but it just felt like stretching and I remember saying 'it stings' but it was only a little bit and what I expected, no big deal, I think I was almost totally numb by then after all the pushing, lol.
Don't worry, try to relax and trust your body. Woman have been doing this forever and you can too. You just need to find your groove, concentrate on the job, and have good support
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