thread: What did you change from one birth plan to the next?

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    Jan 2006
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    I didn't write one second time, I just made sure I had midwives who actually knew me and what I wanted and who I trusted.

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    Easy.

    No epidural, whether I beg/scream/threaten assault for it. No epidural.
    No episiotomy, unless I say so.

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    Oct 2007
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    i was wanting the same things 2nd time around, i just chose the right support people who would help me get them.

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    Apr 2006
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    First time was I think relatively standard, but not overly long. I had less criteria second time around, with things like "if I want an epidural I'll ask for one, so please don't offer" and stuff like that. Pretty simple.

    This time around when the midwife asked me what my birthplan was I said it was to have a baby. The only stipulation I had was that I was keeping my placenta for encapsulation. Otherwise, told her I've been there done that, have complete trust in my OB to be as low/no intervention as safely possible, trust in my DH to support whatever it is I say and not push me down any particular road, and trust in myself that I'll speak up if necessary. I know from past experience that I birth extremely well, so provided nothing goes pearshaped, it should all be fine.