What position did you birth in?

[Poppetty]

On my back hooked up to too many wires to be able to follow my primal urge that told me to get up!

[Tuesday's Child]

I laboured sitting up in a chair. I'd planned to use a birth ball but DD was coming so fast (I went from 2cm to fully dilated in 90 minutes) that I needed the counter pressure of the seat.

When I reached transition, it took awhile to find something comfortable. I tried sitting on the birth ball, leaning on the bed, on the floor on all fours. The only place I felt comfortable was sitting on the toilet so that's where I spent the pushing stage (35 mins). I was in a supported squat the moment DD was born. I did end up with a 2nd degree tear and a couple of haemorrhoids. Because the midwife couldn't see what was happening, she couldn't help me to slow down to prevent tearing. But I am so grateful that she let me go with my body. Also, no drugs were involved.

[kungfubecca]

on my knees both times, coincidentally at the same hospital in the same room against the same bed, on a crash mat.
#1 they got me up on the bed & leaning over a bean bag, I guess it was easier for them, was fine for me. 2nd I didn't leave the crash mat, don't think they would have had time to get me up on the bed
and only max 15 mins of pushing both times

second time round midwife is asking me what I want.

me:mat on the floor right there,
Middy:-would you prefer the mat over there so you can lean on the couch
me:no right there agains the bed (gotta be near the gas )
midy; are you sure?
me yep!