the second time round I felt stronger, more confident within myself and my abilities. I had the nerves of knowing what was going to happen, but the 2nd time round I decided to use those nerves to empower myself when it came to labour.
The 1st time I never felt like I was in control, I never felt like I was treated or respected properly. The second time round I made sure that I was assertive about everything. I even prepped DH on what my wishes were in the event of certains things happening (like emergency c-section, etc).
Second time round I really discovered exactly how strong and capable I am in my world.
DD2's birth was absolutely fantastic, I prepped myself for the whole pregnancy. Apoligies if I sound too estatic about her birth but I couldnt have asked for anything more.
Might just add, that the way I felt about the second time round was mainly due to BB.. Reading copious amounts of threads and researching made all the difference!
Last edited by beansbeans!; May 28th, 2011 at 08:37 PM.
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