I didn't have a specific birth plan meeting. The plan just sort of evolved at each appointment.
Enjoy your appts!
Kinda off topic. I had a friend s baby shower recently. She is planning to birth at a main hospital with a poor record for respect of human rights. I am scared for her. She doesn't want to discuss birth at all, and I fear she will just be railroaded. I hope she just has a quick labour and can avoid them as much as possible.
That's really hard HotI but sometimes totally ok. As you said she may just have a quick , easy birth and no time for unnesassary intervention. And then we must remember that there are a lot of women who expectations of birth are very different to ours. What we consider not ideal they are totally happy with. She may have loads of intervention, management and the ob may even 'save her or her babies life' and she may never second guess her choices. In someways I envy these women! Hugs to you for feeling concerned for her though xx
Meow glad yoy are having a home visit. Actually we haven't really talked about birth at all. Maybe it's to keep the appointments on track, we end up at about 1.5hr appointments already with no birth talk. This appointment is either at 24 or 28 weeks and it's specifically about the birth. It's the first time DH or the older kids will meet her. I hope DH likes her... She isn't at all like our last one so I think he will be happy!
It's hard watching those potential 'train wrecks' Hoti. I find it very hard when I end up being the person people want to debrief with because they know I 'get it'. But it's tough to have that emotional investment at the end when you weren't involved in the decision beforehand IYKWIM.
I have organised for all my appointments to be home visits so my MW is joking that that's what they're calling it. It's my 36 week appointment. I had a 'birth plan' meeting before and I really liked it as it made sure we went over every possible emergency or transfer situation and discuss what we wanted, what the reaction would be etc. and that gives me huge peace of mind to then go ahead and birth. And we also obviously discuss how I want to manage my normal, regular labour
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