Things that helped me during the last 90 minutes of labor: Being realistic about the process (knowing that I might not feel pain or I might). Knowing that pain is normal. Visualizing what was happening to my body. Just following my bodys lead. Doing what I needed to do to cope (for me, this was swaying my head back and forth.) Being uninterrupted. It never occurred to me to be disappointed or surprised that I was experiencing pain. I suppose if I had an unrealistic expectation, I might have assumed I was doing something wrong. Fortunately, my midwife was not one who subscribed to the forgone conclusion that if women experience pain, they must be fearful or doing something wrong. I can only imagine how devastated and embarrassed I would have been in that sensitive and wonderful post-partum period if my mw had ever expressed such a ridiculous philosophy to me during my prenatals. And of course I had read Dr. Dick-Reads book, but, like anything, I tucked it away in my mind. I also did Hyponobabies religiously during my pg which was helpful. I dont subscribe to any philosophy as The Truth. I scoop up as much as I can, different modes of thought, techniques, coping mechanisms, etc and then **see what works for me.** What works for one might not work for another, and thats just a-ok in my book. #vbacfacts #birthtruth
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:11:44 +0000
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