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1月28日 I Introduce to my friends - Laura, my sister and...The BIRTH Plan
Laura at 15 weeks
the baby at 20 weeks Laura at 19 weeks
So I call my sister today and I asked her, "what the heck is this BIRTH PLAN?" She had mailed a Birth Plan to me in an email. HER Birth Plan. Turns out that since I had my daughter, things have tightened up and they give women ALL sorts of choices - kind of a mini labor-will-and-testament so to speak.... My niece has HER plan and she's not due for another 5 months, so since my sister is due any day now (2 cm. and 75% effaced) ((and HUGE)) (((and baby's head between her legs))) lol - she decided to google it and found a birth plan and filled it out and sent it to her OBGyn. I should have told her it's a good thing she has a BIRTH plan, because obviously she didn't have a CONCEPTION plan. But that's another story.....
 I had a plan - I really did. I knew I was going to a certain hospital, that I was going to be in a LOT of pain, and that I was ABSOLUTELY going to have an epidural - REGARDLESS OF WHAT MY MOTHER TRIED TO TALK ME OUT OF!! THAT was my plan. End of story. And look! Look at all of the choices. Do you know that I could have had a mirror so I could have watched Lauryn crown and being born? But, I didn't know, I didn't think to ask, and frankly at the time, I DIDN'T CARE!!! Good reason for a Birth Plan - don't you think?? Check it out!
By the way - my sister is doing this the old fasioned way - she doesn't know if it's a boy or girl......so the excitement has begun!! Go vote!!
(Oh and BTW - her COACH is NOT me! **AHEM** I am thinking of boycotting the entire ritual. yeah right....
Birth Preferences - Laura Christine
Due Date: February 14, 2008
Patient of DR. M. D. Scheduled to deliver at ..... LABOR I would like to be free to walk around during labor. I wish to be able to move around and change position at will throughout labor. I would like to be able to have fluids by mouth throughout the first stage of labor. I will be bringing my own music to play during labor. I would like to wear contact lenses or glasses at all times when conscious. LABOR AUGMENTATION/INDUCTION I do not wish to have the amniotic membrane ruptured artificially unless signs of fetal distress require internal monitoring. If labor is not progressing, I would like to have the amniotic membrane ruptured before other methods are used to augment labor. I would prefer to be allowed to try changing position and other natural methods (walking, nipple stimulation) before pitocin is administered. ANESTHESIA/PAIN MEDICATION I realize that many pain medications exist I'll ask for them if I need them. CESAREAN Unless absolutely necessary, I would like to avoid a Cesarean. I would like (coach) present at all times if the baby requires a Cesarean delivery. I wish to have an epidural for anesthesia So I can view the birth, I would like the screen lowered just before delivery of the baby. If the baby is not in distress, the baby should be given to (coach) immediately after birth. EPISIOTOMY I would prefer not to have an episiotomy unless absolutely required for the baby's safety. I am hoping to protect the perineum. I am practicing ahead of time by squatting, doing Kegel exercises, and perineal massage. I would appreciate guidance in when to push and when to stop pushing so the perineum can stretch. If possible, I would like to use perineal massage to help avoid the need for an episiotomy. I would like a local anesthetic to repair a tear or an episiotomy. DELIVERY I would like to be allowed to choose the position in which I give birth, including squatting. I would like (partner) and/or nurses to support me and my legs as necessary during the pushing stage. I would like to try to deliver in a squatting position, using (coach) or a squatting bar for support. I would like a mirror available so I can see the baby's head when it crowns. Even if I am fully dilated, and assuming the baby is not in distress, I would like to try to wait until I feel the urge to push before beginning the pushing phase. I would like to have the baby placed on my stomach/chest immediately after delivery. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERY I would like to have the baby evaluated and bathed in my presence. I plan to keep the baby near me following birth and would appreciate if the evaluation of the baby can be done with the baby on my abdomen, with both of us covered by a warm blanket, unless there is an unusual situation. If the baby must be taken from me to receive medical treatment, (coach) or some other person I designate will accompany the baby at all times. I would prefer to hold the baby rather than have (him/her) placed under heat lamps. I do not want a routine injection of pitocin after the delivery to aid in expelling the placenta. I would like to see the placenta after it is delivered. POSTPARTUM I would like a private room, if available. Unless required for health reasons, I do not wish to be separated from my baby. I would like to have the baby "room in" and be with me at all times. BREASTFEEDING I plan to breastfeed the baby and would like to begin nursing very shortly after birth. PHOTO/VIDEO I would like to take still photographs during labor and the birth. I would like to make a videorecording of labor and/or the birth. OTHER My support people are (support people) and I would like them to be present during labor and/or delivery. 评论 (7)
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