Ah thanks for the advice. I'm going to look into what you said. Sounds like I'm going down the right path to handle his pregnancy
I have been doing at home yoga and relaxation videos for a couple years, what I do is look on amazon for workout dvds, then get them through interlibrary loan to try them out for free before I buy them, going to do the same with preg fitness vids. Waiting for Ina May's Guide to Childbirth book to come in now, heard it is great book. I recently bought the Prenatal Yoga Deck, it has breathing techniques and poses, I like it because you can go as many cards as you have time for. Also, try to spend time a couple times a day just breathing, refocus everytime your mind wanders. I have a mantra, just be and breathe, and repeat in my head to help focus; practice does help.
I too have a very low pain tolerance. I had my babygirl last August. I bought a cheap 99 cent ball that I could squezz in my hand when I got contractions. And it really help!! I'm a visual person so I would look at the screen when I was getting a contraction and squeeze the heck out of the ball till it went away. I was scared to get the epidural early as well. I waited till I was at least 5 cm dilated. 8 hours later with the epidural she finally came. I told myself next time I'm not proving nothing to no one and I'm getting the epidural as soon as I could get it!! The ball and watching the screen, and breathing help me get through it. Good luck! :)
I would love to hear some experiences too!
Anybody have any thoughts on the subject??