Natural, Epidural, C- section or Water birth?

[Aaliyah_G]

Which do you ladies suggest is safer for the baby & speedy recovery ?

[Aaliyah_G]

Thank you all ladies! I appreciate the feedback :) also Congrats to all of you soon to be mommies!

[Aaliyah_G]

Yeah I'm having a water birth as well. I don't want my first child to be drugged out so if its painful it will be worth it. Best of luck to you & congrats! :)

[specialmom]

And by the way, I assure you that any mother who has had an epidural has the same wonderful emotions that a mom who doesn't have one has and bonds equally with their baby.  Epidurals affect the nervous system, not hormones (oxytocin).  

[specialmom]

I chose the epidural to have an easier birth experience.  :>)  

there is no right or wrong in my opinion.  Giving birth is a very personal experience and every woman needs to do what is right for them.

And the important thing for the poster to remember is that you can have a general plan and alter it at the time of the birth if you need to!  The plan can always be changed depending on how you are feeling during labor/delivery.  

good luck to the poster

[sabbylopez]

Had a home natural water birth with second baby

[sabbylopez]

I had a natural home water birth and was moving right after I gave birth to my baby. Had to get out of the pool had to use the bathroom. Wasn't confined in a bed. Was able to eat my own food. I would support natural birth 100% of the way. I was in a trance with my first for 7 hours which literally felt like 5 minutes. I had a hospital birth and when my baby was in my arms there was a special bonding experience no mother that had an epidural or c section could experience. I didn't have any drug and when I saw my baby it was pure oxytocin/adrenaline love at first sight. And if you do get an epidural/c section the bond has been known to not be that strong. Not saying anything mean towards epidurals or c sections some women can't help it. But seriously natural is the way to go.

[Bribri2014]

I've heard so many great things about a natural water birth,  so much healthier for you and the baby in  the end and you will feel more empowered not using drugs. That's the way I'm going!

[specialmom]

And I just have to say too, there are horror stories for just about everything.  Also had Pitocin to induce delivering without a hitch.  Baby fine.  Me fine.  Most doctors do not love to induce a first pregnancy because they want you to naturally go into labor but will if the circumstances warrant it.  I went into labor and had latent phase labor.  Cervix wasn't cooperating so pitocen was given.  I was induced fully before natural labor had started with my second.  No issues.  good luck

[specialmom]

Oh, and I couldn't imagine my recovery going faster.  Epidurals don't last very long so was able to be up before I probably really needed to be.  :>)  Best of luck to you.  

[specialmom]

I had a great experience with both of my deliveries with an epidural.  I couldn't imagine giving birth without it.  I found that it was very painful and I got lost in 'that' rather than the experience of welcoming my child into the world.  I had epidurals with both deliveries, they worked great and would do it again.  No repercussions at all form the epidurals after either.  good luck to you

[GeekMom1213]

Vaginal birth. With as few interventions as possible. Any interventions (especially pitocin) can start a devastating cascade of further interventions which lead to cesarean delivery in far too many cases.
Here's the general scenario.
Pitocin very frequently leads to fetal distress due to longer and stronger contractions reducing blood and oxygen flow. Those stronger contractions increase pain which leads women to get epidurals. Epidurals tend to slow down labor because of the overall sedative effect which leads doctors to increase the pitocin to speed the labor back up. More pitocin means more fetal distress and then all of a sudden the woman is rushed in for an "emergency" c-section that never would have been necessary if they hadn't started with the induction in the first place and let the woman go into labor on her own.
Then she's undergone major abdominal surgery which obviously has an enormous effect on her body's ability to "bounce back" plus she's often given strong narcotics to handle the pain which not only delays the lactation process from starting but also can affect the bonding process.
Surgical birth also can contribute to respiratory issues in the newborn. The journey through the birth canal plays a huge role in compressing the airway, forcing out all the fluids that the fetus has been "breathing" throughout development and preparing the body for that all - important first breath. A cesarean delivery doesn't allow for that - that's why you always always see so much more suctioning of nose and mouth with a newborn who's been delivered by c-section. They can suffer from some serious complications from any fluid remaining in the lungs.
There's more, but that's a basic overview of the situation. Vaginal birth is much safer in almost every case.

[NinaBoo69]

I was going to go natural I couldn't handle it by the time I was 4cm I highly recommend the epidural I even asked the lady about if you move can it really paralyze you and she said no that totally fake but anyways it helped a lot until it was almost time to push because there was so much pressure lol but good luck

[kayleeangel123]

Natural x

[sabbylopez]

Natural water birth.