natural birth at birthing center.

[jazmanianlo]

I really need women's input who have went through labor! And hopefully some women who have taken the route that I hope to take. I learned about a birthing center where they do natural births, with midwives and nurses, and no epidural. When I learned about this place and read the reviews, I immediately felt much more comfortable with going through labor. I do not like the hospital environment of giving birth.
I told a couple people about my decision. My mom and sister, who are mothers with multiple births, were supportive and didnt question me. They simply heard me out. One of my friends responded with one word, "insane." However she is not a mother.
My boyfriend thought it was a good idea until he found out I wouldnt be getting and epidural. He thinks that I wont be able to handle the pain, that ill pass out from the agony.

I didnt consider not being able to bear the pain as an option. Until he said that, I didnt waver in confidence that this is what I wanted to do. I believe that once im in labor, my focus will be on pushing the baby out. I want to have a say, to feel whats happening, to know from experiencing it when inought to push; not be numb, having a doctor telling me when to push. My boyfriend says that the amount of pain im in will cause me to not be able to focus.  I can see how thats reasonable, but who said pushing a baby out of your body was reasonable??

I also want to add, theres a hospital directly next to the birthing center. The birthing center does not accept high risk pregnancies, and if something unanticipated were to go wrong, a hospital is extremely close by.

[jazmanianlo]

:)*****

[jazmanianlo]

Thank you all so much! This is very encouraging! Its funny, this is my first but I keep saying, "I was built for this!" And I truly believe that. Definitely reaffirmed my desire to do it natural. :(

[MumV]

First of all, we were made to do this. The pain is unbearable, but you forget shortly afterwards. You just need a strong mindset and your partner there to keep you motivated. All my husband had to say was that i was doing great and I'm almost there, and it made a huge impact. I had my first naturally and it was such a good experience! It was extremely painful, but the adrenaline you get once baby is out is incredible. All the hard work is that much more rewarding and made bonding time that much more special! I feel as if you need to go through all that pain to really appreciate what you've  just accomplished (nothing against women using epidurals, it's a hard task!). It's just such a surreal experience. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you! I think the birthing center is great idea;) Just  remember to keep your eye on the prize!

[MrsEvans0o]

When I was 16 I gave natural child birth because I got to the hospital too late for an epidural. I started pushing literally 20 mins after getting in the delivery room. The pain was so terrible that I thought I was going to die. I could feel the doctors hands insode trying to guide my daughters head out and the nurses touching and helping push on the top of my stomach. My throat became numb and my whole body was shaking from pain. But to be able to get through something so painful is beautiful. But I think its also something u need to mentally prepare yourself for because of course it sounds great that u wanna do it natural but actually going into the situation is something different. I hope it goes well for u if that's something you decide to do. I'm 23 now and pregnant with number 3 and I am definitely getting epidural

[believeinyou]

Believe in yourself! It sounds like a safe situation so the issue is the pain. I know this is said a lot, but women were meant to do this, we have been doing it for thousands of years. Each labor is different, but if this is the way you want to do it then you can do it. There are techniques that can help ease labor, preparing can make all the difference between a good or bad experience. If this what you want then do it and ask your bf to support you and your decision because that can be a huge help too. Good luck. I did a natural labor, without any medication. Even though it got tough it was one of the best experiences I've ever had.