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Comment by Drea B on April 28, 2012 at 6:24pm

@Katie This was my first, the doctor only checked me once before I felt like I had to push. So I just had to get out of the tub at that point, the nurse checked me when I got to the hospital and then they checked me when I wanted to push, just to make sure I was set to go. Since my water broke, they don't like to check you unless necessary because of the risk of infection. The climbing in and out of the tub was fine it was just like a regular bath tub, my husband was there to help the nurse and aide, just to make sure I didn't slip. :)

Comment by Katie, Mom365 Host on April 23, 2012 at 6:34pm

@Miss_Celaya, that is about how my birth story sounds...the worst pain ever but so proud I did it. Does the pitocin make the pain worse, because it goes faster? I didn't know that. 

Comment by Katie, Mom365 Host on April 23, 2012 at 6:31pm

Good for you, Drea B! Sounds like you had a great experience. Is this your first baby?  The jetted tub sounds awesome. Did you have to climb out every time the doctor came to check you though?

Comment by Drea B on April 19, 2012 at 10:31pm

I went Natural all the way. I loved it. Yes it hurt, I'm not going to lie, but I spent a majority of my labor in a tub with jets that was offered at the hospital. My water broke at 415 am, we were at the hospital by 5 and I delivered by 1053am... I just tried to stay as calm and relaxed as I could, because I knew that my body knew what to do (we've been doing for thousands of years right?) My husband was the most wonderful support I could have asked for, and my doctor was AH-MAZING she was so relaxed and joyful that it made everything just fall into place. I wouldn't change it for a second, I kept telling myself it was going to get worse and I think that and with my husband coaching me is what got me through it, the feeling was amazing and I can't wait to experience it again :)

Comment by Miss_Celaya on March 24, 2012 at 12:34am

During my pregnancy I avoided thinking about birth, when its time I'd decide. I was only a centimeter dialated and 2 days early when my water broke, so I called my fiancee home from work and we drove 50 minutes to my home town where I was having my baby ( I moved away for him) anyways I was induce with pitocin immediately, I was against it but nurse said my Dr said I'd need it. Water broke at 8am and at 9 I was given pitocin... Which killed. I has destroying hospital bed rocking, I was holding 2 hands whole time. I had my dad mom fiancee and sister in room during labor, nurse kept aksing if I needed epidural but my goal was natural as long as I could handle it. I thought I was dieing, I was screaming, being checked during a contraction is horrible horrible business. I played games with the clock the whole time then when the nurse said you need to get it while you can stay still during a contraction, which wasn't possible since 11 am, so I knew I was in it for long haul, I would not dialate more so the cranked up my dosage frequently, felt like, for first 5 minutes after upping the dose you have a continuous contraction, never dips. Finally, nurse came in at 10 pm said either I can dialate another 30 minutes or so or she could pull my cervix over the babys head and I could prepare to push, I chose that route. I pray I never experience pain like that ever again I was screaming for her to stop please god stop. She got it unstuck and I pushed for 20 minutes and out came leilani , 7.0 lbs, 19 3/4" at 1047 pm. I was too dizzy and vision too blurry to really see her that well, put on oxygen, but after its done, there is no regret in anyway about what you just did, I was and still am so proud, do it for yourself is all I have to say. It's the biggest physical achiement I have yet done in my life and if you can do it with pitocin, you'll be able to have the next natural, easy peasy.

Comment by Bryson'smommy on January 14, 2012 at 2:39am

Hey! my name is april! At 19 yrs old, i found out i was 18 weeks pregnant with a little boy! when my midwife had asked about my labor/birth plans, i had told her i was going to do everything in my power to go all natural. mostly because i'm terrified of needles!! but also, as someone else had mentioned, i'm a firm believer that God never gives us more than we can handle. But in the back of my mind i wasn't totally against the idea! I thought i could handle pain better than needles, but then again, i'd never been in that kind of pain before, so i wasn't so sure i could take it! My pregnany went along perfectly, no concerns or problems at all! After pulling an all night going black friday shopping at 38 weeks pregnant (not my smartest idea!) i started having contractions every 5 minutes for over an hour the next night. So my husband grabbed my bags and we headed for the hospital. i was 4 cm dialated and 80% effaced. i was getting excited! i was told to walk around for an hour and they would check me every 15 minutes, but when the hour was up, i had made no progress :( so they sent me home. After finally falling asleep that night, i went about my weekend plans with only the occasional contraction. But Tuesday morning at 3 am i woke up having MAJOR contractions, to the point i was in tears. We arrived at the hospital at 4:01 am. They checked me and i was 5 cm and 100% effaced. The contractions were coming often and hard! i was asked multiple times if i wanted and epidural and i repetedly said no! somehow i managed to take a short nap. With my husbands help, i continued to breath through the contractions after i woke up. at 7 am, i sent my mom to get the dr, because the baby was coming right then!! when the dr came in she said i wasn't ready yet and i still had i while to go, but she would check me anyway just so i would know for sure. but she was wrong! i was 10 cm and he was on his way into this world! at 7:05 i began pushing. and at 7:21 am, God blessed me and my husband with a miricle! A beautiful little boy, Bryson Lane. 8 lbs 9 oz, 21 inches long. with a head ful of hair! God had given us a healthy baby, and me the strenghth to experience giving birth naturally. (: 

Comment by mishd on January 11, 2012 at 3:29pm

I decided at the beginning of my pregnancy to have a natural birth. My decision was based on the fact that I was in the hospital when I was younger, during that one year I did almost every test there was from MRI to Spinal Tap. I figured if I survived all that I can push out a baby. I had good company my brother watched tv with me at home while I had contractions. I had no drugs and the labor was short (45 minutes to an hour) and not as bad as most people describe it. My mother was my coach and she was very supportive. By the grace of god my daughter was born very alert and calm. I wanted to share this because I was always told that the company and atmosphere that you surround yourself matter. That day the atmosphere was calm and the company was good. I believe that that helped me a lot and I am so happy with the why things worked out. I want to remind moms to stay calm and have a positive attitude and everything will be fine. 

Comment by burp mcgurk, Star Mom on November 15, 2011 at 8:29pm

welcome, everyone : )

Comment by StephanieK23258 on November 11, 2011 at 12:43pm

Just had my baby boy on November 8th. He was exactly 42 weeks, and I had to have a Pitocin drip to induce labor and keep it going, so the contractions were very strong from early on! I did end up getting Nubane because the contractions were just that strong, but that was just to get me over a hump (and because I hadn't slept in over 24 hours). After laboring for 10 hours he was born with no epi, and I'm so glad I chose to do it that way! He was alert and sweet from the moment he was born! Yes it hurt, but my husband was an amazing labor coach (he got all his stuff from the books Birthing From Within and The Birthing Book) and I knew the pain wouldn't last forever. We did it!

Comment by keeley's mom on November 10, 2011 at 4:21pm

We aren't given anything we are not able to handel. Women have been having babies w/o meds for thousands of yrs. If women take care of there bodies and eat rt the odds of having a difficult labor r severleldiminished. Also my mom and grandmother had natural births and if they were strong enough to do it I felt I would b to. I was in labor 2 pm it started and by 1 42am i had my baby, I was in the hospital 1 hr n 22 mins, I got super lucky. I like to encourage my friends to go natural and provide them support to.