I finally typed up an official birth plan this morning, and I feel pretty good about it. I was worried at first because I wasn't exactly sure what one really needed to consist of, but after doing some research, I found that they're really just full of what YOU want to happen, what YOU'RE comfortable with, and just how you'd like your labor and delivery to play out. I'll be honest, I was sort of thinking it'd be a lot like a resume in a sense of being professional and such (which I believe it should be), but believe me, they're not that terrible to write up. It's important to know what you're talking about though. If you want a natural birth, and your doctor or nurse is going over your plan with you and asks you why, then you should be able to back it up. Otherwise, you're probably more than likely to give into an epidural or some other type of pain medication that you may later regret. I definitely stated that I want no use of any kind of medication unless it's absolutely necessary, and that's including inducing. Hopefully I won't need to be induced, but if so, I want to at least be given some time (if allowed) to try to speed up the process naturally (yes, I even got graphic and put sexual intercourse down as one of those ways...my husband hasn't revised the plan yet, so he might blush at the thought of having sex in a delivery room...haha). If it just doesn't happen naturally, my next option would be a cervical cream, and the absolute last option, pitocine. I really do not want any medication! Anyway, I explained how I have terrible hearing so that they'd talk loudly and clearly to me. I let them know it's a boy, and went ahead and put a name to the little cutie. I've always been afraid of misspellings haha. There's really so much more I put, and I'm glad I did. I feel a little bit more prepared and I can't explain how much that takes a prego lady's stress levels down. I know that my plan may not be able to be followed if I have a rough labor, but at least I have put my thoughts and voice into it if I can.
Any of you have a good, well-planned out birth plan? Was it able to be granted or did it get tossed to the back burner because of unplanned complications?
Just 4.5 more weeks!!!!
