Hospital births

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Comment by Anana Johari Harris Parris on February 24, 2010 at 12:59pm

so.. my doctor waits until my seventh month to say we cant video the birth. what in the world? We are looking into switching.

Comment by Nicole Deggins on January 2, 2010 at 8:06pm

@Rebecca, if its any consolation or if it matters... I just want you to know that your contractions were NOT "weak and ineffective" :-) They were strong and powerful and moved your cervix from closed to 10cm dialated. That's sounds pretty effective to me :-)

Comment by Nicole Deggins on January 2, 2010 at 8:00pm

Hi Ladies, I wanted to invite you all to sign up for my Free Pregnancy Teleclass taking place on January 16th. Its a class all about Birth Plans ;-) and how they can affect your hospital birth. Its listed on the events calendar!

Comment by Rene' Dierking on December 23, 2009 at 9:12pm

I'll have to get the birthplan from home in Albuquerque after the New Year as we're in Washington State visiting family. I'll make sure to post this for all to see just for hints and ideas for your own births.

Comment by Rebecca on December 22, 2009 at 9:27pm

I had a successful 'natural' hospital birth last year. My prenatal care was through a midwife practice that used a specially reserved "Alternative Birthing Center" within a hospital. It was basically just a larger room, with a queen size bed and a tub and birth balls, etc. It was the perfect solution for me because I got to do all the laboring as I wished, with no meds. However, after pushing for over an hour with no progress, my midwife suggested we try pitocin. I was afraid that this decision would ruin the whole thing and that I would end up with an emergency c-section if we went that route. So I pushed a while longer, but still no progress so finally tried the pitocin. It immediately made my weak and ineffective contractions productive and it wasn't long before my daughter was born! I think if I had not used the pitocin during the pushing, it would have gone on hours longer or ended in surgery. This is why a hospital birth was the best solution for me. But having a midwife was my key to success too! (and midwife care is less expensive!)

Comment by Sara on December 11, 2009 at 8:18pm

This will be my second hospital birth for financial/insurance reasons. My first one went pretty well. I credit that to the fact that I didn't come in until I was 7cm dilated and in no mood to listen to anyone. I discovered a secret: Unless they REALLY REALLY REALLY care about a particular hospital policy, they're not going to argue with a cranky woman who's going through transition. Add to that the fact that I am deaf and was really in no mood to lipread during a contraction, they found it easier to talk to my support person than me. And I had pretty much informed him that I didn't want to hear about pain killers, etc.

This time around I'm going to contact the patient's advocate (forgot the exact name of the position) and discuss what the hospital policies are, and see which ones have more wiggle room and which ones do not.

Comment by Doris on November 25, 2009 at 9:02pm

Hello Rene,
I am in the same situation as Emily, would you be kind enough to provide me w/a copy of your birth plan. I really need ideas. Thanks

Comment by Rene' Dierking on November 23, 2009 at 9:33pm

Emily, just remember to make sure you put together a birth plan. If you write one up and discuss it with your OBGYN at one of your last office visits and he/she signs off on this document, you should have no problems at the hospital when it comes to making sure that your thoughts and ideas about how you'd like to have your baby are honored. Best of luck!!! I can provide a copy of my birth plan for example if you need one.

Comment by emily on October 26, 2009 at 2:00pm

Hi,
I'm looking for support among other pregnant women who aren't fortunate enough to be able to afford or have access to the luxury of a homebirth. I fully support the cause and would choose to have a homebirth for myself, but it is not an option. What are other women doing in preparation for a hospital birth to help safeguard their options when it comes to wanting to give birth as naturally and intervention-free as possible? I know the ability to have a natural hospital birth varies widely by hospital and how open each place's specific policies and attitudes are.