Doctor threatens pregnant woman that he won't be able to deliver her baby in a hospital unless she gets the coronavirus vaccine.
(media.gab.com)
? These people are sick! ?
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Sure! I would first find a local midwife. Schedule an interview with her, and ask any questions or voice concerns you might have. There is a good chance that the midwife you are talking to has experienced many different scenarios with delivering a baby. Midwives do come with some medical equipment when at a home birth. The only thing that they don't offer is the epidural, but they can help with pain management.
Midwives provide the expectant mother a list of materials that will be needed for the the home birth. There are also plenty of videos on youtube of women sharing their experience.
Going into labor is a lot like running a marathon. It's important to focus on your breathing... This will help your muscles stay relaxed. There are plenty of hypnobirthing videos available that offer guided meditation to help during labor. It keeps the mother focused on labor, and keeps your mind clear of any distracting thoughts during contractions.
It's also important to remember that people's attitude towards child birth has often times been influenced by the media (whether they realize it or not). Labor and delivery is not an emergency, and is not scary. The female body is designed to do this.
I gave birth at the hospital with my other children. There is a lot more pressure, stress, and distractions in that environment. What I liked most about giving birth at home is that I was in my own environment. I felt comfortable and safe. I prepared as much as I could before I went into labor that the initial fear I had was gone by the time my baby was born. I hope this helps!
Bless you for taking the time to post this reply! I hope others find your comment as helpful as I have.
Did you try pain management in the hospital and then go without at home? I’m curious about that experience.
You're welcome!
I did have an epidural with my previous pregnancies, and went without any pain medication when I gave birth at home.
I could still feel contractions even with an epidural. I think going without one helped me gauge and understand what stage I was in during labor.
Having experienced the comparison, how much pain did the epidermal relieve? On a scale of 1-10 with vs without. Did you find the fear placed on the final pain to be worth the build up society places? Not to say it isn’t painful, I think there is a lot of potential fear there and would love to hear what you thought. Again thank you for taking the time and your candor about your personal journey. I know I appreciate hearing it.
The epidural was most effective during my first labor and delivery. I didn't know what contractions were going to feel like, so I was a bit nervous. If you decide to get an epidural you are given an IV bag of pitocin to encourage contractions. Pitocin tends to make contractions a lot stronger. After my first child was born I understood what contractions felt like. They could be described as really intense cramping and pressure.
I did get an epidural the second time around as well.. My second labor went a lot faster, so I don't think the epidural went into full effect by the time I needed to push. I felt a lot more that time, and didn't think it was as bad as it is made out to be.
After that experience I decided that if there was a next time that I would skip the epidural all together. I honestly wasn't planning on going to a midwife or delivering at home with my 3rd child, but I had a change of heart last year when all the lockdowns started happening.
Everyone handles pain differently... That being said contractions are not the worst pain I have experienced. The pain that comes with contractions serves a purpose (child birth). The more intense contractions become that is usually a good sign that it's almost over.
I personally believe that fear can cause contractions to feel a lot worse. If this last year has taught me anything is that fear can make people act out in a negative ways (whether or not the threat is real). This last year has also made me look at medicine and doctors a lot differently. How people are just seen as a problem that needs to be fixed in the shortest amount of time possible. The symptoms seem to get the attention rather than actually treating the source of the problem. I guess you could say that I don't always "trust the science".
Sorry it took me awhile to respond.. I hope this answers your questions.