June 26, 2008
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Birth plans
I liked Nurse Jenna’s post about Birth Plan vs. Birth Wish. I didn’t type up a birth plan for Delaney’s birth because I kind of thought it might be a lot like planning a wedding (which I HATED). With a wedding – the more you plan, the more things can go awry. It’s the same with a birth. The more of a set idea you have in your head of how the birth will go, the more chances you have to be disappointed.
With a wedding, no matter what goes wrong, you will still end up married at the end of the day. And with your child’s birth, your midwife/doctor will do whatever it takes to get your baby born in the safest, healthiest way possible.
And isn’t that the whole point?
Comments (4)
I didn’t plan my wedding, I’m CERTAINLY not planning my delivery.
Hi! Just browsing Xanga, and I came across your site. You have beautiful children.
I didn’t get to experience my daughter’s birth (the epidural didn’t take for the c-section and they had to use general anesthetic), but I’m hoping for a VBAC this time, but I don’t intend to plan everything, because I hate being disappointed, and if you don’t *plan* on something happening, you won’t get disappointed. I do have a few things that I *hope* can happen, but you never really know…
God Bless!
Love your attitude. I think it’s good to go in with information and a general idea of what you want and don’t want. For me, I knew that I’d try it without drugs but when the time came, I asked for them. That was the extent of my birth plan!
@Punk_Rock_Mommy - haha! that is EXACTLY what I told my midwife when I got to the hospital!