waterbirth with history of early labor

okay im planning on having an all natural waterbirth with my first child.we do have a history of premature births from my grandma an my mom,does this mean i shouldn even get my hopes up?also i know i have a high pain tolerance or at least i am pretty sure i do lol,but i keep hearing bad things about the first birth being the hardest so does anyone have any tips or advice maybe even an experience to share?

Quoting TokyoRose♥:“ okay im planning on having an all natural waterbirth with my first child.we do have a history of premature ... [snip!] ... bad things about the first birth being the hardest so does anyone have any tips or advice maybe even an experience to share?”

Well, if you make it to term to have the waterbirth, premature labor won't matter! lol. I did get my hopes up though. The pain doesn't last forever. No matter howbad it is, it isn't going to last forever. I told myself that about every 2 minutes...aka every time I had a contraction =) Good luck.

I haven't gone through it yet, but I suggest finding a Doula in your area. I bet your doctor/midwife would tell you where you could start to look for one. Do you know what a doula is?

The first birth is the worst.

Mine lasted less than 6hours and the worst part was the pressure and crowning.
I have talked to many nurses and some a couple doulas who have said I am lucky and my next one will most likely go even faster.

I would not be too worried about the premature birth just yet. A lot of those back then were related to poor diet ect. I mean moms were told it was ok to drink and smoke all through the 50-70's.
As for the first pregnancy birth being the worse. In my case it was not. I had a vaginal non medicated birth with all three of my children. And the first was the easiest. Although it was the longest.
So keep a postive mind set with your water birth. And if plans change and you require the hospital. Dont let yourself feel bad.   Good luck!

yeah i know all about the doula an the midwife an all that stuff i read alot of books and i also watched alot of vidoes that went along with the books to educate myself about all the procedures an things.the thing im worried about is that the hospital ill be attending may not have the option to give birth in the water because i read that some hospitals only have the tubs to help with labor pains but they don want you to actually birth in them.even if my hospital did offer the actual waterbirth im not sure id do it there because of the whole doctor hospital feeling they give me.i want a non hospital feeling you know

Quoting Glenda-Rae:“ I would not be too worried about the premature birth just yet. A lot of those back then were related ... [snip!] ... mind set with your water birth. And if plans change and you require the hospital. Dont let yourself feel bad.   Good luck!”

thanks!i feel alot better now..i know that my mom and grandma took alot of medications to stop an slow loabor that we arent even allowed to take anymore lol so when i think about that i feel alot better ha!

Quoting TokyoRose♥:“ yeah i know all about the doula an the midwife an all that stuff i read alot of books and i also watched ... [snip!] ... im not sure id do it there because of the whole doctor hospital feeling they give me.i want a non hospital feeling you know”

I don't know how big glendale is. are you close to a BIG arizona city? If you are, start looking around for birth centers rather than hospitals. Most of them have real certified doctors and nurses on staff, and rooms that look like hotel rooms. A lot of them have tubs for water birthing too.

Gooooogle it!
Just search the nearest large city (if thats glendale, then do that... I really do not know arizona well) and birth centers.

I would have loved to go to a birth center, but i"m on medicaid and it doesn't cover it.

Quoting nicole & alessandra:“ The first birth is the worst. Mine lasted less than 6hours and the worst part was the pressure and ... [snip!] ... I have talked to many nurses and some a couple doulas who have said I am lucky and my next one will most likely go even faster.”

damn your so luck i really hope my baby comes right after labor starts i cant imagine being the girl that labors for like 15 hours! im very impatient so i know id resort to c section pr something just to get it out faster lol

I dont know what to tell you about premature birth... I know anytime after 37 weeks is considered term and would be a candidate for waterbirth, at least by the laws in our state.
Other than that, I had a wonderful experience with my waterbirth and am planning another with this baby in November! My all natural labor lasted about 7.5 hours and I had a great experience! I am excited to do it again. The pain wasnt that bad really. There was never a point where I wanted drugs or screamed in pain at all. The most important thing is to become familiar with the processes of natural birth and learn before hand how to cope with the intensity of the contractions and work with your body's process to help it progress as quickly and painlessly as possible! A Doula or labor coach can help alot with keeping your focus during labor, or just read read read and become confident in your body's natural ability to birth your baby!
I would highly reccommend waterbirth though, it is invaluable for helping you relax, which is by far the hardest work and most important thing you can do during labor. It was very comfortable to move around as the water supports your body and takes all the pressure of your weight off your arms and legs. It also helps reduce tearing, as the water softens your perenium and helps it to stretch, my daughter was 8lb 3oz and I did not tear at ALL!   Anyways, good luck!! I know you can do it! If you wanna read my birth story and see pictures, justPM me and I'll send you a link!

Quoting Breanna(Demitri's Mommy):“ I don't know how big glendale is. are you close to a BIG arizona city? If you are, start looking around ... [snip!] ... arizona well) and birth centers. I would have loved to go to a birth center, but i"m on medicaid and it doesn't cover it.”

i don know this place very well at all so id have to get a friend that lives here to do it just so they could tell me if the location is nearby.i honestly thought id have to get medicaid since iv only been on my moms insurance for 4 months but they actually cover my pregnancy 100%,or at least as far as hospital visits.do you think that means they would cover a waterbirth at a birthing center?

Quoting TokyoRose♥:“ okay im planning on having an all natural waterbirth with my first child.we do have a history of premature ... [snip!] ... bad things about the first birth being the hardest so does anyone have any tips or advice maybe even an experience to share?”

have you watched any water birth videos yet?
i can send you some youtube links if you want me to. they're AMAZING.
i'm having a water birth at home. i'm totally psyched about it  

Quoting Sharonblueyes:“ I dont know what to tell you about premature birth... I know anytime after 37 weeks is considered term ... [snip!] ... good luck!! I know you can do it! If you wanna read my birth story and see pictures, justPM me and I'll send you a link! ”

thanks!thats so helpful to me.my mom an my grandmother had births asmuch as 3 months early so hopefully ill be okay.my aunt actually had a natural birth with no tearing an she didn even make a sound and she was at full term so that gives me alot of hope to.although she didn do a waterbirth,she just exercised alot during pregnancy and she made sure to train her breathing an relaxation an she did her kegals.

Quoting Eris:“ have you watched any water birth videos yet? i can send you some youtube links if you want me to. they're AMAZING. i'm having a water birth at home. i'm totally psyched about it  ”

yeah there is an amzing video that goes with a book called natural birthing and they had about 5 births on there of just waterbirths.it was great.i would love to do it at home but i read that if anything goes wrong then its on the parents.are you going to have a midwife or a doula there?

Quoting TokyoRose♥:“ thanks!thats so helpful to me.my mom an my grandmother had births asmuch as 3 months early so hopefully ... [snip!] ... just exercised alot during pregnancy and she made sure to train her breathing an relaxation an she did her kegals.”

An exercise routine can do wonders! I walked 2 miles a day and did yoga, which was so helpful. I never got in that miserable mode a lot of moms tend to have at the end of pregnancy (the exercise kept my back and hips stretched) and the yoga helps a lot with breathing and laboring poses...not to mention it stretches what you need stretched! As for the premature labor, I got put on meds at 35 weeks to stop her and she stayed in until 37 weeks 4 days and came out healthy! Good luck  !