Birth Plan

I am in the process of writing my birth plan.. I know things will probably not go as planned but we can try right. :-) I wanted to know if there were other mama's on here willing to post theirs and share some of the things they found important.. and if their doctors and nurses followed their plan as much as possible.

Thanks

Make sure you add things like:

Main management
Right after Birth (baby in your arms or cleaned off first)
IV or None
Rooming in or not

Quoting Brittany :-):“ I am in the process of writing my birth plan.. I know things will probably not go as planned but we can ... [snip!] ... some of the things they found important.. and if their doctors and nurses followed their plan as much as possible. Thanks”

what exactly is the birth plan? what do you plan? just curious, i forgot to ask acouple of days ago

Quoting Brittany :-):“ I am in the process of writing my birth plan.. I know things will probably not go as planned but we can ... [snip!] ... some of the things they found important.. and if their doctors and nurses followed their plan as much as possible. Thanks”

honestly.... i would know YOURSELF and let anyone who is going to be there any specifics about what you want (epi, no epi, shots after the baby is born, etc etc etc) and be clear yourself on what you want to have happen..... then even if you dont want to tell the nurses, someone there with you who knows can....

and leave it at that. birth plans are kinda pointless, IMO. not trying to be insulting.

I will type my condensed one up real fast.

Quoting Addisons Momma!:“ honestly.... i would know YOURSELF and let anyone who is going to be there any specifics about what ... [snip!] ... there with you who knows can.... and leave it at that. birth plans are kinda pointless, IMO. not trying to be insulting.”

Well I should of posted this.. there is a possibility that no one will be there at the time so I want it to be written down. I know most of what I want but since this is my first time I want to make sure I did not forget anything.

i would go to the book store and find the 'what to expect pregnancy journal'. at the back of it, it tell s you everything literally that you should put on your birth plan. just sit there in the book store and write it out then put the journal back lol

i took all the classes that were available to take and made a birth plan and had all set for my delivery last year. Then I got gestational diabetes and my birth "plan" became null and void. I went from having a good plan of what I expected and wanted to having a c-section because my son was too big. I think if you have a general idea of what you would like to happen written down then you would be better off that setting your mind to something that you expect to happen and then being disappointed in the long run. I didn't get any of what I wanted. I didn't get the chest on chest .. I didn't get the first breast feeding. I might be a bitter one so this might not be the best advice, but go in to your experience with an open mind and know that at the end of the day ... the outcome you really want is a happy healthy child and mother and you have to give in to whatever is going to make that happen.

If you are going to go vaginal and natural .. be sure that the person that is there to support you knows this. Have a phrase that only the two of you know. Like "i am not kidding now" or "for real real" lol those were mine. just in case i was able to go natural i wanted to not have some nurse pushing epi in my head every time i screamed or cried. like i said .. i didnt get to even try this as my son was taken two weeks early because he was so big, but it was nice to have something as a guideline and although i am slightly bitter about my experience overall the end result was a happy and healthy baby boy and a healthy momma. That is all you can really expect in the end.

Heather and Matthew B******

Due Date: January 6 2010

Doctor:; Steven Nelson

Pediatrician: Twin Pediactrics. Dr. Dumaplin

Care Partners:
Doula: Julie
Husband: Matthew


On Admission:
We do not wish to have medical students present during our labor or delivery.

1st Stage:
Please encourage:
Mobility
Use of shower and tub
Use of birthing ball
Limit external monitoring
Do NOT set time limits

Pain Relief:
Shower
Massage
Mobility
Breathing
Relaxation
Heat and Cold

Things to Avoid:
Forceps-If assistance is necessary, please use suction
Frequent Vaginal Exams

At Birth:
Allow for cord to finish pulsating before being clamped and cut
Cord to be cut by Matthew
Allow baby to bond with parents while placenta is being delivered. Then baby can be taken for measurements & ect.

After Birth:
Baby will be breastfed
No artificial nipples of any kind
No pacifiers, formula bottles, glucose water or plain water bottles

Quoting Addisons Momma!:“ honestly.... i would know YOURSELF and let anyone who is going to be there any specifics about what ... [snip!] ... there with you who knows can.... and leave it at that. birth plans are kinda pointless, IMO. not trying to be insulting.”

They are not pointless in all cases. Even if she just has one for herself to remind herself of what she wanted.

The nurses at our hospital actually read your birth plan and make suggestions to add to it. They follow it as closely as they can. It is really nice.

Quoting Due with #2 in 01-2010:“ They are not pointless in all cases. Even if she just has one for herself to remind herself of what ... [snip!] ... actually read your birth plan and make suggestions to add to it. They follow it as closely as they can. It is really nice.”

i really hope youre right. i tried talking to my OB about mine and as soon as i mentioned 'birth plan' she told me to just keep it to myself because nothing ever goes as planned and a birth plan is more for me than for the doctors. i was so mad!!

Quoting Kim [team blue]:“ what exactly is the birth plan? what do you plan? just curious, i forgot to ask acouple of days ago”

What you want out of your birth. If you want to stay away from medications, it has other ways for you to manage your pain ect. Do you want the cord to finish pulsating before being cut? Do you not want a paci or bottle given to your baby. It is more then just outlining how your birth is going to go, because most of that, you can not "plan" But you can plan that you do not want the baby to have a bottle or you do not want them to have the newborn shots, ect.

Quoting Becky&Bill [Team Blue]:“ i really hope youre right. i tried talking to my OB about mine and as soon as i mentioned 'birth plan' ... [snip!] ... keep it to myself because nothing ever goes as planned and a birth plan is more for me than for the doctors. i was so mad!!”

Mine doesnt have much about the "actual birth" more for myself to keep me away from pain meds and what I want after the baby is born. I typed mine out on an above post. The after birth part, is VERY important to me.

Quoting Due with #2 in 01-2010:“ Mine doesnt have much about the "actual birth" more for myself to keep me away from pain meds and what ... [snip!] ... meds and what I want after the baby is born. I typed mine out on an above post. The after birth part, is VERY important to me.”

yeah yours looks pretty much exactly like mine, except i have more on it. and she was negative about me not wanting an epidural too. i really dont even want her there.

Quoting Becky&Bill [Team Blue]:“ yeah yours looks pretty much exactly like mine, except i have more on it. and she was negative about me not wanting an epidural too. i really dont even want her there.”

I have a FULL out written one. But there is no way in hell the nurses will read it all. So I condensed it. The rest of it, my doula and I will have the long one and we can make decisions upon that aswell.