Birth Planning

 This is more of a place holder for me than anything.

I saw the birth panner today, she was a joke really… She was telling me all these things she was sure the doctor had to do, and I basically said nope… The doctor and I already discussed them, and agreed upon otherwise.

Plus she wasn’t able to preregister me because they are changing over their systems in a few weeks making anything they do now invalid (really you couldn’t have rescheduled for this?)

Then I found out the hospital doesn;t give out the Vera Bradley bags anymore. It makes me sad. I loved mine, and it was the silver lining for the whole thing. Now I am not getting one, and I am sad. Instead they are giving knock offs… I know it sounds so petty… It does really. But I was looking forward to it, and now I it isn’t coming and it is sad. She said they still give out formula, and those stupid swaddling blankets. Like I need those?

Anyways, I came home and wrote up my birth plan, she said I need it signed so they can follow it… Okay no problem, they wanted me to use their plan, but I felt it looked nicer and would be easier to read if I just typed it and attached it.

I am posting it here

 

Coping Techniques

ü  Silence, I believe in silent birth, and am requesting all necessary speaking be kept to a whisper or taken to the hallway. Please allow me to set the tone for any noise.

ü  Dimmed Lights

ü  Tub/shower Tub room if possible

ü  Ball

ü  Walking

ü  Doula Present at all times!

Monitoring

ü  Intermittent

Hydration

ü  Food & Drink

ü  No IV unless absolute necessity, severe adhesive allergy

ü  Only allowing use of Coban, or dewederm.

Birth

ü  Delayed cord clamping, cut only after it stops pulsing.

ü  Skin to skin immediately

ü  Do not take baby to warmer, access in arms

ü  No eye goop, vitamin K, or vaccines at birth ( I will sign waiver if needed.)

ü  Do not swaddle baby

Epidural

<p class="MsoListParagraph” style=”text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4″>ü  Only if I ask

Progression of Labor

ü  No Pitocin

ü  No artificial rupture of membranes

Pushing

ü  No counting please

ü  I will push when I feel the urge too

ü  Allow me to push in the position I need too, do not automatically recline the bed to flat.

Perineal Care

ü  DermaBond if any tearing

If Cesarean is necessary

ü  Doula and husband present

ü  No talking other than whisper

ü  Gently walk baby out and immediate skin to skin contact

ü  Delay cord clamping and cutting

ü  Breastfeeding as soon as possible

Baby Care

ü  Breastmilk Only, as soon as possible

ü  No pacifiers

ü  No swaddling

Other

ü  I prefer to not wear a hospital gown at all

ü  Siblings need to be the first visitors

ü  Dad stays will baby at all times

ü  Ro

oming in

ü  I will monitor daily medication from those brought from home, (omeprazole 40mg & Synthroid 25mcg)

ü  Quietness!

 

 I guess it shows what is important to me. Most of all silence. I crave silence. I truly beleive in silent birth, I don’t want the first moments of my child’s life to be loud and chaotic, instead I was silence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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