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Drug Free Birth
I am trying to educate myself on all my option's. I am having an open mind when it comes down to birth b/c i know these things can not be planned..... BUT Has anyone had a drug free birth @ Good Samaritan hospital? AND has anyone used Southbay OBGYN The reason i ask if i was speaking w/ someone who works their & they made me a little nervous kinda of stating this may be an unrealistic plan to have.
Any info you can give would be great.
TIA
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Re: Drug Free Birth
I have nothing to offer about your specific questions but I just wanted to say that it is your experience and dont let anyone try to belittle your wishes. I am also planning a drug free birth and luckily I have a supportive doctor. Regardless of what hospital or group you are with you can still have a drug free birth if that is what you want. I am taking Bradley method classes which have been a HUGE help and the instructor always tells us that we need to be our own advocates because if not, no one else will be. Hope you have whatever outcome you wish for.
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Drug Free Birth
Crashing, sorry.
It might be unrealiststic, but not because of you. Your hospital and doctor's expectations can totally derail your plans.
Ask your practitioner:
-Can you drink clear fluids and having a lock (instead of being hooked up to an Iv?)
-Can you have intermittent monitoring instead of constant electronic monitor?
-Can you push in different positions, or do you "have to" lie down?
JMO here, but I have no idea how women have drug-free births if they can't move. Moving was the only thing that made contractions easier, and gravity helps move the baby down.
eta: ITA with the PP, take a Bradley class!!
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Re: Drug Free Birth
A lot also depends on how long you're in labor once you're at the hospital. I wanted a drug-free birth and was only at the hospital just over 3 hours before DD was born. The nurse at the hospital was AMAZING and helpful, as was DH. The class we took was the hospital's birthing class and it went through all the options, not just drug-free, although it did encourage you to try drug-free if you were so inclined. We were very lucky it worked out the way we'd wanted.
I'm OOS so I can't help you with the hospital or practice. I had shared my birth plan with my OB before that day but what mattered most was telling the nurse when we got there and having it in our heads not to want anything. I think a huge lot of it was luck, though.
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Re: Drug Free Birth
Posted by TheDivineMrsM
Crashing, sorry.
It might be unrealiststic, but not because of you. Your hospital and doctor's expectations can totally derail your plans.
Ask your practitioner:
-Can you drink clear fluids and having a lock (instead of being hooked up to an Iv?)
-Can you have intermittent monitoring instead of constant electronic monitor?
-Can you push in different positions, or do you "have to" lie down?
JMO here, but I have no idea how women have drug-free births if they can't move. Moving was the only thing that made contractions easier, and gravity helps move the baby down.
eta: ITA with the PP, take a Bradley class!!
I had a drug free birth with back labor so I could not move from the position of being on all fours, even though I wanted to. Once DS turned (after about 8 or 9 hours), I was too exhausted and weak to get up and move around, plus they gave me pitocin because my labor stalled and I had to be hooked up to the monitor. My mother also labored and gave birth to all 4 of her children with no epi or drugs lying flat on her back.
My point is, it can be done under the "typical" hospital conditions if you really stick it out. I wanted to cave so many times, but I didn't because I knew the end was near. It definitely was the one of the hardest but also one of the best things I've done in my entire life 
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OrganicMama
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Re: Drug Free Birth
Also, let the nurses know up front that you want a drug-free birth, in addition to telling your doctor. Some nurses can be really pushy about it and badger you. The nurses I had were awesome, and my DH was as well. He knew I wanted no drugs and if I asked to remind me why I didn't want them (I told him beforehand if I started crying and begging then that's when I would have to give in and get the epi).
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Drug Free Birth
Posted by OrganicMama
My point is, it can be done under the "typical" hospital conditions if you really stick it out. I wanted to cave so many times, but I didn't because I knew the end was near. It definitely was the one of the hardest but also one of the best things I've done in my entire life
It definitely can be done, but IMO it's harder with the "traditional" rules.
I give you a lot of credit for not "caving" after back labor and pitocin. Wow! Go mama!
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