Labor is nothing like a party in bed! Its hard
its tough
and it can take more than enough time.
Anyone who is not on their first child knows to take any advice offered on the easing the pain topic.
Here, I have created a short but helpful list to keep your mind off of the pain , boredom, or just nervousness of being in a hospital room.
- Try your best to control yourself. (I didn't say you had to, just try!)
- Sing really loud. (Most hospitals have at least 3 floors, make sure they can all hear it!)
- Don't break your husband's hand! (He'll need it to hold the baby with.)
- No cursing! (That's not something youd want all 3 floors to hear!)
- Pretend you're at home with nothing more than a backache.
(Do not pop pain pills though, your child will thank you for it later!)
- Pack a bunch of sand, lawn chairs, and maybe a crab or two. Imagine you are at the beach. (Dont forget your sunglasses!)
- Sing supercalifragilisticepealadocious as fast as you can, as many times as you can, and as loud as you can, until the contraction is over with.
- (After youre epidural) Try moving your lower body and believe you can do it! Have your family cheer you on. (Clapping, hooting, etc
)
- Practice calling your toes different baby names to see which one sounds the best. (This activity is only allowed before the baby is born.)
- Don't worry about what the nurses will think about all of this. They see it all the time! Trust me, they won't question you about any of it.
Now, push!
And I'd like to say a very special congratulations to you and your little bundle of joy! God bless your family.
After having one baby at the hospital and not liking it a bit, my wife had two of our kids as at home, unassisted childbirths - totally on her own, no drugs, no epidural.
A few things she told me where that the way they often make you lay down is totally unnatural so - even in a hospital - get up and walk around or move into any position you need to get comfortable. You may have to ignore to nurses, here, too - it's your pregnancy.
For her personally, she also didn't want anyone talking to her or telling her to breath or push. She figured out when to breath and push on her own. She told me 'Imagine if you weren't feeling well and a room full of people were trying to tell you what to do - you'd want to punch them.' The best thing the husband can do is probably run interference with the nurses.