I think that what the doctor meant by doing the opposite to the birth plan is
that sometimes the plan is made and it goes out the window - you never know
what's going to hapen. :)
I wrote a birth plan for Alex's birth. I wanted a homebirth, no epidural
(obviously) ;) I mean, not homebirth, WATERBIRTH!!! (still asleep, sorry!)
wanted baby to be with me skin to skin contact for 1 hr, etc - ended up with
induction, after 60 hrs with ruptured membranes and no sign of spontaneous
labor, epidural, and needing to be told to push :) counting to 10 is not
customary here in England, but I had seen it done in US tv shows, so I asked
hubby to do it and it worked for me :)
This time I didn't make a plan and I could have had a waterbirth if I'd wanted
I suppose :) as for pushing - wow - it's true, your body does it. It was kind
of scary for me, actually. Your body being able to be so forceful without
really asking your brain... it was difficult for me to actually concentrate on
pushing... I panicked and started grunting and yelling that I was going to die.
:)
Click Here to read the entire article...
