Childbirth tips!
Giving birth is hard work and it requires mental training and a lot of energy. Remember the following tips or make a checklist – it’s not far now!
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- Stop running around trying to do too much. Really! – Slow down these last weeks before the day the baby is expected.
- Get a lot of sleep, even during the daytime.
- Eat well and eat enough
- Get prepared mentally
- Practice breathing and relaxation techniques
- Talk to your partner or supporting friend about the delivery – write a birth plan letter
- Read, think, and talk about the various stages of delivery
- Don’t make any decisions in advance about what pain management you will have. You don’t know what your delivery will be like
- Don’t approach labor with fear – reflect and meet your feelings and talk to someone about it
- Encourage yourself: labor pain is a positive force that moves you forward to the goal
- Dare to trust your body. Childbirth is a natural process
- Communicate regularly with your care provider to build a good rapport. If you don’t feel comfortable with your care provider, ask to be assigned someone else – it is your childbirth
- Be comfortable receiving help, be comfortable asking for help
- Try to follow processes – don’t be an obstacle
- Remember that labor lasts for a limited amount of time – it has a start and it has an end
- Focus on the awesome outcome – the baby!
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