Birth plans anyone?!

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Hey there ladies! 
We are ALMOST THERE, I can almost feel that nice big breath at the end of delivery.. No really, I can't breathe half the time!!. I cannot wait to take a nice big slow breath! Anyhow..I just got off the phone with my lactation constaultant and we were talking about possibilities for my son. (There is a 50/50 chance he will have to have surgery after birth) I'm really bummed about the possibly not being able to breast feed immediately after birth. She was telling me to go ahead and make my birth plan to give to all my nurses, ect. 
WELL with my daughter 4 years ago (my first baby!) I had my birth planned out to a T and felt super excited to follow it. The nurse literally told me to put it away and they don't except birth plans. So I've always had this horrible vibe with them. Have you ladies (if this isn't your first) had a hospital respect your birth plan? If so what all is in your birth plan? Thankfully I have a better chance this pregnancy as my son will be born at IU Methodist/ Riley Hospital. 
I need some tips on what's on yours and what was your experience?(if you've done one before)

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I'm not writing a birth plan because everything that was super important to me is the standard of care at my hospital.

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My birth plan: keep my mother out of the room.

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I had a written birth plan with my first. I ended up not using it. I told my midwife what I wanted, and she said she would try to honor some of the things, but not to get my hopes up. Well, when the time came, everything went up in smoke lol. Due to several complications, I needed interventions that I hadn't wanted, but it was what was best for me and our daughter. Don't get too set in what you want. There is a very good chance it won't be able to all happen because of complications outside your control.

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Have you toured the hospital you are delivering at? I know this isn't your first but a lot could change in 4 years.

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As a trainee midwife and also 35 weeks pregnant pregnant with my second I know that there is no point having a birth plan that you're intent on sticking to. Important to write things down or tell the person delivering baby your preference on pain medication etc but at the end of the day sometimes things just don't go the way you want so just go wth the flow

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We haven't had our first yet, but I went over our birth plan with our doctor at my appointment last week. Who knows what it will look like at the hospital, but my doctor was great with it and scanned it into my chart. She had some notes about it and we discussed it and I feel really good about our desires being respected and we were really careful to be respectful of hospital policy in our plan. It helps that I'm an RN, so I know what will be medically necessary and why it's necessary, but I've found that if your plan is short and to the point and you're respectful, doctors are very accommodating.

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I don't get birth plans really. I'm not bashing them, I know some women get way into them and that's awesome! But for me... Idk birth is going to go how it's going to go. I'd like my epidural, and only my hubs and my mom (if she makes it in time!) I want skin to skin asap but that's standard at my hospital (they clean the baby ON YOU!) and breast feeding within the hour but that's also standard. I guess I'm just not picky.

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I'm delivering at a hospital with a midwife. At my last appointment she asked about my birth plan, so I'm bringing it in this week.  Most of my preferences are pretty standard, but I have specific things on the list that are intended to help avoid a c section (I really don't want one).

It says things like "if I feel like I need pain medication I'll ask for it, please don't offer first" and "before doing a c section, try internal monitoring and let me try some new positions if possible."

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Only my SO in the room during delivery, he cuts baby's cord, no epidural, and breastfeeding. That's pretty much my plan plain and simple.

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Yeah I don't think I'm going to bring one in I'm still undecided because if they tell me to put it away I'm going to tell them I'm f****** leaving even though I really wouldn't  lol but Id get upset if they told me to put it away but the only things I really want are no students and have everything done in the room that's it of course unless of emergency and he has to go NICU then I would never fight that... I'm really apprehensive now though because every since I started going to my hospital for my weekly nst the nurses there are not that friendly and I know that's not part of their job they don't have to be their job is to get your baby safely into the world but I'm just so not looking forward to labor anymore before I had no fear totally confident and  now it's just like I just want all of this over and behind me and not to think about it or go through it ever again.

Birth plans anyone?!

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