Natural Birth Help And Suggestions!💕

I am 17 weeks pregnant with my second. With my first, my birth experience was not planned out nor was it as personal and joyful as I wanted it to be. I had an epidural and morphine for some reason. I was nauseous, shakey, and didn’t feel myself or aware at all. I don’t even remember the first words I said to my daughter. So this time around I want this birth experience to be natural, joyful, and everything a birth should be.

Here’s my problem... A little TMI! Kind of funny, kind of sad😂

So the other night I woke up with the worst poop cramps I’ve ever had in my life. I was literally on the verge of crying. So I’m here now wondering, if I am cringing at cramps from having to go to the bathroom, how am I going to be able to cope with the pain of natural birth? I’m 100% still going forward with natural birth. I’m just asking for some advice, books, videos, etc, that I can look into to help. Unfortunately in my area, there is no natural birth classes near me, the closest one is an hour and a half away. I bought Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon. I’ve skimmed through and I feel like that one will help, but I feel like I need more.

If anyone else has any advice, videos, books and tips, they would like to share, please comment down below!! Thank you ladies😘