Did you have an easy delivery?

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If so, what did you do to prepare? Kegels? Breathing exercises? Relaxation techniques? Something else?

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I had my first daughter natural with a very smooth labor.  I am also very fit and healthy and maintained my flexibility and exercised during pregnancy.   I didn't really use any certain technique I just knew my body was meant for this and the stronger the contraction the more progress.   Without pain medication labor progress quickly. Also because I was un medicated I was up walking around , moving, bouncing which helped. I think I have a pretty normal pain tolerance but I have very high standards for myself and if women can have natural babies for thousands and thousands of years so can I.

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My labor & delivery was a breeze. I was in labor for 2 weeks but I was only in active labor for 12 hours. I was induced at 38 weeks at 1:00pm. Had my baby girl at 12:40am. I was 2 cm dilated when I came in. I got the foley bulb (balloon) & it dilated me to a 3 & 70% effaced. When I had the balloon the contractions hurt so bad (I had the balloon for 3 hours until it fell out) after it fell out, I felt absolutely nothing the rest of my labor & delivery. My mom talked me into getting the epidural at 6 1/2 cm.. (I was on pictocin too) & 30 mins after I got the epidural my water broke. 20 minutes after my water broke she was here. My doctor had 10 minutes to get there & get set up. My water broke & I was 10 cm & her head was crowning. I felt absolutely nothing. I pushed for 5 minutes. She was out with no tears & a healthy baby weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces. I probably never would have gotten the epidural if my mom didn't talk me into it because I didn't need it at all..

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I think I did, comparatively. Took me 13 hours from the first contraction to holding my baby, which may sound long, but based on what I had heard about how long it takes first-time moms to dilate, I was very quick. Hospital staff were surprised I did it all before their shift change. I had some tearing, but not too much - and baby was overdue, so not small. I used evening primrose oil, raspberry leaf tea, and perineal massage in my last month. Of course I will never know which of these, if any, helped with my delivery, but I feel like they probably did. I also used the breathing techniques from my childbirth class, but did eventually get an epidural. I waited until I was fairly far along, though (6 cm) to avoid slowing down my labor too much. Worked well for me.

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I had three national vaginal deliverly. I think I was just lucky- I was able to watch a friend who gave birth, I was due a week later. So I was very prepared. Came out like a fish. In labor for a short time and push one or two and that was it. I have very high tolerate in pains.

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First pregnancy-7 hour labor and 20
Minutes of pushing. Awesome. One stitch and a 9lb baby-try massaging the perenium with oil regularly (get your partner to do it once you're 8 months along). There are instruction on stretching online.

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I have had four.  My first, I was at 5 when I got there and got the epidural around 7...he ended up having to use a vacuum because I couldn't feel anything to push him out.  So, after that terrible experience, I went completely natural for my last 3 and plan to w this one as well.  It was rough, very painful, but in the end, an easier delivery for me and for baby.  I could feel exactly when I needed to push and within a few pushes, there they were!  I won't lie and say the pain isn't that bad...its horrid!  But as soon as u push them out, its completely gone!

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I had an easy delivery ☺️ no drugs, no classes, I did do keegals through my pregnancy, I had a midwife and asked her what I could do so it won't be painful she told me to think of something happy, so i went to my happy place which was with my grandpa who passed 4 years before I'd close my eyes and the think of him.  I'll do it again too when I have another baby ☺️

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My first delivery was a total of 5 hours, only 1 for pushing, but it was horrible. My second, I was induced and it was a total of 2 1/2 hours from admit to delivery. I'm praying this one goes just as quick though.

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My labor and delivery were pretty easy. I did nothing to prepare...no kegels, no classes, nothing. I did have an epidural, but I think I just got lucky everything went so smoothly!

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My first one was interesting, to say the least.  Sent me into labor at about midnight.  Just some contractions that weren't very close, so I slept as much as I could till they got much closer.  By 5 pm I was heading to the hospital.  10pm the nurses were informing me that it was just false labor.  Keep in mind the date was April 1st!  So they told me I could either go home and wait till I was really in labor, or they could induce.  Lol, everyone can guess what I chose!  I was done.  She was already past her due date.  3:20 am after 20 minutes of pushing, she was out and stretching!  It was realitively easy I guess, but more so interesting!

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