How to prepare for birth?????

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Can all you mums out there please help me how i can prepare for birth.

Im not scared of the pain thats to come exactly ...just how i can prepare mentally and also physically.

I would LOVE to know a secret to how I can reduce my chance of tearing or getting cut. My ultimate goal is to be super stretchy 🙄😁...

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It's all mental. Read some birthing books. Ina May Gaskin is a great author. She focuses on natural home birth, but even if you're going to the hospital hearing positive birth stories and how to prepare your mind and body is beyond helpful. Watch positive birth stories online. Did you take a prenatal class? Learning different breathing techniques, different positions for labour, spots your partner can massage you during contractions  is beneficial. The more you prepare and educate yourself the more ready you will feel. I had a natural water birth at home with my first and I was scared, but all the prep really helped put me in a positive mind frame. Don't let anyone talk negatively to you. It's just as mental as it is physical. I also made a vision board for my bedroom with women in labour, babies, things that inspired me to do a home birth, to stay calm and in control. And also remember, your body was made for this. Your body will know what to do. Hope some of these techniques help you.

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Practice breathing now! In through your nose, out through your mouth. If it gets too difficult to manage your breathing, ask for nitrous oxide! It helped me soooo much during my 16 hour natural labor. He was face up and broke my tailbone. Ouch! Remember that your body is literally made to do this. You CAN do it. If you are not getting an epidural, keep moving around and don't stay in one place. It helps mentally and also helps you dilate faster. You'll be scared and you'll be nervous but the moment they place your baby on your chest, it will be SO SO SO worth all of it! My mom said what helped her was imagining her contractions as a wave that she was surfing all the way to the end. Unfortunately, that didnt work for me but I like the idea of it 😂 You CAN do this, momma!

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I feel it's all about your mindset going in. You need to be positive and confident. I had 36 hours of labor, all natural, no epidural. That's including an episiotomy and being on pitocin to keep my contractions progressing and that was no walk in the park. I wouldn't change a thing. You don't need meds to give birth. Think positive and remember women have successfully birthed babies for centuries without drugs and intervention. I was Zen. Also remember until you get to the very end to start pushing you do get a break between contractions.

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