Have you had a natural birth?

Question

If so, what did you do during your pregnancy or third trimester that helped with the delivery?
I’m trying to put together a daily routine for my third trimester to start preparing for a natural birth and just looking for some ideas. 😊

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If I’m being honest, I didn’t really do anything. I did perineal massages to prevent tearing but I still tore.

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I’m not there, yet (so can’t speak to what will actually happen), but so far I’ve hired a doula, did a lot of research on various interventions and the evidence behind them (so I feel confident to refuse if they are not in fact evidence based), and done breathing and meditation type exercises.

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All i did was walk but every delivery is different . I tore bad and had some mild complications but did it all natural . Just stay positive :)

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I did some amazing antenatal classes, completely educated myself on the process of labour & strategies to help deal with pain. 
While I ended up having an emergency csection I coped very well in a long induced labour.
Have a look online & see if you can practice some rotate to dialate movements to use at different stages of labour, the aim is to make each contraction as useful as possible so in effect you have less contractions. 
Practice breathing techniques too, it sounds so dumb but it gives you a focus point during a contraction.
Set a nice atmosphere in your room, dim lighting, calm sounds, minimal medical equipment.. all of this will help keep your adrenaline low which is good for your labour hormones whilst dilating. 
And just enjoy. I really enjoyed that part of my labour and wish I could have gone all the way. Good luck!

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I did. We took the Bradley Method classes and they were incredibly helpful. I also walked a lot and stayed active. I also suggest forming a birth team that is extremely supportive of your goals.

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