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Helpful hints for those given the honour of being in the laybour room when a baby is being born

peachynowamum by peachynowamum Talking(September 2006) (rank 228th)

I Taking this from personal experience!!!

GUYS DO NOT STAND TOO CLOSE TO YOUR PARTNER WHY? well in my case and a few of my freinds its not the hand we try to grab and break it something else if u catch my drift.

GRANDMOTHERS TO BE AND

OTHER FEMALES INVITED DO NOT TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN LAYBOUR WHY? well one if it was quick and easy you just make the current mother to be peeved!!! and 2 if it was long and difficult you make the mother to be worried and unecesarilly stressed. just tell them it will be over soon enough and that it will all be worth it. Simply encourage them thats all otherwise shut up!!! 

GRANDFATHERS TO BE AND OTHER MALES DONT ASK STUPID QUESTIONS? Sorry but saying is that normal every five minutes does get enoying and well unless they are planning to do an unforseen procedure no offense your input not realy all that welcome when all one wants to do is just have the baby and the pain gone over done.

And whilst it is good to have some one help you breath through it. Telling them to not scream and yell is like telling the clouds not to rain and a baby not to cry and so forth and so forth.

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MumKim
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2006 | MumKim
Thanks- I shall get my husband to read this.
Thanks Is this what I have to look forward to? I shall get my husband to read this. I plan on just having my husband (he is a nurse but not a midwife) and the midwife. As much as I love my mum I think she would stress me out too much if she was there.


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      peachynowamum
October 2006 | peachynowamum
Thanks- I shall get my husband to read this.
hate to say it babe but laybor aint fun lol


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           peachynowamum
October 2006 | peachynowamum
Thanks- I shall get my husband to read this.

if it was we would go back there again actualy forget that (Im already planning on going back cant just have one)  Just  remember it all worth it in the end.



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bleshu
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2006 | bleshu
you can add this to your list
Don't constantly tell the labouring mother to either push or dont push.  I bit my midwives head off as she would tell me not to push.... like I had a choice!!!  She also told me to sit still and relax while she gave me a rather rough internal during a contraction with the baby kicking inside me.  Some people just dont get it!


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      peachynowamum
October 2006 | peachynowamum
you can add this to your list
lol totaly agree but do u think the midwives will listen...


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thedecoratingdiva
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | thedecoratingdiva
Excellent Advice!!!
As the Birthing Coach for both my sisters I had to ask well meaning relatives to take their conversations elsewhere because it was causing stress to my sister(s) - specially the "is that normal" question asked while pointing to the medical diagnostics machines. That question  as well intended as it maybe  causes the heart stress monitor to ping upwards. Mom's in labor would be happy to not hear that one question :)


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tinker79
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | tinker79
Lol, very good advice
I think this one is one of my  all time favorites. Great job for speaking the truth. lol


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angelmum
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | angelmum
so true
Very good advice, thats all so true, love this article made me laugh


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3girlsandus
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | 3girlsandus
labour

Having just been through it recently (daughter Freddie was born on 31. Jul 2006) I thought I'd share some experience too.

COUNTING!  Dads, count out loud slowly through those contractions. It worked for us - gives mum a sense of when the peak is going to hit...and when the pain is going to die down. I've never counted so much in my life, but it helped my other half through the pain.



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