Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Birth Plan

Today, I had some extra time to sit down and make my birth plan! At first, I felt a little lost so I did some research to see what all I needed to make sure to put down and things that needed to be stated! Then I went ahead and wrote down some of my major priorites and then I typed it all up and it's now ready to go! Only about 10-13 weeks left until we will need to put it into play!! only 89 more days until Hunter's Due Date!!!!!

I will share this with you guys!

My Birth Plan
When Labor begins, start timing contractions and when they get to be about 5 minutes apart for about an hour, call the hospital and let them know..
Get all our stuff packed up and put into the car
Call the Grandparents to let them know that we are on the way to the hospital.
The Carseat should already be in the car, just make sure that it is tightly fastened and ready to go!
pack ourselves into the car and LET"S GO HAVE OUR SON! =D
When checking in let the desk know that i am already pre-registered!
Pray The whole time!!

Labor

I would like to try and go as long as possible without my epidural. BUT if i am in pain, PLEASE, let the Dr. know that i'm ready!
When I am being checked Vaginally to see how far along, I only want Jarrod in the room!
I don't mind if our families are in the room while i'm getting ready and transitioning, but once the Dr. says that "It's time to push" I only want Jarrod, myself, the Dr & Nurses to be in the room!
If I look like I am going to tear, please tell the Dr. that I want an episiotomy

Delivery

Only Jarrod's and Dr's in the room!!'
I would like a mirror available so I can see Hunter's head when it crowns
I would like to have Hunter placed on my stomach/chest immediately after delivery
I would like to have My Husband cut the cord.
I would like to hold Hunter while I deliver the placenta and any tissue repairs are made.
I would like to have Hunter evaluated and bathed in my room
I plan to keep Hunter near me following birth and would like it if the evaluation of Hunter can be done with Hunter on my abdomen, with both of us covered by a warm blanket, unless there is an unusual situation.
If Hunter must be taken from me to receive medical treatment, My Husband will accompany Hunter at all times.

Breast Feeding

I plan to breastfeed Hunter and would like to begin nursing very shortly after birth, and I would really like it if the Sugar water would not be given to him unless it's needed.
I would like more information about breastfeeding.
I would like to meet with a lactation consultant.

Circumcision

Hunter is to be circumcised before we leave the hospital.


I'm sure that I am missing a few things on here but I have plenty of time to continue to update it! =D
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  1. Beautiful MessSeptember 6, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    You don't know me personally but I am "like-a" mother to Brittany B and you and I have several mutual friends.

    I wanted to share this with you. As you embrace this sweet young man God has created for you-know that you will experience many things not expected but don't miss the beauty in every moment.

    I told Brittany to please let you know I would be there for you to encourage and cheer you on as you parent this special man of God.

    I really wanted to share this story that touched me greatly!

    I'm nervous leaving a comment this way--but I don't have your email. I know that because I don't know you there is a danger in offending or hurting your feelings or you hearing something that you just weren't ready to hear. Know that I am a sister in Christ and I am here for you!
    ____________________________________

    by Emily Perl Kingsley
    c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved

    I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this…

    When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip – to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and you make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting.

    After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome to Holland.”

    “Holland?!” you say. “What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy.”

    But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay.

    The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place.

    So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people that you would never have met.

    It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around … and you begin to notice that Holland had windmills … and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

    But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy…and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say, “Yes, that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned.”

    And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away…because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.

    But…if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things … about Holland.

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