lilly100
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2010
- Messages
- 751
- Reaction score
- 0
this is my 3rd time and i would really recommend ante natal classes especially ones that cover breathing excersises as these really help, breathing got me to 7cm the last time with no other pain relief and i am going to go to these classes again this time around to refresh.
The only other thing i would say is be prepared for afterwards, everyone seems to concentrate on the actual labour and birth but no one mentions afterwards - i found it hard to go to the toilet - pouring a cup of water at the same time as you wee relieves stinging, and also, the fear of going for 'the other' is quite normal lol
dont expect to go home in normal clothes - you will prob still need maternity clothes.
I personally felt like everything was going to drop out of me (from down below) when i walked down the corridor of the hospital - again normal and the best thing to stop feeling like that is pelvic floor exercises.
Listen to your midwife and be prepared for things to go differently to how you want/expect them to
This is really great advice!.. Also not everyone is prepared for the amount of bleeding afterwards so dark baggy trousers and BIG pants are the way forward.. I used to use the pouring water when you go for a wee afterwards aswell and it really does help lol xx
yes the bleeding, its certainly more than a period so def dark trousers.
I think they should include things like that in antenatal classes as it sure came as a shock to me and would have appreciated someone telling me