Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing about preparing for a natural birth in a hospital. (I’m totally in favor of home births, but we’ve decided that a hospital is the right place for our family at this time!) I’ve had three births in a hospital, all of which were assisted by fantastic midwives. I want to share with you how I prepare for natural (largely un-medicated) births in three ways.
1. Mentally/Emotionally
How do I go into each birth mentally? How does my “head knowledge” help in the midst of the tough parts of labor? What should I be reading now to prepare?
2. Spiritually
How do I prepare my heart for labor? How do I make “my plans” while also surrendering to the Lord and HIS plans as I prepare to go into labor? What music and Scripture do I cling to while laboring?
3. Physically
How do I best prepare my body for a natural birth? What do I pack to take with me? What do I write in my birth plan?
I’ll be publishing these three posts soon and tackling the questions listed above (and more), but if you have any specific questions for me that you’d like me to try and answer in the posts, leave them in the comments below!
