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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a natural birth at Sibley. The nurse wrote “healthy baby” on the pain meds section of my board and no one mentioned an epidural or pitocin to me. I requested intermittent fetal monitoring so that I could labor in the shower and move more freely and that was fine. Only had a hep lock, but did get IV fluids post delivery.  I had a doula who was great and made sure I had space to consider any interventions, but all that was ever suggested was breaking my water at 7cm.

But like previous posters, the most important factor is finding an OB you trust to make medical decisions with you. I was rotating around a large practice, and realized I wasn’t really asking the right questions when I reached my third trimester. I really wanted to go into labor on my own so that I could avoid pitocin, and many of the doctors were pushing a 39 week induction for mothers over 35. So in the end, there were only two doctors I would see in the final months of my pregnancy who supported my goal for spontaneous labor, and I was lucky to get one for delivery.

This time around, I did my research in the first trimester, found a doctor who supports my goals, and sees and delivers her patients all the way through.

And importantly, I trust her if anything goes wrong and I need all the interventions. 
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PP: do you mind sharing which practice you attended for your first birth and which one you switched to for your second? [/quote]

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