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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the woo poster and I'm glad you found my words helpful OP.

So I did it all to prepare. I myself had a doula but I still worried every step of the way, got acupuncture to go into labor, etc. My providers were naysayers generally, supportive of me trying a VBAC but essentially setting the scene for another section. I decided to have an unmedicated labor bc my first one I got an epidural and simply hated the sensation of being stuck on a bed with legs that wouldn't move. I had big ideas about how I wanted to breathe and stay calm during labor but all that went out the window during the actual event.

I had an easy labor that was only about 6 hours long from first twinge to baby. I went on to have another VBAC, only this time I declined the group B strep and gestational diabetes testing. Another easy labor, no doula.

It sounds trite to say but you simply have to believe you can do it (and you can!!! do you doubt your ability to digest, think, vomit, etc?) and block out everything else. I also ate 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards - it's supposed to help![/quote]

Thanks so much for sharing![/quote]

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