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[quote=Anonymous]I hoped for a natural birth, and took Lamaze before my first. Do not waste your time, it is not(at least my class was not ) set up to encourage natural childbirth. What was most helpful to me was 1) letting DH (and my nurses) know that I really wanted to try to go without an epidural, and how I wanted him to coach me if I asked. 2) knowing that I was my best advocate. I said no to certain interventions (this got even better with #2 and #3. 3) I Loved my exercise ball. I sat on that thing almost my entire labor with #3. They monitored me right from that ball. I found I could sort of swivel my hips around to get through contractions. In each of my 3 labors I asked for an Epi. at some point. In hindsight, I was in transition each of those times. You can do it!! For me #2 and #3 were much easier, as I knew what to expect.[/quote]
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