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[quote=Anonymous]OP, before all else, book a class with Amy Bookwalter, from Rosebud Doula:  http://rosebuddoula.net/. She is a gifted, experienced, highly trained doula and mother of nine, and she crams so much helpful information into her class, it's unbelievable.  I went to her class for experienced parents, for my sixth baby, and learned so much from her.  I thought that could not be possible, as I had read every single book out there, but it is true!

Next, hire your own doula.  Amy has been my doula the last four times, but she can recommend others if she is booked.

Third, choose a caregiver who is enthusiastic about unmedicated birth.

Then read every good book out there.  There are so many, from anything Ina May, to the more mainstream Sears guide and the Lamaze Guide to Childbirth, to all of the positive birth story collections (I appreciate Journey into Motherhood, because each of the dozens of stories ends with the specific things that helped the mother the most), and Hypnobabies and Birthing from Within for the more out there stuff, which i still love, and even Orgasmic Birth and Gentle Birth.

Stay strong and healthy.  Swim a lot.  Rest as much as you can.  Have a great intimate life with your husband, right up to the end.  Have many conversations about what you need from him.

For your calcium supplement, take calcium LACTATE.  And load up on it at the very end.  It is associated with painless labors.  I've experienced them myself, so I am a believer!

I LOVE giving birth.  I think heaven feels like giving birth.  Women were created for this.  It is part of our sexual health to have the privilege of doing it.  It is part of my love life.  Pictures of me in labor could be mistaken for erotic photos--that's how good I felt.

Love your pregnant body, love your husband, love the baby who is the result of your love for each other, and love every sensation as it comes and goes.  Enjoy![/quote]

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