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[quote=Anonymous]I had an unmedicated home birth. There were intense moments but my support team helped me (informed partner, midwife, doula). It was amazing and very positive. What really helped me prepare was (1) talking to other women I knew who were my friends who had unmedicated births. Knowing they had done it gave me strength. (2) reading the first half of Ina May's book that has women's stories of their childbirths (3) taking Bradley course with partner so we BOTH were aware of the stages of childbirth and knew what was going to happen--that throwing up is normal, that it's normal to freak out during transition, etc. etc. (4) Telling myself that no matter what happened, it would most likely just be one day of my life (first time unmedicated labors average 17 hours). If you are going to a hosptial, don't rush there--put it off for as long as you can. Good luck! [/quote]
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