Comments on: Embodied Presence and Breathing During Delivery

By: Weekly Reads: Challenge Your Perception of Birth — Giving Birth with Confidence

Weekly Reads: Challenge Your Perception of Birth — Giving Birth with Confidence — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:23:13 +0000

[...] Pushing, breathing and birthing naturally, even with an epidural @ The Baby Dust Diaries [...]

By: Paige

Paige — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:34:49 +0000

@dionna – there should be a law about people telling a laboring woman what to do! lol. Have you seen the movie Knocked Up? The (male) nurse tells her to quiet down. I about died!

By: Dionna @Code Name: M

Dionna @Code Name: M — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:31:06 +0000

When I was at the pushing stage, Tom commented that I sounded like Louis Armstrong. I was making low, throaty noises. My birth coach and someone else (the memory is hazy) kept telling me to calm down – but I felt *good* making those noises. Thankfully my midwife spoke up and told them I was doing just fine During contractions toward the end, I probably could have breathed better. I was tired and on my way to panic (long, long back labor and whispers of a hospital transfer).I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if/when there is a next time, I will be more prepared.

By: Paige

Paige — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:22:52 +0000

@melodie – isn't that painting gorgeous? I want a print! I definitely felt the building pressure of my contractions. I think I got a really good anesthesiologist and really had a *good* epidural experience so it does happen.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:49:17 +0000

This is beautiful Paige. I didn’t know you could feel contractions with an epidural. Even if it’s rate I think that you mention this here will give a lot of women hope that even if under an epidural they can still guides their own pushes if they want to. I love the painting too!