Natural childbirth - who had one?

JT_Mama · #1 December 8th, 2009, 03:10 PM

I know there were a bunch of us that wanted one and that were fairly active on the NCB board. I think most of us ended up with C-sections, though, sadly enough. (Well, sad for me, I am sure not everyone feels that way). Who was able to besides Kelli?

I don't really go to the NCB board anymore because I am not going to have anymore kids, but really wish I had been successful.

cynb · #2 December 8th, 2009, 03:38 PM

I had a NCB. It was my third and best labor/delivery. With the previous two I had used IV meds, and really didn't want to this time, and I was lucky that I didn't need them. I am very happy with the experience I had.

meritaten · #3 December 8th, 2009, 06:18 PM

I did. No pain meds or pit. I really think I was able to skip pain meds because my periods are normally so painful. It never really got that painful for me for some reason and I was already at 7cm when I got to the hospital. Dilated to 10 within a few hours after that. Not really sure how I managed to work it out like that but I did.

rkmommy · #4 December 8th, 2009, 06:44 PM

I did but mostly because there was no time to even think about meds when things started to actually hurt enough for me to think I wanted meds.

jess5377 · #5 December 8th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Hmmm...hard to say.

I had Pitocin to augment my labor, but no other meds (like pain meds) outside of that.

mercedes1987 · #6 December 9th, 2009, 04:00 AM

I was induced but it was vaginal and as natural as I could make it
No major interventions, just took mild painkiller called nubaine.

wildflower_142 · #7 December 9th, 2009, 08:52 AM

i never went to the NCB board. But i did have a natural childbirth with Cathryn. She was my 3rd natural birth. I had demerol with my first baby, Ashleigh.

JT_Mama · #8 December 9th, 2009, 07:13 PM

ooopps, I meant to post this in the main board, no wonder I couldn't find it! lol

Amanda_Marie · #9 December 10th, 2009, 04:33 AM

I did...but I didn't want to lol. I'm not good with pain, or so I thought. I wanted my epi so bad but no one knew or well..believed I was in labor and didn't realize until I was 10cm and Owen's head was coming out. When they told me it was time to push I was like " NO I WANT ME EPI FIRST!" and they were like no this baby is going to be out in 5 mins...too late for that.

I really proved myself wrong!

Duncan · #10 December 10th, 2009, 07:00 AM

Alyson was pit induced natural. So we call it a half natural.

acupofjoe · #11 December 11th, 2009, 12:43 AM

i didnt, i wish i didnt even see this thread. im still reallllly upset with the way tristans birth turned out.

KCAmanda · #12 December 12th, 2009, 08:14 AM

I had pitocin at 3:30pm and delivered Leah at 5:34pm - I had no painkillers at all, I had a shot of nubain with my son 3 hrs before delivering him. I was hoping to get nubain this time around but when the pain started getting unbearable I was already 9cm and ready to push, they said the meds would have made the baby sleepy if I had gotten them that close to having her.

Doodle · #13 December 14th, 2009, 11:11 AM

i had pit (for 19 hours) but no pain meds

4 of my 5 kids have been w.o pain meds- 1 was completely intervention free (baby #4)

Kelllilee · #14 December 14th, 2009, 11:13 AM

all three of mine have been completely intervention free. Wouldn't want it any other way

*~Amber~* · #15 December 14th, 2009, 11:19 AM

I had pit but no pain meds.

AshleyAnn · #16 December 18th, 2009, 09:15 AM

I was induced and attempted NCB but ended up having 2 small doses of narcotic pain relief. My doctor and nurses both consider my birth NCB but I don't really think of it that way (maybe because I don't remember a lot of it including DD actually coming out of me)

~Ivy~ · #17 December 29th, 2009, 01:58 PM

*sigh* The best laid plans....

#18 January 1st, 2010, 10:29 AM

I did. No meds/IV/etc. Everything went great until my placenta decided not to detach, so 4 hours after Donovan was born I had to go to the hospital, but I was home a couple hours later.