What is labor and delivery like?

What is labor and delivery like?
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I just had this conversation with a patient’s (of mine) daughter – you can’t predict your labor and it will happen one way or another so you might as well just give up the anxiety and figure billions of people have given birth and you will get through it no matter how difficult it’ll all be. I can’t tell you how your labor will go because each of us can only tell you how our own labors went and my second one was much better than my first because I stayed home longer (highly recommend it) and only spent a couple of hours of labor in the hospital (a place to avoid, really) – I want you educate yourself on the medical community’s usurping of a natural process that is labor, write a birth plan that reflects your views and don’t let anyone (no nurse, no doctor, no nothing) make you feel stupid – this is your body and you make the ultimate decisions – do not let them screw with you and your head for hours with useless medications and then tell you you need a c-section – it’s the classic bs story and don’t become a statistic. I also suggest getting a doula if you can pay for one and going to a childbirth education class to appease some of your fears. Oh and ps: a hot shower and a bed buddy (heated in a microwave) can be your best friends during labor. Congratulations!
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