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[–] messdnys [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yay thank you for the input! I'm also planning on waterbirthing and homeschooling, and definitely no circumcision for my boys. Part of what worried me is that my MIL said that she held her first child all the time, and then that child would get really fussy with other family members who wouldn't hold her as much. So it's good to hear a different side of that. My MIL also circumcised all her boys and when I told her I was having a waterbirth, she said that was gross. We don't always see eye-to-eye but I trust her judgment on some things so it's just hard to discern what I should listen to her about.

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[–] Ashra 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Having a home birth with my first and a home/water birth with my second were incredible, powerful, sacred experiences. There were definitely times where I joked "whose idea was this? Get me to the hospital and get me meds!" There were times with my first where I felt things were not progressing fast enough (what do you mean I'm only 2cm!?!), and I felt tired (32 hour from first contraction to baby with 1st child, 8 hours from start to finish with 2nd baby), there were times I slept the 2 minutes between contractions and somehow that was enough, there were times I just went through hours of contractions sitting on a toilet (which is why I didn't poop during labor, yay), and there were times I yelled like a banshee. But I did my research, I knew this was the path I wanted, I was the one making my own informed decisions every step of the way, and I was confident in my midwives who were constantly reassuring, monitoring, and helping me when I needed it.

With my first, I felt the tub was relaxing and nice, but I felt the relaxation slowed my labor too much. With my second I was so happy to have something relax and slow my labor (I was already 10cm and feeling the need to push when the midwives got there)! Everyone is different, and I hope you have your own perfect experience.

Also, watch "The Business of Being Born" by Ricky Lake, you can even find it free on jootube.

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[–] AmoebaGrin ago 

I loved my water birth! It was so peaceful.