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Planning a baby is a great way to express your wishes during labor and delivery. If the birth plan is important to you, you should review it with your doctor. There are quite a few online delivery plans with unsafe advice available, and not compatible with most hospitals. While some parts of your plan may change as the time really begins, taking the time and effort into creating a birth plan can describe in detail your hopes and desires for for a newborn baby will be a very worthy thing.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Making a birth plan

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   Start with journaling. You should start journaling when you are in your first few months. You need to think about the big day before it happens.
   • Write down everything you think about your labor and delivery even if you don't know the details.
   • Periodically reviewing your diary will help you define your priority list as it will help you understand the questions you want to ask your doctor and how to move on with your birth plan.
   • Use your last priority list, with information from your partner and doctor, to create a final delivery plan.
   • Learn more about your doctor's routine and routine for mother and baby care in your chosen place of delivery.
   • If you find that something in the procedure is causing you trouble, talk to your doctor to make sure you understand and consider other options if possible.
   • Journal about what matters most to you. Do not underestimate the importance of family and religion.
   • Think about your wishes for as many things as you can think of. Many areas may be routine or standard procedures and can best be decided through talking with a doctor. You don't have to include everything in your birthing plan.

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   Consider these areas in your birth plan. There are quite a few aspects that you should include in your birth planning process. The most common issues to think about include:
   • Who do you want to be with during the early stages of labor, including your baby, and when you are in real labor.
   • Decide if you and your partner want to hire a birth assistant, who is a woman who will support the mother during and after the baby is born, but not a health care professional. trained.
   • Think about your desire to have the opportunity to move, stand and walk around, during labor.
   • Decide which position you want to give birth to, consider standing, squatting, using the foot pedal, or touching the ground with your knees and hands (crawling).
   • Consider any single requirement related to pregnancy monitoring that you own.
   • Considering your wishes for pain management, know that you may need a plan depending on the progression of labor.
   • Consider the pros and cons of an episiotomy and decide if this is a procedure you can adopt or there are any other specific measures you want to avoid. Ask your doctor if they usually perform an episiotomy. Most doctors will not perform this procedure, unless there is a good reason.
   • If you are planning to have your baby at a location other than the hospital, be clear about your plan to move to the hospital if needed.
   • Describe your desires for the delivery room environment such as dim lighting, turning the TV on or off, turning on music, without interruptions, or with regular nurse presence.
   • If music matters, you should discuss playing your own music.
   • Describe the method you want to use to record the event, including everything from the diary pages your partner writes on a regular basis to videos.
   • Include your desire for “skin-to-skin” contact with your new baby soon after birth.
   • Describe your breastfeeding plan, whether it's breastmilk or formula.
   • If you are a boy, write down your wishes about circumcision. You should remember that no one is allowed to circumcise your child without your written consent. This is illegal and can be prosecuted under child violence.
   • Discuss your preference for allowing your spouse to visit you longer or spend the night with you.

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   Include complications that may occur in the plan. The reproductive process that conforms to a foreseen labor pattern is usually a normal birth.
   • Think about your wishes regarding problems that may occur during childbirth and add them to your birthing plan. The most common complication is a cesarean section.
   • Caesarean section means surgery and is performed in a sterile operating theater environment. So everything that happens here will be out of your control.
   • Talk to your doctor so you know what to expect if this will be a way for you to have a healthy baby. Find an area that you can accept.
   • You will be anesthetized in a way that will allow you to stay awake during the procedure.
   • Examples of factors in your control during a caesarean section include your partner's presence in the operating room, and possibly allowing him to cut off the umbilical cord of the baby after birth.

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   Try to write about things in a positive way. The power of positive thinking and words will help reassure you, reassure your spouse, and help your caregiver feel more at ease.
   • Focus on making your wishlist by describing what you want, avoiding writing in a demanding tone, and avoiding listing elements you don't want.
   • For example, instead of writing that I don't want to take pain relievers, consider using words to say that you understand pain management options and will ask for them if needed.
   • Using positive language, you are establishing a sense of confidence in yourself that you are prepared to deal with labor and delivery. This will help you avoid feeling as though you are losing control of the situation.

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   Consider any other special needs. Whether you or your partner have special needs that need attention.
   • For example, you may need an interpreter in the delivery room if he or she does not speak Vietnamese or has a hearing loss.
   • You may also need to notify the specific establishment of a particular machine problem.If you or your partner is in a wheelchair or needs help moving, make it clear in your birth plan.

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   Include more of your past experiences. If this is not your first time having a baby, write down all of your wishes from your past birthing experience in your new plan.
   • Think about the stage of labor and childbirth. Focus on what you remember about your labor and delivery that made you feel comfortable and comfortable in the past.
   • Also, think about any aspects that cause you more anxiety or discomfort about the experience.
   • Write about any other wishes based on your previous birth addiction in the plan.
   • Talk to your partner about their past experiences and include what you both agree are important for this birth.
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Part 2 of 3: Include your spouse's wishes

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   Ask the person to talk openly. Your partner is an important part of your labor and delivery, so you should consider his / her wishes when creating a birth plan.
   • For the first time having a baby, the two of you had to deal with things that you both didn't know. Take time to address any concerns your ex may have before labor begins.
   • Talk about what will happen in most labor and childbirth situations, and encourage your partner to freely express his or her thoughts about the aspects of their anxiety or fear.

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   Deal with the person's fear. Once you know your significant other's concerns and fears well, you should take steps to address them.
   • Go to your antenatal appointment with your partner. After discussing your wishes with your ex and becoming aware of his or her fears and worries, you should allow them the opportunity to speak directly with your doctor to ask questions, help you. they calmed down, and eliminated all their fears.
   • Go together to the hospital or health facility where you plan to have your baby. This is a great way to deal with your anxiety because when you take a few minutes to be in the delivery room, and in the baby care area, if the facility allows it.
   • Visiting the fertility center will help you and your partner answer questions about something you don't know, reassure each other about some problems during the baby's birth, and help you both add or remove some weaknesses. factors in the birth plan.

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   Remember to make sure your partner is comfortable with this final plan. Don't force the person to accept the situation.
   • Using positive language can help provide comfort to the person in your final plan. It may include an opportunity for your spouse to take part in certain, pre-set steps if they are comfortable.
   • For example, the person may feel anxious about having to cut the umbilical cord. If you want your ex to do this, try to use words that express your wishes and your ex's fears in your birth plan. For example, you can make it clear that your partner will cut the umbilical cord as planned if he or she feels comfortable in that moment.
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Part 3 of 3: Simplifying the final plan

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   Review the plan with your doctor. Talk to your doctor about your eventual plan to have a baby to make sure your wishes are completely justified.
   • Sometimes, the doctor's practice method, and the hospital or health department's policy, control some of the procedures. Be sure to let your doctor know your wishes, but also understand that you may need to make some adjustments to your birth plan based on the final information from your doctor.
   • Review with your partner any comments or concerns your doctor has discussed, issues that you have not considered before. Your ex's opinion is quite important when you try to solve the last problem.
   • No one wants last minute trouble. You should add information from the ex to your final decision.
   • After taking some time to think about everything your doctor has mentioned, and discuss them with your ex, you can come up with a final plan.
   • Avoid waiting until the last minute to complete your plan. There are a lot of factors involved in having a baby, and sometimes, the date of birth comes sooner than you think.

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   Keep it simple. Once you have compiled the final list of the most important details, you should remember to keep it simple and understandable.
   • The birthing plan should be about a page long and follow a reasonable format, be concise, but clearly state your wishes.
   • One format that you can use is to provide personal and related health information at the top, then add bold headers about the items you want to include. For example, bold the headline that says Managing Pain, and add a brief comment below your description.
   • You can go through a few sample tables, or consult them at your doctor's office. Many types of table templates are quite long, so you will be the one to choose the most important issue.
   • Remember to keep the information about one page long and include only titles relevant to your situation as well as your wishes.
   • You will need to talk about your wishes, but your doctor or nurse won't have a lot of time, and will have to deal with other problems during childbirth that prevent them from fully understanding the long list. lines and too detailed.

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   Share your plan with your family. The birthing plan is an important tool that the person closest to you needs to understand.
   • The person you choose to share the plan with also has a share of responsibility for taking care of you and your new baby.
   • Discuss your wishes with family and close friends so that everyone can understand them and agree to respect them before the big day.

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   Be sure to include additional background information. When planning a baby, don't take important information lightly.
   • Include your name, the person's name, your doctor's name, and your due date.
   • Include any other relevant health information such as if you have gestational diabetes, recent streptococcal infection, if you use contact lenses, and your blood type. Women with Rh blood type need to be vaccinated after giving birth.
   • You should also add medical information about your spouse. Your doctor can give you advice on any important health information about that person that you need to take note of.

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   Take your baby plan with you. Don't forget to bring a few copies of your birth plan with you when you go to the hospital.
   • In most cases, there will be at least one doctor on your side, a few nurses, possibly some auxiliary nurses, and an anesthetist depending on your desire to manage your pain or if you need to have a cesarean section.
   • In addition, your new baby's pediatrician may be present during the birth to care for your baby's health needs.
   • The role of the pediatrician is well-defined, but you may have some wishes that you need to discuss with them.
   • Bring enough copies of your plan so that everyone involved in labor and delivery has a clear understanding of your wishes.
   • In addition to your family and friends, you should consider providing a copy of the birth plan to the doctor, any physician partners who may be involved in the process, midwife, nursing room medicine. Newborn baby care, and any other health professional that can contribute to the birth and postpartum care of mother and baby.
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Advice

• Similar to getting married, don't be so nervous about trying to plan a perfect day that you forget that marriage is the important part. Ultimately, the most important factor is your and the child's safety. Everything else is secondary.
• Your and the child's health is most important; everything else is secondary.