When someone asks if Birthing From Within is natural childbirth preparation, I have a hard time answering that. Certainly most of my students plan to attempt a medication free birth experience. But BFW is birthing in awareness. If you are making an informed decision, and are choosing your next approach based on what is the next best thing to do in our situation, then you are making a decision in awareness and thus birthing in awareness.
Each birth is different and you have not idea what may be truly needed in that particular birth. That is why birth planning is difficult if not impossible. Certainly you can fantasize about your birth and make your wishes known, but to truly plan it is not conceivable having no idea how it may unfold.
In a birthing in awareness childbirth class you will learn to develop a pain coping mindset. You will learn at least 20 things that will help with pain coping. For instance think in terms of a few you already know that work when you have pain now. In class you will learn how to decide what things to choose and when the timing may be more beneficial. But here is a list of 20 things to try in labor :
- Bath or shower
- Walking or movement
- Birth ball
- Encouragement
- Co-chanting
- Rice Sock for heat therapy
- Ice hands for cold therapy
- Aromatherapy
- Non focused Awareness
- Breath Awareness
- Coyote Howling or vocalizations
- Quaker listening
- Massage
- Edges, Centering, Spiraling
- Candle Gazing
- Bellydancing
- Reflexology
- Doula support
- Narcotics
- Epidural
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