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Ideal_Rock
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As usual, I am way slow, so you have probably received all the answers you might need...
will you be going to ante-natal classes with her? If so, and if she is interested in an active birth, you may be able to be more hands-on with the nitty gritty of natural labour. However, she may find she prefers her husband to help her with the more phycail aspects of labour positioning, personally I found it extremely comforting to be able to 'hang' off my husband (around his neck) and kind of lean into the contractons.
When it comes to emergency kits, the first thing I would pack would be a little emergency food kit - herbal teas perhaps, usual tea and coffee I guess, and a couple of packets of dried crackery things and perhaps chocolate. Some people like to suck on lolly pops. And, this one's really important for a long labour - and it was lifesaver for me in my first labour, as it went on and on for so long, complete with projectile vomiting (sounds awful doesn't it, it's not so bad) : frozen fruit juice or icy pole sticks.
Depending upon how organised she is, you could consider keeping a copy of her birth plan, a list of all the telephone numbers of all the people you need to call when she does go into labour.
No doubt she will have her own hospital bag in her car or ready to go, but I guess you could consider a spare little toiletry bag for her, complete with one pair undies, bra and a comforting pjs set or similar and warm robe or topper for her to wear. Oh, and thongs for those hospital showers if she's fussy.
And don't forget change for magazine and other items to settle her in!
I was keen for music in the first birth, but honestly I think it would have been too distracting IRL.
Turn your phone off. Don't take a photo without asking permission (probably after all the gory details are done!) she might not be able to talk much throughout the whole thing, I think I scarcely uttered a sound for 40 hours, my family were a little shocked.
The best thing my sister did for me was to shower me in the middle of the night at the hospital when everyone else had given up and passed out in the labour room.
Just being there, and perhaps playing tag with her man, is the best thing you can do for her. Stay calm. And if you've never been involved in labour before, read up a little bit so you can feel comfortable with what is happening!
will you be going to ante-natal classes with her? If so, and if she is interested in an active birth, you may be able to be more hands-on with the nitty gritty of natural labour. However, she may find she prefers her husband to help her with the more phycail aspects of labour positioning, personally I found it extremely comforting to be able to 'hang' off my husband (around his neck) and kind of lean into the contractons.
When it comes to emergency kits, the first thing I would pack would be a little emergency food kit - herbal teas perhaps, usual tea and coffee I guess, and a couple of packets of dried crackery things and perhaps chocolate. Some people like to suck on lolly pops. And, this one's really important for a long labour - and it was lifesaver for me in my first labour, as it went on and on for so long, complete with projectile vomiting (sounds awful doesn't it, it's not so bad) : frozen fruit juice or icy pole sticks.
Depending upon how organised she is, you could consider keeping a copy of her birth plan, a list of all the telephone numbers of all the people you need to call when she does go into labour.
No doubt she will have her own hospital bag in her car or ready to go, but I guess you could consider a spare little toiletry bag for her, complete with one pair undies, bra and a comforting pjs set or similar and warm robe or topper for her to wear. Oh, and thongs for those hospital showers if she's fussy.
And don't forget change for magazine and other items to settle her in!
I was keen for music in the first birth, but honestly I think it would have been too distracting IRL.
Turn your phone off. Don't take a photo without asking permission (probably after all the gory details are done!) she might not be able to talk much throughout the whole thing, I think I scarcely uttered a sound for 40 hours, my family were a little shocked.
The best thing my sister did for me was to shower me in the middle of the night at the hospital when everyone else had given up and passed out in the labour room.
Just being there, and perhaps playing tag with her man, is the best thing you can do for her. Stay calm. And if you've never been involved in labour before, read up a little bit so you can feel comfortable with what is happening!
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