Opinion

Throw out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner
Updated July 2 2021 - 4:01am, first published August 9 2020 - 12:00am
Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied
Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

I had a birth plan. It was beautiful. I was going to have dimmed lights, music playing and skin on skin contact as soon as possible. My "plan" was to be very mobile during labour and eventually, I would deliver on all fours because I figured gravity might help the process. I was scared, but towards the end of my pregnancy, something took over and I felt an almost primal readiness to deliver my baby.

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