Some people were asking how to word it. Here is exactly what my looks like.

Please review the requests of our birth plan in the spirit of cooperation and celebration in which they are intended. We know the safety and well-being of our baby is of prime concern to all

1. LABOR
• Minimal EFM
• Allow to eat & drink as much as I want
• No episiotomy
• Minimal intervention with care provider, i.e. IV’s and vaginal exams
• No counting
• Self-directed pushing
• Allow to move & Change positions
• Shower/tub if possible
• Allow to go to the bathroom
• Allow to use a labor ball


2. DELIVERY
• Skin to skin contact
• Immediate nursing
• Wait until cord stops pulsing before cutting
• No eye ointment
• No Vitamin K shot
• No HEP B shot
• Allow an hour before any procedures
• NO SEPARATION AFTER BIRTH FOR A FULL HOUR
- Allow father to be with baby at all times if baby needs to leave the room

Please know that our strong feelings on this issue do not relate to the concerns regarding the care of our baby by the medical staff. Rather, they reflect our belief in the critical time of parental bonding, nursing on demand and skin to skin touching our baby needs especially his or her first day of life.

i LOVE it!!

:thumbsup

oooh... I'm so excited to one day get to make my own plan :)

I love that birthplan Jill :D (LOL I almost put Kill)

Very good job. I LOVE it!

Good Job.

Awesome job Jill! I love how people stick to their guns about things they believe strongly in. I know L&D doesn't always go the way we expect but I think a birth plan and knowing what you want is AWESOME!! :D

Thanks Jill, that's a huge help!

Great birth plan! Mine was pretty similar and I think I'll just print it out again when I need one for this one :lol

I would add something in the event of a c-section. You just never know and it's good to have your wishes there in case it happens.

Short and sweet really is best my doula told me last time :) Also, we had the no vaccinations on our birth plan as well and the stupid ped asked THREE times. She didn't stop until I yelled "no" :lol