Does Australia do birth plans?
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I’ve discussed my plan with all three of my babies? Did your SIL have a birth where things didn’t quite go to her plan? Because obviously in an ideal perfect world the “plan” would be followed. However some circumstances require additional interventions and assistance.
@Riti okay that sounds good I was initially under the impression that they don't ask anything.
@Sharnee I don't think so, I'm wondering if they generally didn't have many preferences or of they didn't go into that much detail and didn't realize they can write pretty much everything on it. Idk I was in too much shock to ask questions
@Trainette that’s so odd that she’d say that. There’s templates on google you can use to help form an idea for your own, most includes labour, birth and post birth. Just have some flexibility because again not everything goes to plan and I’ve seen a lot of women become disappointed that their birth plan wasn’t followed. And make sure your support person knows it so they can help advocate for you. After my first birth it was a more of a go with the flow/baby out healthy and safe type of plan. Most recent birth my hospital encouraged a lot of the things I wanted anyway. I had 2 things I absolutely didn’t want and they didn’t even mention either of them again. My oldest was born in 22, 2nd 23 & my baby is only 3wks old - all at different hospitals 🤷🏻♀️
We had birth plan and it was great way to think through what our ideal would be and make sure partner and support people were on same page..I was so relieved when midwive grabbed our plan and was invested in it, turning down the lights and helping get our music playlist going etc, was great not having to explain it verbally.
Well not sure what exactly what your sil mean. But I have given birth before in NSW, they asked me an opinion in my last trimester to do a birth plan. How much detailed you can get in it is upto you.