I just wanted to recommend this book so highly. I saw it recommended on mumsnet and I'm so grateful to the mner who recommended it.
The book teaches lots of pain management techniques. They're not the hypno birthing type 'relax' 'it's not really pain' type techniques, they acknowledge birth is bloody painful and teach and teach what are basically distraction techniques to cope; my favourite turned out to be wiggling my fingers in different orders as instructed by my dp! Thanks to this book I gave birth without a single bit of pain relief, and found it a positive experience.Tthe book covers epidurals and instrumental deliveries and back to back deliveries. It doesn't pursue a particular ideology, just gives you tools to cope and remain in control whatever happens and however you choose/have to give birth.
In many ways my birth wasn't ideal. I was refused entry to the mlu then left alone in active labour in a corridor for half an hour... But I really think it was having read this book that got me through and able to say I enjoyed giving birth. I hope this helps someone else like the recommendation helped me.
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