This is mine, can you ladies think of anything I'm missing or should add? Thanks:)
*ALLERGIES
•Morphine
•Nickel
PEOPLE
•I only want my partner/guests, practitioner and nurse in the room (no students or other hospital staff)
•I would like my partner to stay with me at all times
•I would like to allow other family members or children to visit me in the hospital
MONITORING
•I would like continuous fetal monitoring
PAIN MEDS
•Please do not offer pain medication. I will ask for it if I need it
CIRCUMCISION
•I would like to be present or have my partner present during the circumcision
•I would like to have my baby circumcised before I leave the hospital
TEARING AND EPISIOTOMY
•I would like coaching on when and when not to push to help avoid tearing
•I would like to avoid an episiotomy as much as possible
LABOR
•I want to be free to eat
•I want to be free to move or walk around
•I want to wear contact lenses or glasses unless I am unconscious or having a c-section
INDUCTION
•I do not want the amniotic membrane broken unless absolutely necessary
•I would like to try natural methods of movement/position before using Pitocin. I want to avoid being given Pitocin unless it becomes absolutely necessary
C-SECTION
•I would like my partner/coach in the room if c-section is necessary
•I would like the baby given to my partner soon after delivery, if possible
•I would like to avoid a c-section, unless absolutely necessary
DELIVERY
•I would like to be coached on when and when not to push
SOON AFTER DELIVERY
•I would like the baby placed on my chest soon after delivery
•I would prefer to urinate on my own instead of using a catheter
UMBILICAL CORD
•I would like my partner to cut the umbilical cord
•I would like to allow time for the umbilical cord to stop pulsating before it is cut so the baby gets all remaining blood
POSTPARTUM
•I do not want to be separated from my baby during newborn procedures (when possible)
•I prefer a private room
•I want my partner to be with the baby if I cannot be there
BREASTFEEDING
•I do not want my baby to be given any formula, or sugar water
•I plan to breastfeed the baby exclusively
•I would like more information about breastfeeding
•I would like to begin nursing soon after birth
***I would like a minimum of 30 minutes after birth for my partner and I to bond with baby before allowing guests in the room***