what do i have to remove
how long do i have to keep my legs appart
what are the towels used fore
2007-02-09 02:38:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Well lets see... We encourage that you remove pants and underwear...but you can wear bra and shirt. If you have a belly button ring you are encouraged to remove that incase an emergency c-section is needed. Or if you have any piercings around your vagina they must be removed.
As for your legs it depends on a lot of things. How good of a pusher you are, how big your baby is. Once you start pushing your legs usually remain apart until the baby is born that can be 1-3 hours for your 1st baby. Usually a Dr does not keep you pushing past 3 hours. The best way to make this part quicker is relax your legs the best you can...the farther apart they relax the wider you pelvis will open and the baby will not get hung up as bad. Also pushing is a big key. Push like you are having a bowel movement. Don't be shy or afraid just give it all you have and push. Remember these Dr's and nurses do this all the time and they are not going to remember what you look like beween your legs because after doing deliveries like they do it just all runs together!
The towels are to clean the baby off when it is born. This has a 2 purpose action. 1. to clean the baby so it is not dropped. 2. to stimulate the baby so it will cry and take a really good breath!
Good luck with your delivery and new family! Enjoy!
2007-02-09 02:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by ChristyE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure that makes much sense here, what do you mean remove? And legs apart? And what towels?
If your doing a home birth I guess it seems that's where towels come in, but other than that I"m not sure about it.
If your going to a hospital or birthing center as you start labor you'll simple be changing into a hospital gown. You'll either be told to be walking to help labor along, or will be laying down being monitored, they usually hook you up to an IV but maybe not, baby's heart will be monitored, and so will yours. You'd be resting and breathing getting your medication if you want, up until birth itself which can take time.
And you'd have to keep your legs apart as long as you have to push baby out. You'll be so focused on breathing and trying to push that whatever the doctor and nurse are doing, changing the padding under you, or cleaning stuff away you won't really notice or pay attention too.
Hope that helps.
2007-02-09 10:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Bugster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hospital class will tell you everything they do. Definitely take it if you can.
You'll keep your legs apart the whole time, but you'll be in a bed so it's not like you have to keep them in the air or something crazy.
I think they only use towels and blankets on the baby. I didn't see any when I had my child.
2007-02-09 10:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, you need to take a lamaze class, but, you keep your legs apart for as long as it takes to push the baby out, sometime as little as 2 hours, sometimes as much as 6 hours.. they usually dont let you push to long before giving a c-section, for safety reasons, but... you will get in a gown once at the hospital arriving for labor, they will hook you up to monitors, put an IV in you, and you will sit and wait until its actually time... they will come back in and keep checking your cervix to see how dialted you are... once at 10, they want you to start pushing...youll have the baby, then the towel will go on you to hand you the baby if all is well, so that the goo doesnt get all over you. i was in actual labor for 26 hours with y first, 13 with my second, and pushed for 3 hours the first time and 2 hours the second.. it hurts and hurts and hurts, especially since none of my three epidurals did a damn thing for me, best of luck.
2007-02-09 10:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You remove your clothes and you wait and you wait. Then the doc comes in, you keep your legs up until the baby is born and your birthing coach uses the towels to wipe the sweat from your face. By the way, I love your name.
2007-02-09 10:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will have to remove your street clothing and wear a hospital gown. you will have to keep your legs apart for as long as it takes to push- it can vary in time- it took me 3 hours but only 40 minutes for my friend. i don't recall any towels being used.
2007-02-09 10:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by EL G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ask your mother and take some parenting classes that are given at the local hospital!
2007-02-09 10:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by September Sweetie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a birthing class...this class will answer all your questions.
2007-02-09 10:40:56 · answer #8 · answered by Katie N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should of taken birth classes
2007-02-09 11:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be able to ask your dr or nurse and they can tell you what you want to know and take the classes they offer you
2007-02-09 10:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by cnwhab4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋