Episiotomies, VBACs, and doulas oh my! That is what I am saying after reading this book. It was written very much as a text book rather than a light read, but I learned a ton. I am happy I read this after reading "Your Best Birth".
The Bradley Method simply means husband coached childbirth. This means that your husband is your main coach, and go to person, he is right there with you every step of the way during labor and he knows what is going on and knows how to rub your back, pray for you, and when to talk and when not to talk. This isn't where the husband stands in the waiting room tapping his toe anxious to pass out cigars to all his friends and family with news that his baby has arrived. In this situation the doctor/nurse/midwife is viewed more as a safety net if something goes wrong. Birth is a beautiful part life...it is an emergence not an emergency.
With all that being said, I am going to look for a newer book on the Bradley Method of Childbirth, because this one was last revised in 1996 and in many ways it is really dated. It had a ton of great information, but some of the stuff about a pregnant womans diet seemed a little off to me. It was also kind of hard to get past the pictures of hippies giving birth.
Brady and I are confident that when we do have babies we will use the Bradley Method. There are others out there...most common is Lamaze, which uses planned breathing techniques are relaxation during childbirth. There is Hyponobirthing, which uses self-hypnosis for pain management. All I know is that Brady is the one person who can calm me down during a freak out moment so the Bradley Method seems like the perfect fit.
For more information on the Bradley Method you can click here to go to their website. Also you can click on the picture of the book to buy it for yourself from Amazon.
And little side note...I am doing horrible at my blogging twice a week New Years Resolution! I will try to be better, and please help me stay accountable to this!
The Bradley Method simply means husband coached childbirth. This means that your husband is your main coach, and go to person, he is right there with you every step of the way during labor and he knows what is going on and knows how to rub your back, pray for you, and when to talk and when not to talk. This isn't where the husband stands in the waiting room tapping his toe anxious to pass out cigars to all his friends and family with news that his baby has arrived. In this situation the doctor/nurse/midwife is viewed more as a safety net if something goes wrong. Birth is a beautiful part life...it is an emergence not an emergency.
With all that being said, I am going to look for a newer book on the Bradley Method of Childbirth, because this one was last revised in 1996 and in many ways it is really dated. It had a ton of great information, but some of the stuff about a pregnant womans diet seemed a little off to me. It was also kind of hard to get past the pictures of hippies giving birth.
Brady and I are confident that when we do have babies we will use the Bradley Method. There are others out there...most common is Lamaze, which uses planned breathing techniques are relaxation during childbirth. There is Hyponobirthing, which uses self-hypnosis for pain management. All I know is that Brady is the one person who can calm me down during a freak out moment so the Bradley Method seems like the perfect fit.
For more information on the Bradley Method you can click here to go to their website. Also you can click on the picture of the book to buy it for yourself from Amazon.
And little side note...I am doing horrible at my blogging twice a week New Years Resolution! I will try to be better, and please help me stay accountable to this!
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