I have been watching One Born Every Minute and am quite horrified at the screaming.

When I had my children we were given The New Childbirth by Erna Wright to read. We also practised the relaxation techniques.

I controlled my labour well and gave birth three times without any anaesthetics at all, not even gas and air. I did not scream or shout.

Are there still relaxation classes? Do women know exactly what is happening during stages of labour? The knowledge helped me cope.

I still use the techniques in event of any pain.

I recommend the book The New Childbirth by Erna Wright. I am sure it can still be obtained if anyone would like to read it.

I must be a wimp, as I took gas and air all 4 times, and screamed with the first and third babies. I can't remember if I screamed with the second as I was drugged up with pethidine, and I know I was okay with the fourth, just groaned (and he was 10lb 3oz). There is no point in me reading your book, as I'm finished having babies!
A relaxed frame of mind does help, as I was definately more relaxed with my fourth, and it didn't really feel too sore.

10lb 3oz????? I might well have screamed at that!!!! lol!

Lol a was a huge wimp! i had it all gas n air pethadine and an epidural in the end! lol! I was in labour 4 2long for me to cope lol plus she was back 2 back which i have been told is very painful and why they allowed me to have the epidural lol! so i didnt scream in my birth due to no pain wot so ever after being dosed up! xxx Mayb next baby i will try to be a bit more braver lol! Or not we wil c xx

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I am not saying you are wimps if you have drugs.
I am wondering if they teach natural childbirth any more?
I was relieved to know that I could have pain relief if I asked for it.

I screamed - very loudly
But by the time I got to hospital I had already been in active labour for almost 17 hours - little did I know I still had another 8 hours to go
And I will take every drug known to man if I get offered it this time round
xx

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If I'm in pain I moan about it, so giving birth I screamed about it
Gas and air is wonderful stuff!!!

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Never heard of it to be honest!! Bring on the gas and air and pethidine Fin was induced and i had him on gas and air and one jab of pethidine same with Erin but she was back to back and agony, far worse than Fin. But i never screamed once, just a lot of iya iya iyas and a couple of f swear words when they were crowning! I got told by my mum that to scream is to waste your energy which you will need later.

I will put my bragging head on & confirm that I didnt make a peep the whole way through! Just listened to the music and remained nice and relaxed...

Ok so I had to have a c-section cos DS was breech but all quiet from me

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