Positions of giving birth.

[KarlaLeah]

Ive been looking into diffrent ways of giving birth and im interested in the "squating position" have any of you ladies gave birth any other way than "normal"

[GeekMom1213]

I delivered my son on hands and knees. My body was telling me to stay that way, I couldn't get comfortable in any other position. My midwife and the attending nurse both told me the next day that if I hadn't insisted on staying on hands and knees I absolutely would have torn or needed and episiotomy. My nine-pound baby wouldn't have been able to cross the perineum against gravity without just wrecking it. Perineal massage with oil throughout labor helped out a ton, too, but it was definitely the positioning that saved me.

[meesh714]

I'm going to do a water birth this time. My doctor does them at our hospital.

[Wolfeenix]

It also helps gravity wise. Being on your back makes your body fight against you. My son was posterior and they have to keep checking that he was turning and that I was dilating.
I had gas and morphine which is part of why I tore, it zoned me out and I couldn't feel my body telling me to push.
Granted it wasn't as bad as 3rd degree tears can be but next time I have the skills and knowledge to help my body help me.

[KarlaLeah]

I heard being on your hands and knees gives less of a chance of tearing. And is less painful on your back

[Wolfeenix]

My first I ended up being forced on my back and it was very unnatural and I tore badly due to a number of other contributing factors but this time I'm gonna be on my hands and knees!