Why Most Natural Birth Plans Go Out the Window

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Could you be robbed of your true natural birth experience?

Maybe it already happened to you, or you have just heard so many horror stories that you're worried you won't dilate, won't go into labor "on your own" or something will "go wrong" and you'll have to have a c-section.

If this is your experience or even your greatest fear, then let me tell you something you might not realize: you're not alone.

In fact, this is the experience of many of the women I've helped over the last decade and it happened to me, too.

I thought I was doing everything "right". I read the books, took the classes, hired a doula and a midwife, planned a homebirth...and I almost got tricked into a c-section I didn't want or need for reasons I'll tell you about later.

Many of my friends and other women I've connected with weren't so lucky.

Actually, that's why I'm here. I got super fed-up with seeing those stories all the time and I wanted to do something about it that would actually help. I dug DEEP into what was happening, and I identified some huge problems with how birth is being taught and how moms even plan their births.

Here's one of the BIG secrets I discovered...

Too often moms make some critical mistakes that lead to them getting the exact kind of nightmare birth experience they were trying to avoid.

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That's because the reason most birth plans fail has to do with these common mistakes you could be making without even realizing it!

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The biggest one is waiting until the end of your pregnancy to write your plan!

If you're waiting until the final months to start thinking about writing your birth plan, it's almost too late!

This is like waiting until the night before to write a college essay or term paper or to study for a final exam (are you flashing back to your days in college and university right now too? Because I am)!

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What happens if you wait is that you'll find out that your chosen doctor or midwife might not be as open to your birth plan as you thought, and you'll scramble to either find a new care provider all the while knowing you could give birth any day now, or you'll try to find a bunch of articles and resources to convince them to let you have what you want.

Most often, you end up giving in to their preferences and you compromise just to keep the peace.

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This then leads to you agreeing to exams and tests you didn't want, birthing in the hospital even if you really feel more comfortable staying home, or even inducing your labor because they don't "let you" go a certain number of days past your due date.

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You're fighting, begging, and compromising on what should be the most amazing day of your life!

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The other big problem I see is that most moms rely on checklists, templates, and "sample birth plans" to create their own plan.

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Now, if you're at the beginning of your pregnancy this can be a helpful jumping off point, but most people wait until the last trimester to get these things, and then they're just picking off a bunch of different menus to try to piece together a plan that looks close to what they really want.

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You don't want to do this, because when you're following someone else's map you can wind up falling into what I call the Natural Birth Traps. These are the things that undermine your confidence, sabotage your body's ability to birth, and lead to you thinking your body doesn't work so that you end up giving in to the pressure from the hospital staff, your care provider, and even your own partner!

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Want to know how to fix this?

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I've created this free mini-course that will help you create your own fail-proof birth plan; so you don't end up tossing it out the window the day you go into labor.

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It will be delivered through email and you will receive a new tip each day with a quick exercise you can do to start writing your own customized birth plan WITHOUT having to do a ton of research and WITHOUT using a cookie-cutter checklist or template.

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You will also hear stories from real moms who have used this simple system to create their own Empowered Birth Plans, and I'll also give you access to something else that will help you avoid those Natural Birth Traps once and for all and get the birth you really want, without having to fight, beg, or compromise.

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Just put your name and email in the form below and make sure you check your inbox right away for your birth plan template and your free 5-day mini class designed to help you plan your amazing empowered birth and avoid all those traps I mentioned.

You will also get immediate access once you click the yellow button below!

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