If This, Then That: Mapping Your Decisions Before Labor

Knowing what you want during birth is only part of the picture. The other part is knowing what you and your husband will do when something unexpected comes up, before you are exhausted, before someone is waiting for an answer, and before you are trying to figure out how you feel about something for the first time in the middle of a contraction. This episode walks through the most important scenarios to talk through before labor begins and why having those conversations now changes everything about how you show up in the room.

In this episode:

• Why an if/then map is different from a birth preferences document and why you need both
• A real story of a family who had to pivot three times in one birth and how preparation carried them through
• Scenarios worth talking through before labor including labor stalling, unexpected interventions, pain management decisions, C-section, postpartum hemorrhage, newborn decisions, and getting separated from your husband
• Why this is not about fear but about knowing your values and how you make decisions together
• Why your husband knowing what you would say is just as important as you knowing it yourself

Download the free If/Then Map at sacredbirthway.com/if-then-map and start the conversation with your husband this week