A midwife I interviewed told me lamaze was kind of useless, and that something like hypnobirthing would be more effective. She also suggested stretching and certain exercises (they have a section on prenatal exercise in the pregnancy section of this website and also in most pregnancy books). I looked into lamaze and the whole idea seemed kind of silly, but this is my first so I've never tried it. I'm going to look into hypnobirthing and see how that appeals to me and try the stretching and exercise.
Don't listen to anyone who tells you you'll crack and beg for drugs; I find that a lot of moms who give me advice about it went in unprepared or with the midset already that they wanted drugs and didn't intend to make it without. If it's really important to us, I think we can do it! The fact that you want to do it means you're tough enough. I've decided I'm just not going to be scared of the birth. The pain is temporary!View Thread