1. do not use up your muscles to brace yourself 2. do not break concentration long enuf to scream 3. use the time between contractions 4. every pain that comes goes. concentrate on the end of it 5. breathe breathe breathe. vary your breathing patterns, breathe deep 6. make eyecontact with and breathe with your coach 7. be completely comfortable with your coach, and make sure you choose a good coach 8. no pain no gain. everything hurts. so HURRY UP AND DO IT ALREADY! 9. chew ungodly amounts of ice
==**peace**==
"the skilled binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound would be impossible." Lao Tzu
DomePoem Poets; redefining the third dimension of spoken word
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"Who need fossil fuel when the sun ain't goin' nowhere" - Amiri Baraka