If you're expecting a baby, chances are you've heard the term "birth plan" on more than one occasion.  A birth plan is basically a written outline of your wishes for your birth to make them clear to everyone involved.  Sometimes, your birth will not only deviate from your birth plan, but go completely off the rails and throw you for a loop. How you handle these changes can impact your view of your birth experience for weeks, months, even years to come. In the case of my first birth, I knew exactly what I wanted.  I wanted an intervention-free birth with no medication, in a birth center, Read The Full Story