Mission Control first suggested pointing the spacecraft towards Earth and using the small reaction control system (RCS) thrusters on the service module (SM) to add  to their velocity away from the Earth, but Borman did not want to lose sight of the S-IVB.
mˈɪʃən kəntɹˈoʊl fˈɜːst sədʒˈɛstᵻd pˈɔɪntɪŋ ðə spˈeɪskɹæft təwˈɔːɹdz ˈɜːθ ænd jˈuːzɪŋ ðə smˈɔːl ɹɪˈækʃən kəntɹˈoʊl sˈɪstəm ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈɛs θɹˈʌstɚz ɔnðə sˈɜːvɪs mˈɑːdʒuːl ˌɛsˈɛm tʊ ˈæd tə ðɛɹ vəlˈɑːsᵻɾi ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːθ, bˌʌt bˈoːɹmən dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɔnt tə lˈuːz sˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ˈɛsˌaɪvˌiːbˈiː.