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 Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:13 pm
Quote: Froggi, did they knead your stomach after a normal delivery? Yup! And it only lasted 5 or 6 hours from first contraction to screaming baby, which wasn't bad razz So now I'm not so upset about the birth thing again, but the kneading was so awful!
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:52 am
I think the kneading is pretty standard, they do it to check the size of your uterus and make sure it's going back to normal at a... normal rate, I think.
My cat was kind enough to continue the kneadings after I got home xd
Rai, hopefully you won't need to be induced. I'm jelous of women who don't have to be, because I think it made the whole ordeal more uncomfortable, plus it made me feel like I failed at childbirth... silly hormones!
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:19 pm
I feel like I failed too! For some reason my placenta wasn't big enough to keep up with her growing needs and she needed out early! They say it was nothing I did, and nobody knows why this happens. Her pediatrician says it's a good thing she came out when she did or she might not have survived. I also feel like I failed at delivery because of the sudden emergency c-section and I never got to experience real labor, and I feel like I'm failing at feeding her too because she's still having troubles breastfeeding. I know they're silly fears though and that I've not really failed at anything, it's just the way circumstances turned out. Like Spiral says, silly hormones!
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:29 pm
The Epidural did crap for me. I still felt the contractions and the pushing was worse for me than the contractions. Also that dang needle hurt worse than the whole labor. Could've been that Im deathly afraid of needles and it took the epidural guy round-about an hour to actually be able to stick it in me. The whole hospital floor, if not the whole hospital, heard me at that time.
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:52 pm
MysticfawN Oh, and I have to mention that I know of 2 people who feel so guilty because their labors were so easy. One of them, a sister-in-law, was glowing and looked like she'd never given birth when we came to see her and the baby, and she said it just felt like bad period cramps, and wasn't bad. Another lady, of whom I'm envious, was at home, said she felt "a little uncomfortable" so she took a bath, and then wound up with a baby between her legs! Oh gosh, yes please.
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My mother carried all 5 of her children to almost full term with each of us, some under and some over. As far as I know, she survived on gas and air. I'm not sure that hospitals over here in the US offer that though? I'm not sure exactly what to ask for! Spiral Out Rai, hopefully you won't need to be induced. I'm jelous of women who don't have to be, because I think it made the whole ordeal more uncomfortable, plus it made me feel like I failed at childbirth... silly hormones! In some ways, in my mind, it could be considered better. With active labor you're never sure of when you're going to go. I'm afraid I'll be, like, in the middle of a restaurant and my baby will decide that is the time he wants out!
At least with C-sections and induced deliveries, you're aware of when the child is coming, although I appreciate that both cases have their risks and their extra factors. Some people believe that birthing a child naturally, when its ready, is a good way to bond. I'm no judge on that yet.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:50 am
Being induced doesn't mean you'll have a shorter delivery though. I think from the first contraction to baby for me was over 12 hours.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:39 am
RaiRai Some people believe that birthing a child naturally, when its ready, is a good way to bond. I'm no judge on that yet. I'm surprised I wasn't too upset about missing out on the immediate bonding with my daughter. I didn't get to hold her until she was 2 days old, then only got to visit her for a few hours every day for the first month. We only really got to actively try breastfeeding when I got her home after a month. But I don't feel less bonded with her than with my first daughter who I got to be with all the time from the start! The transition to breastfeeding is more difficult and we're still working on that, but I don't feel like the "when" and "how often" with bonding made a difference! I wondered if some mothers in the NICU were sore that all these nurses got to care for their babies and the babies would hear them talking to them and they'd be looking in the nurses' faces while being fed, but to me it didn't seem to make a difference with Amber. I wonder though if that's partly why they rotate nurses so much and one nurse doesn't care for the same baby for more than 2 or 3 days in a row, and maybe also so the nurse doesn't start getting too attached to one infant!
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:39 am
I've been doing a lot of reading on the internet and stuff, and just the thought of an epidural scares the s**t out of me. I'm not really good with pain, so I don't really know if I want to go entirely without some kind of pain relief, I just really don't like the sound of an epidural. I really hope there are more options for me. A book I have mentions Demerol administered via a drip or shot into your thigh or butt...I don't really like shots at all, and the thought of one there isn't thrilling, but I don't think I'd have too much of an issue with an iv. It also talks about something called Tens....Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (had to look at the book for that). Does anyone know anything about either of those options?
Another thing that scares me a lot: episiotomy and/or tearing. Do. Not. Want. Of all the places to need stitches on my body, that is the last.
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:21 am
If you want to know about all of the pain management options offered by your hospital, I would suggest going through the childbirth classes given at the hospital. They tend to go through all the different options which is really nice to know. Not every form of pain management is offered at every hospital.
I really did not want to have an episiotomy when I had my daughter, but I ended up having one. For me, it ended up not being a big deal. It healed really well and I didn't have complications with it. However, I know that many women do have major problems from episiotomies and tearing. Honestly, there's not a whole heckuva lot you can do about it so it's really not worth stressing about too much. If you want to look into some preventative measures, do a search for 'perineal massage.'
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