Sandra asks…
FACEBOOOK First Born Quiz?
I got sent this on facebook and thought I’d share
WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes
WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes
WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Wow, that was quick (we’d only been trying for 2 months)
WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Never , ever, this baby was very very wanted
HOW OLD WERE YOU? 37
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I had one taste of my favourtie food ( chicken and corn soup) and it tasted disgusting , my mother said “you know, thats a pregnancy symptom”
WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My husband (showed him the positive test
DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes
DUE DATE? October 19 2008
DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes, but it only lasted for a month or so
WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Bananas and pineapple donuts
WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? My mother
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD’S SEX Male
DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I didn’t care I just wanted a healthy baby
HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? About 10 kilos (sorry, I don’t know what that is in pounds)
DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes
WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I helped organise it
DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Hypertension
WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Canberra Hospital, Australia
HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 15
WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My husband
WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My husband, the midwife and the attending physician
WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION Natural, very nearly a c section tthough
DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I caved in after 12 hours of contractions and had an epidural
HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?? 2.6 kg
DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS??? He was a little stunned after being born and spent 25 hours in a humidicrib in the newborn care centre, just to be on the safe side
WHAT DAY WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ON? October 17 2008
WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Malcolm James (after my father who had passed away 7 years earlier0
HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 11 months and a few days (wow, where did that year go?)
Michelle answers:
WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No
WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes
WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shocked and a litle bit scared, we were not planning on it for a few years down the road.
WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No, we had been married for a few years, had a house and were finacially stable…we were having the baby dangit.
HOW OLD WERE YOU? 22
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Peed on a stick, no symptoms at all really.
WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My husband
DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes
DUE DATE? June 30th, 2008
DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? No, not really.
WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia & pickles (preferably best when eaten togethor, sick!)
WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Irritated me? No one that I can think of.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD’S SEX? Female
DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No, not at all. Although my gut was telling my it was a boy, a little girly was a pleasant surprise!
HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? Umm..lost count, but around 45
DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes
WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? Surprise…grr. Thanks a lot mom.
DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Preclampsia at the end there. Had to be induced at 37 weeks.
WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Mt. Hood Medical Center, OR
HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? About 14
WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Myself
WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? A whole crowd of people, mostly uninvited family. I was uncharacteristically cool about it.
WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION Well, not natural..but vaginal.
DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? I had an attempted epidural, did not work and he would only try once. Bastard.
HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?? 7 lbs 4 oz.
DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS??? Just jaundice, had to hang out under the lights for an extra day.
WHAT DAY WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ON? June 10th, 2008
WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Audrey Gail
HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 15 months and a few days.
Chris asks…
How to deal with negitive comments about my sceduled c-sectioN??
My first pregnany ended with me being induced at 38 weeks due to preclampsia. They gave me pictocin and the following day broke my water and after 2 days of being in labor the doctor said they couldn’t wait any longer and I had a c-section…I’m currently 22 weeks. My in laws who I am very close too have already made some hurtful comments. Like good thing it’s not the old days or you would have just died. My family is very pro natural childbirth and have acted like I did a poor job with my baby because I couldn’t do it naturally. Now with this pregnancy my doctor told me I could decide to have a c-section or try vaginaly. I feel like since there are risks with both that I want a c-section since I know what to expect and my last c-section went perfectly. I was walking around feeling great within 2 weeks. Everyone keeps making comments like your having vaginal childbirth right? I know I should telll them it’s not there buisness but I love being a mommy and I want to feel proud of myself not ashamed. How do I ingore there comments and know I’ve made the right decision??
Thank you all for being so nice and understanding..
my son was 8lb 8 oz. the doctor said that could have been one of the reasons my labor didn’t progress.
Michelle answers:
I* know exactly how you feel. I have had two c-sections already and am going to be having a third in late November. I had an emergency c-section the first time because my baby’s head would not come down and I was only 4 1/2 cm dilated after 24 hours of labor. Her head started to swell because it wouldn’t fit so they did an emergency c-section. She was only 6 lbs. 14 oz. When I got pregnant with my second child the dr strongly reccommended I do a repeat c-section because the chances of the baby fitting was slim after what happened the last time. My family was pushing me to try vaginally so that is what I was going to do. Well, at about 36 weeks they told me I had a big baby & I would have to have a c-section. If a 6 lb baby wouldn’t fit then a big one would definitely not. I had my 2nd c-section & my son was 9lbs. 1 oz. It was a good thing I did. Well my family continually told me that I should of tried vaginally & I wimped out, ect, ect. Now that I am having my 3rd c-section it still hasn’t stopped. The thing is most dr’s won’t even consider doing a VBAC after two c-sections. I know how you feel. It’s not fair. Whether you have a vaginal delivery or a c-section it is still the same baby.
Ruth asks…
So I heard that …. ?
So I heard that they will not let me go for the full pregnancy because I am pregnant with twins. also what do they do when they wheel me in ? Please take me through the steps . I do not want to have a C-section I want to have a natural birth . Also any baby names ? And my doctor is a male he is about 31 years old , will there be a female nurse in the room and when they get me into the robe will the female nurse help me ?
Oh yeah they are girls {:
Michelle answers:
Your doctor may stop in, but most likely he won’t show up until the end. The nurses are the ones that get you ready and help you through it. They should not ever leave the doctor in the room with you alone, because that protects them and you.
If you don’t want a C-section, you just need to tell them that. Tell them that you prefer no C-sections unless in case of emergency.
A lot of the times, twin pregnancies go into labor early naturally. You should be given the chance to deliver. If they are getting too big, you may want to consider being induced, but again, you would have the chance to deliver.
Michael asks…
I’m Pregnant and My Boyfriend is Unhappy?
I’m twenty-two years old, my boyfriend Alex is twenty-five and we have been together for almost two years.
Alex and I have recently moved into a place of our own. It’s a spacious house, though unfurnished and we are having to save up every penny to make it seem more like a home. We both got off to a fantastic start, I met Alex through work and was attracted to him because he was funny, laid back and genuinely seemed to care for me. I have met his family as well and we all get on very well.
In the last few months I have noticed a change in our relationship. Alex works very long hours as we are tight on money, I have a part time job but am going to be starting full time next week. I have seen a change in Alex’s usually easy-going and happy go lucky personality. I now realise that he gets frustrated and annoyed far too easily, and recently speaking to him (about anything) is like treading on egg shells. We used to live in a shared house before, and I thought that finally getting a place of our own would help us become stronger, but if anything our relationship has deteriorated even more.
I found out I was pregnant yesterday afternoon. Alex and I had been expecting prior to this but we lost our baby at twenty-two weeks and it was devastating. The first pregnancy was unplanned, I got onto the pill straight after that and didn’t expect to fall pregnant again. It is going to be hard for us, and I know we’re not ready. I have had such a traumatic experience in the past, I am actually scared of being pregnant again. However I couldn’t help but feel a flutter of excitement and content when I saw the results on my pregnancy test yesterday. I have always thought it is the most natural and beautiful thing.
I was planning to tell Alex when he would arrive from work. He was supposed to be in for 11pm but stumbled in very drunk at 3am instead. I was very tired by this point and feeling very rough. We didn’t get the chance to speak because he immediately came in and started shouting at me. He said that I didn’t take ‘life or money seriously’ and that it was my fault that we are in such a financial rut. He said a lot of hurtful things, I wanted to put it down to the fact that he was drunk but couldn’t help take it personally as well.
I broke the news to him this morning and he didn’t seem happy at all. He very clearly stated that we are not ready to have a baby and we will not be able to afford it.
I now feel that by keeping the baby, Alex will think I am not considering his feelings. I also think he is going to feel forced into working even longer hours and is annoyed about that. Every time I want to talk about it he gets aggy and tells me that ‘terminations are not a big deal’. I can’t figure out whether he is afraid or if he is just being plain insensitive?… I had never considered aborting my baby, and I don’t think I have it in me. A part of me feels that I am selfish for wanting to keep it?
I don’t know what to do. I’m not even sure about our relationship anymore. It’s not going smoothly and I’m worried about my child being stuck between two squabbling adults. My family are totally against my relationship with Alex (because he is not Muslim and we are a cohabiting couple) so they won’t be prepared to help me. I also have very few friends in this city and am worried about how I am going to cope… I don’t feel supported by my boyfriend anymore.
What shall I do?
Michelle answers:
Hey, cheer up. Things will get better. Go to your local health clinic and ask for support. I’m pretty sure they can give you some advice. Stay strong, you can do it.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers