Joseph asks…
Had my baby girl on September 19, 2009?
Hi Everyone,
Just thought that I would post that I had my baby at 9:22pm on September 19. She was born at 36 weeks. I had a doctors appointment on September 17 and my blood pressure was 151/102 (as most of you know, I have been having bp issues throughout my pregnancy) so the doctor sent me right over to the hospital and it was decided that an induction needed to be done. They put in cervidil to get my cervix ready and I started having some pretty major cramping and such that night. Late on the 18 I was checked again and I was 4cm dilated so my doctor decided to break my water. I was hoping that once my water was broken, labour would kick in. Not my luck. For about 3 hours after my water was broken I was having cramping and contractions, but by 4am on the 19 they pretty much went away (and I was able to catch a few hours of sleep). At 9:30am on the 19th they started oxytocin, and oh man did labour start! The contractions started coming on pretty strong and hard and close together. I went from 4cm to 6cm in less than 2 hours. I was checked an hour later (as I was having a lot of pressure) and I was 7 1/2cm dilated.
My goal was to have a natural labour, but by the time I reached 8cm I could no longer handle the pain as I was only getting about a minute between contractions. I tried the gas at first but it made me feel groggy and did nothing for the pain. I had enough and said my code word to my support people which meant I needed the epidural. It was the right decision. An hour after the epidural was in I was 10cm dilated and started feeling the pressure to push (I made sure that I could still feel the pressure because I wanted to know when to push). I was pushing for 3 and a half hours when the doctor came in and said that my little girls head was pretty swollen so she would need help coming out. They tried the vaccume first but it poped off so it was decided that the forcepts were needed. At first I was against it’s use but the doctor said that she would not pull until she knew she had the right position. And she just did that. Finally at 9:22pm my little girl came into the world! I was very glad to have the epidural as I had torn during the birth and needed stiches, thank goodness as I am sure it would have been super painful. She had a lot of mucus in her lungs at birth so they took her to the NICU for the first night for observation. We were not released until 11:35 on the 20 but we were sent back to the hospital on the 21 due to her having a pretty high jaundice number (we were not sure why we were released in the first place). We spent the night in the hospital with her and late on the 22 we were sent home having to go for more blood work on the Thursday. 3 hours after her blood work, we were sent back to the hospital for another round of light therapy. We were released at 5:00pm on Friday and finally, we have been able to enjoy our home time with Chloe.
She is now 9 days old and because of the jaundice, we have a nice feeding schedule. She cues to eat every 3 hours so it’s nice knowing that I have a few hours inbetween. She is doing really well and already we notice a difference in her…they really do grow up fast so please enjoy them while they are little.
Now, I do have a question…how is everyone feeling these days? Who else is close to their due date and how are they feeling about labour?
I wish everyone the best and I hope to soon be back with the community answering and asking questions…for now Chloe and I are bonding.
She was 7lbs 4oz and 18 1/2 inch long
I don’t know who is giving you all thumbs down…but thank you everyone
Michelle answers:
OMG yay! I am so excited and happy for you! I just posted a question yesterday about whether any of your other contacts had heard from you because I hadn’t seen you around and was getting worried. I’m sorry things didn’t go exactly the way you wanted them to, but they rarely ever do and you’ve got a healthy baby out of the deal! Enjoy your little girl Mama, and congratulations!!!! HUGS
Paul asks…
Husband wants another baby?
My husband and I have a 3 1/2 year old son, who we love more than anything. When I delivered, I had to have and emergency c-section after labor induction and 9 hours of excruciating contractions (even with an epidural, it was horrible!). Healing from the c-section was the most painful thing I have ever experienced and I don’t particularly want to have another one. The problem is that we live a pretty small town in northern/central Arizona and since I had a c-section for my first child, they wil automatically schedule me for one to deliver a second child. We could go to a larger city like Phoenix where they would allow me to have a natural delivery, but I would have to be seeing a doctor there for the duration of my pregnancy since mine doesn’t work outside of this little town. I really like my doctor and he’s really the only person i would trust to deliver any future children. So, in order to avoid this whole c-section thing again, I’ve been avoiding having sex with my husband. I’d be on contraceptives, but I cannot afford them and my insurance won’t cover them. My husbabd’s been getting understandably “frustrated” if you catch my drift and he really wants another baby. I’m not opposed to a second child, but I really do NOT want to have another c-section and my husband doesn’t seem to understand that a c-section is surgery that requires time to heal from; he seems to think that it’s no big deal, even though he was in the room and saw my belly sliced open and the blood and everything, Any advice…?
Ok, f*ckheads, I don’t need the negativity- I have a question about ADVICE- if you’re going to be douchers, go f*ck yourselves.
Thanks for a decent answer Omar 🙂 Haha he already has a puppy and no, he’s never abusive in any way shape or form 🙂
Ah, I left out that my hubby isn’t completely neglected- there’s a lot of…oral play, which he really likes. He’s getting frustrated that I don’t want sex; he really, REALLY wants another child >_<
Michelle answers:
I have had 3 c-sections 😉
My first pregnancy was with twins and I went into labour 7 weeks early. I had 10 hours of labour with no pain relief and then an emergency c-section with an epidural.
My c-section was at 10am and at 8pm I was able to get out of bed and into a wheel chair and then they took me to see my babies in SCU. I was able to stand and walk between the humidicribs.
I believe I was able to do this because I had some pretty good drugs, plus I had not been able to see my babies and sheer determination.. LOL
Yes it was painful, but I learned a few lessons from my first c-section that helped me with the following two.
– Don’t be afraid to take the pain killers in any form that they are offered. Being in pain does not help you recover very well. The first time I kept saying I was fine and did not take much after the first 24 hours. Next two times when the nurse walked in and said I was “allowed” something, I said yes please 😉
– Stay in hospital as long as you can, it took me two times to figure this out (LOL). First time I discharged myself after 4 days, but my babies were in hospital for another month. Second time I discharged myself after 3 days and went home with a new baby and had 2yo twins at home. Silly thing to do, no rest, no sleep.
3rd time I stayed in hospital for a full week and enjoyed someone cooking for me, the sleep and the quiet. Which you wont get with a 4.5yo at home (once baby is born 😉
– Accept help. I had my sister come and stay for a few days with the 2nd and 3rd babies. She looked after the others while I just looked after the baby.
– A positive mind set 😉 I know it is hard to do when your have experienced pain. It is like falling off a horse, your expecting it to happen again and your expecting it to hurt. Trick is with horses you have to put it out of your mind and be positive and confident, you can’t allow fear to show. Your body will be tense and the horse will sense it, your then guaranteed to end up back on the ground 😉
Now for the good news – My first c-section hurt more than the next two.
Emergency c-section – It was a completely different experience, your first one your in pain (labour), your having contractions, your scared, your exhausted after so long in labour.
Planned c-section – You know what is happening, your calm, your relaxed, your not in pain. You arrive at the hospital at the booked time, you check in, get settled in your room. Then they start preparing you for the procedure, the staff are calm and nice (no rushing or panic), you have had time to meet with the anaesthetist and discuss any issues you had last time etc.
It is just a different situation all together 😉
Having said all that, you need to want another baby. My husband wanted heaps of kids and when I met him I wanted none!! I finally agreed to one baby and ended up with twins.. LOL. I enjoyed being a mum and we decided for another baby. 3 babies was hard work and I figured I had enough for a couple of years.
I then fell pregnant accidentally (doctor was changing my contraceptive and I must be fertile 😉 I was devastated to begin, because I wondered how I would cope with 4 children 4yo and under. After a few months my joy grew and I was happy with the pregnancy.
My husband saw it was hard on my body though and we discussed getting my tubes tied. So it was done while I was on the table after the baby was born. So no more babies for me. That in it’s self was sad, because every time I packed away the things she had outgrown I knew I would never see them again. I have got over that now and all is good.
Chat to your husband and discuss your feelings. Also keep in mind that if you track your ovulation window you can have sex for a good part of the month, just not in that five days. So he wont be missing out as much and he probably wont know when your ovulating anyway 😉
I wish you the best with your decision. But I truly think that if your able to manage your fears with positive thoughts the experience will be much better for you the next time.
And I know from my experience I healed quicker and with less pain. I know it was because my body was not exhausted from 10 hours of labour.
Good luck 😉
Richard asks…
I am 5 days past my due date, hoping some moms were in my same boat…?
So, today makes me 5 days overdue. I am really not that worried since this is my first baby, and my cycles averaged 33 days so I probably am not actually late. However I have not dilated or effaced, I have NOT felt even ONE contraction, but baby has come down and my doctor can feel his head.
-I was just wondering how many of you moms went into labor on their own when you showed no signs of labor coming anytime soon, you know like me: not dilated, effaced, no contractions?
-Also, did you really do anything that you think helped bring labor on, you know like walking, castor oil, sex (although sex is hard for me, we haven’t had sex, save for twice, the entire pregnancy, I just can’t get into it)?
I am just looking for some encouragement, we are hoping for a 100% natural birth, and I just wanted to see if other moms who were in my same position went into labor on their own and did not need an induction.
Thanks ladies!
Michelle answers:
Well i was 40+9 and I had to be induced… Once you get past 40 weeks there is a very high chance of the baby having a bowel movement while still in utero… Which can be very very dangerous.. Just because you are induced does not mean it is not a natural birth… Natural birth is considered any birth vback! They will possibly scrape you cervix and give you pitocin or cervadill… Castor oil does not work and walking will SLOWLY bring on contractions… Sex is the best thing to do to bring on labor. Good luck, just hold on the baby will be here before you know it 🙂
Linda asks…
Did your doctor strip your membranes?
I’m 40 weeks today…YAY!!!!!!!! So, it’s finally here, but unfortunately baby’s not lol!! I have a doctor’s appointment today and I have a feeling the doc will try to schedule me for induction if I haven’t delivered by next week, especially since it’s so close to Christmas. I was induced with my first pregnancy (to fit the doctor’s schedule) and I REALLY don’t want to be induced this time. I know two or three people that had their membranes stripped and went in to labor the same day. I’ve been doing some research and it seems to be a more natural way to induce if your body is ready. At my appointment last week I was 1cm dilated and my cervix was soft but still thick and she could feel baby’s head. She didn’t give me percentages of effacement or a station or anything like that so sorry, I can’t give that info. It’s not a TON of progress, but it’s still something.
So, did your doctor strip your membranes? Were you dilated? Effaced?
Did it work for you?
If so, how long after they were striped did you go into labor?
Michelle answers:
Just wanted to say congrats and good luck!! I’m 40 weeks tomorrow 😀 And my little girl isn’t here either so it’s good to know I’m not alone 🙂 Got a membrane sweep next Tuesday (14th) and if that doesn’t work then I’ll be induced on the 21st.
Fingers crossed and hoping they both make an entrance soon for us!
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