Would you like to share your birth story with me?

babesbabs

Moms: I am gathering information on labor and birth and am looking for women to share their birth story with me.I'd love to hear as much info as you are willing to share, as well as answer a couple questions.
1. If you could change anything (that you had control over), what would that be?
2. What kind of support did you have during labor and delivery? (mom, sister, doula etc)
3. Did you have lactation/postpartum support within the first few weeks?

J+MS

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Kb103109

1. If I could change anything I would like for things to not be so rushed.  I went into the OB at 36 weeks because I was really uncomfortable and when he checked me I was 3 cm and 80%.  So I was taken over to the hospital (across the street) and was taken to L & D and a couple hours later my girls were born via C/S.  I felt like I didn't even have time to process what was going on.  I also would have changed not getting to see my girls after they were born.  They were born at 6:29 and 6:30 pm and I was in recovery for over 3 hours because I was so sick from the morphine.  I was so out of it I don't even remember being taken up to my room.  I didn't even get to see them until the next day.  So I wish someone would have taken me to see them even if I couldn't have held them or if I was out of it from the pain drugs.

2. DH and my mom were in the room during my C/S.  

3. The only lactation support I had was the day after my girls were born the hospital lactation consultant came to help me. 

smiling76

If I could do anything I would have not allowed myself to go 2 weeks overdue.  Not because I was uncomfortable (I wasn't)....but the safety factor.  No one really discusses that.  When we went in to be induced my son was under major distress--I could hear his heart almost stopping--it was frightening and resulted in a c-section then--which then of course my 2nd was born via c-section--which sucks.

My support was different because it was a c-section.  The nurses were amazing.  BUT if it was vaginal it would have been my DH and mom. 

YES---a lactation consultant is a must for any mom.  I was lucky because I was in the hospital for a week after the c-section whereas most girls would go home the next day--not getting enough help with the boobies.  LOL

laurakaz13

1. If you could change anything (that you had control over), what would that be?

Nope. I had the vaginal birth with an epidural that I wanted. It was pleasant and I really can't complain at all.  I was nursed immediately and we roomed in with DD. 

2. What kind of support did you have during labor and delivery? (mom, sister, doula etc)

My husband and the required medical staff are the only people who will ever be in a delivery room with me.  Ever. 

3. Did you have lactation/postpartum support within the first few weeks?

Nope. I didn't need it though.  Nursing was easy for me. 

Manateearmz

If you want my birth story you'll have to ask my mom.

lageorgiapaperie

https://www.theaccidentalwallflower.com/2012/03/harrys-birth-story-long.html

And here are the questions:

1. I wasn't allowed to BF (he was preemie, had some complications at birth), which was total BS. I wasn't able to BF him until he was 3 days old, which sucked, b/c he never got the hang of it and we had to FF. 

2. Just DH. 

3. I did have some LC help while he was in the NICU, but they weren't very helpful. 

Cebs222

1.  I would change NOT saying anything about some of the nurses that were not being careful or nice.  We were at a military hospital in which not all of the nurses were trained to take care of specifically newborns. They treated them like it was a game. At least my husband spoke and showed his mind.  Speak up if you are not comfortable with a nurse or doctor- dont feel bad about their feelings if you aren't clicking with them is what i woudl change.

2. I just had my husband.  He was in the military at the time and all of our families were back home because we had 2 day notice of a emergency induction ( due to cholestasis)

3.  I had a consultation with the hospitals LC within a few days of LO being born, right after she was admitted to the NICU ( that was the soonest that i coudl see her)

chardonnay24

babesbabs:

1. If you could change anything (that you had control over), what would that be?would have said no to an induction. My OB told me that since I was measuring small, the baby was at risk for still birth if I didn't induce. I was pretty set on a natural birth and stuck it out as long as I could, but I had stacking contractions after 20 hours of labor and I couldn't do it any longer. The epi sucked because I couldn't feel a thing and it took forever for me to push.

2. What kind of support did you have during labor and delivery? (mom, sister, doula etc) My husband and my best friend were there for my whole labor, and my mom, sisters, and MIL joined us for delivery. The nurses were fairly supportive of a natural birth and helped with breathing techniques, suggesting different positions, and giving me tools (birthing ball, tub, hot rice pack for my back) to help me labor without the epi

3. Did you have lactation/postpartum support within the first few weeks?

Quite a bit. I wished I had more in the hospital but I had to be pretty proactive about getting help. My son didn't nurse for almost 48 hours after he was born and I feel like if I had had some support, I wouldn't have been forced to EP since he never latched. But I saw LCs and a feeding disorder specialist for about 3 months until I gave up and switched to pumping full time.