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C_mommy
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What would you have changed about your pg and L&D?
C_mommy
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I think next time I will go with a mid wife instead of an OB and I think I would rather deliver at a birthing center rather than a big hospital. I just really didn't like how my OB almost missed the birth because she was so busy, and during prenatal visits she would be half out the door while I was trying to ask ??'s. I think I would rather have a midwife that would spend time with me and actually remember me when I come back for my 6 week check up. I didn't like the nursing staff at my hospital. They were extremely pushing and kind of rude.
What about you? what would you change?
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Re: What would you have changed about your pg and L&D?
yes......but......I was thinking more along the lines of stuff we actually can control
PG - I would have eaten less ice cream. Oi vey.
L&D - Nothing. I loved my OB, was very happy with my delivery, and I got a healthy baby. Having a double room the first night sucked, but the amazingness of the single room for the three nights after that made up for it.
Well poop on you!
I would have not had my cvnty female OB the first part of my pregnancy and had my male OB i had at the end the WHOLE time!
you suck (j/k)
My L & D was a nightmare..everytime I look back on it though I just remember being in the recovery room and starring at DS in awe...and think back to that moment when he finally came OUT and I was just balling..that feeling is worth the world.
But I agree with you I would consider a mid wife next time, I never saw the OB before that delivered DS so I wasn't all that comfortable...it was the luck of the draw I guess.
A different nursing staff. I only liked one nurse my entire stay, and I only had her the night I checked in before I went into labor (I was induce the next day).
Yes, but I labored for 26 hours. Did you not know there was going to be a 8lb 12oz baby coming out of my 5'0 body? I was HUGE and overdue by a week.
I wish I didn't have a reaction to the anesthesia they used on me for my c-section. I had the shakes so bad, throwing up and going in and out of consciousness. I wasn't able to hold Marley for a few hours, and I was so out of it the the first 12 or so. I am glad I had such an easy recovery from my c-section though. I have heard horror stories, and I felt pretty normal within a week.
This times infinity!!!!!!!!!!! I will never touch that shiit (stadol) again! I'm not opposed to the epi if I need to be induced again.
That and I'm switching OB's for the next one, so I guess that too.
If I was to be induced again.. EPI before they break my water. That hurt like hell
I wouldn't have spent 2 mos on strict hospital bedrest in L&D
I wouldn't have had my babies 2 mos early
Yup, that is it. Everything else seems unconsequential.
PG-The last month, it killed me. But I literally worked up until the day I went into labor.
L&D- Loved it all, except the time my OB said "Quit pushing with your face!" lol
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I had two babies with OBs and epidurals. This third birth I decided to do things differently. I switched from an OB to a midwife group and it was the best choice ever. After some initial monitoring when I arrived at the hospital I was free to move around, get in the tub and I did not have an IV or bands around my belly.
The only thing I'd change next time is to go home early (I had the option but decided to stay). I was BORED and lonely at the hospital and hated being woken up for no good reason all the time.
I would have tried to be a little healthier during pregnancy and for my L&D I would have labored at home a bit longer. I thought I'd have a quick labor and wanted to hurry to the birth center so I wasn't in hard labor in the car (it is an hour from our house) but once we got there I was only 3 cm and it took like, 9 hours till baby was born.
And I wouldn't have had all the crap that happened after birth that we had to transfer for (but not really in my control)
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PG- I would like to not spot the first 20 weeks of my next pregnancy. That was scary thinking you might be miscarrying constantly. They never did figure out why I bled.
L & D - I would like my next child to be in the correct position, not posterior (sunny side up). I do not wish to push for over three hours and have my kid vaccuumed out and look like it got hit by a MACK Truck like my DD did. Because of the trauma to her, she had severe swelling, bruising, had to have a Cranial U/S, we got referred to an O/T and attended head shaping clinics, and because she was so swollen after delivery, she didn't look "normal" and therefore had to be tested for Chromosomal issues. (Everything turned out perfect in the long run)
If I show up in labour next time and my kid is in any other position than normal head down, face down, I will be screaming for a c-section. I'm not doing that again.
My pregnancy was perfect. I really wouldn't have wanted to change a thing.
My L&D? I'd change pretty much everything. Except for the fact that it resulted in a healthy baby, I didn't have to have a c-section, and I lived and have no long lasting health effects.
Short(ish) version -- I was induced before DD and I were ready (although she was a week overdue). I was in labor for 16 hours (which, while not fun, was actually fine.) I pushed for 3 hours (again, miserable, but fine -- I'd do that again if I had to). But apparently being on pitocin for 16 hours made my body just stop responding to it -- so when they gave me pitocin after the birth to expel the placenta, it didn't work fully. I was also severely anemic. I started fainting about an hour after DD was born, then started passing softball sized clots. I had to go under general anesthesia to have an emergency D&C two days after DD was born. I then had to beg the doctor to let me go home -- they wanted me to stay in the hospital because I wasn't supposed to be walking around.
Honestly -- I wish I'd just stuck to my guns and refused to be induced. I think if I'd gone into labor naturally that none of that would have happened.
I'm with you on this one. My OB was on her cell phone outside while I was pushing. And no-one listened to me at the hospital. Boo to them.
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This exactly. I had a group of OBGYNs that I went to, rather than just one, and they never told me anything about my progression, never did internal checks (ok, I hate internal checks, but it would've been nice to know if I was dilated before the day I went into the hospital to give birth... yeesh!), didn't tell me anything about what I should expect, or what to do if I ended up going into early labour (thank goodness I never did)... And as for the hospital bit, I would've preferred if they had checked me right away, instead of waiting half an hour with me on monitors, and it would've been nice if they'd asked WHERE I was feeling the contractions... hearing "Oh, your contractions aren't that bad..." kinda pissed me off, because they were checking for normal contractions... I felt like screaming at the girl "That's cuz I'm having BACK LABOUR FFS!!!" at that point... and then after that she figured out I was 4cm dilated and fully effaced.. ugh. The other thing with the hospital... well, the nursing staff wasn't rude, or anything, but there was nowhere for DH to wait/sleep, and they kept me there for over 24 hours.. I was only supposed to be there for 24 hours.. we were bored STIFF after 18.... we wanted to leave. I'd much rather go somewhere where I can leave in 2 hours if I want to... I hate forced inactivity, especially when I don't have much to do while there...
Me Too! I felt like I was high and it intensified the contax!! I was so pissed that they gave it to me.. Yuck
I would have waited, I was 2 weeks over due, but my water broke 2 minutes after they gave me the pitocin. I would have gone into labor on my own at any time. Instead I felt the wrath of contrax on pitocin and crapy pain killers.
PG - Honestly, probably nothing. I had a great pregnancy, was lucky enough not to get morning sickness and felt great the entire time. Just the last couple weeks I was really tired and was just ready for it to be over but other than that it was fine.
L&D - I wish I didn't need to be induced. I really wanted to go into labour on my own but DD had other ideas!! I got induced at 41 weeks exactly, and the induction went great. I progressed really quickly with Pitocin and when I asked for the epi it was all ready too late, I was 10cm!! But the fact that I was able to do the entire thing with no pain medication at all still amazes me. I hope I'm that lucky the next time around!
I would of worked out at least some. I was bad, ate anything I wanted and never worked out.
I loved my doctor, just hope that the water birth works out next time.
the thought of a birthing center just makes me nervous b/c you never know what might go wrong.
i would have chosen this other doctor in the practice to be my main doctor. i liked the guy i chose, but i didn't meet this other lady until pretty far into my pregnancy and she is seriously the coolest person i've ever met. like i want to be friends with her in real life. she's now who i see for my annuals. she was the doctor who got things going for me at my 40 week appt. by stripping my membranes, and she checked me the next morning once i got to the hospital.
i loved my labor and delivery nurse and my anesthesiologist. seriously, i wanted to give him a huge hug. i just wish that the recovery rooms were as nice as the L&D rooms. that's all. i had a great experience over all!
I will be more in control instead of "going along with protocol". I was induced and labored for over 9 hours with no dilation. The reason ended up being b/c Jacob had turned face up and couldn't progress down the birth canal.
If I had said to the hospital staff that I needed to be off the monitors at least 15 minutes of each hour as long as my LO was showing no signs of distress, there is a chance that getting into different positions would have turned him and I may have avoided a c-section.
Other than that I was blessed to have a relatively complication-free 41 weeks. Other than the beginning (spotting) and end (low fluid).