July 2011 Moms

Damian's birth story (been a difficult journey)

Hi ladies~

My labor and delivery was nothing I was prepared for.  I had very light bleeding on Friday (which I posted about) but didn't think much of it.  Around 2pm, I started feeling dull back pains.  I thought it was from just sitting for so long.  But by 5pm, I had a feeling the pain was more than just from sitting.  The back pains started getting more intense and started feeling front contractions.  At this point, I called the dr and got the okay to go to labor and delivery. It took my husband over an hour to get home due to rush hour.  Once I got checked, I was at 4cms (I was 2 cm on Tuesday's appointment).  So, they admitted me and that's when everything went downhill.  They offered me an epidural and by the time the anesthesiologist got to me, I was definitely more than ready for it.  It took 3 attempts.  About an hour later, I was still able to fill the contractions.  Turned out that the anesthesiologist forgot to turn on the pump.  So, I went for another hour before I was to get any relief.  I had very painful back pains b/c the baby was faced up.  I was good for about 2 hours until my back pains got more intense.  I was progressing without any pitocin or any other meds.  Once I reached 9cms, I started vomiting controllable.   The nurse checked me once I started vomiting b/c it is a symptom of being fully dilated.  I was in a LOT of pain, little relief from the epi.  I begged for more meds but the nurse said that the epi will not help with back pains b/c it's the baby pushing up against my pelvic bones.  At this point, I started pushing.  I pushed for 2 hours, completely exhausted and in a lot of pain.  Dr said baby is not pushing past the pelvic bone and he is coming down on an angle so she recommended emergency c-section.  We proceeded with the c-section.  At this point, another anesthesiologist came up to administer drugs to relieve me of the back pain.  Once I got into the OR, they put more meds through my epi but since it was not placed correctly, I could feel everything.  So, they brought in another anesthesiologist to do the spinal tap.  They had a hard time getting the spinal in.  Once they placed it, the dr said, you should feel numb from chest down.  NOPE, I could feel everything!  They put more meds in and waited some more time.  They did the touch test.  I could still feel pressure but not sharp pains.  Well, they started the c-section and as soon as they started cutting, I started feeling MORE than just pressure.  I felt like I could feel every touch and move.  I panicked and kept saying, I can feel you pulling.  I can feel you pushing on this side and I can feel you cutting.  They put more meds.  I was sooo scared.  They kept reassuring me what I was feeling was normal (turns out it wasn't).  They finally pulled baby Damian out and saw his little cone shaped head for the first time.  I was overjoyed but was quickly distracted by MORE pain.  I tried to ignore the pain and enjoy the first sounds of my baby boy but it was really hard.  Once my husband had him, I tried to focus on him but just couldn't.  Once they were done, they took me back to my room.  They told me with the amount of meds they gave me, I wouldn't be able to walk or feel my legs for good 6 hours.  Well, GUESS WHAT?  I had full control over my legs within 10 mins.  They tried to give me perocot which I threw up in seconds (not fun with staples). 

I am recovering just fine and just taking Motrin and Tylenol and thought we would be discharged a day early.  Turns out my baby boy has jaundice and has been getting photo therapy.  I am an emotional mess.  Just want my baby to be okay.  

I'll be praying for all healthy babies and moms!

Edit: Baby Damian was born on July 8th at 7:53am weighing 8lbs 7ozs and 20.5 inches.  He was smaller than estimated.  Ultrasound estimated him at 9.5lbs.

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  • I am so sorry to hear your birth story but so happy that Damian is with you and doing well. My sister in law had a baby in February and had a very similar expereince to yours with the meds not working and her feeling everything. They blamed it on some scoliosis of her spine. It's terrible that you felt all of that and had to go through such a difficult experience. I hope Damian and you get to go home soon!
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  • Sorry it was such a tragic experience. I'm sure the jaundice will be under control very soon and you'll be able to recover more at home. Congrats on your LO!
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  • I am sorry that you had to go through this. I hope that you take it easy and enjoy your LO!
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  • Your story brings back a lot of memories for me.  I had a very similar experience, minus the cs, and it was horrible.  I am terrified to have a repeat experience this time, and I blame a lot of it on the anesthesiologist.  My epi never worked and at one point was dripping down my back.  I had horrible back labor, and I kept showing the doctors that my legs were not numb at all.  I felt like a lot of what I went through could have been prevented.  I'm so sorry that you experienced this.  Take care and enjoy your precious boy! 
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  • That is so horrible that you had to feel all that pain. And you are right outside of DC! I thought you would have better medical professionals in that area for sure!
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