Update: My friend isn't easing my fears about L&D.

Re: Update: My friend isn't easing my fears about L&D.

• skoogirl

  March 2013

  I think I would kill my family if they did that.

  

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• NicoleSB80 member

  March 2013

  skoogirl:

  I think I would kill my family if they did that.

    It's how their family works.   They are a HUGE filipino family spread out around the world and everyone wants to know everything and so they call and bother the people who don't want/need to be bothered at this time.  So the rules of the family are one person posts on FB and everyone gets info from that person.    

  

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• blueandgray member

  March 2013

  Good luck to your friend, I hope her LO comes soon.

  But try & remember that for every difficult L&D story you hear, there are probably 5 more relatively easy/by-the-book ones you never hear about.  Try not to worry!

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• NicoleSB80 member

  March 2013

  blueandgray:

  Good luck to your friend, I hope her LO comes soon.

  But try & remember that for every difficult L&D story you hear, there are probably 5 more relatively easy/by-the-book ones you never hear about.  Try not to worry!

  I know, it's just so wierd because her and I were together last Saturday and laughing/joking about the horror stories people were enjoying sharing with us.   We were both like - nope, we are good.  We'll go in, get drugs, leave happy with baby.   I feel so bad she's having such a long process, I'm just hoping she has enough meds that she's not miserable in pain.    

  

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• kara1204 member

  March 2013

  Every labor story is different so try not to stress too much=)

  

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• NicoleSB80 member

  March 2013

  SpringPeeper:

  I'm kind of surprised they've let her go so long! I thought they usually put a time limit on labor once the water broke. I hope she has the baby soon!
  

  I know!  That's one of the details I'm dying to know.   When will they move to a c-section?

  

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• elizabethnseanny

  March 2013

  SpringPeeper:

  I'm kind of surprised they've let her go so long! I thought they usually put a time limit on labor once the water broke. I hope she has the baby soon!

  
  
  This. I was forced not really pitocin at around the 20 hour mark both times. Delivered within two hours in a whole lot of pain.

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• mollyskywalker member

  March 2013

  blueandgray:

  Good luck to your friend, I hope her LO comes soon.

  But try & remember that for every difficult L&D story you hear, there are probably 5 more relatively easy/by-the-book ones you never hear about.  Try not to worry!

  I was going to say something similar. With DS my contractions started around 9pm and he was born the next morning at 9:30. In that 12 hour period I was able to get a few hours sleep at the hospital after I got the epidural and before I started pushing.  

  

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• emeraudecephiro member

  March 2013

  I wouldn't worry too much, As a pp said, there are a lot of good stories for every worrysome one. T&Ps for your friend for a safe delivery.

  My mom once told me to ease my fear of all these scary labor stories people would tell me that you only hear bad ones a lot of the time, because the people who give birth fine usually aren't the ones who want to tell over and over again because it isn't as interesting of a tale to tell.  

  Vincent Julian born on March 27th, 2013 DX with Down Syndrome 

  

   

  
  

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• NicoleSB80 member

  March 2013

  Baby Girl is here almost 48 hours of labor.  20+ hours of pitocin and about 3.5 hours of pushing.   We have a little chubby cheeked girl

  

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