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June 2015 Moms
c-section or Vag !!!
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Re: c-section or Vag !!!
Proud Mama to cleft cutie
Yes and yes. But every experience is different. For me, the pressure was really intense; more than I expected (even though they warn you). I kept saying to DH that it felt like someone threw a large boulder right on top of my chest. I didn't expect to feel the pressure that high. I did have to concentrate on breathing and it felt like I couldn't catch a deep breath, but in all sincerity, I was completely fine. They told me when they first stuck the needle in that can happen too - that you feel like you can't breathe but you truly can.
Nothing about it hurt though. Pressure, yes. Pain, no.
When they first started, I didn't know they had, but all of a sudden it felt like someone was trying to pull me off the table by pulling on my legs. Then it dawned on me, ohhhhhh, that's them pulling down on my body to open it lol. Crazy.
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That would totally be me thinking why are they pulling me off the table. Lol.
@wasatchbaby I always wanted to try water birth. But my hospital didnt do it. I heard it was a wonderful experience. I have even heard that the baby swims to.
My water broke naturally on my due date, I was at a 5 when we went into L&D, and never progressed past that. I hung in there for 25 hours, stuck at 5cm, untill DD's hear rate got out of control. I was strong contractions, but just not dilating. When they went in for the c-section, they found that DD's ear was on my cervix, instead of the top of her head. She would likely not have come out with out a section.
For this baby, I will wait for labor to start/water break, but I will not go through 25 hours of non productive labor. As long as I'm progressing, I'll keep trying to a V-bac, but if labor starts to stall, I'll take the c-section without hesitation.
Mom to P (12/7/10) Step-Mom-to-be to H (05/29/13)
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AngieBMcG I honestly thought that I would freak out too. I didn't even want an epidural because I am afraid of needles and thought it was just one less thing to have on my mind, but the nurses suggested it would be a good idea to at least have it placed as it was looking like I might end up a c-section, so I agreed thinking it would be easier to handle when I was in control than leaving it until it was an emergency. And when the time came to make the call - either keep pushing (even though there had been no progress in hours despite my docs reassurances that I was pushing great) or go for the c-section, I picked c-section and it was totally fine. **I suspect the doctor was only going to give me a few more pushes before she forced a c-section on me. She told me in the morning that DD was sideways and the best she could do was flip her face up (not ideal) and she kept twisting back to sideways every time I pushed. So she was never coming out naturally.**
The World Health Organization maintains global maternal mortality rates and their definition is as follows: "Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes. To facilitate the identification of maternal deaths in circumstances in which cause of death attribution is inadequate, a new category has been introduced: Pregnancy-related death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death."
I find that the WHO website is easy to use and full of interesting statistics, for those inclined to find out more about the subject of maternal health worldwide.
Out in under a minute, his heart rate had dropped severely along with my blood pressure. He suffered ischemia and we were told he would have cerebral Palsy and would never walk. He is a perfect healthy four year old now but labor and delivery was scary and the week to follow in the NICU was touch and go. The c section saved both of our lives. I don't think I could try a vbac considering what happened to the both of us and how traumatic it was. I would prefer to go into labor naturally and then have the c section but ultimately I would just like a healthy L&D and a healthy baby without the trauma and scariness!!
@bfrank2014 I was the same way with my little girl. Man I was terrorize by thought of labor and delivery. I watch "bringing home baby" "make room for multiples" and I didnt know I was pregnant for 6mos to see what I was gonna have to go through. Its crazy but I kind of felt I was gonna have to have a csention because I was 40wks and 1day pregnant an hadn't dilated at all I was still high and closed. They tried to induce me but after 12hr of staying at 4. I gave up so I can say the closer we get to that time you will know whats best for you.
Read positive birth stories, because there are more good stories than bad ones and let the doctors worry about the emergency stuff.
I had two beautiful "easy" births and one slightly more complicated but still beautiful and not at all traumatic birth and there is no reason you shouldn't go in with the same hope and mindset.