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(Land_of)_Maz

Pooky wrote: »

I went 19 days over with DD1 (they wouldn't believe my dates) and 15 days over with DD2 - both induced in the end.

DD1's placenta had given up and she was lucky to be alive - I did keep telling them my dates were correct but the scan said different - my consultant did actually come to the house and apologise after he'd read my notes.

Morning all btw :j

omigod pooky! what a nightmare!!

The most horrific part of my long labour was when they swept the membranes... i'm sure i passed out temporarily! horrific!!

Erin was stubborn as hell, we tried everything in the labour techniques between my waters breaking early friday am and her being born at 9pm on the sunday night by C section...!

A walking "childbirth the hard way"manual the midwife called me!

daphne_descends

Ahh lunch time

Luc you can refuse induction and any intervention you want to really. Have read of lots of people who go to a massive 43 weeks. Yes, the placenta does begin to deteriorate after 42 weeks but this is not an exact science... you can elect for daily monitoring and if you and the baby are fine then the stats at least will show that spontaneous labour is favourable to an inducement. However, before writing off induction, look at your Bishop's Score as if you're already heading that way a helping hand might be all you need!

But if you're after minimal intervention during labour then I am sure you know it tends to spiral - but of course the main focus is you and the baby being healthy, however it all happens!

I have to say though I would not dream of going anywhere for the evening with a 2/3 week old - 8 weeks on, when the shock subsides, sure! That for me was the turning point anyway.

Here is my token mention of Paul Mckenna seeing as he is making into every one of my posts these days :rolleyes:

Dentist this afternoon _pale_

cat4772

Afternoon everyone

Wow - all this talk of difficult deliveries is kinda reminding me of the weekend just gone!!! At MIL's 70th birthday meal yesterday, my SIL and MIL were competing in a bizarre game of one-upmanship to tell me the most terrifying labour / delivery ordeal experienced (by what seemed like any woman, ever, in the history of the modern world) :eek: It was not reassuring _pale_ and in the end my temper came to my rescue and I was able to yell that !!!!!!, my mother successfully did it three times, my sister did it twice and the rest of my female relatives don't appear to have dropped dead from giving birth and all of them went on to have another one so if the first was so blinking bad I'm sure it would have put many of them off from doing it all again:mad:

BTW - today isn't going too well; I'm tired, I really ache (reading all the books it's sounding like the start of SPD, and I might just have a word with my boss when he comes in to see if he can referr me to physio before uncomfortable aches become excruciating pain), worried about the cat who doesn't seem to be getting better despite two trips to the vet (and a third tonight) and I am fed up with his family.

Cat.x

Bunnyinthelights

Cat and Luc-

I loved labour and it hurts, yes, a lot, but I would GLADLY do it over and over and over. I thought it was EASY compared to being pregnant. If you can remain focused (a good birth partner will help you here-my DH was incredible-I guess being used to seeing people in pain he really kept me grounded nd stopped me panicing-because I think everyone at some point panics-you cannot understand the pain until you've done it) I LOVED gas and air-it was my best friend.

I also firmly believe if you are 'scared' it will make it worse. It is a natural process that women have been doing for thousands and thousands of years.

Bunnyinthelights

ohhhhh DD-good luck at the dentist!

Burlesque_Babe

good job I'm never going to have kids listening to all this lot!!!

schoolrunmum

Hey Bunny..I'm with you...my labours were like a girlie night out,thanks to the gas and air and 2 really funky fun midwives!

daphne_descends

Thanks Bun - and yes - the BEST thing about labour is that the ordeal of being pregnant is finally over! I was soooo looking forward to having my bladder capacity back and my ankles no longer being like elephant legs, and being able to EAT whatever I want, being able to sleep comfortably (well, after some recovery, ouch!) - and of course you get to keep the baby but all those other trivialities are SO worth it! I think it took me a couple of weeks to get used to NOT having to waddle as I walked

daphne_descends

LOL SRM! :rotfl:

(Land_of)_Maz

cat4772 wrote: »

Afternoon everyone

Wow - all this talk of difficult deliveries is kinda reminding me of the weekend just gone!!! At MIL's 70th birthday meal yesterday, my SIL and MIL were competing in a bizarre game of one-upmanship to tell me the most terrifying labour / delivery ordeal experienced (by what seemed like any woman, ever, in the history of the modern world) :eek: It was not reassuring _pale_ and in the end my temper came to my rescue and I was able to yell that !!!!!!, my mother successfully did it three times, my sister did it twice and the rest of my female relatives don't appear to have dropped dead from giving birth and all of them went on to have another one so if the first was so blinking bad I'm sure it would have put many of them off from doing it all again:mad:

BTW - today isn't going too well; I'm tired, I really ache (reading all the books it's sounding like the start of SPD, and I might just have a word with my boss when he comes in to see if he can referr me to physio before uncomfortable aches become excruciating pain), worried about the cat who doesn't seem to be getting better despite two trips to the vet (and a third tonight) and I am fed up with his family.

Cat.x

Sorry Cat! didn't mean to sound like i was bragging... just think a dose of realism is a good thing as so many people have a hearts and flowers approach and that isn't healthy either...