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C-section - What to Expect?
Asked by L.R. from Detroit
on March 11, 2009
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My doctor and I have decided to schedule a c-section for my delivery.
I have no idea what to expect with a c-section. And I am getting nervous. It’s a week aw...
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- I was *sort of* in your same shoes in December. I had to deliver via c-section 4 weeks early (due to placenta previa, not gestational diabetes) and my son was 8 lbs. ...
- I am not sure how a scheduled c-section goes because I went through labor first. I heard that if it is scheduled to make sure they give you the spinal before they put...
- I had a c-section after my labor didn't progress. With mine, they gave me a shot to numb everything from my neck down. The delivery itself didn't take very long once...
Midwife vs C Section
Asked by M.L. from Portland
on June 11, 2011
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hi mamas..a little background, i had a vaginal delivery and had a big baby, and an episiotomy..the episiotmy was pretty bad and two years later is causing me trouble (...
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- If I was already 'messed up" down there the LAST thing I would want would be another baby to come out of "there". Don't you think you really do stand a much better ch...
- My first (normal 7lb 11oz) was born with a midwife in a hospital, I had a small/medium tear. Got sewed up and was pretty sore for a little over a week. Four months l...
- Part of me agrees with Laeh, and part of me agrees with Marla. I had been well educated prior to my births about natural birth. My sister was a homebirther, and ...
What Should I Expect from Pregnancy
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on June 20, 2012
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Hi moms,
I'm about five months pregnant with my first child. It was an unexpected pregnancy but I am thrilled to be having a child. I'm not so much worried about the...
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- Each labor is different. With my son I had bad back pain. Kind of like really bad menstral cramps. With my daughter she decended really fast so there was alot of press...
- Well, as someone who literally would have died due to complications with both of my labors...(1 - developed eclampsia DURING labor and my kidneys went into failure, an...
- I've had three babies and the labors were all different. Don't be too set on a "plan" because things usually don't go as planned. If you want an epidural, get one. ...
Giving Birth for the First Time
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on November 30, 2008
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I have a neice that lives in N.Y. She is due any day now with her first baby. Sadly, I can not be there and her mother passed away a year ago. I know she can give b...
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- i remember having my first, and being furious that no one told me what it would be like afterwards, the cramping, the bleeding, how it hurt to cough, sneeze or move, t...
- Take the drugs!!! My doc was wonderful and reviewed all the options with me when I was 8 months along. It was very, very popular then to give birth naturally. I wen...
- Find her a doula!!!!!!!
Hypertonia
Asked by S.D. from Wausau
on June 23, 2010
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My 2 month old sees an OT for hypertonia but I'm having a hard time understanding hyptertonia, how he developed this, are there other medical issues going on that we h...
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- hi~ it is difficult to say how serious the muscle tone is because there are varying degrees of low tone and high tone ("mild, moderate, severe"). If your child has "...
- Has he been tested for Cerebral Palsy yet? I am curious because I don't know that they could have tested him in NICU as he may have been too young to get an accurate ...
- My daughter wasn't floppy as a child but wasn't very strong. I didn't think anything of it. When she was three I had her evaluated through the school district for spee...
Vaginal Birth After C-section
Asked by R.G. from San Francisco
on July 13, 2008
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I am looking for stories to present to a non-profit to request support for women who have had a prior surgical birth. Access to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Birth (VBA...
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- R., I don't have a story of my own to tell, but I can say that's how my sister did it. She is now 51 with a 30 yo and a 25 yo. Prior to the birth of either child, sh...
- You should really look into the policies of insurance companies on VBACs. It seems to me that is the MAIN reason why women are not "allowed" to have them. There have b...
- Hi! I had a vaginal birth the first time and a ceasarian the second time due to that the baby was breached. Both these were in Sweden. But anyway, right after the sur...
Personal Delima
Asked by K.M. from Sherman
on July 24, 2008
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I am scheduled to induce on August 6th and can't decide what I want to do for pain management. I've heard lots of mixed reviews on epidurals vs. local anesthesia. Ca...
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- I went "all natural" and I felt like the real reason for all that pain is to prepare you for the first few days of motherhood! You feel so empowered to go all natural....
- When it comes to this question every woman is gonna have a different answer for you. Personally, I took the epidural as soon as I could. When I reached the hospital ...
- Hi K.. Congrats on your upcomming new arrival. I am 28 yrs old and just had my first in March. I decided to have the epidural, but I was a five when they gave it to me...
Am I Being Petty and Hormonal?
Asked by D.B. from Detroit
on January 26, 2010
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When I had my first son via emergency c section, I was unable to hold him for 12 hours after (I think it had something to do with the meds given to me and needing to l...
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- I agree with Suzi L. I wasn't able to hold my baby for hours after either because of my emergency csec. I had a vbac for our second baby and it was such a wonderful ...
- If I were in your place, I'd being doing the same thing. You are the one who has to be pregnant for 9 months and deal with all of the doctor appointments, ultrasounds,...
- I'm not sure where you're delivering, but at our hospital there's no reason to lay completely flat and not hold your baby for 12 hours. I can understand if he's in th...
2Nd C-section
Asked by B.P. from Boston
on July 14, 2010
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Hi Moms- I am scheduled for my 2nd c-section on the 20th of July. My son ended up being an emergency c-section after 34 hours of labor - not fun! I really dont recall ...
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- I had 3 c-sections, the last 2 were scheduled, the 1st I knew about 8 hrs before I had to have it. My recovery got better with each one. I threw up on the table for al...
- I have had four and all of them were pretty easy. I got a slight infection on one stitch after the third C-section. It wasn't fun but it was easily taken care of. I...
- Initial recovery, for me, was much quicker with my 2nd (panned) C-Section vs. my 1st (unplanned) one. Full recovery took longer because I have two older kids, but I w...
Interested in Hearing from Some Mamas About Their Birth Experiences!
Asked by B.E. from Dallas
on October 21, 2007
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I am a childbirth educator and I am calling for some feedback on your births. More specifically about your relationship with your MD and or Midwife regarding such thi...
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- I have given birth to two babies and expecting my 3rd in March. My first was a vaginal delivery induced at 40 weeks due to high blood pressure. I wish more than anyt...
- I have a 16 month old, and am currently 38 weeks pregnant. With my first, we found out at 36 weeks that the baby was breech. My doctor clearly gave me the option of ha...
- I had 2 natural child births. I had them at a birthing center with a midwife. It was spontaneous labor. The first one was 1 hour and the second one was 3 hours. They w...
