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Babe 
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 Posted: 20 September 2011 at 7:44pm |
#1 approx 35 minutes with epidural, no assistance. He'd been stuck for ages and I was being prepped for a c-section when all of a sudden he presented lol we also had issues with his HB dropping but he came down so fast I couldn't go into theatre (TG!) and because of labour trauma they were wary of intervening so no forceps or anything yay! And he was perfect 
#2 approx 10 minutes with epidural, no assistance except for MW popping a bubble of waters that had somehow not been broken earlier and was making it harder for him to be pushed out. He was also perfect
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Posted: 20 September 2011 at 8:19pm |
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TOOO LONGGGGGG
Causing TOOO MUCH DAMMMAGE!!!!
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Posted: 20 September 2011 at 8:38pm |
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I was flat on my back too but posts my time a couple of pages back.
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Posted: 21 September 2011 at 12:03pm |
1st child took 2 hours 15 minutes, my contractions stopped and I was in no mood to push when I didn't have one. He finally came out thou and that is what mattered.
2nd child took 48 minutes.
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Posted: 21 September 2011 at 3:03pm |
 Girls Rock wrote:
TOOO LONGGGGGG
Causing TOOO MUCH DAMMMAGE!!!! |
You broke your baby? ..
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Posted: 21 September 2011 at 4:41pm |
^^ haha like. I was going to list a nice gruesome description of my own damage then though sh*t, lets not scare the pregnant lurkers who are first timers 
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Posted: 24 September 2011 at 9:28pm |
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Mine was around 1 hour and then they started to get concerned as baby's heart rate was dropping and not coming back up fast enough.. I remember having no idea when I was meant to push as I had no urge to push whatsoever, just horribly intense contractions that never seemed to stop and start, just kept coming on top of each other.... then they did an episiotomy - while the registrar prepped for vontouse and she came out in two pushes.
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 2:27pm |
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Three hours 9 minutes. A surgeon popped her head in part way through to see if I needed any assistance...after asking me why I was crying and making so much noise, after which I replied "because it hurts!" she tells me that she gave birth to 5 children without pain relief. Woo hoo for her! Grrr! She then tells me to keep pushing and leaves. Another surgeon comes in close to three hours and decides that this baby "really needs to come out" no s**t lol! So after an epistiotomy, ventouse and a whole lot of damage, my son was born.
I am hoping sincerely that this labour is easier!
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 3:42pm |
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You have got to be kidding, Sharlene. That surgeon needs a good firm kick up the backside...
(Also, they so should have had a good telling off. My brother's FIL has been in hospital and due to his problems his eyes are very dialated. A Dr took one look and said they 'looked like a dead man's eyes', which didn't offend him in the slightest but a more senior Dr overheard it and appologized profusely, and apparently the other Dr got a good growling... what your surgeon said was way ruder!!)
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 8:38pm |
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It took me just under 2hrs. An hr of that was after you could see her hair coming out. I had an episiotomy and she was born in under 2 mins. My peritineum never thinned out so she had no hope. I got a 3rd degree tear, which was expected because of my peritineum. Next time as soon as she crowns I want an episiotomy if my peritineum hasnt thinned. I also was 'that woman' but not at the hospital I was at home. Thankfully the neighbours who I dont know very well have never said anything. DH said you could hear it from across the street lol
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 9:42pm |
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I was pushing for 13 mins, was in active labour for 8 hours (was very active all throughout which kept things moving very quickly. I had a 3rd degree tear as my son decided at the last minute to squeeze his hand up by his head so required alot of stiches :(
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 10:08pm |
Hopes wrote:
You have got to be kidding, Sharlene. That surgeon needs a good firm kick up the backside...
(Also, they so should have had a good telling off. My brother's FIL has been in hospital and due to his problems his eyes are very dialated. A Dr took one look and said they 'looked like a dead man's eyes', which didn't offend him in the slightest but a more senior Dr overheard it and appologized profusely, and apparently the other Dr got a good growling... what your surgeon said was way ruder!!) |
It was a South African surgeon at Wellington hospital who said those things to me. Apparently she doesn't work there anymore though, which is very good in my opinion because I may be going back there in January.
That's not nice about your FIL either. Sometimes health professionals can be so rude!
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 10:17pm |
With #1, I have no idea! I was very mad at the midwife for not giving me anymore epidural, so I wasn't really paying attention. Just demanding I get some more epidural.
With #2, 12mins of pushing. With no pain relief 
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Posted: 25 September 2011 at 10:20pm |
Sharlene28 wrote:
I am hoping sincerely that this labour is easier! |
It will be. But I reckon, you should definitely get some raspberry leaf tablets. They helped a lot!
I had just as crappy experience with Sophie, as you did with Seth. So if I can have a 2nd baby and have an easier time, I have faith that you can  I highly recommend a water birth.
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 9:27am |
wow Sharlene you poor thing that must have been horrible!!
with my DD it was a 9 hour active labour (24 hours from first contraction) 30 mins pushing, no pain relief. that was plenty long enough for me! i had a water birth and i really feel that being in the water made it so much better than if i was on "dry land" i was so relaxed and got less tired not having to hold up my own weight as much i reckon..(tho DD is my first so i actually dont have anything to compare it to lol its just my theory..  )but i only had one graze (internal) and 2 stitches from it all so count myself extremely lucky- i dont know what i would have done if it had of ended up 2 hours or something...shudder to think!
TOTALLY admire you ladies who had to go through long labours and trauma to have your babies!!
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 9:28am |
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just read back again- Hopes!!! oh my goodness that is TERRIBLE a dr saying someone has dead mans eyes! some people ay?!
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 1:04pm |
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You broke your baby? .. [/QUOTE]
The baby didnt break which was a blessing, but since you asked, she did have head trauma a Caput succedaneum to be exact from my notes being stuck, she also had large brusing from the ventouse extraction on her forehead and forceps scars on the sides of her head and I twisted my pelvis, cracked my tailbone and damaged my sacral joint muscle, I blew all the blood vessels in my eyes....the list goes on I wont bore you anymore.
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 3:18pm |
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before i realised i was in labour with my DD i was 5cm.. then 2 hours later we decided tp break my waters at 7cm.. 1.5 hours later DD was born 45 mins of pushing! happened so fast had no time for pain relief although i never had much pain just felt like period cramping and back ache! think i got of pretty lightly for a first born.
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 4:39pm |
Girls Rock wrote:
The baby didnt break which was a blessing, but since you asked, she did have head trauma a Caput succedaneum to be exact from my notes being stuck, she also had large brusing from the ventouse extraction on her forehead and forceps scars on the sides of her head and I twisted my pelvis, cracked my tailbone and damaged my sacral joint muscle, I blew all the blood vessels in my eyes....the list goes on I wont bore you anymore. |
Holy caboodles girlsrock no wonder you wanted to see if anyone else had gone through that and then gone back for more! 
ETA :sigh: fixing stuff... again...
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 7:30pm |
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was very lucky and pretty much only had to sneeze with my son! was induced, and 8 hours later think i pushed for literally a minute and had him. Like my mum with me, so maybe some truth in the theory you deliver like your mother did?
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How long did you push for?
