Scared?
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Topic: Scared?
Posted By: lisa85
Subject: Scared?
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 5:12pm
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Sorry not pregnant, Just wondering if theres any ladies out there that are getting anxious or even a little scared about the big day?
It was easy for me beacuse I had a planned c-section with the girls so I knew weeks in advance when they would be here. I imagine the not knowing when would be a little scary. Also I don't think it really hit me that they would actually be coming out untill the day they arrived! Its weird I was so wrapped up in being pregnant and what stage of pregnancy I was at that it never really truly sunk in that I was about to meet my first babies until the day it was happening. Just wondering all you new mommas to be, what are your thoughts are on the big approaching day  -------------  
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 5:27pm
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hmmm YES! worried about the pain and the huge change it will be to our life more than anything. i'm a pretty positive person but am not looking forward to pushing something that HUGE out of there! i've been looking up photos on the internet and they just gross me out big time! and i'm too much of a woose to watch the videos! haha
although, i have to admit it doesn't quite feel real yet. once my belly starts growing, then i'll start worrying how i'm going to get it out of there! i just hope i can find a midwife that loves drugging me up to the max with pain relief - no natural/drug-free birth for me thanks!  ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 5:29pm
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I just wish this baby would get the hell outta me!!!!! ------------- 
 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 5:29pm
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Haha yea I'm with you! I have to admit I was stoked when I found out it was twins because I knew I could request a planned c-section lol! -------------
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 5:48pm
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Im on number two and still scared!
I do have the option of having an elective c .. and although I remember how much labour REALLY hurts, I dont want to go through another c section if I can avoid it. But . still scared (just in total denial at this point lol) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:03pm
I'm so so so excited!! Obviously it has to come out eventually, but I haven't thought about it too much yet 
Oh Cuppatea - hope not too much longer for you!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:06pm
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Scared ? damn straight Im scared!
Even tho I was "lucky" and had a straight forward labour with no complications, inverted commas are because at the time I didn't feel lucky, I still know how blimming painful it was. Last time the choice to have pain relief was taken out of my hands and I had none, this time despite how scared I am, my plan is to not have any , which DF doesnt understand . I guess you could say , Im scared ,but excited, cos ive seen before what my body can do ,and I know that at the end of it , I get a little bubba ! I did get scared tho, looking at some graphic childbirth pictures , it never ceases to amaze me ,how , erm, big it gets down there , there were pics of c sections too, and that scared the bejaysus out of me . I shall keep this book and show C these pictures the instant she tells me she has a boyfriend ....  ------------- 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:11pm
I have to admit the idea of an emergency c-section would scare me but having it planned was fantastic the whole thing was so quick and easy  Would totally recommend it to anyone. Recovery was much better than I expected I never used the morphine drip they give you afterwards and was walking around the next day -------------
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Posted By: SBM
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:15pm
Not scared yet. Actually kinda excited about the whole process but then I haven't read a whole lot on it yet, nor have I seen any pictures or videos of labour so perhaps I'm still a little naive about the whole thing  Maybe it's best to stay that way!!
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:24pm
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I've decided i'm not going to have a C section or a vaginal birth. Not sure how i'm going to get her out but she aint coming out of there!!
Amy, don't look up pics or video online lol. You'll see enough when you start classes. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:27pm
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Just skip the classes too .. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:27pm
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I was excited and impatient...up until I went into labour and I realised there was more to it than the baby just coming out . -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:43pm
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I had an elective c/s last time cos he was breech so this is all a bit new to me as well, trying for a vaginal this time. I didn't mind the c/s and recovery wasn't as bad as i thought it would be but it's not something I would choose to do and I did have the choice to have another c/s if I wanted. Just hoping it doesn't end in emergency c/s but if it does at least I know what to expect and it won't come as a big shock.
I was worried about labour earlier on in this pregnancy but now I am so over being fat and uncomfy and having false labour every night that I figure one day of bad pain is better than this continuing for any longer. Dana I was always hoping they would invent some kind of star trek way of beaming the baby out completely pain free but alas that hasn't happened yet. -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 6:55pm
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really Cuppatea??? so I can hope that by the time Im full term I wont be scared too? that would be nice -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:06pm
Im having an elective C/Section this time, cos I had a horrible labour last time(48 hours) and an emergency c section, so I have to have an elective this time as its so close to my last....and Im doing this again???
Im a bit scared I guess, the c section was a bit scary...buts thats cos of all the dramam that was going on with my labour. ------------- |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:14pm
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Sheza I think you will find an elective a lot different to an emergency. Mine was all very calm and we got to write a mini birth plan as well. DH was offered to cut the cord (they cut it but then re cut it when they are being cleaned up) Dh then had first cuddles and brought him over to me and I got kangaroo cuddles whilst being stitched up. And like Lisa I didn't need to use the morphine pump etc and healed really well. Is much easier to have surgery if you haven't been in labour for days already.
Yeah Kelly I think once over due you just don't care you want the little bugger out no matter what, or at least I do and so do the other over due ladies in the Jan thread. -------------
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:14pm
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I was a little scared but overly confident with DD1. Then I had an emergency c/s (due to haemorrage) and that really flipped me. With DD2 I was completely freaked out and wasn't even wanting the baby to be born at all - until I hit 38 weeks (phew, just in time!). I didn't know if I would have a successful VBAC or another emergency c/s with her, so that was the scariest. With DD3 my confidence came back and I was "only" nervous. I'm not really thinking about it yet with this one but I guess I'm getting more confident each time now. Still, I don't like pain very much LOL -------------  |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:16pm
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By 42 weeks .. I was ready for them to pull her out of my nose if thats what it took ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:24pm
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I think I was mostly in denial but a bit scared (esp for Amy as I convinced myself that I would have a terrible labour and end up with a C-section) but by the time I was 7 day over I was a bit like Julia - just get this baby out!!! And out she came and the gas was gggoooooodddddd
With Sophie I was to busy having a toddler to chase to even think about what was going to happen -------------   
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:26pm
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I'm more scared this time than I was the first time. I did get a bit anxious last time but this time I actually know how painful it is. If you'd asked me a month ago I would have probably said stuff it, I'll try epidural this time lol, but I got over that quickly and now although I am scared I'm not scared about the pain I can handle that as I did last time. What I'm really scared about is that the birth will be faster than last time (I went from 4cm to fully dilated in 90mins and I was in shock after the delivery). I'm scared we won't make it to hospital this time and there will be complications due to my bleeding disorder, or that I'll have to have my baby in the car in the middle of the motorway. DH however told me when I expressed my fears that he knows what he's doing this time so doesn't mind delivering our baby if need be. -------------  
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 7:30pm
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Sorry Jo SD and I are both sat here giggling at your DH ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: jjands
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:19pm
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Lol at least he's confident, DH insisted on me having our baby in Rotorua instead of Taupo.
I'm terrified when I stop and think about it so I try not to. I'm going into the birth with an open mind and will try to deal with it minute by minute. But afterwards scares me I don't know alot and what if I really dunno wat to do? And what if I get PND?? Even worse what if I have to ask my MIL for help? |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:21pm
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Babies don't know that you don't know what you're doing -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:23pm
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Well said Cuppatea !, so true !
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Posted By: jjands
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:28pm
| Yeh but does it come naturally or do you slowly learn? I kinda like to muddle my way through and learn by doing |
Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:32pm
| Same here, I'm still a bit scared about labour, but at the moment I'm really scared I'll flip out on the first night after DH goes home, and I won't know what to do or how to cope! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:34pm
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We learnt by doing. I read up a lot of stuff and had one book that was my bible that I would refer to about stuff I wasn't sure about but mostly each baby is different and what works for one won't work for another so it's just a case of getting to know your little one and what they do and don't like etc. -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:36pm
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I was worried too about the whole newborn thing but i found I was actually extremely calm and unfazed by it all once he was actually out, and remember there are people on call to help, at the hospital, then your midwife, plunket, and of course Ohbaby. -------------
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:49pm
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I'm not scared, am excited and pretty much over being pregnant so want baby out! I guess I'm a bit worried about how the birth is going to go and if I'll manage to have a natural birth or not but there's not really any point in worrying about that because there's not much I can do about it! Maybe I'll start getting scared when I actually go into labour lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:53pm
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Its amazing how fast it all goes wether c-section or natural its all just a chaotic blur a month down the track your in some kind of routine and happy :) -------------
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 9:10pm
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There's nothing wrong with asking for help after the birth either, in fact, I highly recommend it! My mum was a great help and still is. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 9:12pm
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Lisa, I'm a bit scared of the next one because I was induced for this one so I was in the hospital the whole labour with people who could tell me it's all normal and I didn't have to make the decision of when to go in from home!
I remember thinking after they broke my waters and I was dialating good and hard that I would not even concider getting in the car if I was at home, no way was I getting out of that shower! It feels like just last week to me but I can't remember the pain much, I remember that it hurt a LOT but I can't actually remember exactly how it felt. I'm looking forward to doing it again, but hoping to be induced again -------------   
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Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 9:53pm
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I've read many, many books on birth, positioning, pain relief etc and also read lots of birth stories to learn about the wide range of possibilities to expect on the day - and I'm still scared. I'm quite squeamish too. Hopefully I'll just get over it on the day. I'll be taking with me my Rescue Remedy and I intend to use pain relief if necessary - I don't want to set myself up for failure if I set "the bar too high". ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 06 January 2009 at 10:39pm
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Scared???
Haven't thought about it really. I am surprisingly calm about it...which is strange, I guess I've been talking to my friend about her birth plan etc so now that she's over & done with we'll be focusing on me <gulp> I guess with so many other things happening in our lives at the moment that baby & the birth hasn't actually been the most important? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 12:52pm
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I had convinced myself I have a high pain tolerance and it wasn't going to hurt much but no it did. Second time round I had a few wee freak outs knowing what was coming but by the time it was 'time' I was so over pregnancy I couldn't wait.
jjands when Jack was born I had no idea about anything, the first day in hospital the nurses pretty much stayed in my room to help the whole time, by day 3 I knew as much as I needed to. Most of it is trial and error, once you have got the feeding sorted it gets a whole lot easier. |
Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 1:23pm
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I was scared - no, absolutely terrified - in the beginning. I was also adamant that baby would not exit me either through the vagina or via c-section. I ran to hug the big white telephone whenever anyone related a birth story or I saw a TV prog/film with one in. Just couldn't handle it.
Then...I did a hypnobirthing course. Now I have no fear at all about 'that' day. I am looking forward to it, and am very confident that we will achieve a calm easy birth
And if all else fails - my doctor is on hand with lots of drugs. Hehehe.
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 1:56pm
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Spirals, I like your style
I was kind of looking forward to labour, I really wanted to know what it was like and whether hypnobirthing would "work" (this was before my classes started). Of course, nothing went as planned really and Callum came early so we just did what we had to to get him out safely. The drugs were good!!! Chickoin said it really well - it feels like it just happened but also I can't really remember the painful part. When I first came home from hospital without Callum I couldn't believe how easy (physically) it had all been and was talking to DH about the "next one" straight away. Now, after 3ish weeks of sleep deprivation, I can see how people stop at one It's not the thought of labour putting me off though.
Scared? I'm still scared now - the COMPLETE responsibility for this little person is pretty daunting!!! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 2:49pm
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Scared? Not yet! But I will be no doubt. I guess I'm just assuming it's gonna hurt, even if I don't know what sort of pain is involved, I also assume that if women keep going back for more than one so it can't be the worst thing in the world IYKWIM? And I guess it is pain with a purpose. You get a baby at the end. And I can imagine by 30+ weeks I'll just be over being pg totally and will want someone to pull her out of my ear if need be, just to get it over with lol I might not watch the videos at antenatel classes. There're some things I don't want to know about. How jumbo jets stay in the air and how a baby gets through a vagina are 2 of those things lol. -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 3:42pm
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At our antenatal class the birth video didn't have any between the legs shots. The lady gave birth standing up and was wearing a hospital gown. -------------
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 3:54pm
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I was so scared before birth I used to cry. And when I did the hospital tour the conversation with the duty midwife went like this:
MW "so what type of birth are you hoping to have?" Me "painfree!" MW (frowning) "there will be some pain involved" Me "not if I can help it!" I was induced and elected to have an epidural before it got any more than serious crampy pains. So there MW! I am electing to have another epidural next time too. I really don't want to feel the full effects of labour (sorry to all those who are pro-natural!) I am also worried, like Jo, that its gonna happen very fast and we won't make it. We live in Kapiti, 45 mins drive from Welly Hospital and last time, labour was 3 hours total. EEEK! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 4:23pm
Look! Labour can be fun Especially with the glorious gas lol
Emmecat, wanna see my vagina pics? lol .
Oh and I was SO scared of being a first time mum, it seemed that all mums with babies handled them so naturally. Then a friend pointed out to me that ALL mums are first timers to begin with. It really does come naturally. I read all sorts of books about how to work a baby but it's all completly irrelavent because you just use instinct. Oh and I agree, at 40 weeks you are SO over it you just want it OUT!!! edited because I spelt 'vagina' as 'vanina'. Pfft, baby brain will never ever end... -------------
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 8:53pm
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Chickoin, how is that little buba of yours going? ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 07 January 2009 at 9:28pm
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I was like CuriousG, I used to cry at the thought of giving bith and it terrified me as a teen so there was no way I was getting pregnant, bring on ALL birth control at once, lol!
I got induced and handled the pain well I thought until I started tp get tired and it all got to much. But I was so suprised at how my body just took over and how I realised I had no control so just had to 'go with the flow' I ended up with an emergency C-section and it scares me more now thinking I could end up with another section. I hated every minute of it physically and emotionally. I can't wait for labour now and hopefully I'll go into labour on my own and I WILL have a succesful VBAC, hehe! The only thing that scares me about a 'natural' birth is the pushing stage incase I tear! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 9:07am
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Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing....until I saw pictures in a book last night. mmm. No more pictures for me I think.
I don't think I am so much scared of the labour, I'm more scared of the drugs. I'm too scared to have a needle going through my spine, so I don't know what I'm going to do. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 9:21am
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My friend has a fear of hospitals, drugs and pain Katep so she had a home birth, lol! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 9:32am
hehe LOVE it!!! Hmmm let me find one of my labour pics! lol Here! yes i was is much pain!! 
BUT! Then I got this!
Dont be scared new mummies to be, its SO worth it in the end, even after my horrible birth experience Im doing it again because I look at my little boy and think, it was all worth it to get him at the end of it all, as you can see from the two pics ------------- |
Chickoin wrote:Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:27am
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I think labour the first time is scary because you are thrust into a world where you don't have control over your body , if I wanted to , say, tap my fingers now, I could , infact, I just did, but when you are in labour , you have no control over when the contractions come , all you can do is go along for the ride.
But the end result, can there be anything greater? I struggle to think so , a precious baby, YOUR baby, who is in the world for the first time ever , and as interesting and scary as it all must be for them , all they want especially in that first few moments , is you . I think thats the most special thing in the world . And it makes all of it , make a little more sense . And you look at them and think, my god, Id do it again if it meant I got more of you . -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:46am
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Thats exactly right Kelly, thats why I posted those two pics, the first Im clearly in a lot of pain lol, and at that stage in my labour I was losing the plot! But once he was born and I was holding him, I was in another world, holding him was just amazing and worth all the pain to get him out!
I was scared at the thought of labour, but once you go into labour you are actually excited and then you just sort of...deal with it? ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:03am
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thats a good way to describe it Sheena, you are in two worlds, the first one, as your pic shows is so painful and horrible and all you know is the pain , then you "enter" into the other world, the better world, and your'e holding your baby , they are looking up at you , and what you went through, has already started to become a distant memory . -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:03am
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ok, now, I can't WAIT , to have that again ! -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:07am
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Yeah its amazing aye!! makes me fele all warma nd fuzzy! When i posted those two pics I got all teary eyed! lol, I loved that newborn stage when everything was so new and exciting! ------------- |
Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:14am
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Danaj, my wee Jody is thriving nicely. Although today she is a grizzle bum because it's too hot for her.
The 2 worlds thing is a perfect description. As soon as you hold your baby the labour/birth really is a distant memory. -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 12:51pm
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Distant memory indeed, I cant actually really remember what the pain felt like now! ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:11pm
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I can remember, but its very vague, but the main thing I remember , is that it stopped , and I got a baby .
eeee! yay Sheena, wer'e gonna have little bubbas again ! and the whole newborn thing again , so excited now ! -------------
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Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:16pm
Eeeek!! That is scary. I also live in Kapiti and will be having baby at Lower Hutt, so also a 45 min drive. Am planning to leave it as long as possible before heading to the hospital - but wondering now if I should go sooner...lol |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:35pm
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Oh yeah, mention a tear or episiotomy and my automatic response is to wince and cross my legs. I didn't have either which may be why they scare me more than those that have "lived" through them. The pain is not what actually scares me. I have been reading a book recently called Birth Skills by Juju Sundin (highly recommend it to anyone having a VB whether you're using drugs or going au natural) and she refers to labour pains as healthy pain as opposed to sick pain and it's actually good to think of it this way. Sick pain means there's something wrong with you. Healthy pain is when your muscles are working hard and straining (as they say no pain, no gain -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:54pm
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my friend had an episiotomy , I was her birth partner, she didnt feel anything, think I felt worse watching her than she did
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:55pm
So true! I was surprised that all the pain was just in my lower tummy, in one area (except for pushing, when it changed to another 'area'). I thought my whole tummy and back would be in lots of pain -------------
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 1:57pm
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I had a mighty tear but didn't feel it go. I think it was when I pushed the shoulders/body out though so the pain magically stopped as soon as she was out. -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 2:04pm
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Ha, when I was in labour I got the contractions in my tummy , my back AND my legs , the only place that didn't hurt was my arms, yet they did after a while cos I was clenching my hands so hard with the contractions .
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 5:56pm
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My hands and fingers and my shoulders were blardy sore after wards from clenching my fists and leaning on the top of the bed(the lifted it right up for me(like in the pic I posted!).
My labour was all down low in my tumym and in my back ------------- |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 6:02pm
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hehe , fingers, that reminds me , when my friend was in labour MY fingers hurt, cos during one contraction she blimming bit them! owww! -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 6:06pm
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Well this has become quite the popular topic then Thought this question might draw a crowd lol -------------
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 6:46pm
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Hmmm come to think of it, I did start getting mega leg cramps straight after each contraction near the end. Must have been the baby pressing a nerve or something on the way down. -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 7:30pm
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mine was right from the start, weirdly enough its also where I get cramps when I have my period -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 7:30pm
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oopsy whoopsy , double post
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 7:34pm
| I can't say enough about EPIDURALS!! Total bliss. My midwife wasn't mucking around for the delivery due to me have high blood pressure - I have to say having my waters broken and having the drip inserted into my arm was the most painful part - after that including having the epidural inserted I don't remember anything happily just over 5 hours from my waters being broken our beautiful baby girl Briar was delivered - having even avoided a c section (which everyone at the hospital thought would happen) I delivered naturally! |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 7:57pm
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Totally agree with you Hannibal, Epi's rock!!!! I hated my labour, I was induced and it was pretty full on, and then had the epi (which I didn't even feel going in) and it was great. This time around I am most likely having an Elective C section (4th degree tear with DD) so am kinda a bit freaked about that.
All the pain seems to disappear once you have your baby in your arms though, and its all worth it!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 9:08pm
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Hannibal, your labour sounds nearly exactly like mine. Except I didn't feel any injections (probably because I was sucking that gas super hard) and the damn epi didn't work coz it was too late! And yes, totally expecting a c-s and it was 5.5hours after waters got broken that I had my bubba naturally too! -------------
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Posted By: Lanata
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 9:16pm
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I was scared but have resigned \myself to the fact that this is what has to happen to get the bundle at the end, she might be an onl child though. Not sure I can take another 40 weeks, i'm over it now!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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