pregnancy and labour
By katiesue
@katiesue (11)
October 27, 2007 2:46pm CST
i think this one is more for the ladies but guys feel free to add your comments too. I was just wondering how everyone who's had children coped with pregnancy and labour? Did you have a good pregnancy and a bad labour or the other way around? Was everything good/bad about it? Im intrigued to find out other womens stories as i cant really compare mine to anyone elses. I had a wonderful pregnancy, i didnt even know i was pregnant really apart from the odd bit of sickness, there were hardly any signs! Then it came to my due dat and i still hadnt given birth... i went a week over and they had to induce me.. i was in labour for 52 hours and was exhausted when they finally had to rush be to theatre for an emergency c-section! The cord was wrapped around my babies neck three times yet he still came out perfect and got a 9/10 on his apgar score! It just goes to show that even though you can have a fantastic pregnancy it can go pear shaped when it comes to the labour!
Please add your own accounts of pregnancy and labour so i can compare mine to others!
6 responses
@mochabean8 (12)
• United States
28 Oct 07
Katiesue, my experience 30 years ago sounds very much like yours. I never knew I was pregnant because I was never sick and felt glorious during my pregnancy. I went into labor and after 48 hours someone had the brilliant idea to x ray me and they found that my pelvic bones are incapable of opening making a normal delivery out of the question. I was wheeled in for an emergency C section. The baby was fine as was I. My second child was born prematurely necessitating another emergency C section because of the premature labor a month before my planned c-section. In essence I was in labor twice and can tell you that the pain from an emergency C section is worse!lol...and forget the bikini cut.
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
28 Oct 07
My pregnancy was calm. My labour was short. Maybe it could be longer, but I did not wanted to wait for the pushing pain (I do not know how do you say it in English) so when I had the big pain alredy in each 3 minutes I said: "Thank you it is enough I am not a mad to wait for the bigger and longer pain, let's do it." So, then I pushed out my baby within 5 minutes. He was a little, perfect boy. He did not cried, he just looked up from my belly. And I say: Hi little, there is no problem." Then they took away him, and I received back him after a long time :(
I do not know why they do not give the baby to the mother imediatelly, if everything is OK. I was very sad, that I had to wait too much time. But it was so long ago, that I forget it. He was born 7 and a half year ago.
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
28 Oct 07
Oh yes, he was born by the 37th week. That is why his weight was not too much, but it helped the fast birth. His weight was within the normal :) 2530gramm
@annkenline (337)
• United States
27 Oct 07
I have had 2 children (boys - 19 and 13) I think my pregnancy and birth of them was the best time(s) of my life. It saddens me - I can never do it again. I loved having my belly get bigger (amd bigger and bigger). I felt great after the first 16 weeks (nausea to begin with) but was fine after that!!! I didn't quite have the labour you did - first one was 12 hours - second - about 4 - yes, it hurt but they were so so worth it. My first boy was 8 pounds 13 ounces and second was 8 pounds 15 ounces. Since I am not a huge person - that was a bit large but again it has been 19 years of pure joy - I don't think back to the pain!
@marylouu69 (297)
• United States
28 Oct 07
I had 7 C-Sections the reason why is because my 1st born was 2 1/2 months early and they was afraid she would die during birth so they did my 1st C-Section and when it came to my 2nd child I went into labor and the Dr. was going to play golf and told me he didn't have time to wait. I was told I would rip inside and after the pain of birth he would have to cause me more pain by cutting me open and stitch me up inside. I didn't know about V-Back this happened in 1984 when V-Back was new. I listened to the Dr. and had the 2nd C-Section causing me to have every other child by C-Section there after. I was so stupid I should have just made the Dr. wait till I delivered natural and then all my other children could have been born natural as well.
@summer218 (197)
• United States
28 Oct 07
I've had pretty good pregnancies throughout my life. I have four children and all were born through natural childbirth. The one tip that always worked really well for me is to stay focused on a good memory and BREATHE, it sounds pretty simple, but you'll be surprised how easy it is to get caught up in the pain and to forget something so easy. I also remember thinking, how important it is to have supportive people around you. There might be alot of people who want to witness the birth, but you really have to get particular on who stays. It makes a HUGE difference. There's always that one person who wants to stay, but really has no business being there, either they talk way too much, or they say the wrong things, that will make the time pass alot slower :( This is not the time to be polite. Be very choosey on who stays. :)
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
28 Oct 07
hi there my friend katiesue
yes this was about 7 years ago that i had my last pregnancy
and the labour was hard but i had a little help from the doctors
but the nurses were good too
but it is worth it
