peachness.. how did it go? im more interested in that :D
Well, I started labor on Friday, at work, and all my colleagues suspected I would deliver soon...there were still 3 weeks to my due date so I thought it's just false labor and all that fun stuff. Things got rough over the weekend and by Sunday, I was in helluva lot of discomfort. The only thing was that because I still had so many days left I dismissed my pain and discomfort and tried to work through it. Sunday night, it was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. So I called the doc on call and she asked me to come in. Now it was ramadan and I really wanted to wait until sehri time so hubby could eat, and then head off to the hospital. But by midnite I was dying. Finally hubby heard me on the phone with the nurse at 3 am and we rushed to the hospital. I was admitted at 4 am with full dilation. No time for anything. Baby was born at 6:27 am.
While it seemed horrible at that time, I'd say that my recovery was much faster and smoother.
The 2nd pregnancy, I was admitted at 4cm dilation. I decided to take an epidural after they broke my water and the contractions became rough. But the person administering my epidural delayed it and eventually it became quite a mess. Baby's heartbeat slowed during delivery, they had to put a mask on me and other silly contraptions, I worked harder and baby was born fine and healthy.
I'd say both deliveries had their pluses and negatives. The end result is so worth it.