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i went to hosp when the membranes ruptured around 8 pm, they told me to go back as i am less than 3 cm dilated, my husband insisted as this was my first child , didnt want to take any risk , so was given a bed , then got hungry so ate at 11pm, my contractions got closer finally when couldnt bear any more called the midwife she checked and told me i am 5cm dilated then shifted me to delievery suite where she asked me to get chked again as she wasnt sure abt the dilation, with some reluctance got checked again and was told that i was 7 cm dilated,i then asked for pethidine injection and b/c of that was drowsy through the whole thing, didnt feel a thing through the whole process, my baby was born at 4;19 am then i got stitched as there was a tear but still didnt feel a thing ,afterwards i was shifted to ward and slept till 8 am, when i woke up still i didnt had any pain so thumbs up to pethidine

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wow javeria congrts on the birth of ur baby (girl or boy?) i m 38 w today.. and plannin to take epidural. wot is pethidine and how is it different from epidural?

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yes, he’s turning 3 in August IA. I am due with the second one around mid-May IA

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My storyyyyyy

*I woke up in the morning at 7 am.. last three nights were pathetic, couldnt sleep properly... But that day when i woke up found some blood. i think that was mucus plug. Anyway called my doctor, she said that i should rush to the hospital, on duty doc will check me up, and after an hour she would come there... *

*Went there, on duty doctor checked me, and yold me that I am into labour, but its too early.. she will check till 11 am, if I have dialated, and then decide should i be admitted or not. at 11 they decide me to admitt. at 1 pm, they induced me, because labour is not progressing, no success. they waited for another 6 hours. At 8 pm, i was induced again. Doc said me that if it was again no success, then they gave my body some time to respond, becoz they have option of inducing me with the same tablet thrice. *

*At 12 am, actual contarctions started, those were unbearable for me, literally.. At that time I had strongly convinced myself not to take any epidurals, its all those pains that would be rewarded in life hereafter... butttttt those were tooo long... and with NO SUCCESS... i mean i have pains but not dialting... i was still 1 cm dilated... doc then gave me some injection syaing me that if i wouldnt slept i lost stemina till the end of the 'game'... i slept instantly.. i woke up again at 6am, becoz of the pains... still 1.5 cm dilated... i beared them and waited till 3cm (after that they inject me with epi) and transfered to labour room... epidural was a blessing for me trust me.... *

at 8 cm, they checked me and said i get ready for an emeregency c-section. why? becuase the baby's head was high..... i prayed as much as i could... and when at 12:30 pm. they checked me, head was at proper position... they send me o OT, just in case i have vacuum delievery etc...

I didnt felt any pain after that epi thing... delievry was so very normal... i delievered our beautiful baby girl at 12:35

BUTTTTTTTTTT that isnt the end of the story.... I saw our baby, she is an angel, mashallah.... soon doc told me that my placenta wasnt delievered... i was still normal.. i thought this isnt a big thing.... but then i saw panic over docs face... all the anaesthesists in the hospital were called in emeregency... and they told me they would have cut like episotomy to deleiver placenta and gave me general anaesthesia.... the docs words were recalled in my mind she said at the time of delievery, plz push hard, i dont want any cut in your body... i pushed, and she was deleivered. still whyyyyyyyyyyyyy i have cutsss... they told me that they are giving general anaethesia... i was worried like HELLL... (bcoz one of my aunts died in the process)... they told my parents all the story... mind you my hhusband wasnt around, he had to come two days later...all my life film was in front of me... any way episotomy was of no successs.... when i came back into senses... i saw dcs in extremeeeeeeee panic.. imagine the situaton when your doc is in panic, alllllllllllllllll teh docs were called... and they told me just one thing that the placenta is plastic to the uterus, and they have no option other than to remove the uterus.... imagine longgggggggggggg labour, delievery, episotomy and then removal of uterus... i just asked them, will is survive?? the doc said we will try our best.... i was the most coward girl,, but in all the process i didnt scream even once, nor did i cry... but that was the time i cried... our OWN death is the last thing you think of.........imagine what u think when u see hopelesness in docs eye?

anyway when i came back into senses again. everyone was congratulating me... operation was a success.. placenta wasnt the way they were thinking it of... it wasnt plastic to the uterus, it was in some outer pocket of the uterus...easily removed...the whole 'process' took 3 hours from delievery... i lost lot much blood. doctors told me that this case was one in millions that placenta wasnt deleivered and one in trillions that this wasnt cemented to uterus.. i am the lucky one.... alhamdolilah i am safe now... my baby is 3 weeks now... both of us are ok... i am still fertile...

*The 'thing' changed me at 180 degrees, so as my husband.. *

But seeing the face of our beautiful daughter, Mahveen, make me forget everything I have gone through...

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^ Wow. That's quite an ordeal you went through! I'm glad all is well! Congratulations on the little girl!

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omg tashfeen i feel ur pain. i can imagine wht u mst have gone thru .. its almost like u were gonna die. Mashallah ure doin fine... this is ur first baby rite?

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cn someone pls tell me wot is pthidine???

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^yeah she is my first baby

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check this link
http://http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labourandbirth/painrelief/pethidine/

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I woke up 2 days before my due date feeling some contractions.First I thought it must be the usual cramps or false contractions stuff I had been feeling for a few weeks at that time.But when I paid attention I noticed they were timely spaced and about 7-8 mins apart.
The husband woke up and I told him and his response was lets get to the hospital.
I called the on-call and was told to wait at home till either my water broke or the contractions were about 5 mins apart and strong enough or in case I felt sluggish fetal movements.
So from 7 am to noon I just sat and waited.
My mother had landed in the USA a day before and that day the husband was supposed to go pick her up.She was about a 2.5 hours drive away.
So I called up my mother and told her that the husband wont be coming,although his thinking was that he could go and get her as nothing was happening.Somehow I was not comfortable and asked him not to go anywhere.
Around noon time when I got bored(and felt hungry) I started preparing some lunch.I noticed that the contractions were getting stronger,but were still 6-7 mins apart.
Around 3 pm I took a shower and changed and was having lunch when my water broke.
We had already packed up the bags in the car so we left for the hospital.

Reached there,completed the admission process and changed into the hospital gown.A nurse started the IV (which was actually one of the not so pleasant parts as she literally used me as a pin cushion and kept saying 'I wonder why I cant get it right'...:()

The cervix was still high up and closed so it was decided that they will give me Cervidil to start things.
Fast forward to 6 pm when I was shifted to a delivery suite and was told to have something to eat as once they placed the cervidil I wasn't allowed anything to eat for the next 12 hours.
Around 6:45 pm they placed the cervidil and I was told that they will reassess after 12 hours in the morning and that I should try to get some sleep.
In the meanwhile my mother had decided to come by herself accompanied by my sister,by bus.
They were to reach around 11 pm.
Fast forward to 11 pm....the husband left to pick up ammi from the bus terminal and drop them off at home while I tried to sleep.
I was told whatever I was feeling were not contractions just some cramping.But they really started to get uncomfortable at that point.
I had the fetal heart monitor and tocometer attached to me so I had to lie on my back all this time which was another thing making me very uncomfortable.
Around 1:30 am I was 2 cm dilated.They decided to start the epidural and Pitocin.
I got the epidural at 2 am.I was scared as hell and I think cried at that time too.
The nurse was super nice and told the husband to stand in front of me and hold my hand and I was told to kinda lean on him while they placed the epidural.Just a few minutes into the procedure and they still did not have the epidural catheter in when all of a sudden my husband tells the nurse to hold my hand and he himself just sat down in the chair as he said his heart was sinking...:(
The nurse was great and the epidural was started.It was the best thing ever...!!...after the epidural I never felt any contractions....but placing it in was no fun...I did move a lot (acc to the doctor) and he wasn't too happy about it....:(
I was finally able to get some sleep and be comfortable at the same time.
Around 4 am the nurse and a resident came in and said that with every contraction the baby's heart rate was dipping(decelerations).I remember asking them if it was something to worry about and they said no.I was still 2 cm dilated at that time....no progress...
Around 4:30 again they came in and said the same and the resident said that she will call the on-call and ask what to do next and reassured that the baby will be fine and if the need comes they would want to get the baby out.
After 15 mins the on-call doctor rushed in with a consent form for a C-section.The husband also woke up and I signed the forms and even at that time I did not realize that I am having a C-section.I asked her when and why will we want a cesarean??
I was told it is happening right now because the labor isn't progressing and the baby is in distress.
The anesthesiologist came in and adjusted the medicines and I signed some paper work as they went through the risks of anesthesia which I certainly do not recall now.
The husband was told to pack up whatever stuff we had and he was as confused as can be.Instead of putting everything into the bags he started to collect it in his hands...my shoes,his jacket ,water bottles and whatever we had...I remember telling him to please listen to me....
I did not feel anything.It all happened so quickly and I just wasn't sure if I should be scared or anxious or relieved or whatever...I was just numb...
When I was wheeled into the OR was when reality kinda hit me...with all the lights and the smells and scrubbed in docs and nurses....I really felt I should have my mom or husband here with me...it was overwhelming....I was scared and every one around me seemed least interested (obviously...I was the one having the baby...they were doing their job...!!!..whats for them to worry...)
They made the necessary preps and a drape was put in front of my face and then the husband was called in..I remember asking him a few times if he had the camera...
he held my hand and I told him to talk to me....but by that time I was shivering like crazy ...I was told it was a side effect of the spinal anesthesia... I tried talking to the husband but the shivering was so bad that I just closed my eyes and held my tongue between my teeth.
I was scared that I might actually feel the first incision but no I did not...they started at exactly 5:30 am....it all felt just like fetal movements...just some dull pushing and pulling...nothing uncomfortable at that point...
the doctors and nurses kept talking about the music playing on the radio...and how it was too slow or boring etc etc....

At 5:44 am our little precious baby girl was born ...
they took her to clean her up... I asked the husbnad to ask them what the APGARs were....they cleaned her and I heard her cry and honestly felt nothing at that time...maybe because I was too groggy....:(
They handed her to the husband and he showed her to me...she was so tiny and I heard everyone congratulating us....
I was moved to the recovery room and the husband went home to get mom.
From there I was moved to the post partum wing where I stayed for 5 days.
After the surgery the nurse wanted me to get out of bed by mid afternoon.That was the hardest thing.I remember she came twice and both times I pretended I was asleep but that did not work for too long.She finally made me get out of bed by 3 pm.It was horrible.
The rest of the day and the following night weren't any different.The baby was moved to the nursery for the night and the husband stayed with me.
By the time we were coming home I was doing pretty ok but still it took about 2 weeks for me to be comfortable enough while getting out of bed at night or being easily able to nurse her...
'She is my own baby' did not hit me for a while...but now when I look at her I cant even explain what I feel...
If I thank Allah all my life for her,it will not be enough...Alhumdullilah

The C-section and the recovery after that was not at all fun but all worth it...
Will I be able to go through it again...??...For the beautiful end result,yes..!!..In a heart beat...:)

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Chips6 congratulations…I laughed and cried while reading your story :hugz:

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Thanks Ramsha...:)

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awwww chipsy… it was a cute read.. you have to save it for your lil one :flower1:

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:hayaa: :hayaa: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD …whattttttttttttttt

waaaht are you ladies talking aaaaaaaaaaaaaabout.. .. its scary ..

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so many of these stories are terrifying. wow.

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Chips, I had been waiting to read your story. Thanks for sharing. :)

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chips such a beautiful story... but m confused. u had epidural then had c section. i assume ur c section was unplanned cus m i rite if i say that epidural is given before a normal delivery??

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Chips, thanks for sharing. Very beautiful

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epidurals are also one option for c-sections. my cousin had an epidural before her planned c-section.

congratulations, chips! :hugz:

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Blimey :eek:

Reading that only makes me feel appreciative of Mothers!