Hmmna
June 17, 2014, 8:10pm
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Re: medicated birth or all natural?
you wont know until you go through it!
I was in labor for 30 hours, 8 cm dilated when I asked for epi.. I was told that I was almost done but I begged them to give me epi.. they did! I didn’t do well, very low blood pressure, shivers, almost unconscious, baby’s heart beat dropped and I was rushed to the OR for emergency csection! I was told repeatedly that it wasn’t because of epidural but that’s just how things went for me after being so long in labor.. I don’t know what to make out of it..I could care less since I had the baby healthy and fine and my recovery wasn’t bad either.
Second time around, my water broke two weeks early, didn’t dilate at all, had no contractions whatsoever, walked over to the OR for csection and had my baby within 5 hours from start to end. Recovery wasn’t bad either but definitely tougher than the first one. (add in a toddler and an infection in incisions) but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter how I gave birth, I love my kids with all my heart and would do it again in a heart beat
so there you go, you never know.. I love the mystery of birth.. the anticipation, the contractions, every pain, discomfort that gets you closer to seeing your baby.. magical
Gemi I your first one is alot like mine. Except I laboured very fast and they didn’t check how dilated I was. I got epi at fully dilated and ended up in EMCS.
