I want to hear your birthing experience

Amanda - posted on 03/19/2012

I had to have a c-section at 33 weeks because I had high blood pressure and severe edema, both girls weighed 5lbs 5oz. We were lucky enough that because of all the steriods I recieved for them because of all the pre-term contractions that I had we got to bring them home without a NICU stay

Jessica - posted on 03/19/2012

I had a scheduled C-section at 37 weeks bc twin b was breech. I would have loved to do it vaginally but the doctor advised against it. Girls were healthy and no NICU stay.

Charity - posted on 03/18/2012

I had a great pregnancy no complications or problems. I went into labor naturally(no pitocin) at 39 weeks. My contractions came on strong and suddenly 2.5 hours of labor only at the hospital for an hour and 16 minutes before my daughter arrived and 5 minutes later my son. I had planned to do it as naturally as possible as I had my singleton completely drug free. I found I was being pushed toward the epidural during my pregnancy but I still wanted to go as naturally as possible. I ended up getting a spinal (just in case a c-section) minutes before I pushed my daughter out. I felt it was good they did have to use suction to help my son out and I was told it would of hurt like hell. Anyways I figure I did it semi-naturally and the end result was two healthy 6.8 and 6.9 babies. I could not ask for anything better.

Trixie - posted on 03/03/2012

Hi, my experience was not at all what I though either. I have 2 older children delivered naturally, no pain meds.

Third time around was got id twin girls. I went into labour at 26 weeks, went to hospital where they stopped it but i was 4 cm dilated so they sent me home on strict bed rest and to eat eat eat as the twins were small for their gestation. There placenta started dieing at 30 weeks and 1 twin stopped growing at that stage (she was putting on 5 grams every 2 days) so they started giving me steriods every 72 hours until I went into labour again. Becuase the babies were still very small I had emergency c/section at 33 weeks. Lilly was first out, no breathing or heartbeat, they worked on her and got her heart started and while i knew something was wrong becuase there was no crying madison came out and they were both taken away. My medication levels were topped up so I would rest and I never saw them until the next day.They spent 6 weeks in hospital then back to the hospital every 2 days for weighing for 3 weeks and a nurse came to the house for 6 weeks every week to check on them as well. This and looking after 2 older children was a nightmare. I look back now and don't know how we did it. Leaving hospital and leaving them there was the hardest thing I have ever done.

2 years on though they are perfect and everything worked out, whenever I am having a little meltdown though i think back to that time and how lucky we are to have all our children happy and healthy.

Rachel - posted on 01/16/2012

Mine was kind of a disaster although in the end we were all healthy and happy. I was scheduled to be induced (with pitocin) at 39 weeks and since my boys were both head-down my dr. gave me the green light to try to deliver vaginally. A few hours later, pitocin and epidural working just fine, water broken, and fully dilated, I delivered Baby A vaginally with no complications. A short while later, getting ready to deliver Baby B, one of his arms was preceding his head in the birth canal. My dr. tried to push it back but could not do so. I needed to have an emergency c-section. I remember feeling the start of the incision and squirming from the pain. The next thing I knew, the dr. and anesthesiologist were arguing and they told my husband to leave the room. A gas mask was put on my face and I was put to sleep by anesthesia for Baby B's delivery. I missed the whole thing and didn't get to hold my babies for several hours after their birth. The recovery was very rough and on top of that I had to have the energy to care for two infants. It was a traumatizing experience for my husband and I. I know I shouldn't complain because we were lucky enough to have our healthy boys with no NICU stay at all.

Natalie - posted on 01/14/2012

That sucks that it didnt go as planned for you.I was so afraid of having to have a c-section.Im glad you had a short stay in the NICU and that theyre healthy now.

Jodi - posted on 01/13/2012

I had all these plans to have my girls delivered at home with a midwife. But at 34 weeks, that was a no go! I started having contractions on Jan the 21st (they're almost a year now!), went into the hospital where I was put on magnesium sulfate to stop the labor...ended up having mild contractions continuously for 3 days. Finally, on the 24th of Jan. I dilated, but the babies were in distress and had to be delivered via c-section. Quite the opposite of what I hoped for, but in the end, I got 2 healthy, beautiful baby girls! (well, healthy after a 3 week stint in the NICU that is!)



My first was born vaginally, although I did have pain meds in the end...but a vaginal birth seemed so much more personal to me. Congrats on your healthy babies!