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SWTXBelle · #1 01-03-2009, 12:32 PM

I went 12 hours without an epidural for my first labour. Finally had one (OH THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GIFT OF ANESTHESIA) and baby #1 was born about an hour and a half later.
Number #2 - no drugs, nursed her on the delivery table. Numbers 3 and 4 had to be induced - they were going to be HUGE (as it was, #3 was 9 lbs. 2 oz, #4 was 8 lbs. 8 oz.) Thank God I had #3 in the hospital - despite the fact that #2 was smooth, #3 caused massive (as in I lost 4 pints of blood) hemorrhaging. I shudder to think what could have happened had I tried a home birth.
Despite all the differences in their deliveries, the important thing is they are all healthy, intelligent children. My epidurals were perfect - I could still feel contractions, but didn't feel like the pain was going to rip my body in two. Seeing my sister-in-law right after her c-section shaking so violently that the hospital bed was rattling, and hearing of her recovery, made me even more grateful than I had been that I did not have a c-section. I can't imagine doing that electively.
My point? Every delivery is different, as each and every child. I support every woman in her right to her own decisions regarding childbirth and rearing provided they are made with the child's best interests in mind. I have a real problem with self-indulgent mothers who base their decisions on what is going to make THEM feel "better". There is no third grader whose best interests are served by continuing to nurse.

deepimpact2 · #2 01-03-2009, 02:31 PM

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Seeing my sister-in-law right after her c-section shaking so violently that the hospital bed was rattling, and hearing of her recovery, made me even more grateful than I had been that I did not have a c-section.

What was it that caused her to shake like that?

Jimmy Choo · #3 01-03-2009, 06:38 PM

The crazy momzillas give moms a bad name IMO. If I ever have kids i want to try vaginal birth with an epidural but if that ain't workin'....bring on the c-section. I was a big baby, my fiance was a big baby and we WILL have a newborn the size of a toddler. (I was 10 lbs he was almost 9. I was 24 inches he was 22. I'm 5'7" now and he is 6'5".) I don't want a c-section just to get out of delivery but honestly if my baby is showing signs of distress or I am showing signs of distress let's go with the plan that saves us both! It doesn't make me less of a woman to go that route. Same thing with breast feeding. I'm not planning on it. I was a formula baby and was an insanely healthly kid. My mom said she was freaked out by how infrequently I was sick. It doesn't send me straight to hell to do the same thing to my child.

SWTXBelle · #4 01-03-2009, 07:24 PM

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The crazy momzillas give moms a bad name IMO. If I ever have kids i want to try vaginal birth with an epidural but if that ain't workin'....bring on the c-section. I was a big baby, my fiance was a big baby and we WILL have a newborn the size of a toddler. (I was 10 lbs he was almost 9. I was 24 inches he was 22. I'm 5'7" now and he is 6'5".) I don't want a c-section just to get out of delivery but honestly if my baby is showing signs of distress or I am showing signs of distress let's go with the plan that saves us both! It doesn't make me less of a woman to go that route. Same thing with breast feeding. I'm not planning on it. I was a formula baby and was an insanely healthly kid. My mom said she was freaked out by how infrequently I was sick. It doesn't send me straight to hell to do the same thing to my child.

Your best option may be what I did for my two boys - induce early to avoid having to pop out a toddler. As for breastfeeding - I'd recommend giving it a try before making up your mind. It is SO much less expensive, helps YOU get back in shape, and is very convenient. Just cover up, and don't post pictures on Facebook!

Jimmy Choo · #5 01-03-2009, 08:55 PM

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Your best option may be what I did for my two boys - induce early to avoid having to pop out a toddler. As for breastfeeding - I'd recommend giving it a try before making up your mind. It is SO much less expensive, helps YOU get back in shape, and is very convenient. Just cover up, and don't post pictures on Facebook!

lol....I would never put a pic of that on Facebook. Like I said, I may change my mind on breast feeding by the time I get to that point. Having a baby may make me all ooey and gooey and girlie. But if I don't, at least I know that my kid will still turn out ok.

deepimpact2 · #6 01-03-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Choo

The crazy momzillas give moms a bad name IMO. If I ever have kids i want to try vaginal birth with an epidural but if that ain't workin'....bring on the c-section. I was a big baby, my fiance was a big baby and we WILL have a newborn the size of a toddler. (I was 10 lbs he was almost 9. I was 24 inches he was 22. I'm 5'7" now and he is 6'5".) I don't want a c-section just to get out of delivery but honestly if my baby is showing signs of distress or I am showing signs of distress let's go with the plan that saves us both! It doesn't make me less of a woman to go that route. Same thing with breast feeding. I'm not planning on it. I was a formula baby and was an insanely healthly kid. My mom said she was freaked out by how infrequently I was sick. It doesn't send me straight to hell to do the same thing to my child.

Great post!!!

I was a formula baby as well and I was also very healthy.

SWTXBelle · #7 01-03-2009, 06:44 PM

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What was it that caused her to shake like that?

Reaction to the anesthesia. Plus it is COLD in those delivery rooms.

deepimpact2 · #8 01-03-2009, 08:45 PM

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Reaction to the anesthesia. Plus it is COLD in those delivery rooms.

That's awful!

AKA_Monet · #9 01-03-2009, 08:54 PM

Momzillas... Hehe...

Is that like Bridezillas?

The irony is, you do all this "special chit" for your child and your kid still winds up a serial killer, cannibal, crack addicted teenage pregnancy freak... So you did all that for what reason?

I say, let your kid live and learn some things as kids... But, since I don't having any, what can I say? LOL

Or like Major Payne says, "why don't you pop your tittay out his mouth and let him grow up and be a man"... "I don't call this nurturing, I call it neutering..."

Jimmy Choo · #10 01-03-2009, 08:56 PM

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Reaction to the anesthesia. Plus it is COLD in those delivery rooms.

That's sounds like an allergic reaction and by letting her go thru that sounds like negligence.

carnation · #11 01-03-2009, 09:03 PM

Oh, no, it happens with both kinds of births. My hospital has a special blanket warmer just for laboring and new moms but the cold seems to come from within. Sometimes you start shivering horribly within a few weeks of birth due to the rapid weight loss.

Before my first child was born, I had a terrible fear of needles and really wanted to deliver naturally because of all the epidural stories I'd heard. When I got to the transition part of labor, though, I could not get an epidural fast enough and in the rest of my deliveries, I made sure to ask for it at about 4 cm. Maybe some people don't have agonizing labors. I did.

SWTXBelle · #12 01-03-2009, 09:21 PM

Fun fact - while labouring for #1, the anesthesiologist came by to ask if I wanted anything. I said no, I didn't, but could he PLEASE go sedate the woman down the hall who was screaming bloody murder???

preciousjeni · #13 01-03-2009, 09:47 PM

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Fun fact - while labouring for #1, the anesthesiologist came by to ask if I wanted anything. I said no, I didn't, but could he PLEASE go sedate the woman down the hall who was screaming bloody murder???

LOL! You made me think about what kind of pain-taker I am. I've broken numerous bones, had a second trimester miscarriage, etc...things that causes extended periods of pain/discomfort. I'm not one to scream - what's the point really? You're just wasting energy. Instead, I tend to look demon-possessed, start cursing like a sailor and fly into a rage when I'm in a lot of pain. I also throw things. Maybe delivering in a hospital near sharp objects wouldn't be a good idea?

squirrely girl · #14 01-03-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Fun fact - while labouring for #1, the anesthesiologist came by to ask if I wanted anything. I said no, I didn't, but could he PLEASE go sedate the woman down the hall who was screaming bloody murder???

seriously! the woman down the hall from me was horrible! i tended to stick to the grunting and cursing but she was SCREAMING. ugh. thank god i had already finished up!

- m