Comments on: Birth Story: pitocin to c-section http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/ Life of an attachment-parenting and working mama Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Amanda http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-25260 Amanda Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:08:01 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-25260 I just posted my birth story with pics in my blog... check it out. http://alifeofpeaceloveanddiapers.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-homebirth-story-with-lots-of-pics.html I just posted my birth story with pics in my blog… check it out.
http://alifeofpeaceloveanddiapers.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-homebirth-story-with-lots-of-pics.html

]]> By: Amanda http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-25251 Amanda Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:09:11 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-25251 Gosh, that's why I had a homebirth! I highly suggest that for you for your 2nd child. Have a home waterbirth... the water helps so much with the pain. It still hurts like hell, but I had my baby in a birthing tub in my bedroom with my husband, mother, 2 midwives, and 2 dogs... that's it. Those midwives were the only people to ever examine me "down there" so I didn't have a million insensitive nurses and obs sticking their hands up my hoo-ha. All my prenatal appointments were held at my house, in my living room... my dogs got to hear the hearbeat with me. You would LOVE this experience, and you deserve it! I didn't video my birth, though I wanted to and wish I had... in the moment I was concentrating on getting through the contractions and relaxing, and I forgot to remind my mother. My friend Meagan used the same midwives I did, and she just had her 2nd son with them a few weeks ago. You should watch her videos... they are beautiful. Here's her new baby Ben's birth... http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1469412873#!/video/video.php?v=1417806693060 And her 1st born Cohen... http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1469412873&s=15&hash=4761b79eeb358c95829ce05790fb95d9#!/video/video.php?v=1085396383010 I hope these put a smile on your face, and they don't make you sad. I want you to see these and think, "I can have a birth like that. I WILL have a birth like that" You can, and you will. When you're ready for #2, things will be better. Much love to you darlin! ~Amanda Gosh, that’s why I had a homebirth! I highly suggest that for you for your 2nd child. Have a home waterbirth… the water helps so much with the pain. It still hurts like hell, but I had my baby in a birthing tub in my bedroom with my husband, mother, 2 midwives, and 2 dogs… that’s it. Those midwives were the only people to ever examine me “down there” so I didn’t have a million insensitive nurses and obs sticking their hands up my hoo-ha. All my prenatal appointments were held at my house, in my living room… my dogs got to hear the hearbeat with me.
You would LOVE this experience, and you deserve it! I didn’t video my birth, though I wanted to and wish I had… in the moment I was concentrating on getting through the contractions and relaxing, and I forgot to remind my mother. My friend Meagan used the same midwives I did, and she just had her 2nd son with them a few weeks ago. You should watch her videos… they are beautiful.
Here’s her new baby Ben’s birth…
http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1469412873#!/video/video.php?v=1417806693060
And her 1st born Cohen…
http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1469412873&s=15&hash=4761b79eeb358c95829ce05790fb95d9#!/video/video.php?v=1085396383010
I hope these put a smile on your face, and they don’t make you sad. I want you to see these and think, “I can have a birth like that. I WILL have a birth like that” You can, and you will. When you’re ready for #2, things will be better.
Much love to you darlin!
~Amanda

]]> By: Anastasia http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 Anastasia Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:38:11 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-2249 Hugs to you, is all I can say. You ARE strong--you are a warrior! Each birth teaches us a lesson. You will know better next time! Relish in your beautiful baby and don't let this experience color motherhood for you. Enjoy your baby moon, mama! Hugs to you, is all I can say. You ARE strong–you are a warrior! Each birth teaches us a lesson. You will know better next time! Relish in your beautiful baby and don’t let this experience color motherhood for you. Enjoy your baby moon, mama!

]]> By: Nathalie http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-2237 Nathalie Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:21:11 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-2237 Well... just want to say, I know what it feels to have a c-section. I had one for my twins... For my third (second birthing ;) ), he was naturally born at home... and the pre-labor took about a week. It took about 5 days to bring me to 3cm. I took Evening Primrose Oil, but only in the morning... so I contracted all day, but not at night and I could sleep. It took 2 more days to get to 5cm (approximately, as I checked myself), 1 more day to get to 6cm and 4 more hours to get to the birth. In a hospital, I would have ended up in a c-section... except if I would have waited until the last 4 hours to go ;) Just wanted to say, if you want another baby, trust yourself and I'll be there if you need support. Well… just want to say, I know what it feels to have a c-section. I had one for my twins…

For my third (second birthing ;) ), he was naturally born at home… and the pre-labor took about a week. It took about 5 days to bring me to 3cm. I took Evening Primrose Oil, but only in the morning… so I contracted all day, but not at night and I could sleep. It took 2 more days to get to 5cm (approximately, as I checked myself), 1 more day to get to 6cm and 4 more hours to get to the birth. In a hospital, I would have ended up in a c-section… except if I would have waited until the last 4 hours to go ;)

Just wanted to say, if you want another baby, trust yourself and I’ll be there if you need support.

]]> By: Audrey Star J http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Audrey Star J Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:04:38 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1487 Wow. It's so crazy how so many C-sections I've heard about all are different in how they went! Like, I got the huge needle (*shudder*) in my spine, then started to go numb, & felt nothing except when they were tugging on the baby, because they did have to push, & tug, & he wouldn't come out (didn't want to let go of his Mommy!)...finally they had to use the little suctioning thing on his head... I didn't have any shaking (that I know of, lol) or pain... I think the craziest thing that happened during my C-section was when they asked my husband if he wanted to see them pull the baby out, & he stood up, but they weren't ready, & he saw my guts all out & whatnot, heh. He was pretty grossed out by that! You are a strong woman, most def :-) God bless your little family! :-) Wow. It’s so crazy how so many C-sections I’ve heard about all are different in how they went! Like, I got the huge needle (*shudder*) in my spine, then started to go numb, & felt nothing except when they were tugging on the baby, because they did have to push, & tug, & he wouldn’t come out (didn’t want to let go of his Mommy!)…finally they had to use the little suctioning thing on his head…
I didn’t have any shaking (that I know of, lol) or pain…
I think the craziest thing that happened during my C-section was when they asked my husband if he wanted to see them pull the baby out, & he stood up, but they weren’t ready, & he saw my guts all out & whatnot, heh. He was pretty grossed out by that!

You are a strong woman, most def :-) God bless your little family! :-)

]]> By: kia http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 kia Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:43:48 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1486 The reason I think you are strong and amazing is because your are an informed person and knew what was going on while it was going on despite not wanting it. Your state of mind during the process was amazing to me because I don't know if I would have been so graceful. I think this is one of those cases where ignorance would have been bliss because you would not have had to deal with second-guessing yourself in the midst of everything. Your situation is also one of the reasons why I am working to educate myself on the what-ifs. I am planning for a homebirth but you better believe I will be prepared IF we have to go to the hospital for medical intervention. Luckily I will have my midwife and doula there to advocate for me as well because exhaustion is part of the process. The reason I think you are strong and amazing is because your are an informed person and knew what was going on while it was going on despite not wanting it. Your state of mind during the process was amazing to me because I don’t know if I would have been so graceful. I think this is one of those cases where ignorance would have been bliss because you would not have had to deal with second-guessing yourself in the midst of everything.

Your situation is also one of the reasons why I am working to educate myself on the what-ifs. I am planning for a homebirth but you better believe I will be prepared IF we have to go to the hospital for medical intervention. Luckily I will have my midwife and doula there to advocate for me as well because exhaustion is part of the process.

]]> By: sammy http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 sammy Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:25:27 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1485 You are definitely strong for going through 24hs of labor! I'd have asked to be induced when the docs noticed that there was no progress in 5 hrs. My baby is due in 2 weeks and I want a vaginal birth, BUT I know that things don't always go as planned, so I'm mentally getting ready to accept a c-section if necessary. Doesn't matter how the baby came out. You made that baby, it's still a miracle. You are definitely strong for going through 24hs of labor! I’d have asked to be induced when the docs noticed that there was no progress in 5 hrs.

My baby is due in 2 weeks and I want a vaginal birth, BUT I know that things don’t always go as planned, so I’m mentally getting ready to accept a c-section if necessary. Doesn’t matter how the baby came out. You made that baby, it’s still a miracle.

]]> By: Sabrina http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Sabrina Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:18:18 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1484 Awww, Ryan is ADORABLE!!! Congrats! :-) Awww, Ryan is ADORABLE!!! Congrats! :-)

]]> By: Alanna http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Alanna Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:16:11 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1483 I agree 100% with the previous commenter!!! You ARE strong - no matter how things turned out, you got through it, and you have your beautiful baby boy. Good for you for holding onto that sensation you felt when Ryan was born. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Like you, I have felt so sure that I will not have a C-section, but after reading your experience, I am going to study up on them, just in case. Thanks again for being so open and honest! I agree 100% with the previous commenter!!! You ARE strong — no matter how things turned out, you got through it, and you have your beautiful baby boy. Good for you for holding onto that sensation you felt when Ryan was born. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Like you, I have felt so sure that I will not have a C-section, but after reading your experience, I am going to study up on them, just in case. Thanks again for being so open and honest!

]]> By: Rachel http://babydickey.com/2010/01/06/birth-story-pitocin-to-c-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Rachel Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:19:31 +0000 http://milftobe.wordpress.com/?p=1857#comment-1482 oh...also... surviving 24hrs of labor makes you very strong! pain meds or not that cannot be an easy accomplishment! oh…also… surviving 24hrs of labor makes you very strong! pain meds or not that cannot be an easy accomplishment!

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