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ferby03 · #11 08-27-2006, 03:19 AM

I had my daughter vaginally. I did have an epidural, which messed up my leg for a week afterward. I'm hoping I can do the same with my next one, due in January.

My SIL had two c-sections. With her first, she had a lot of complications, including eclempsia, and the second they just scheduled it for her. A lot of hospitals and doctors automatically do this. If you want to try a VBAC, you should discuss it with your doctor. You may be able to go ahead and try it depending on your circumstances.

mothermedoula · #12 11-08-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sometimesoon

I've heard that C-section can mess up your stomach muscles. Is this true? Of those that have had c-section does it leave a nasty scar?

I can't speak from personal experience, but a few freinds that have had 3 or more Cesarean births have said their tummy muscles are shot from being pulled or accidentally cut.

mothermedoula · #13 11-08-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by anarch

My daughter was delivered naturally (vaginally), though they did give me a shot of Demerol (I think because I was having labor pains mainly in my back and I have a lot of back problems normally). It took 9 hours with the majority of really intense pains not hitting me until the last hour.

My son was delivered via emergency c-section. I had made an appt. and had gone to have labor induced when I went a week overdue (again, consideration was given to my back, the doc wanting to induce because I was having so much pain with the extra weight). So I checked in, was given the stuff to induce labor and nothing happened. Got up, walked around. Still nothing. They gave me another dose. Nothing.

I started getting really sleepy and wanting to take a nap and our heart rates started to drop. I started to go into shock on them so they rushed me in and performed an emergency c-section. My son had the cord wrapped twice around his neck.

The doc said it was a miracle I was in the hospital when it happened; that they wouldn't have gotten us to the hospital in time and we would have lost my son, if not me too.

For the record... hated the c-section. I experienced more trouble after having it than I did with my vaginal birth (even though I experienced some tearing when I had my daughter). Furthermore, I had a problem and have found similiarities with other women who have had c-sections, in having troubles with our gall bladders afterwards.

Any c-section moms experience trouble with that?

I haven't heard of a problem with a moms gall bladder. Why do you think it happened? I have had problems with mine b/c of a medication I was taking.
I didn't have surgery, just stopped taking the med.

Lubaa · #14 02-01-2007, 07:00 AM

I had a normal delivery. My baby was premature (33 weeks) and weighed just 2.1kg so the actual delivery was not that bad. I am 5 feet tall. I was induced because my water broke and labour lasted for 3 hours. The pains were very intense the last hour but it all disappeared right after my baby's head came out. I was given an episiotomy too to protect my baby's head. It didn't hurt either. It's been just 2 weeks now but the cut has healed already.

msjewboy08@yahoo.com · #15 04-04-2008, 10:24 AM

i can't believe that you're baby weighed only 2.1kg at 33 weeks. i had my last baby at 33 weeks and he weighed 4.4kg. why was you're baby so small.

mommy_Joyce · #16 07-25-2008, 05:03 PM

I had my babi da natural way the doctor was telling me if I didn pus more Dey were going to do c section the doctor had to push my babi down