Stitches / grazes / water birth / birth on bed, poll! - Page 4

Pielette · Apr 11th, 2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rmar

I gave birth in a bath with no grazes or tears. I was in a small bath so not much room and on all fours hurt too much so I guess I was on my back with my bum floating in the water.

Every time I look back at the video, I would say that there was a moment that I lost the urge to push for about 10 seconds so I didn't push. The midwife said something like "keep pushing" and I said "no". Those 10 seconds probably did quite a bit for me and I really feel like pushing when I didn't feel the urge to could have torn me as the burning in my perinium was so much at that point. It felt like much longer but I can see in my video that the head was born about 10-15 seconds after that.

I completely agree with you. My midwife kept telling me to push too and in the end I got confused and pushed when I wasn't having a contraction. I bet that's how I tore.

That's why I ignored my midwives, although they did have the sense to just let me get on with it instead of telling me when to push or not! Think I was giving off an aura of 'leave me the hell alone!'

Wiggler · Apr 11th, 2012, 01:50 AM

I had both my children on the bed, with my son I needed an episiotomy, and afterwards it split open and got infected

When it eventually healed it left a HUGE scar which tore when I was giving birth to my daughter. x x x

BellaDoll · Apr 11th, 2012, 02:02 AM

I had to be cut and stitched because my DD was turned wrong I guess and I was having troubled pushing her out she kept going back in. LOL I wasn't fully aware what was going on while I was pushing I was so out of it.

x_WelshGirl_x · Apr 11th, 2012, 02:16 AM

Gave birth on all fours over the bed, slight tear, no stitches, didnt hurt afterwards, was just uncomfortable for a while. Midwife told to pee in bath after wash, i was so scared to i was in the bath for half hr, i dont know what i was scared of as it didnt hurt. I told midwife when I was pushin, she didnt tell me when to, she was still filling in my notes haha.

SweetChilli90 · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:02 AM

I gave birth on the bed and ended up with a second degree tear, but Isabel did come out pretending to be superman (hand next to face).

Interesting to see the correlation though!

NewMummyx · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:11 AM

I gave birth on my back on the bed and had a 2nd degree tear, but that was due to me listening to idiot MWs telling me to push when I wasnt even contracting

CharlieKeys · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:17 AM

DS1 - on the bed and had one stitch and grazes

but DS2 - also on the bed and had nothing - no grazes, no stitches nothing!

xsadiex · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:18 AM

I was in water for most of my labour but got out and squatted/all 4s to push and no tears with 9 pound 7 baby. I think the position I was in really helped, lying down is the worst way to push.

stouffer · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:59 AM

I had an epidural so gave birth in bed on my back. I voted stitches but I also had a graze.

RaspberryK · Apr 11th, 2012, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by xsadiex

I was in water for most of my labour but got out and squatted/all 4s to push and no tears with 9 pound 7 baby. I think the position I was in really helped, lying down is the worst way to push.

oh tell me about it, my midwife wanted me on this monitor so I couldn't be in the position I wanted, I pushed out a 10lb 3 babe, laying on my back. No stitches though

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View Poll Results: Did you give birth in water/ out of water grazes stitches etc
Birthing pool - none	4	2.20%
Birthing pool - grazes	7	3.85%
Birthing pool - stitches	10	5.49%
On the bed - none	15	8.24%
On the bed - grazes	24	13.19%
On the bed - stitches	122	67.03%
Voters: 182. You may not vote on this poll

Apr 11th, 2012, 01:50 AM	#32
Wiggler Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Sussex Posts: 20,183	I had both my children on the bed, with my son I needed an episiotomy, and afterwards it split open and got infected When it eventually healed it left a HUGE scar which tore when I was giving birth to my daughter. x x x

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Apr 11th, 2012, 02:02 AM	#33
BellaDoll Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ocala, Florida Posts: 26	I had to be cut and stitched because my DD was turned wrong I guess and I was having troubled pushing her out she kept going back in. LOL I wasn't fully aware what was going on while I was pushing I was so out of it.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 02:16 AM	#34
x_WelshGirl_x Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N. Wales Posts: 907	Gave birth on all fours over the bed, slight tear, no stitches, didnt hurt afterwards, was just uncomfortable for a while. Midwife told to pee in bath after wash, i was so scared to i was in the bath for half hr, i dont know what i was scared of as it didnt hurt. I told midwife when I was pushin, she didnt tell me when to, she was still filling in my notes haha.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 04:02 AM	#35
SweetChilli90 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chester Posts: 246	I gave birth on the bed and ended up with a second degree tear, but Isabel did come out pretending to be superman (hand next to face). Interesting to see the correlation though!

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Apr 11th, 2012, 04:11 AM	#36
NewMummyx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Glasgow x Posts: 2,675	I gave birth on my back on the bed and had a 2nd degree tear, but that was due to me listening to idiot MWs telling me to push when I wasnt even contracting

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Apr 11th, 2012, 04:17 AM	#37
CharlieKeys Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 5,249	DS1 - on the bed and had one stitch and grazes but DS2 - also on the bed and had nothing - no grazes, no stitches nothing!

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Apr 11th, 2012, 04:18 AM	#38
xsadiex Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West sussex Posts: 2,852	I was in water for most of my labour but got out and squatted/all 4s to push and no tears with 9 pound 7 baby. I think the position I was in really helped, lying down is the worst way to push.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 04:59 AM	#39
stouffer Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 2,299	I had an epidural so gave birth in bed on my back. I voted stitches but I also had a graze.

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