Stitches / grazes / water birth / birth on bed, poll! - Page 5

lynnikins · Apr 11th, 2012, 09:44 AM

had a bed birth with episiotomy and stitches with ds1, bed birth and tear with ds2 and homebirth on my knees with ds3 and tore again but not as badly as with ds2

CazM 2011 · Apr 11th, 2012, 11:01 AM

On a bed birth for me, was hooked up to a moniter, i was cut and it took over an hour of stitching afterwards, I thought she was a big baby until I've seen some of the other weights on here!!

LockandKey · Apr 11th, 2012, 11:39 AM

after reading all your answers, now I am kind of curious to ask, hope it's not too personal, but did you ladies ever do anything to prepare your pelvic floors for labor and birth? Do you think it helped?

Looking back on what I did with my first pregnancy, there was a lot I could have and should have done, perhaps my traumatic birth would have turned out differently.

RaspberryK · Apr 11th, 2012, 16:54 PM

I did nothing at all, he was pushed out in 20 mins. I just listened to the midwife carefully and stopped pushing when she said etc.
x

Mummy2B21 · Apr 11th, 2012, 17:02 PM

I was in the hospital bath for around 5 hours and only got out to have an epi and deliver I delivered within 30 mins of getting out bath and i had a 2nd degree tear and graze.

I think its more to do with the way you push I pushed quite quickly. and big pushes, however my friend pushed slowly and small pushes and didn't tear or graze. X

Caroline:-) · Apr 11th, 2012, 17:12 PM

I had to be induced so never got the water birth I desperately wanted...
I had horrible tearing (2nd degree) but in more unusal places. My tears were internal, labial and urethral - amazingly my perineum was intact!!!!

Blah11 · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LockandKey

after reading all your answers, now I am kind of curious to ask, hope it's not too personal, but did you ladies ever do anything to prepare your pelvic floors for labor and birth? Do you think it helped?

Looking back on what I did with my first pregnancy, there was a lot I could have and should have done, perhaps my traumatic birth would have turned out differently.

my 2nd birth was so easy. he literally popped out, my mw just managed to get her gloves on as his head came out after 2 pushes, body after the 3rd.

my 1st i pushed for 27 mins and did no prep other than raspberry leaf tea.

Maybe i just have a stretchy fandango

i def recommend active labour and upright 2nd stage

londonangel · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by blondebabe

Would like to know if there is any correlation between the two

I had birthing pool - grazes , stung like a bitch for a week and a half and they also got infected! Worse bit about giving birth lo was born with his hand by his face lol naughty boy!

Mine was born on the bed (was stuck on monitor for entire labour - grrr, blooming baby heartrate issues!) - but she had her hand by her face when born too!

Blah11 · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by londonangel

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Originally Posted by blondebabe

Would like to know if there is any correlation between the two

I had birthing pool - grazes , stung like a bitch for a week and a half and they also got infected! Worse bit about giving birth lo was born with his hand by his face lol naughty boy!

Mine was born on the bed (was stuck on monitor for entire labour - grrr, blooming baby heartrate issues!) - but she had her hand by her face when born too!

Its called a nuchal hand and is surprisingly common!

EstelSeren · Apr 12th, 2012, 03:04 AM

I birthed on a bed kind of sat upright with my feet behind my hips. I tried other positions but I wasn't able to stay in them properly and push at the same time so I just had the bed as upright as possible to give me something to brace against without having to lie flat! Ended up with a 2nd degree tear and stitches, both superficial and to the muscle. The stitches were the worst part of the whole thing for me!

Beca

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, 09:44 AM	#41
lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: East Midlands Posts: 15,436	had a bed birth with episiotomy and stitches with ds1, bed birth and tear with ds2 and homebirth on my knees with ds3 and tore again but not as badly as with ds2

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Apr 11th, 2012, 11:01 AM	#42
CazM 2011 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 388	On a bed birth for me, was hooked up to a moniter, i was cut and it took over an hour of stitching afterwards, I thought she was a big baby until I've seen some of the other weights on here!!

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Apr 11th, 2012, 11:39 AM	#43
LockandKey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,732	after reading all your answers, now I am kind of curious to ask, hope it's not too personal, but did you ladies ever do anything to prepare your pelvic floors for labor and birth? Do you think it helped? Looking back on what I did with my first pregnancy, there was a lot I could have and should have done, perhaps my traumatic birth would have turned out differently.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 16:54 PM	#44
RaspberryK Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northamptonshire, England Posts: 4,629	I did nothing at all, he was pushed out in 20 mins. I just listened to the midwife carefully and stopped pushing when she said etc. x

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Apr 11th, 2012, 17:02 PM	#45
Mummy2B21 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 10,028	I was in the hospital bath for around 5 hours and only got out to have an epi and deliver I delivered within 30 mins of getting out bath and i had a 2nd degree tear and graze. I think its more to do with the way you push I pushed quite quickly. and big pushes, however my friend pushed slowly and small pushes and didn't tear or graze. X

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Apr 11th, 2012, 17:12 PM	#46
Caroline:-) Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK - Cardiff Posts: 823	I had to be induced so never got the water birth I desperately wanted... I had horrible tearing (2nd degree) but in more unusal places. My tears were internal, labial and urethral - amazingly my perineum was intact!!!!

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Apr 12th, 2012, 03:04 AM	#50
EstelSeren Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 1,937	I birthed on a bed kind of sat upright with my feet behind my hips. I tried other positions but I wasn't able to stay in them properly and push at the same time so I just had the bed as upright as possible to give me something to brace against without having to lie flat! Ended up with a 2nd degree tear and stitches, both superficial and to the muscle. The stitches were the worst part of the whole thing for me! Beca

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