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My story isn't a positive one, I wish it had of been a nice experience but unfortunately it wasn't. It's a long one-but I have cut it short!
My waters broke on Thursday 4th October at roughly 9.45pm. It was the weirdest sensation ever! I had just stepped back in the door after getting a Toffee Sundae from McD's when whoosh they broke.
I phoned the Labour Suite to advise them and they said as I had no contractions there was no rush but I'd need examined. So I went in the bath, shaved my legs and underarms lol then got ready and made my way down to St John's.
I was sure that I was going to be sent straight home to wait on the contractions but I was wrong....
Upon the MW examining me (speculum) she said that the green/yellowish fluid I thought was my mucus plug was actually baby had moved its bowels. There was loads, so I had to stay. Oh and I was 0cm dilated and my cervix was still long. I thought I was going to be about 3 or 4 cm
Was put on the CTG machine whilst she spoke to the consultant- he came to see me and said they had no other option but to induce me via the drip.
To cut a long story short I was put on the drip which and re examined at 3am to which I was 3cm dilated. They said they would up the dose on the drip and check again at 6 am. The contractions became worse so I tried the gas and air which worked for a while, but then it was useless. I was having severe backache which was more unbearable than the contractions, so had the morphine injection-it didnt work. They told me after an hour that I should try the 2nd shot of morphine which I did and it never even took the edge of the pain.
I asked for the epidural so they got the anasthetist to come and assess me. I dont know if u recall my previous threads regarding the trouble I had first time round with the epidural (about 11 attempts of inserting the needle in my spine before they could get it in right) well the anaesthetist refused to do it and said she would rather wait til the consultant came in at 8.30am and he could do it...Great!
I admitt I was in agony, by the time 6am came I had gone from 3 to 9cm dilated-the drip is one mean fucker for bringing on the contractions! Dale had nipped home just after the assessment at 6.30ish when I started shouting "my vagina hurts I need to push" so my body went into convulsion like pushes I lost control, the body took over-my mum paniced and got straight on the phone to Dale to tell him to get back asap as things were starting to happen-so we thought.........
Things didn't happen, I was squeezing for ages, it was horrendous, my back was the worst, and this mean MW kept grabbing and opening my legs at some ridiculous angle-I got angry and said check my notes I dislocated my leg 3 weeks ago-she said "karrina don't be silly your fine!"
Anyway bottom line is Lucy got stuck just like what happened with Rebecca, she was also back to back which was causing my severe back pain-same as Rebecca, I had to get cut episitomy (big time) had internal tears, and she was born with the help of Ventouse-so has a cone head.
When she finally arrived at 10.16am I was so releaved that it was over, I seriously thought at the time I was going to die with the pain! She was born very blue, they passed her straight to my mum and asked her to wipe her down etc as they suspected I was haemorraging.
I had 4 MW's and the Consultant at the bottom of my bed, mopping up the blood etc, it was like a horror movie. The consultant tried to start stitching me up and i could still feel it, I was screaming like a baby, he gave me more anasthetic to knumb it. I waited 2 hours before they weighed my daughter too!
So it was a long story cut short, but believe me this back to back birth was horrendous. The treatment I received cause they were short staffed was appauling, and asking my mum to tend to my newly born daughter was disgusting. See to her not me!
I have complained to my MW about it as I feel the whole expreience was traumatising. I tried to tell them throughout that I feel she is back to back but they wouldn't listen, and when at the end the consultant stuck his hands up to try and manually turn her I was screaming like a baby with pain.
Oh and I didn't get the epidural as when the consultant came in at 8.30am he was called straight into an emergency!
Anyhow-she was worth it, I have pics but cant upload as they are too big. So I am going to speak to my wee pal Yvanne later to see if she would do it for me!
xxxx
My waters broke on Thursday 4th October at roughly 9.45pm. It was the weirdest sensation ever! I had just stepped back in the door after getting a Toffee Sundae from McD's when whoosh they broke.
I phoned the Labour Suite to advise them and they said as I had no contractions there was no rush but I'd need examined. So I went in the bath, shaved my legs and underarms lol then got ready and made my way down to St John's.
I was sure that I was going to be sent straight home to wait on the contractions but I was wrong....
Upon the MW examining me (speculum) she said that the green/yellowish fluid I thought was my mucus plug was actually baby had moved its bowels. There was loads, so I had to stay. Oh and I was 0cm dilated and my cervix was still long. I thought I was going to be about 3 or 4 cm
Was put on the CTG machine whilst she spoke to the consultant- he came to see me and said they had no other option but to induce me via the drip.
To cut a long story short I was put on the drip which and re examined at 3am to which I was 3cm dilated. They said they would up the dose on the drip and check again at 6 am. The contractions became worse so I tried the gas and air which worked for a while, but then it was useless. I was having severe backache which was more unbearable than the contractions, so had the morphine injection-it didnt work. They told me after an hour that I should try the 2nd shot of morphine which I did and it never even took the edge of the pain.
I asked for the epidural so they got the anasthetist to come and assess me. I dont know if u recall my previous threads regarding the trouble I had first time round with the epidural (about 11 attempts of inserting the needle in my spine before they could get it in right) well the anaesthetist refused to do it and said she would rather wait til the consultant came in at 8.30am and he could do it...Great!
I admitt I was in agony, by the time 6am came I had gone from 3 to 9cm dilated-the drip is one mean fucker for bringing on the contractions! Dale had nipped home just after the assessment at 6.30ish when I started shouting "my vagina hurts I need to push" so my body went into convulsion like pushes I lost control, the body took over-my mum paniced and got straight on the phone to Dale to tell him to get back asap as things were starting to happen-so we thought.........
Things didn't happen, I was squeezing for ages, it was horrendous, my back was the worst, and this mean MW kept grabbing and opening my legs at some ridiculous angle-I got angry and said check my notes I dislocated my leg 3 weeks ago-she said "karrina don't be silly your fine!"
Anyway bottom line is Lucy got stuck just like what happened with Rebecca, she was also back to back which was causing my severe back pain-same as Rebecca, I had to get cut episitomy (big time) had internal tears, and she was born with the help of Ventouse-so has a cone head.
When she finally arrived at 10.16am I was so releaved that it was over, I seriously thought at the time I was going to die with the pain! She was born very blue, they passed her straight to my mum and asked her to wipe her down etc as they suspected I was haemorraging.
I had 4 MW's and the Consultant at the bottom of my bed, mopping up the blood etc, it was like a horror movie. The consultant tried to start stitching me up and i could still feel it, I was screaming like a baby, he gave me more anasthetic to knumb it. I waited 2 hours before they weighed my daughter too!
So it was a long story cut short, but believe me this back to back birth was horrendous. The treatment I received cause they were short staffed was appauling, and asking my mum to tend to my newly born daughter was disgusting. See to her not me!
I have complained to my MW about it as I feel the whole expreience was traumatising. I tried to tell them throughout that I feel she is back to back but they wouldn't listen, and when at the end the consultant stuck his hands up to try and manually turn her I was screaming like a baby with pain.
Oh and I didn't get the epidural as when the consultant came in at 8.30am he was called straight into an emergency!
Anyhow-she was worth it, I have pics but cant upload as they are too big. So I am going to speak to my wee pal Yvanne later to see if she would do it for me!
xxxx
charlie was back to back, so painful! cant belive you couldnt have an epi tho!
I thought I had it bad.
i would be honuored to post piccies! so get ya ass online lol!! 
