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UPDATED WITH PICS :) page 3. That was it - warning traumatic labour story

jade1991

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Well if any of you saw my thread about my waters going they definately did. Fiest off all let me start by saying i was told by 3 different midwifes towards the end of my pregnancy that baby would be about 6 -6.5lb, and was measuring 3cm bwhond at every appointment.

Contractions started at about midnight and were instantly 4 mins apart. Went in at 230am was 2cm and got sent home. By this time my contractions were 1-2 mins apart lasting over a minute and were very very painful. Went back in about 6am and was 3cm. Midwife did a stetch and sweep without telling me and i was having a contraction at the time she did it and that petrified me the pain was unbelievable i was sobbing telling her to stop and she didnt for what seemed like ages. Even my mum and OH were in tears at the pain i was in. Anyway she stretched me straight to 4cm and i went to the lovely midwife led unit rooms with pools sofas etc etc. Tried the pool and didnt really like it. I was dong better on the birthing ball so stayed on threre with just gas and air. By 12pm wasb6cm amd was in such excrutiaing pain i couldnt believe it. My contractions were never ending and i was starting to get scared of the next one. I was sceeaming so loud and they wrre lasting a good 2 mins. The tiny break i.gor.in between was spent crying and brggingvfor pain reloef. which i was told no to because babys heartrate wasnt accelerating with contracions. I was bwgging for an epidural and they told me that cos of her irregular heartbeat i had to be moved upstairs to consulant led care. She examined me before i went and i was 8cm. I was doubled kver in pain and ddint have a clue where i was or even who i was!! It was getting unbearable and they wheeled me into a lift on my bed to take me up to clc. All this time imvscreaming the corridoors down and sobbing to oh to help me and get me oain relief which was upsetting him because i was so upset and scared. Anyway after contractions on contraction i had the epi. only 2cm to go. By 7pm i was fully and they said i could push. I pushed so so hard for 2 straight hours and she just wasnt coming down. I was in a terrible state i was soaking from the heat and stress and i wasbpusjingbso hard cos they said if i didnt get her down theyd be doing section or forceps which i was petrified of. Anyway nothing was happening and the whole team cmebin and started explaining about forceps. I was sobbing my hwart out saying nobididnt want them i didnt wanna be cut i was hysterical. The whole pregnancy my biggest fear was forceps. Rhey basically told me i had no choice it was either forceps or csection.. I was forced to sign the form for forceps whilst insanely crying and begging OH not to let them take me to theatre - he was crying with me cos i was in such a state and my mum had to leave cos she couldnt watch me like that... Anyway OH told to scrub up for theayre. I was wheeled though the hospital screaming in fear saying i coulsnt go throufh with it and crying my eyes out on OHs shoulder him cryinf with me. I was taken into theatre and spinalbput in ready for incase i had emergency csection. Ivwas completely numb but still tellingball the doctora that im not doing it and sobbing so much. Forceps were put on much tobmt fighting and crying and i was given episiotomy. with 3 pushes she was out. She was pulled so tightly on her face her skin was overlapping and they had to manually strerch it out. She had a bust lip cut nose and line down her forehead and cheek from the way the forcep was put on her and the strength it was pulled at. She was so swolleneverywhere and her face looked battered and bruised. And guess how muvh she weighed. 9lb3oz. Seriously she was massive. I was tiny all through ny pregnancy and she was massive. I ciulsnt believe she was mine!! They told me in the end if i had have carriwd on pusjing her head coud have ripped me apartbof got completely stuck in my pelvis as my body is tiny. I was stitched and taken to recovery. Millie jade was norn at 21:12 on21-5-12 - freakt! My experience of labour wasbhorrible. There are parts i dont remember because i was in so much pain i vouldnt think of anything.else. Me and baby are both on antibiotics sobhave to stay in at least til friday. She is doing brilliantly shes beautiful loads of hair her bruises are starting to ease now aswell shes feeding brilliantly and sleeping well. Im on a ward where the woman next to me snores so loud she cant even hear her baby ceying when he wakes for a feed.
I am slowly getting iver what happened and im so glad shes here safe and sound. It horrendous but Id do it all again for her. I love her to bits. We are missing daddy as hes only allowed in 9-9 in the days and its hard thru the nights as i cant walk properly yet and am very swollen.

Wanted to telk my real tale of events cos i never thought it would happen like that for me. Hope i didnt put too many of you off because not every birth is like that and for a very lite girl like me a 9lber was very hard to handle!
Sorry about spelling im in my phine and im falljng asleep while typjng.

Good kmuck and thank u all for ur sipport and advice thriughout pregnancy. HOpe to see u all in baby club very soon. should be home by the weekend if me and millie are clear xx
 
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Hi hunny.

Congratulations first:thumbup:

I had a traumatic labour and post natal experience with my daughter. Even now it has put the fear of God into me or this baby. I am still not totally over my first experience.

I suggest when you are ready you get a debrief at the hospital, get some questions answered and voice your concerns:hugs:

Get some rest!
 
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! :flower:

So sorry the experience was so traumatic, like tu123 my first was horrendous also - but as you're already experiencing, it's all worth it!

I hope your daughter continues to thrive & you feel better very soon!


xxx
 
:hugs::hugs::hugs: I'm so sorry it was such a rough labor.. Sounds like the medical staff was VERY heartless toward you.. I understand things weren't progressing well, but they could have given you better moral support.. I'm glad both you and your little girl are safe though, congratulations! :flower:
 
congrats! I am so sorry to hear how rough labor was but glad that you and lo are fine. I am terrified of labor and the easy and scary stories help me balance it out and just hope for the best.
 
I had a traumatic first birth too, and I understand the emotions you are having right now. I am so thankful for my upcoming cesarean I can't even tell you. It will be a recovery, I'm sure, but I'll never go through that hell again. Thank God!
 
Isn't it funny - the ladies reading this are the ones who had a traumatic experience with theirs as well! I'm the same, awful first baby experience, I am so sorry this happened to you. Chin up mumma, you did the best you could under the circumstances.

One suggestion I will make is write all your thoughts down and once you are home and settled, I think it's important to talk this through with someone, a therapist maybe
xooxo
 
congratulations and so sorry to hear about ur experience. My 1st was very traumatic also, nearly 3 years and still cannot forget it.
 
So sorry you had a rough time hun :( Glad to hear you and your little girl are safe though, congratulations :hugs:
 
Sorry your labour wasnt what you expected it to be, but glad to hear your LO is safe and sound now :) Congrats!
 
Oh jade so sorry you had such a bad time :hugs: :hugs: I had a really bad experience of labour too everything I didn't want! Induction, epi, forceps, cut and a massive blood loss and afterwards I was so shell shocked I felt ruined! I know how emotional you will be now but honestly in a week or so you will look at your little baby and be so proud of yourself and of Millie. Congratulations lovely looking forward to seeing pics and who would have thought it 9lb 3oz!! I remember our messages about me being huge and you being Tiny! Lol :hugs:

Xxxxxxxx
 
Congratulations Jade!! Sorry you had such a tough time, I can't believe how wrong they were about her weight. All worth it though, I'm sure :) Hope you recover asap, can't wait to see pics. I'm expecting our LO to be the same size so I have to ask... does she fit in NB? xoxox
 
You brave woman!!! Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and hopefully those terrible memories will fade in time! xxx :hugs:
 
I'm so sorry labour was so traumatic for you but so happy you have your baby girl with you, congrats xx
 
you deserve a medal :hugs:
I cannot believe how badly you were handled by the staff. sorry but it seems that in the UK there is not the same type of moral support or effort on the midwives part from what I have been reading here. I know its a rash generalization but woah that is terrible and your poor wee girl being brought into the world like that with cuts and bruises. I do hope you complain and are able to talk through your trauma with a support person and get counselling and help. Howcome your partner cannot visit you after 9? spouses should be allowed anytime IMO, they are here.

Aww well at least you have your gorgeous wee girl :cloud9:
 
Wow....Ive just sat here crying my eyes out reading your story! I could almost feel your pain just through you explaining it. Im due in August and although I know you shouldn't read horror stories about labour I wanted to read your story and prepare myself as not every labour is easy.

Im so sorry you went through such an awful time/experience but Im so glad your little one is here and doing well x
 
awww hun sorry you had such a rough time :) congratulations and well done x
 
Aww sounds so traumatic !!!! Glad you and baby are doing good now !! And that is my fear, FORCEPS !! Not so much a C Section but them I will refuse !!! Hope her bruising goes down fast. Congrats on your little girl x:flower:
 

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