Ventouse Deliveries? {UPDADED Pg4 post 36.

[hayley x]

I had one with Alex but it failed so I had to have forceps I've had no problems at all from it. I guess everyone handles things differently x

 

[m00min]

I still get upset when I think about my forceps/episiotomy delivery. It was so unbelievably painful and traumatic and I lost a lot of blood. Took 8 weeks for the pain to go and it hurts like hell when I have sex now, think I was stitched up too tight!!

I always wanted more than 1 child but its kinda put me off a bit and don't know if I can go through that again. Hoping the memories will fade in the next year or so!! Most other mums I know had easy deliveries and I am very jealous!

Good job I love her so much! hehe

 

[Dopeyjopey]

I felt a little cheated that i didn't get to feel him crowning, couldn't have him put on my chest, couldn't wait until the cord stopped pulsing (they had to cut it before i pushed his body out) but i got a healthy baby at the end of it so i know it was necessary x

 

[Lost_Plot]

I had a kiwi ventouse but I didn't know what that meant at the time. I was more freaked out by the doughnut shape on his head. They did quicky explain that it was made by the cup and would go away. It did, it had gone down by the next day. I'd had an epidural by this point and was so buzzing due to not being in pain all I felt at the end of it was relief and happy as I had my baby on my chest and he was all right.

 

[beatnick]

zakk had a huge bruise on his head for weeks. and was jaundiced as a result.

however i believe that something terrible might have happened as he just wasnt budging from my pelvis.

im glad i felt him come out, even if i didnt feel him "crown" as such. and glad i didnt end up with c-section.

im convinced to this day its why he wouldnt BF.

 

[Pops]

Oh Kellie Poor you and poor baby - so glad he is well and happy though

My natural home water birth turned into an assisted delivery after 30 hours of labour. We were full dilated, had been pushing for an hour or so, her head was there for the world to see, the MW looked away, looked back and was faced with her ear instead of the top of her head! The little minx had turned her head and tilted it so got stuck

They tried the Ventouse which didn't work and got her out with a tug of the old forceps and I haven't had any bad feelings about it. We did Hypnobirthing in preparation and even at that stage, over 30 hours in, having not slept for 3 days (my waters went at 12:30am on the way to bed after having an early start on the Wednesday and she wasn't born until 3am on Friday!) I honestly believe it helped.

As long as our girlie was born safely that was my only concern, whatever happened to get here here was all part of the journey.

Afterwards, I overhealed and had to have some granulisation cortorized (sp) with no pain relief but even that was fine. I feel very lucky to not feel hard done by or even slightly traumatised by it all as I know many people do

xxx

 

[Lollip0p]

I had failed ventouse twice, and then a forceps delivery. I also had a episotomy too.

They had to do this as with every contraction I had her hearbeat when really low, my bp was sky high, protein in my wee, She passed menconium, I was on 3 drips at one point, they had to scrap her scalp twice, and monitor her from inside of me, she was also the wrong way round. they gave a pain relief when i was stiched up.

I feel guilty as she was so poorly after, i didnt realise the extent of her head until i got her changed the next day as they put a hat on her because her head weas so damaged.
I had everything done to me i didnt want done...... but she was in so much distress, and they were going to give me a c-section but she was too far down. Kaiya was also jaundiced too for around a week as a result of this.

I know i have a healthy and beautiful girl, physically i am fine, bar the baby tummy, but emotionally i play over the labour in my head, i am seeing my local hospitals birth after thoughts next week to go through my labour notes and tell me what happened and why, and hopefully i can deal with it a bit more easily.

 

[brunettebimbo]

I too had no pain relief and it hurt a lot! My LO was out only seconds after the cup went in as well - all in one go! but it's not the pain that bothers me months on it's the time it's taken to heal physically. I too picked up an infection from it - a bladder infection that took 3 rounds of anti-biotics to clear and it's taken about 6m to feel normal again and not 'achey' down there. You never get told of these things and no one I know has had to have ventouse.
It's only now that I feel physically healed that the negative emotions have set in.

My whole labour leaves me feeling a bit . I had to be induced due to reduced fetal movements so my labour was really quick but thankfully not too painful but it was tense and rushed because of the circumstances right from the start.

The only good thing about the birth was that my LO was born pink and screaming so I got to hold her right away before the cord was cut.

The ventouse didn't work, they couldn't get him out, the pain was just too much. I don't think I will ever forget.

I'm just hoping it doesn't take too much longer to heal

 

[Aunty E]

I'm angry that it took them so long to decide to help me out, but other than that I had a spinal block and a really really quick recovery with very little pain, so I'm ok about it. I did make it clear when I saw the consultant that I was expecting them to intervene much quicker this time round, if nothing else because Imogen was horribly distressed and aspirated meconium and we had to stay in for two days so she could have IV antibiotics.

 

[Hayley90]

I had a ventouse and episiotomy with no spinal block, GA or epidural. Just a local anaesthetic, which does NOT work when they are cutting so deeply I was stitched with no pain relief at all, as by the time they had stopped my haemorrhage the jab had worn off

If im honest, people read/hear my birth story and react badly... but mine didn't affect me badly at all (apart from the physical element) but i've been incredibly lucky in that by 4 weeks i was completely healed, by 5 weeks i could..ahem... and by about 8/10 weeks i felt no pain from the catheter (it bruised me which was more uncomfy than the scar itself!

Mentally, im fine and have been since day dot. I cant wait to have another baby, my only fear (and it is my ONLY fear) is that i will have to have another insrumental delivery and another episiotomy - which probably will not heal as well 2nd time around. Here's hoping i grow a smaller baby.

to those ladies who have been adversely affected by their birth. It's such a shame that something that is so beautiful can be tainted by doctors wrong-doings, or hospital staff not reacting quickly enough. x

 

[MissBroody]

I had a ventouse birth with an episiotomy and I found the healing worse than the actual birth. I couldn't sit for weeks and walking was painful, it still hurts to poo (tmi) and sex is impossible
xx

 

[Kerry.]

I had a kiwi ventouse delivery with an episiotomy, with no pain relief, after 7 hours of pushing. I was put on a syntocinon drip to speed up contractions, but by that point I was so exhausted, I couldn't even feel any contractions so I was just pushing constantly to try and get the baby out. The baby became extremely distressed/tachycardic - which is no surprise because the original midwife I had (who didn't call for any help until the baby had began to get distressed) just left me to my own devices and didn't even watch me when I was having contractions! Instead she was just wandering round the room, or writing. I can't recall the episiotomy but having the suction cap shoved in was by far the worst pain I have ever experienced; so much I actually thought I was going to die!
With the ventouse it took 3 pushes to get his head out, and then the rest of him soon followed. The baby had to be resuscitated and scored 4 on the APGAR test in the first minute, 8 in the next 5 and eventually 10, after 10 minutes.
I also tore, as well as having an episiotomy, because the placenta came out so quickly.

I only gave birth 6 days ago, so I haven't really given myself long enough to recover yet but I have recurring nightmares about it. Although physically it's very painful, I think the emotional scarring it's left will be much harder to cope with.

 

[kitabird]

I feel traumatised! I think I would've gotten over it if I'd healed ok, but I had a bad tear which took 4 months to heal. I don't get pain anymore, just don't feel 'right' iykwim?

 

[lucy_x]

i had a vontouse, cant say its affected me what so ever, i tore so they didnt need to cut. and had 2 stitches which fell out in 2 weeks.
emotionalloy, it not affected me at all, i loved my birth and it was only after an hour of pushing, and the fact she was back to back and was twisted that required me needing one.

 

[Louise N]

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences so far

I'm relieved i'm not alone but it's so sad to see other women still suffering. I can see a pattern emerging - those of us that had a difficult recovery feel worse about it than those who healed right away.

 

[Louise N]

Just thought i'd give you a little update. I'm still waiting for the hospital to confirm the date of my debriefing apt (should be later this month) but in the meantime I went back to my gp and had an examination. The doctor thinks I had too many episiotomy stiches and sewn to tight and probably overhealed down there so i'm being referred for a repair. - this could explain all of the discomfort i've been experiencing, shame it's taken 2 doctors and 8 months to get here!.
I'm quite scared at the thought of being cut again but Keeping fingers crossed that I get a quick apt and sucessful repair and can start enjoying being a mum for once and put all of this behind me!

 

[Hayley90]

good to hear, ive heard the "repair" ops are normally straight forward and heal quickly, hopefully you will be much more comfortable once youve had it xx

 

[charlotte-xo]

i had a failed kiwi//ventouse forcepe delivery...episiotomy and 12 stiches..

everythings healing nicely ...still achey and stitched do pull abit ...my birth was horrendous though his shoulder got caught, he was born in meconium ended up staying in NICU for a week as he had an infection which was affectin his lung...

i dont know the things you do lol..



--x

 

[stephx]

I had a ventouse after an hour of trying to push out a back to back and tilted baby It only took 1 push with the ventouse and she came out completely (head and body all at once lol)
I had a 2nd degree tear, emotionally I felt relieved to have her out.. that was all! I didnt go in with any birth plan so I wasnt gutted about having to have one.
My stiches healed fine- I dont actually think I had any pain once she was out x

 

[EverythingXd]

At least it looks like it will finally be sorted, hope your appointment comes through soon x