This is not an angry thread. But during labour I was left for 5 hours in stage 2 on the horrendously painful cytosine, told I wasn't pushing hard enough, was refused pain relief because it would slow delivery, and held down on a bed...
I'm sure everyone there was utterly professional. But the baby's heart rate was dropping during contractions, and no matter how much I said I was pushing, I was told it wasn't hard enough. The midwife said if I could breath or make noise I wasn't pushing hard enough.
Eventually had a happy (if shaken) baby boy delivered via forceps, which was when they realised he was tangled and the cord was around his neck twice...
But shouldn't they have had some idea that there was a problem that wasn't just my ability to push? I coped with labour really well up to the point they introduced synthetic hormones. Anyone else know anything or had experiences similar?
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LubiLooLoo · 31/07/2016 13:36
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