I just wanted to ask anyone who had a difficult first birth, about your feelings about deciding to get pregnant a second time? Does your previous experience make you feel particularly anxious? If so, how do you cope with that?
I had a difficult birth (Keelans Forceps - ouch!) and then this was followed a week later by a postpartum haemorrhage. I lost 6 pints of blood and was later told I was lucky to be alive. Apparently I had a deep tear which they didn't stitch up properly, but what made it all worse was that when I was re-admitted to hospital they refused to listen when I started bleeding very heavily until DH screamed at the midwife to get a doctor now!
Anyway, I now REALLY want another baby, but at the same time feel terrified that if I get pregnant I'll be so anxious about the birth that I won't be able to cope.
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Difficult / traumatic first birth, trying for a second??
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BiscuitBob · 05/11/2010 13:20
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