First labour went like this, late Wednesday night contractions started every ten minutes. If I walked around they subsided, if I lay down they got worse. Cue this continuing non-stop till the Saturday morning and me having NO sleep. Saturday morning painful contractions still 10 minutes apart and waters go. Taken into hospital, monitored, sent home to let it get going on its own, still no change, and still no sleep apart from collapsing in-between contractions for a few minutes each time. I was exhausted. Back in hospital and given pessary (sp?) sunday morning, totally and utterly exhausted, cytosine by midday and 12 solid hours of awful contractions, baby twisted back to back, trying to come down to quickly, mal-presentation/ shoulder dystocia (according to my notes) - I was completely out of it by this point!, ended up in theatre with forceps, lost over 4 pints of blood, 64 stiches, had to be on drips and stay in hospital for 5 days. Baby was left with huge bruising and needing osteopathy for 8 weeks, though now is wonderfully fine and perfect. Within this also had failed epidural which resulted in me still to this day have a numb patch on my leg. I then had to have surgery to remove scar tissue build up and repair cervic.
This was all over 2 years ago - I am now 34 weeks pregnant with DC2 and totally and utterly terrified! I have tried hypnotherapy but doesn't seem to be helping. I know 2 labours are never the same etc, etc but I didn't expect to feel this anxious?!?
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Increasingly worried about labour second time around after horrendous first experience - anyone else? Did it turn out ok for others?
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DaisyFlower123 · 19/04/2013 10:38
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