Currently 37+1 with baby number two, and terrified about the birth.
My DS was born in June 2014, I was induced with prostin at 41+6. Cue 16 hours of chaos. Labour ward was full, so I had to stay on the maternity ward for ten hours, which meant no pain relief except G&A or pethidine, neither of which I accepted due to emetophobia. Finally had an epidural after being moved, at 6cm dilated. Contractions then slowed right down, so had to have a drip to ramp things back up again. Epidural wore off down the right side of my body so was in agony again.
And then the worst part- at 9cm DS's heart dropped to 4bpm due to the cord being wound tightly around his neck, so had to have a large episiotomy and forceps right there and then. His has left me terrified of what will happen this time around.
Has anyone else had a traumatic first labour and gone on to have a more positive experience the second time?
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Scared about second labour/delivery
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BoopTheSnoot · 20/04/2016 21:28
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