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Childbirth

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What did you think when you were told you needed an emergency c-section?

43 replies

beansprout · 01/10/2005 20:17

My immediate thought was that I was going to meet ds 10 hours sooner than planned and I was very excited as I had waited so long to see him.

(Every other aspect of it was a bummer though!)

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TuttiFrutti · 03/10/2005 13:54

Like the others, I was very disappointed at the time. It's like preparing for a marathon and doing all the training and then being told halfway through that you've got to stop running and the marathon has been cancelled.

But I and ds would have died without a C-section, so I quickly got over my disappointment and am just grateful I live in the 21st century.

pookstermum · 03/10/2005 15:46

very disappointed, was at home trying for home birth when midwife found DD breech! Labour was going well and fast! So I felt even more of a failure, still do, wish I could have done it "properly" Still feel I did not give birth to DD. On a lighter note I also got very cross as it meant I wouldn't be able to go to the gym for 3 months!!

ediemay · 03/10/2005 15:51

After 7 failed inductions followed by a 49 hour labour I was told DS had moved into a very awkward brow presentation and 3 attempts at ventouse also failed - so no choice! I remember saying "any chance of a tummy tuck while you're down there?"

devilishboozo · 03/10/2005 15:53

Scared, because they had lost DS's heartbeat, and were very concerned that all wasnt as it should be. Also relieved that I didn't have to go through any more labour, as it was horrendous.

Am glad I had one though, as I would have almost certainly lost my little boy, which is a thought too horrible to contemplate.

fifilala · 03/10/2005 16:25

Scared - only at 3cm (waters broken for 3 days at due date) actually told dh where all the insurance policies were!! I was aware of slow heartbeat and they asked if i wanted the volume down and i said no (i am a nurse). In surgery I could not hear him cry but hubby said he could (only now does he say that he couldn't either!) Went to post natal ward with a photograph! DS spent 3 days in scbu, didn't get to hold him untill 8 hours later. However catheter removed after 6 hours and i went in the shower (without help) and went to see my baby. Nobody asked how I wanted to feed him but that night they asked me and off I went to the pump! Still successfully bf him for 20 weeks.

In my mind the bottom line is - does it matter how they get out as long as everyone is fine and well - I do not believe in this failed as a mother bit - sorry for saying this but i know some do.

If I do it again can't wait for the elective!

Fio2 · 03/10/2005 16:28

that my daughter was dead

piglit · 04/10/2005 13:39

I thought "Thank f*ck. This is the worst experience of my life and I am terrified for db and for myself. At least the end is in sight."

oliveoil · 04/10/2005 13:40

same as Fio2

Zephyrcat · 04/10/2005 13:43

So relieved. They took a blood sample from dd's scalp and there wasn't enough oxygen getting t her blood so they gave me a choice (wtf???!!) an emergency cs now or another 12 hours labour.

Lakota · 04/10/2005 13:47

Why the buggery do I watch so much ER?

And urgh, there's pubic hair all over this gurney (composing angry letter to health authority)...oh, it's mine.

ellceeell · 04/10/2005 13:59

I don't remember properly. I'd had a failed epidural, midwives were looking more and more worried, I screamed at my dh that this was why we hadn't agreed on a name for dd2 - she wasn't going to need one. Months afterwards I found out dh was told to prepare himself for the worst possible outcome. It had never occurred to me that they were worried about me as well as the baby.
After a week in hospital I was offered a chance to talk through the birth with the midwives and anaethetist who had been there with me - I found that really helpful, especially reading my medical notes.

cupsnakes · 04/10/2005 14:11

Just wanted the nightmareish pain to stop so was delighted when they said they were going to stop trying to pull him out with a ventouse and give me a general.
Don't remember anything other than terror (of the situation I was in, not the impending surgery).
'delighted' is the wrong word though. I was ready to die at the point.
Please excuse my melodrama!

jofeb04 · 04/10/2005 15:37

I only went through it a week ago, and felt scarred stiff. My hind waters had broken, and was slightly coloured, so they broke my waters totally, and it was really really coloured. They monitored constantly, and at 6cm dilated, i asked for an epidural. As they were getting an anethitist for me, the heartbeat dipped and went back to normal. But about 20minutes later, our dd heart beat went really high, they tried to get a blood sample from her head while she was inside to see what was causing it, but they couldnt get enough. Consultant said i needed an emergency section, which TBH, scared the hell out of me, and i was rushed to theatre. They couldnt get the spinal into me, never had time for the epidural to start to work,and started to get the general ready for me. Luckily, i had the urge to push, and Bethan was born 9minutes later. Im still pritty upset about how it all went, knowing the outcome could have been different if she wasnt being so closely monitored etc. However, the midwifes were excellent with both me and my dh through it all, and they talked about it all to me about what had happened.

mumfor1sttime · 04/10/2005 15:55

I felt relieved and so did DH. My waters broke in bed at home at 6am, had contractions from 8am, watching only fools and horses to keep my spirits up! Phoned hospital at about 11am as contractions were stronger.
At 3pm ish was 2-3 mins apart, so went to hospital. They said DS was in distress and he had irregular heart beat, my blood pressure was really high. I was given drugs (dont know what) when I passed out, DH was very scared, I was taken into surgery at about 7pm, by this time I was glad to get it over with, and was shouting 'I want to push!'
DS was 9lb 12 oz so glad it was a c-section really, just wish it wasnt so traumatic.

Lizzylou · 04/10/2005 15:58

I had been in labour for 40 hours when the midwives finally decided that intervention was necessary, in the end I had an epidural and only needed the ventouse but I was soo relieved that something was going to be done, I was just so exhausted I didn't care! DH was really worried though and when he went out to tell the parents in the waiting room what may be happening he was in tears, apparently...

tex111 · 04/10/2005 16:00

Disappointed but I knew it was coming. I had been labouring for two days and was only 6cm. I rang my Mom and had a little cry then went into theatre. It was all actually very pleasant and calm and I recovered quickly. Went so well that I've scheduled a C-section this time around.

Earlybird · 04/10/2005 16:15

I periodically think about how difficult it must have been years ago to give birth - back before the era of c-sections and pain relief. How lucky we are to have medical options when things get dangerous.

cherie1 · 04/10/2005 16:34

i was totally shattered went thru 78 hrs of labour then baby was not breathin so had 2 have an emergency c section argh !!! i was terrified !!

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