I gave birth to my third child one week ago. I had an epidural (which I feel upset about requesting now), which was administered only 40 mins before delivery and therefore took effect about 20 mins later. Immediately after the birth I felt elated, exhausted etc ie the feelings I had after the birth of my first two. However,I was then got up by the midwife for a bath and started repeatedly fainting, had impossible dizziness, blurred vision, neck ache and confusion (thinking at one stage I was my 95 year old grandmother). All of the symptoms, bar the confusion, lasted in a severe way for the next two days and to a lesser degree for another three and yesterday I had clear vision for the first time. The hospital say it was nothing to do with teh epidural - I must have had a coincidental viral infection. Anyone experienced anything similar as it's driving me mad trying to reconcile myself to what happened. And I worry about not having bonded with my son for his first few days...
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03/02/2006 11:30
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