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should it have gone this far? emergency ceserean

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robynamy1 · 29/05/2013 17:49

when pregnant with my son who is now 7 i had a great pregnancy. i am only 5ft 1 but went upto just under 12stone. i had a membrane sweep at 42 weeks which began my labour. my boy was back to back with me and after a very long and exhausting labour using gas and air my baby became distressed. i was 19 at the time and when i eventually began pushing my sons head became wedged. should they have realised this before labour? should i have gon to 42 weeks when i was almost 19? and also i wonder why they didnot try to manouvre him with their hands on my stomach to remove him from being back to back? he still has a big head now which he gets from me unfortunately. i was still urged to push to get him out immediately to no such avail. i am just wondering if this should have been encouraged or if forceps would have helped? i can remember the shape of my sons head when i first held him after the emergency section. i was quite ill after the birth which scared me when i became pregnant for a second time because although my pregnancy was fantastic nothing went right with the birth. i later found out that the chord was wrapped around his neck causing further problems. he is in good health now however i am a little worried he has adhd?? im not certain but dont know if i should ignore my feelings as im sure his teachers would have picked up on this condition??

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noblegiraffe · 29/05/2013 17:59

Going to 42 weeks is fairly standard before intervention, they wouldn't have known your DS's head would have got stuck beforehand, they do not manipulate babies that are back to back. It all sounds fairly normal if unpleasant, I don't think they did anything wrong. If you are worried, you can ask the hospital for a birth debrief to go through it with you.

Teachers aren't qualified to diagnose ADHD, if you are worried, perhaps talk to the school's SENCO about an assessment.

robynamy1 · 29/05/2013 18:30

thanks very much

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