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My Due Date: November 27, 2022I am postpartum » My due date was more than 2 weeks ago
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Half way there
By adiggs » Posted Mar. 29, 2017 9:40am - 469 views - 9 comments
This pregnancy is going by really fast. I am starting to have some major anxiety about giving birth. With my son I wasn't worried at all. But then I had two failed epidurals and I was in labor for a long time with back to back contractions for hours with no space between. I am kind of traumatized by that birth. Do I have another options as far as pain relief? I plan on talking to my doctor about this on Friday but I don't think she will be much help as she was my doctor with my son as well.
Also, the thought of having to leave my son anywhere while I am in the hospital is making me extremely nervous and I can feel my anxiety getting worse lately just trying to think about it. I don't trust anyone to watch him. Especially over night and for more than one day? Forget it. I don't know what we will do. I haven't checked but I am fairly certain they won't allow him to stay at the hospital with me.
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Half way there
By adiggs » Posted Mar. 29, 2017 9:40am - 469 views - 9 comments
This pregnancy is going by really fast. I am starting to have some major anxiety about giving birth. With my son I wasn't worried at all. But then I had two failed epidurals and I was in labor for a long time with back to back contractions for hours with no space between. I am kind of traumatized by that birth. Do I have another options as far as pain relief? I plan on talking to my doctor about this on Friday but I don't think she will be much help as she was my doctor with my son as well.
Also, the thought of having to leave my son anywhere while I am in the hospital is making me extremely nervous and I can feel my anxiety getting worse lately just trying to think about it. I don't trust anyone to watch him. Especially over night and for more than one day? Forget it. I don't know what we will do. I haven't checked but I am fairly certain they won't allow him to stay at the hospital with me.
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 | Comment from Angela18 » Posted Mar. 29, 2017 10:56pm Awww, so glad to get an update, and boy do I know how you feel. Ask my hubby and he'd tell you how I ALWAYS talked about how worried I was about labor! My choice being not to have an epidural so I knew what I was in for. I must say I was lucky this time as it went so fast because I was trying to clean and make up beds, lol. I'll tell you if you try to labor at home at all, a bath will really kick start it! Within 15 minutes of the bath my water broke. Out of all my kids I've only had one full epidural and one partial. It sucks, but the aftermath was always best when there was none. Nothing I'm gonna say is gonna not make you worry, it's normal, but so is the whole process. Best thing for me this time was the distractions of kids and not going to the hospital too soon (plus it was a fast labor). Remember , they say the first is always the longest (fx). I'm thinking of you, you're a tough chick, and realistically it should be a lot smoother this time xoxo. |
