So, Aaron and I have been watching a birthing video as a refresher course for labor. Some parts are great, others terrify us, most are just the, "oh-yeah... I remember that"
Then I went to my Dr's office on Friday and she asked if I knew when to call for labor.
Contractions five minutes apart and hard enough that you can't talk through them.
Water breaking
Loss of the mucous (only when combined with one of the others)
With that in mind, I started thinking about Eli's labor. It never got to 5 minutes apart before the contractions were too painful for me to deal with. At the time, I thought maybe that I'm just weird, but now I think they would have stabilized and I probably would have been able to handle the pain except for the back labor. Everywhere I hear that back labor is due to the baby being positioned a certain way. However, they never said that Eli was turned that way. Now I'm wondering if a previous back injury I have has caused me to ALWAYS have back labor at the earliest stages... I guess we'll see. This makes me a little worried about my ability to stay at home until I really need to go in. BUT, then again, with Eli they kept me even though I was only at a 3. They didn't' administer pytocin or any labor inducing drugs. So, maybe I don't need to be too worried.
The other thing that REALLY frightens me is the possibility of a c-section. I had surgery when I was in 8th grade that was very much like a c-section (in the same area, same kind of cut). I know what the recovery is like and I REALLY don't want to have to do that, especially with a toddler. Plus, if the video we watched is up to date on what is allowed during recovery, I'll be restricted to the upstairs of our apartment. Having two stories would never have become more inconvenient. If I'd really only be allowed to climb the stairs once per day I'll come down for dinner and then right back up since that's where the bathroom is. I guess it's a good thing we have a portable DVD player and that Aaron will take some paternity leave until my momma can be there.
I know that all I really want is a healthy baby, but that doesn't mean I can't hope and pray for a smooth and normal labor and delivery!
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3 comments:
It's always nice to have a refresher-I think going into labor is always an anxious feeling-will it all work out and will the baby be healthy and how much pain . . . I hope things go well. I have been thinking of you and have a small something to send your way for your little Anna.
I'm sure when Tim and I have another baby, I'll be doing all the refresher I can get! All I remember is that I HATED pushing and I was so exhausted that I just didn't think I had one more push in me. It's funny how much you forget though...I'm sure everything will go great! Before you know it, you'll be holding a beautiful, healthy, baby girl in your arms :)
I'm sure that everything will be great Carrie. And I just wanted to say the c-sections really are not that bad. I don't know how they did them when you were in 8th grade, but I do know that they have changed the recovery procedure recently and it really is not so bad-- as for the stairs I was going up and down the stairs-- slowly, but still, by the second day of me being home so 5 days after the surgery. You probably won't even have to worry about it though and will have a wonderful normal delivery.
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