Has anyone here had a forceps or vacuum delivery? - Page 2

[RaeDyCo]

I had a foreceps delivery with DS1 after 3 hours of pushing and not progressing.  My doctor (who is a family doc who delivers and who is also a friend) gave me the option of a c-section or foreceps.  I was terrified of a c-section but not a big fan of foreceps.  Fortunately, the OB on-call that day is a forcep specialist and is also one of the authors of the book given out to all moms-to-be at birthing classes in Canada (Healthy Beginnings).

Foreceps were still not commonly used so not only did I have the OB in the room, my doc and her resident, my L&D nurse, we also had about 15 people who asked if they could come in to observe (because the OB is just that good with the foreceps).  There were certainly a lot of people who got the view "south of the border"! 

DS1 had his head turned slightly at an angle with his hand up near his face which was why it was tough to push him out.  He had a slight indentation on his face (which was gone in a few hours) and no bruising at all.  I had very minor tearing -- it was barely a 2nd degree tear and just a couple stitches.  I was discharged the next day and had no residual issues, felt great in a few days.  

I was very happy with my decision but that was only because the OB was so skilled. 

[swr8610]

I know this post is a couple of months old but I just want to warn anybody who reads this and put it out there. When I had my son the doctor did not even give me a chance to push and he ordered the vacuum to pull my son out. My son did not have a dropping heart rate or any of those problems that you read about in the pregnancy books, that require an intervention to deliver the baby. I does cause trauma and nerve damage. some babies can get through it but others can't. I wish I knew about these things when I had my son. He is now 3 and at a very young age was diagnosed with a developmental delay due to nerve damage and now is being evaluated for autism. Also to any new moms out there, look into what is really put in the vaccines that the drug companies have on the market. Not all but most of them contain mercury as a preservative. Mercury is the second most deadly neuro-toxin in the world and these doctors are injecting it into brand new babies at birth.

[tea_time]

My DD was a vacuum delivery.  I had a unmedicated labor that was going fine (8hrs total, only pushed for about 15min) but DD's hr dropped and the dr said we needed to get her out right away.  It only took 2 tries, on the first the vacuum popped off her head, the second was successful.  The downsides were that I had to have an episiotomy (wasn't on my birth plan!) and my DD developed jaundice and had to spend a week in the hospital getting treatments.  I don't know for sure that the vacuum contributed to her jaundice, but I've read that it can be a factor (something about blood pooling at the area of the vacuum).

[memz]

My DD was born with a vaccum. She was asyclintic and after 2 1/2 hours of pushing and the dr trying to tlit her head straight for her to come out, she used the vaccum. DD was right there but would just not crown so it was a one try thing and it work...She later told me that if it hadn't worked it would have been and emergency c/s...So I'm glad that it did. DD only had a small bump that was gone within a couple of hours.