September Cesarean Support Circle - Page 2

[its_our_family]

Congrats- The first 1000 go really slow but it picks up after that

Celebrate by.......... I have no idea.......

[Henry's_Mamma]

Congrats KKMamma! I say have some of the bubbly and put a post everywhere! (I don't know ... I'm not even near 500 yet. :LOL)

[Peppermint]

Conrats KK- thanks for sharing your 1000 post with us!


My stats:
~first c-birth planned for breech and disfigured pelvis 3/00
~second planned VBAC turned c-birth due to said pelvis 9/01
~third c-birth planned well in advance on 1/04- uterus was in very bad shape- so no more children for me (by birth anyway).

[KKmama]

Here I am. Now will someone explain to me the senior member title thingy?

[eilonwy]

Congrats on your senior membership!

To get a senior member title, all you have to do is PM Cynthia and let her know what you want.

[its_our_family]

Very weird but I just realized this weekend that I'm afraid to do an abdominal workout!

I've felt great with no pain since about 6 weeks and I jsut can't shake it. Tday I made an effort to do one and it felt fine. I jut can't shake it! I found myself, all weekend, doing things to "favor" my c/b scar.

[KKmama]

Megan, if it makes you feel any better, I'm in the same boat (after a vbac in May, for cryin' out loud), and yeah, a lot of it is about my 3 yr old scar (which is perfectly intact). I've just tried to be very gentle and to remind myself that everything is fine down there.

On a not so positive note... I don't know if y'all remember the ovary problems I had during my last pregnancy... well, this weekend, I started feeling a lot of pain again. It's gone again, thank goodness, but if it crops up again, I guess I'll call my ob. I still have 2 small cysts, and I guess the pain could be from them shrinking, but I still worry about my fertility.

[its_our_family]

I hope that you don't have anymore pain!

[bwylde]

I was meaning to ask when others started exercising. It feels great to walk with no pain but I don't have the stamina I did plus it pulls on hills, so it will be a while before I'm in the swing of things; hopefully before it snows, lol!!! (I shouldn't laugh as its getting cold : )

[its_our_family]

With Tracy I was over 9 months pp and still had a ton of pain. This time around I recovered great! No pain, for the most part, after 6 weeks.

I'm running and walking on a treadmill. But the thought of an ab workout scares me. The sad thing is that my butt, legs, and arms are slimming but my tummy hasn't at all and its keeping me in bigger clothes! I hope this phobia passes soon!

[calla lily]

Well, I'm 9 weeks pp and ready to start working out. But i haven't been able to yet since we have been moving around so much the last month to avoid the hurricanes. So other than some light walking and dancing with ds, I haven't done much. My belly is still sore (around my belly button, not my incision) so I will probably take it slowly on my abs. That's where I need the most work though. I just can't get out of maternity clothes. When we finally get home with power back, I'm going to get a video to do. And when we get some nicer weather and they clear the streets, I plan on taking the kids for walks.

[prmom]

Oh boy, the workout stuff....I have been less than faithful in that area lately. I was so gungho on working out after Gavin, and I did great for awhile. I started after 7 wks pp. Then, life kept getting busier and busier so that means I have to wake up at 5:00 am to work out and I am a lover of sleeping to the last minute. So...not doing the workout thing lately. I was doing The Firm and the abs workout don't bother me as much as they did after c/b #1. Don't know why.

I wonder...are there any women out there who have had a c/b who don't have issues with their belly? If you don't have issues don't tell me, b/c I want to keep living in my world where everyone struggles the same way I do . Just Kidding. I am open to any secrets or workouts that seem to work the best.

[ChattyCat]

My unplanned cs was almost 7 months ago. I still have numbness and am sore when I put to much pressure on the scar. Unfortunately, my height puts it right at about counter height, so I tend to lean on it a lot accidentally. I guess I've healed physically, but I wonder for the ret of you how long it takes to heal emotionally.

[ladylee]

prmom-try yoga! Pranayama (breathing exercises), kapalabhati breathing in particular, really helped me. Much better than crunches.

http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/pranayama/basic/kapal.asp

hi momma2emerson-I processed a big chunk within a year and felt relatively clear. When my second daughter was born two and a half years after that I was able to process a lot of residual emotions. Now when I "scan" myself nothing comes up as unresolved. I'm planning on trying for a third child-I imagine I'll need to work through some anger and disappointment about the birth when the time comes (if I end up having a third c/b.)

[eilonwy]

If I had time, I would totally be working out. I'm hoping to get a helmet soon and start riding my bike obscenely early in the mornings while the kids are asleep and Mike is home. I'd love to be able to go to a gym or even the Y, but with Mike's schedule it'd be impossible for me to go and get back before he has to leave for work. *sigh* I do crunches, though. Definately. As often as I can.

[BlueBelle]

Hello...can I join you ladies? I'm not sure if I fit with y'all...let me tell you my story.

I had a c-section in February, when I delivered my daughter. I have some pretty bitter feelings about it--first off, I was induced about 15 days before my due date, at no effacement, dilation, or engaging of the baby's head. In essence, I wasn't ready to have the baby yet, and she wasn't ready to be born.

But, doctors are doctors, and my concerns were all railroaded. After 17 hours of labor, I just wasn't dilating past 7 cm--three hours of solid contractions and no progress at that point. Baby's head wasn't engaging at all, so my doctor prepped me for a c-section. 45 minutes later, I had a baby.

I recovered very well and easily, and have no residual pain, other than mental. I often wonder how long I would have gone if my doctor hadn't decided to induce me. I wish I'd been able to go into labor naturally. I wish I would have been able to tell her "no" and to assert my wish for a more natural birth scenario.

I'm going to try for a VBAC with the next one (if we're blessed enough to have another one), and I'm finding a new OB (I'll try to start with a midwife, but considering that my last pg was high risk, I want to plan for the possibility that I'll need higher level medical care), but I'm not holding out a lot of hope--the hospitals and doctors around my area are typically not fabulous about supporting VBAC (from what I've heard, anyway!).

Anyway, nice to meet you all!

[shelbean91]

I posted this on it's own thread, but thought I'd try here, too.

For those of you who have delivered vaginally as well as c/b- did you notice any difference in the time it took to start your periods again?

I'm noticing strange things going on that only happen when I'm pg, but I'm fairly sure I'm not. (Have a neg pg test, even). I'm wondering if I'm just gearing up to start ovulating already or if the weird symptoms are an effect of being so overweight.

[eilonwy]

Hi Amber! I'm curious-- why were you induced so early, with no signs of impending labor at all? Did you have pre-ecclampsia or something like that? (Feel free to blow me off-- it's really none of my business! )

Sometimes I wonder if I belong on this thread too. Then I remember-- this is one of the most accepting groups on MDC. :group

[prmom]

Blue belle! This has been the most accepting group for me too.

Shelbean91-I haven't recieved a visit from AF, but I do get cramps as though I am going to have a visitor soon. I am fairly certain I am not pregnant. My feelings are the crampiness which causes moodiness and the urge to eat everything in sight. Don't know if that is what you are experiencing too. I never had AF until after I was done nursing ds1. I assume I won't get it this time for the same reason, but who knows.

Laydylee-thanks for the tip on yoga.

[KKmama]

Hi Amber, welcome!

Shelbean91, I had a VBAC in May, and I've been feeling more "hormonal" recently--no af yet, but I'm wondering if it will come earlier than after ds1 (12 months). But I'm also wondering if things "feel" different this time because (1), I'm older , or (2) ds2 doesn't seem to nurse non-stop the way ds1 did.

Rynna, I think the idea of getting up early and racing around on a bike is so awesome. I'm going to mention it to *my* dh. I love my kids and dh, don't get me wrong, but part of what sounds *so* appealing about it is the idea of being alone for just a little bit. Heck, I'm looking forward to my up and coming dentist appt for the same reason.