I had a beautiful natural birth in November, my first baby, at a maternity center with midwives. During one of my vaginals as I was getting closer to my "due" date I was told that my pelvis was shaped more like an upside down v instead of u like most women. I asked what this meant for my L&D and they said I would just need to be open to trying a variety of positions and go with what felt right.
I was in labor for twenty four hours and seriously had no appetite, this is like gronds to alert the media for me, I am ALWAYS HUNGRY, I had an IV for a while and O2 while pushing which really felt helpful.
So when I got the urge to push we started in the water which was my first choice. Leaning against my DH wasn't working so I tried squatting, first just squatting and breathing then pushing. I felt like there was a wall I couldn't pass. My midwife suggested we try to get out of the water for a little while. I laid down on the bed, with my feet pressed into the hips of midwives and my claws in the arms of DH and for the first time felt like my pushing was productive. I pushed for about an hour and a half. Then my beautiful 9lb 2oz, 21 1/2 inch long son was born.
I was overjoyed to meet him and felt so empowered that I had done it. I was the first women in my family to have had a natural birth. My mother, grandmother, and sister had all been gipped with c/s, and even the vaginals on DH's side had epiderals. After the placenta made its exit my midwide told me that I tore a little bit and stitched me up. The tear was no joke. The labia minora right at the vaginal opening tore and it extended to the majora up almost to the clitoris. TMI, sorry.
So the deal is that my very knowledgable, well researched sister seems to have some unspoken issues with how things went down, like I shouldn't have been laying down, I shouldn't have torn. I thought that feeling such a difference in the babies response to my pushing when laying down indicated that my pelvic bone really was in the way- like he was able to move under it for the first time- he was reasonably big and sometimes you tear.
As I still have muscular soreness under the scar I am very interested in your opinions.
I was in labor for twenty four hours and seriously had no appetite, this is like gronds to alert the media for me, I am ALWAYS HUNGRY, I had an IV for a while and O2 while pushing which really felt helpful.
So when I got the urge to push we started in the water which was my first choice. Leaning against my DH wasn't working so I tried squatting, first just squatting and breathing then pushing. I felt like there was a wall I couldn't pass. My midwife suggested we try to get out of the water for a little while. I laid down on the bed, with my feet pressed into the hips of midwives and my claws in the arms of DH and for the first time felt like my pushing was productive. I pushed for about an hour and a half. Then my beautiful 9lb 2oz, 21 1/2 inch long son was born.
I was overjoyed to meet him and felt so empowered that I had done it. I was the first women in my family to have had a natural birth. My mother, grandmother, and sister had all been gipped with c/s, and even the vaginals on DH's side had epiderals. After the placenta made its exit my midwide told me that I tore a little bit and stitched me up. The tear was no joke. The labia minora right at the vaginal opening tore and it extended to the majora up almost to the clitoris. TMI, sorry.
So the deal is that my very knowledgable, well researched sister seems to have some unspoken issues with how things went down, like I shouldn't have been laying down, I shouldn't have torn. I thought that feeling such a difference in the babies response to my pushing when laying down indicated that my pelvic bone really was in the way- like he was able to move under it for the first time- he was reasonably big and sometimes you tear.
As I still have muscular soreness under the scar I am very interested in your opinions.
:
