A little bit of support, please

[Artichokie]

Okay, I'm sure this is just a case of new mama jitters, but I could use some support.

My DH and I decided to wave the Vit K shot, and our midwife was fine with that. Now, I am so worried she is going to bleed to death or something. I know that this makes no sense, but I would love for someone else to tell me that it wasn't a horrible choice not to get it. I mean, my mw explained that their own clotting ability kicks in around day 8, so the injection is really only to cover the first week. Right? I haven't doomed my little one?

I keep bursting into tears about it.

[clintonhillmama]

we didn't get it, either, but i hadn't given it much thought.

i do find being a mama means imagining all kinds of really, really grotesque, yet really, really, REALLY unlikely things happening to your babies. personal faves () of mine include falling down the stairs and falling into the subway tracks.:

your LO is fine! if you're still uneasy, just stay in bed where it's nice and safe.

[MCKH]

Your baby is not going to bleed to death. But as a fellow paranoid to the point of tears mama, I offer you hugs and peace. This period will pass but it's very hard right now with the hormones and everything. Hang in there and try to rest assured that your baby is fine. And if it's driving you batty to the point of tears and tons of stress, you can call your midwife and have her come by and give your baby the vitamin K. I was going to decline it too, but my very smart midwife said, "Maureen, I know how you are and you are and how your brain works so let's just do the injection and be done with it so you won't worry."

[YummyYumYumMama]

just remember... we all would not be here if every baby needed vitamin k shots. it's awesome that they are there in case of need - i got one because the difficulty of our labor meant that m was more likely to have internal bleeding/bruising and so we decided to go for it. but if things had progressed differently we wouldn't have done it either. if you were birthing a few hundred (or thousand) years ago, there would be no vitamin k shot! think of all the women in our DDC alone who didn't/won't be giving vitamin k to their babies - you aren't the only one, and all those babies will be healthy and fine just like yours.

i dunno, sometimes remembering that we didn't have all this stuff in the past and yet we're all still here helps me calm down a bit. i know it can be hard not to worry about all kinds of things!! of course you don't want to do anything that could harm your babe. but i am sure everything will be fine.

[kittywitty]

Baby will be fine. I worry about the most insane things when my babies are small. So I can totally sympathize!

[mama2rey]

I check my baby every hour to make sure he's still breathing-so I am a very paranoid mama!!

The vit K shot is totally unecessary. If this makes you feel better, my CNM-discouraged me from getting it because we chose not to circ. You will be fine!

[blue_salsify]

i know what you mean about being teary/paranoid about particular things w/ small chances of occuring. i was so ambivalent about the vitamin K and am about vax too both options have their drawbacks and benefits so it's hard to feel 100% great about either choice! (if it makes you feel better, you can still do vit K).

maybe you can consider and confirm your decision- then tell yourself you've done the best you can, based on what you know- and stop the stressful (pointless) worrying.

easier said than done though! i'm certainly not great at it. good luck

[HappyFox05]

We didn't get it, then went in on day 5 to have her blood drawn for pku & other metabolic tests. It took two medics and 4 heel sticks to get the 4 dots of blood they need. They said, "Boy, she sure is a good clotter!" I'd been paranoid about vit k prior to the birth, but calmed down after her birth went well. The heel stick day just helped w/our confidence.