Birth Survey - Page 3

[Honey693]

Birth Survey
Birthday? 10/12/08
Time? 10:54am
Weight? 7lbs, 7oz
Length? 20in
Apgars?8,10
Vaginal or C-section? Vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? Unmedicated
Where you GBS +? Nope
Did you have an IV? yes b/c they didn't have my GBS results so they gave me whatever they give. I was so out of it at that point I must have agreed.
How long was labour? 6 hours including the time at home
How long did you push? about an hour
Hospital, birthcenter or home? Hospital
How long did you stay? 25 hours
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? Family practitioner
Did you have a Doula? nope
Who all was at your birth? My husband and my MIL, dad and brother showed up a few hours after
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? 2 tears
How many stitches? I have no idea, I didn't want to know
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? nope
Was baby late or early? early
By how many days? 20 days
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? naturally
Did your water break on it's own? yup, sometime during pushing they think
Was it the birth you planned? pretty close, but not totally
Are you happy with your birth experience? yup in fact an hour or so after I was talking about number 2

[Down2Earth]

Birthday? 10-24-08
Time? 7:16 PM
Weight? 8 lbs 9 oz
Length? 20 in
Apgars? 8/9
Vaginal or C-section? vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? epidural for last 10 hours
Where you GBS +? no
Did you have an IV? yes, had pitocin from the beginning
How long was labour? 32 hours from water breaking
How long did you push? 3 hours
Hospital, birthcenter or home? hospital
How long did you stay? 2 days
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? midwife
Did you have a Doula? no, DH was my doula!
Who all was at your birth? DH, midwife, 2 nurses, doctor and a bunch of other hospital people
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? 2nd degree tear
How many stitches? 6
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? vacuum
Was baby late or early? late
By how many days? 2 days
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? induced
Did your water break on it's own? yes, but I wasn't in real labor yet
Was it the birth you planned? No, it was the opposite of everything I planned
Are you happy with your birth experience? No. Everything I didn't want to happen happened. And I'm so angry at myself for not being able to birth my daughter naturally. I'm angry that I don't know what I could have done differently. And I'm angry that now I'm afraid of childbirth and I don't think I could ever do this again.

[Baby_Cakes]

Originally Posted by Down2Earth

Was it the birth you planned? No, it was the opposite of everything I planned
Are you happy with your birth experience? No. Everything I didn't want to happen happened. And I'm so angry at myself for not being able to birth my daughter naturally. I'm angry that I don't know what I could have done differently. And I'm angry that now I'm afraid of childbirth and I don't think I could ever do this again.

[daniturtle]

Originally Posted by Down2Earth

Birthday? 10-24-08
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Was it the birth you planned? No, it was the opposite of everything I planned
Are you happy with your birth experience? No. Everything I didn't want to happen happened. And I'm so angry at myself for not being able to birth my daughter naturally. I'm angry that I don't know what I could have done differently. And I'm angry that now I'm afraid of childbirth and I don't think I could ever do this again.

I had/have a lot of similar feelings about my labor (I also had vacuum in the end). Not sure what else to say, but I wanted to send you some hugs!

[thefragile7393]

Birthday? 10-6-08
Time? 8:13 am
Weight? 8 pds 1 oz
Length? 21 inches
Apgars? 9, 10
Vaginal or C-section? Vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? No meds
Where you GBS +? Dunno. Never did the testing...intended to but MW would forget the stuff to do it. Ok with me that it was never done!
Did you have an IV? Nope
How long was labour? 6 hours from active to birth...before active I had no idea labor was coming
How long did you push? 3 pushes, maybe 10 mins total, not sure
Hospital, birthcenter or home? Home
How long did you stay? We're still here!
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? Midwife
Did you have a Doula? The assistant was there if I needed one...didn't need her in that capacity it turns out
Who all was at your birth? Husband, 2 midwives, one assistant midwife that could have been a doula if need be
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? One small tear inside, much less than the first time
How many stitches? One, due to the location, otherwise she wouldn't have done it.
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? No thankfully
Was baby late or early? Early
By how many days? 14 days...born at 38 weeks on the nose
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? Naturally
Did your water break on it's own?Yes
Was it the birth you planned? For the most part, yes
Are you happy with your birth experience? Very much so, though I kind of wish I had had another water birth. Once I got in the water it was still too hot and I wasn't comfortable, and I realized that it just didn't feel right....I had no back pain this time.

[BabyHaysMama]

Birthday?10/16/2008
Time? 10:30pm
Weight? 7 lbs 6oz
Length? Don't know
Apgars? 9/10
Vaginal or C-section? Vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? Unmedicated
Where you GBS +? Didn't get tested
Did you have an IV? Not until after the DS was born. Had to have one due to possible hospital transfer due to retained placenta (my midwife got it out though)
How long was labour? 4 1/2 hours
How long did you push? 20 minutes
Hospital, birthcenter or home? Home
How long did you stay?
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? Midwife
Did you have a Doula? No
Who all was at your birth? DH and my 2 midwives. DS #1, my sister and my niece came in afterwards
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? 2nd degree along scar from DS #1
How many stitches? No clue
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? No
Was baby late or early? Early
By how many days? 5 days
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? Spontaneously, although I do think my chiropractic adjustment 3 days earlier helped the situation.
Did your water break on it's own? No, my midwives arrived at the house when I was 8 cm dilated and suggested breaking my water, I declined. And then when I reached 10 cm they suggested it again and told me that I would give birth sooner if my membranes were punctured. I gave in... What a dirty trick on their part :
Was it the birth you planned? Not really. I wanted zero intervention (water was broken) I had a retained placenta and required an IV for that and I tore again. I had the perfect ecstatic birth with DS #1 along with the high of my life on oxytocin and beta endorphins in between contractions, I barely made a sound, and I remember falling in love with the intoxicating smell of birth. With DS #2 although the birth was faster than with DS #1, it was far more intense with active labour, the pushing was just as intense as dilation and I felt like a cow in labour while I was doing it, and no intoxicating smell of birth.... just poo (TMI?????)
Are you happy with your birth experience? Compared to my first birth, not so much

[honeybeemac]

Birthday? 10-21-08
Time? 11:33 p.m.
Weight? 8 lbs, 12 oz
Length? 20.5 in
Apgars? I don't know, I forgot to ask
Vaginal or C-section? vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? unmedicated
Where you GBS +? no
Did you have an IV? no
How long was labour? 7 hours
How long did you push? 6 minutes
Hospital, birthcenter or home? hospital
How long did you stay? 24 hours
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? OB
Did you have a Doula? no
Who all was at your birth? DH, mom, photographer
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? small tear
How many stitches? don't know
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? no
Was baby late or early? born on her due date
By how many days? right on time
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? naturally
Did your water break on it's own? yes, after 1st push
Was it the birth you planned? yes, but better
Are you happy with your birth experience? yes

[lifeguard]

Birthday? October 25th
Time? 5:20am
Weight? 8lb 9oz
Length? 20"
Apgars? 9 & 10
Vaginal or C-section? Vaginal
Medicated or unmedicated? Unmedicated
Where you GBS +? Didn't test
Did you have an IV? No - even with my gestational diabetes - we (in theory) monitored throughout
How long was labour? 11 hours total - 5 hours easy & 6 hours hard
How long did you push? 1.5 hours
Hospital, birthcenter or home? Hospital
How long did you stay? Just under 2 days
Did you have a midwife, GP or OB? OB who I loved!! I wish I could bring him back to Canada with us!
Did you have a Doula? No - but DH was fabulous
Who all was at your birth? DH, OB, 2 (useless) nurses & the pediatrician
Did you have an episiotomy or tear? 3rd degree tear
How many stitches? I asked - he didn't count - but it took over an hour - so a LOT
Did you need a vaccuum or forceps? forceps
Was baby late or early? early
By how many days? 7 days
Were you induced or did you go into labour naturally? Induced with cervical gel
Did your water break on it's own? On it's own
Was it the birth you planned? I had really wanted to avoid induction but as his umbilical cord was not performing optimally we decided it was the right choice. The induction worked very quickly & was easier than I would have guessed. Otherwise everything I discussed with the OB ahead of time happened (ie. no iv, no episiotomy, pushing in position I preferred). It was MUCH more painful than I ever imagined.
Are you happy with your birth experience? Yes. I have lots of questions about why I stopped progressing & ended up needing the forceps, but I don't regret making the decision - although my vagina & perineum may feel differently!