I did a quick search to see if this has been covered yet, and didn't see anything come up (although, I admit, I didn't search hard). I apologize ahead of time if this had already been discussed.
I have given birth once, and it was a routine hospital birth. I begged to be induced early and my doctor happily consented. I was induced at 39 weeks, and had the epidural within hours of arriving at the hospital. I felt no pain during anything (except the when they put in the IV) and had a very easy labor and delivery. The pain came AFTER the birth, and it was horrible, especailly since I hadn't expected it. And they kept threatening to put the catheter back in if I didn't make myself pee.... Ugh.
My dd had the vaccines and shots and eyedrops. They said she was cold, and took her for 4 hours after she was born. My dh nearly went crazy!
Breastfeeding was a disaster thanks to the lactation consultant being on vacation. A random nurse told me the reason I was having a problem was because I had flat nipples, and she gave me a breast shield to use. This was very, very wrong. I listened because I was uneducated and ignorant about the whole thing. The breastshield screwed up everything, and I ended up just pumping for 2 months, before finally switching to formula.
This time around I am much better informed. I am still having a hospital birth, but at a much nicer hospital. My problem is that I want to go natural so badly... I want that feeling after the birth that I missed out of before. I want a chance at a quicker recovery. I want things to be better for myself and the baby.
But I am terrified of the pain. I am scared that I won't be able to do it and I'll cave in and get the epidural and be disappointed with myself. At this point, I have made up my mind to at least try to do it natural, but I wish the doubts would go away.
A home birth would be awesome, but we can't afford it. Honestly, I would rather do it naturally in a hospital first, and then next time try for a hb, provided that we have the money for it (we can't afford it now anyway).
DId anyone else have this struggle? How did you manage? Did you make it w/o the epi?
I keep wondering if I could have made it through with dd w/o the epidural. I made it to 4cm without any pain at all... but the real pain starts later, or so I've heard.
I'm sorry to ramble. I'm just feeling so overwhelmed with this right now. HOw silly... I still have 20 weeks or so to go....
I have given birth once, and it was a routine hospital birth. I begged to be induced early and my doctor happily consented. I was induced at 39 weeks, and had the epidural within hours of arriving at the hospital. I felt no pain during anything (except the when they put in the IV) and had a very easy labor and delivery. The pain came AFTER the birth, and it was horrible, especailly since I hadn't expected it. And they kept threatening to put the catheter back in if I didn't make myself pee.... Ugh.
My dd had the vaccines and shots and eyedrops. They said she was cold, and took her for 4 hours after she was born. My dh nearly went crazy!
Breastfeeding was a disaster thanks to the lactation consultant being on vacation. A random nurse told me the reason I was having a problem was because I had flat nipples, and she gave me a breast shield to use. This was very, very wrong. I listened because I was uneducated and ignorant about the whole thing. The breastshield screwed up everything, and I ended up just pumping for 2 months, before finally switching to formula.
This time around I am much better informed. I am still having a hospital birth, but at a much nicer hospital. My problem is that I want to go natural so badly... I want that feeling after the birth that I missed out of before. I want a chance at a quicker recovery. I want things to be better for myself and the baby.
But I am terrified of the pain. I am scared that I won't be able to do it and I'll cave in and get the epidural and be disappointed with myself. At this point, I have made up my mind to at least try to do it natural, but I wish the doubts would go away.
A home birth would be awesome, but we can't afford it. Honestly, I would rather do it naturally in a hospital first, and then next time try for a hb, provided that we have the money for it (we can't afford it now anyway).
DId anyone else have this struggle? How did you manage? Did you make it w/o the epi?
I keep wondering if I could have made it through with dd w/o the epidural. I made it to 4cm without any pain at all... but the real pain starts later, or so I've heard.
I'm sorry to ramble. I'm just feeling so overwhelmed with this right now. HOw silly... I still have 20 weeks or so to go....