cindianne320
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- Oct 27, 2010
Congrats! What a roller coaster you've been on!
Let's start with updates!
You can see who is sleeping well and who is not! Haha. I can laugh about it now and how I looked like a zombie but it was very difficult at the time. I was diagnosed with postpartum anxiety (PPA). I was so scared to set him down to sleep on his own and fall asleep myself in case he stopped breathing while sleeping. I felt he needed someone to be alert with him 24/7.
So fast forward through nausea, vomiting, a fun but tiring trip to Chicago with @Raeven where I did have some relief from my nausea but had to order my steak at Shulas....wait for it....well. done. (Quelle horror!!) and we sat next to the drunkest woman in a restaurant on the planet
multiple miscarriage scares, buckets of tears in examination rooms, a fun but stressful trip to Disney with my MIL (not her fault, after all my problems I should have known better) where I ended up in the ER and left early to go home and see my doctor to find out that there was nothing wrong with the baby (Thank God!) but I had a horrible infection where the sun don't shine, being schooled by my colon, tons of hard core braxton hicks, a very strange visit to labor and delivery in trimester 2, and throwing out my knee at the end of the third trimester because I was a whale.
My dad was startled to see me rush back into the house. (My mom had left to help my sister with her son. Apparently, it isn't exciting anymore when your sisters have already had kids. ) I told him that I think my water broke and I need an old towel. He shouted and leaped down the stairs to the laundry room and came back with three towels that he quickly shoved in my hands and then shoved me out the door.
That wasn't it at all. I soon learned what "it" was when he actually started using his tools of torture. I will not go in to the details of the very very horrible experience that transpired but there was a lot of screaming, DH's hands looked like they had been crushed, and he was covered in tears, snot, and spit.
He then implied that I was weak since I asked for an epidural right away and I jerked in pain even when he had only been using the marker on my back to mark his spot. Even though I was thinking the same thing myself, I did NOT appreciate him implying so. Henceforth, the anesthesiologist was referred to in my mind as AH. For a$$hole.
AH comes around to me and says, "I just had to move over a few centimeters. That's all! There must be a bundle of nerves right there."
Oh wow, what a roller coaster. I hope things went more smoothly from here on out. I also had a prolonged induction and an awful epidural experience with my first, and your post gave me flashbacks! I'm so sorry you had to endure all of that.
I went without an epidural the next time and despite the pain I was much happier - just so you know it is possible
OMG, sorry to read that your anesthesiologist was so lacking in empathy and compassion.
Wow!! You are a trooper!
Thanks for sharing your story, your son is beautiful.
I never had time for an epidural, that's a whole other out of control experience.
You all will get back to Disney when the time is right and will really enjoy seeing through your son's eyes.
OMG. This story is really making me glad that I've never had children!
Oh, I so feel your pain with the epidural. My experience was not even close to as bad as yours, but I, like you found a new respect for women that can do childbirth without drugs. I am a wimp. I knew that going in. Funny thing is, I had a similar experience with my water breaking. I went to the bathroom, and thought, hmmm...i did not actually (for lack of better description) release that water...had no idea if my water broke or not...doctor sent us to the hospital where we learned it had indeed broken. No contractions, so also had Pictocin. Everytime a nurse walked in I asked for an epidural (was told I had to wait until 4 cm...I was at 2 ) They finally decide to give me the epidural since I am not really progressing. I wait a few more hours and decide that if this is what it feels like with an epidural, they are going to have to knock me out completely. I tell the nurse this and she asks if I am feeling pain or pressure...how the heck would I know, it sure feels like pain but I have never had a baby before so what do I know, right? THe battleaxe AH (definitely appropriate name) comes in and says well if the first one did not take, a second probably won't either...said well you are going to try! I felt it pretty immediately once it was done right. Slept through till pushing time. Ending up getting through the birth and all was well, but it was a little unerving when the doctor stitching me up kept saying "oh sh$$, Oh Sh$$" ...I did not care at the time cause I then had good drugs and was glad to have a 9.5 lb baby out of me. Asked him about it the next day and he said at least I did not notice when he said OMG! when the baby's shoulder went back in after coming out! (He had the worst shoulder dislocation the doctor had ever seen...yeah, that's my boy!)
And btw, he is now 24, and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
Seriously?! You stopped there?! You're killing me smalls! I'm on the edge of my seat! I wanna know how it all comes through.
Congrats! What a roller coaster you've been on!
Omg he looks so cute in it!
yes that lady. And I still feel bad you had to order your steak well done
I'm so sorry you had such a rough and stressful pregnancy, it's a lot to go through and I think you handled it better than I would have. (Side note: I am never ever having children now )
I hope you've seen Community or this won't make sense, but at least you didn't give birth on a classroom floor like Shirley
I hate when drs do something wrong, and then act like it's all in your head and it wasn't a big deal!
It's kind of funny, I have an extremely high pain tolerance, but I feel bad reading about someone else in painful situations. Like, a little queasy sometimes even! No idea why someone else's pain causes me more stress than going though it myself!
I threw up with both of my births also. I didn't know about it either before hand. But man, I tell you, it's a great way to push with out realizing it!And I throw up.
I had no idea that was a thing that often happens during labor. I tell you, the things I didn't know! And I researched a lot!!
I also, didn't geel that. I think I was still in a kind of shock.I did not get that huge high that some women describe getting right after labor.
I have never heard of this before. Interesting.His hair stayed but the color changed and got darker. It was weird.
It's so crazy that he fits in it! He's a little peanut! It's a 3 month size and he's 8 months!
I haven't seen a lot of Community but I have seen that one. Luckily, before I was pregnant so I wasn't as freaked out as I would have been!
That's what I weighed!weighing 7 lbs and 7oz
So cute!Here is Rory 1 day old:
I have a friend who had this happen to a friend of hers. So sad.I ran the very real risk of falling asleep with Rory in my arms and him or I shifting and him then suffocating. I know of several people now who very very sadly had this happen to them.
Can you believe they are back??? I love it!In honor of Joe and Ashley and their return to the Disney sphere as well -
"Until next time, see ya reel soon!"
Little did I know that this would be a continuing problem even after birth.
OMG...that did not happen to m, thank goodness. Glad you eventually got it all figured out.I just sat there when it was all done. I was completely stunned by what had just happened. The anesthesiologist asked how I was doing and commented that that was a rough one.
Huge sigh of relief here....though I know the end result!P'Young grabs me and jerks me to my left side. (She is STRONG.) All at once, everyone gives a huge sigh of relief. The heartbeat is back and rising to an appropriate level.
I requested this with my boys. I guess back then people didn't do it much (it was only 6.5 and 4 yrs ago but its a new thing) so when I had my youngest, he was breathing really fast and they had to take him to the NICU. The NICU nurse asked the delivery nurse if there were any complications and she said in a nasty tone "delayed cord clamping." Seriously???The doctor asks DH and I if we're okay with waiting to cut the cord until a minute after birth. Apparently, there are a lot of benefits to waiting a minute. All of the good cord blood continues to go to the baby and it somehow helps regulate breathing. We both agree. I appreciate being asked but I wonder if anyone has ever said no? Why wouldn't you wait?
Super cute!Now that he's crawling, he's definitely keeping us on our toes!
Well Done!!! He is so cute!!! Remember the days are long, but the years are short. Take a ton of video and pictures. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing your birth story! You were a trooper!
Rory is adorable
I threw up with both of my births also. I didn't know about it either before hand. But man, I tell you, it's a great way to push with out realizing it!
He is so stinkin' CUTE!!!!
That's what I weighed!
I have a friend who had this happen to a friend of hers. So sad.
Can you believe they are back??? I love it!
I requested this with my boys. I guess back then people didn't do it much (it was only 6.5 and 4 yrs ago but its a new thing) so when I had my youngest, he was breathing really fast and they had to take him to the NICU. The NICU nurse asked the delivery nurse if there were any complications and she said in a nasty tone "delayed cord clamping." Seriously???
What a nail biter! He is such a doll! So glad your DH is able to stay home with your DS!
Congratulations! He is adorable!
So glad you decided to come back and finish the trip report!
So cute!!!
AHHHHHHH!!!!! Look at those EARS!!!!!
I can see a family having an arguement about who left a towel at the pool or something when really the giraffe ate it!They have to watch him closely because he will take stuff off of people's balconies!
Man, I guess you know for sure that you don't like seafood!Yeeaaahhh. I hate seafood. That would be why the chicken tasted so bad!