With a gorgeous new baby girl joining th ePT crew today and me being due in 2 weeks I thought this would be a great thread idea.
This will be my 3rd baby. And as all moms know each experience is different. With my daughter, who is my first born, She went 2 weeks past her due date. And even then I had to go in and get teh docotr to stretch me to induce labout. I was in labour for 21 hours. Yup you read right. lol. Adn for 20 1/2 hours of that I was at 2cm's the whole time. Because of my disabilities I could not relax in any way. So my doctor wanted to do a C-section. I opted for the epidural. By this point I was exhausted but within 15 - 20 minutes of recieving it I dialated to 10 cm and was able to push her out into the world.
With my son I had a plan since I knew that there was a chance of the same thing happening with me not being able to relax. Agian I went 2 weeks passed my due date adn the doctor has to agian stretch me to induce labour. So when I went into labour I decided that I would labour without drugs for 10 hours and if I didn't dialate past 2 or 3 cm's then I would get teh epidural. Well that is exactly what happened. So I got the epidural and was able to rest for 3 hours as I dialated up to 10 cm's. Then with 20 minutes of pushing he was born. This time I had a lot more energy. Big difference between 21 hours and 13. Sadly though he had swollowed some of the birth fluid and his potty fluids. So when he was born he could not make any sounds. Scared me to death. For a month he couldn't make more then a whispering noise. But now at almost 3 you would never know it. He has very healthy and strong lungs. lol
I have a plan for this one also. I will go without the epidural for 8 hours and if I don't dialate then I will get teh epidural. That is the plan anyway.
So what is your story? Would love to see the varieties.
Nicole & Sheena & Ajax
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