Clarissa
Cathlete
Hello all. I am home from the hospital but have little time here...
He was born at 1015 pm on 3/11. He was 8 lbs 15 oz and 21.5 inches long. He is the sweetest ever. He is just the sweetest ever and beautiful and perfect.
Well at first let me say that I am severely hypotensive so initially before even being induced I had my blood drawn as we all do during/before labor. I fainted already during that (psychological and physiologica combined reaction) and that was the scariest thing ever in the world. I was blind and deaf due to fainting and my BP went to 27/13. Sweat was profuse. It was scary. I begged for help. I was given oxygen and I sort of convulsed I guess. Dr said I was given the most effedrine any patient he ever gave it to. I am drugged right now sorry if I don't make sense. Then I was induced w/ pitocin later once I came to. Then I was given the epidural when contractions were too bad at 4 cm or so. epidural was fine w/ my last two babies, recall. Birth was heaven for the last two babies.... BUT...my epidural was faulty this time. It never worked. They also would not redo it because of my reaction this time... meaning, I faited a second time at the epidural and was given extreme effedrine again to come to.
I had long labor and I pushed out a large baby who ended up being posterior (so I also had natural back labor). I was scared to death. I never knew pain like that, but I appreciate it after the fact. I would do it again actually. However, when Brody was born, he could not breathe on his own from the trauma and being large-ish (recall he is a week early and still 9 lbs and was posterior and I am a pretty small person) so he was resusitated by hand by like 9 doctors and all kinds of scary stuff. In the end...all is well w/ Brody. He will be completely fine so please dont worry at all.
HOwever, due to my already diastasis of pubic bone, I cannot walk due to the spread eagle of labor and hyperxtending my legs. I am in a wheelchair and am devastated. I have to pee and other stuff in a bedpan and am scared to death. My stitches hurt too. I have to see physical therapy and have xrays. I have to have someone help me and am embarrassed and sad about it. Please pray for me. I am so scared. I have to go for now and feed the baby. I hope to walk again in a few weeks w/ a walker. I won't be on cathe much anymore for now but will post pics when I can. I don't have my camera around as I just got home 2hrs ago. Maybe I will find time this weekend, okay? Hope all is well w/ you all. Clarissa
He was born at 1015 pm on 3/11. He was 8 lbs 15 oz and 21.5 inches long. He is the sweetest ever. He is just the sweetest ever and beautiful and perfect.
Well at first let me say that I am severely hypotensive so initially before even being induced I had my blood drawn as we all do during/before labor. I fainted already during that (psychological and physiologica combined reaction) and that was the scariest thing ever in the world. I was blind and deaf due to fainting and my BP went to 27/13. Sweat was profuse. It was scary. I begged for help. I was given oxygen and I sort of convulsed I guess. Dr said I was given the most effedrine any patient he ever gave it to. I am drugged right now sorry if I don't make sense. Then I was induced w/ pitocin later once I came to. Then I was given the epidural when contractions were too bad at 4 cm or so. epidural was fine w/ my last two babies, recall. Birth was heaven for the last two babies.... BUT...my epidural was faulty this time. It never worked. They also would not redo it because of my reaction this time... meaning, I faited a second time at the epidural and was given extreme effedrine again to come to.
I had long labor and I pushed out a large baby who ended up being posterior (so I also had natural back labor). I was scared to death. I never knew pain like that, but I appreciate it after the fact. I would do it again actually. However, when Brody was born, he could not breathe on his own from the trauma and being large-ish (recall he is a week early and still 9 lbs and was posterior and I am a pretty small person) so he was resusitated by hand by like 9 doctors and all kinds of scary stuff. In the end...all is well w/ Brody. He will be completely fine so please dont worry at all.
HOwever, due to my already diastasis of pubic bone, I cannot walk due to the spread eagle of labor and hyperxtending my legs. I am in a wheelchair and am devastated. I have to pee and other stuff in a bedpan and am scared to death. My stitches hurt too. I have to see physical therapy and have xrays. I have to have someone help me and am embarrassed and sad about it. Please pray for me. I am so scared. I have to go for now and feed the baby. I hope to walk again in a few weeks w/ a walker. I won't be on cathe much anymore for now but will post pics when I can. I don't have my camera around as I just got home 2hrs ago. Maybe I will find time this weekend, okay? Hope all is well w/ you all. Clarissa
