tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post1941340253955495948..comments2024-03-08T03:50:06.029-05:00Comments on A blog for my mom: John Paul's Birth Story: Part IIIRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-37762506439420194982015-12-03T12:55:46.264-05:002015-12-03T12:55:46.264-05:00I think its just hilarious that you have you and y...I think its just hilarious that you have you and your sister writing this together! Makes it so entertaining to see the inside and outside perspective! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238529447126818172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-53415429933613680582013-10-01T21:31:20.611-04:002013-10-01T21:31:20.611-04:00Oh, this was like my first birth! 55 hours total, ...Oh, this was like my first birth! 55 hours total, but it took 36 hours to dilate 1 cm.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269950147546620694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-22461824696417282102013-07-12T17:05:55.093-04:002013-07-12T17:05:55.093-04:00At the hospital where I delievered (IU in Indianap...At the hospital where I delievered (IU in Indianapolis), they only do c-sections if they become medically nessecary at some point. They all assumed that even with pit and an epidural that I would have a vaginal birth, and I did. They were in no hurry to get her out, haha. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889780681891693861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-71352373913481849482013-07-12T17:03:05.568-04:002013-07-12T17:03:05.568-04:00Oh my goodness, your story sounds like mine, only ...Oh my goodness, your story sounds like mine, only I was not in labor nearly as long. (Only 30 hours by comparison). I had to be induced at 39 weeks because I'm diabetic, so it took me 24 hours on pitocin to get from 3.5 cm and 50% to 4.5 cm and 100% effaced. I had an epidural that didn't work, so I needed another, because the pit contractions were so bad. <br />Then I had to push for three hours (and needed forceps) because I have a very small pelvis. Except my M had a small head and only weighed 7 lbs. Doc told me afterward, "If she'd have weighed half a pound more, you would have had a c-section." <br />Oh babies! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889780681891693861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-79977013492414157262013-07-08T13:05:13.380-04:002013-07-08T13:05:13.380-04:00Hey don't feel bad about the epidural! Everyth...Hey don't feel bad about the epidural! Everything worked out, you're fine, he was fine and beautiful-move on! Haha I say that because I was in labor with Gemma, my first, for 34 hours and would have gotten the epidural if I was in the hospital. I just didn't because I was at home and didn't want to be moved to the hospital...I was a little crazy. Every labor and birth is different and thank goodness for that because mine have gotten easier! Anyway I'm also really impressed you could remember this much. I remember hardly anything from my births it seems like...I think I may be blocking them out...I'm sorta kidding!Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-9347852835718087082013-07-07T10:40:57.909-04:002013-07-07T10:40:57.909-04:00Oh goodness, that's awful! Rosie, most of the...Oh goodness, that's awful! Rosie, most of the women I saw with epidurals were WALKING, using squat bars, doing pretty much everything they would/could otherwise be doing (except maybe the tub...Pennsylvania has some regulations regarding when one is allowed to use the tub). The only published lit I've seen that I think hit a middle ground between granola, absolutely no interventions EVER and completely medicalizing childbirth might have been the Sears birth book, and maybe the Mayo clinic book, with a slant toward the more scientific.<br /><br />But again, 60 hours of labor...simply, wow. I would not have survived.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572365877582872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-14327198128947692682013-07-06T13:54:23.937-04:002013-07-06T13:54:23.937-04:00It drives me nuts how one-sided the information is...It drives me nuts how one-sided the information is, and how OLD it is - epidurals have come a looooong way from the old "get a spinal, get cut open" variety. We had to watch a video for our Bradley class in which women got epidurals and then were forced to lie on their backs, undergo episiotomies, and have vacuum or forceps extractions because they couldn't feel the urge to push. CLEARLY that is not the case anymore!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-87027952483228225672013-07-05T08:29:08.254-04:002013-07-05T08:29:08.254-04:00What a beautiful story, Rosie! Thank you for shar...What a beautiful story, Rosie! Thank you for sharing! I cannot imagine being AWAKE for 60 hours, let alone being in labor that long--you're outstanding.<br /><br />I saw maybe around 50 births on my OB rotation (before my delivery...talk about traumatic!)--by far the sweetest birth I ever saw was one with an epidural where the woman also felt every urge. She and her husband were just so present, as I'm sure were you and Andrew.<br /><br />Will you please help me destroy the myth that epidurals = c-section? The evidence on that is horrible, and any correlation has a ton of confounding factors. At the hospital where I delivered, one could have an epidural with the midwives, and the midwives would talk about how in many labors they felt like epidurals prevented a c-section because--guess what?--they gave moms a quick relief so they actually had the energy to push.<br /><br />And it breaks my heart that so many women feel like pain meds say something about strength and weakness. It absolutely does not. Breaks my heart...<br /><br />Much love to your beautiful family. How you do it all, I will never know!annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572365877582872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-81997124283651935702013-07-04T22:58:52.989-04:002013-07-04T22:58:52.989-04:00Rosie, good job getting it written down before JP&...Rosie, good job getting it written down before JP's 4th birthday. I still need to write down both of mine. I'm glad Meg convinced you to get some relief. I know I hit a point when I was having Colton that I knew if I didn't have him within a few hours there was no way I was going to have the energy to push him out.<br /><br />I absolutely loved Meg's additions to the story! Let's face it, usually we (choose to) forget things while we're tired, delusional and in labor anyway so we need people to fill in the blanks. Thanks for putting this out there!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722542531815949330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-54945469417925177022013-07-04T22:23:26.779-04:002013-07-04T22:23:26.779-04:00I do wonder that, too - it was one of those things...I do wonder that, too - it was one of those things that we were coached to avoid at all costs, because it would put us on the clock, risk infection, etc. But it probably would have been better than an epidural! I consented to having them ruptured with Cecilia, and that was a much shorter labor :)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-65558867533049867062013-07-04T22:22:26.259-04:002013-07-04T22:22:26.259-04:00Seriously, I hope his foot growth slows down some ...Seriously, I hope his foot growth slows down some day!!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-51877693160501493942013-07-04T22:22:01.193-04:002013-07-04T22:22:01.193-04:00I love reading short easy birth stories - makes me...I love reading short easy birth stories - makes me thing that maybe someday I'll have a short and easy birth!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-58888559029842519782013-07-04T19:39:32.874-04:002013-07-04T19:39:32.874-04:00Wow..you are amazing...what a birth story!Wow..you are amazing...what a birth story!Amelia Bentruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289052534608175705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-62927987986972593592013-07-04T16:38:56.443-04:002013-07-04T16:38:56.443-04:00Oh, Wow! That is a really long labor. None of my...Oh, Wow! That is a really long labor. None of my labors were more than five hours. I'm so scared of getting an epidural, but I think I would be with you in getting one if my labor was that long. Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208276783281736857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-65205794468848304282013-07-04T16:34:09.812-04:002013-07-04T16:34:09.812-04:00Oh my gosh you are my hero!!! How did you do that?...Oh my gosh you are my hero!!! How did you do that? I caved and asked for an epidural loooong before that, but I also freely admit that I'm a wimp. I'm glad you didn't have to go the C-section route. The only good thing (okay, other than finding out that your body can withstand so much) is that subsequent births are pretty much guaranteed to be easier!Francinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904134944835186397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-14133607189478808272013-07-04T15:43:49.767-04:002013-07-04T15:43:49.767-04:00I feel really bad that you figured heck, your wuss...I feel really bad that you figured heck, your wuss of a mom could push four babies out with no meds (except a local for some stitches) and so you endured such a horribly awful long labor, insisting on no meds! But I'm really, really impressed. I mean, super impressed. You're my best birthing daughter!Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-5092644636953578582013-07-04T15:30:34.615-04:002013-07-04T15:30:34.615-04:00Ummm who told Andrew that contractIons make the ba...Ummm who told Andrew that contractIons make the baby stronger? Or did he make that up? Haha<br /><br />I hope Cecilia and the twins' labors were shorter!<br />Lauren T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04519996352417084164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-62088293271110516132013-07-04T15:20:37.732-04:002013-07-04T15:20:37.732-04:00Wow, you are so tough. All that talk about crying ...Wow, you are so tough. All that talk about crying made *me* cry, too. And this: "And, despite the epidural, I could feel every urge, and all the pain associated with it. And that was fine by me, because that's what I wanted anyway" probably sounds ridiculous to most people in the world, but shows the kind of hard-core mother you are!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587665766913467582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-5120904495781963922013-07-04T14:31:28.480-04:002013-07-04T14:31:28.480-04:00Wow! You are awesome!! I've heard some long la...Wow! You are awesome!! I've heard some long labor stories before, but I think that one takes the cake! You poor thing! And good for you getting an epidural. I had to have pain meds during my labor, too, because it ended up being longer than expected (though no where near yours!!!) and I had mixed feelings, too...until I realized that epidurals and pain meds were totally made for situations like ours!!! So good job making a good choice for your baby and sharing it with all of us so that other women in the same position can know it's ok to get help when you need it :-)Michele Chronisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328455640818231923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-58807053121955926442013-07-04T14:01:29.138-04:002013-07-04T14:01:29.138-04:00You are amazing! So impressed you avoided a csecti...You are amazing! So impressed you avoided a csection and pitocin. That is a crazy labor story, a crazy huge head, and a beautiful (unexpected) outcome. You must have an amazing doctor and nurse to support you through that! I had one birth with water breaking, slow labor, pitocin (horrible contractions), epidural and then emergency c section. For the 2nd I did a VBAC with no epidural (love pain meds but now I am scared of csections) and some mild IV meds, big head and 1 1/2 hrs of pushing but healthy baby, good recovery and overall good labor experience :). Lauren and Joe O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512344004821390265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-5690819672397045002013-07-04T13:06:21.265-04:002013-07-04T13:06:21.265-04:00Wow, just wow!!
Oh and profound empathy ~ with my ...Wow, just wow!!<br />Oh and profound empathy ~ with my first I also had a long prodromal followed by a narcotic that made me paranoid and delusional (which I don't remember but Charlie and my midwife told me) and epidural which cause my right leg to go numb for 36 hours but ultimately a baby! Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553760391176072177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-9588593457992621242013-07-04T13:04:42.624-04:002013-07-04T13:04:42.624-04:00My cervix also refused to dilate beyond a centimet...My cervix also refused to dilate beyond a centimeter, and I ended up getting pitocin (and an epidural) because my water broke spontaneously and I still wasn't progressing. But my labor was 20 hours ... not 60!! Yikes! You are amazing. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699055172049185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-16319132886046934772013-07-04T12:09:11.584-04:002013-07-04T12:09:11.584-04:00I'm so sorry you didn't get the birth you ...I'm so sorry you didn't get the birth you wanted but man, you were a trooper!! I wonder if breaking your membranes at some point would have sped things up for you? Love that sweet cone head :)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-64551880314923036242013-07-04T11:53:38.220-04:002013-07-04T11:53:38.220-04:00No shame - totally teared up.
And yes, John Paul ...No shame - totally teared up. <br />And yes, John Paul had (has?) massive feet! :)HollyElisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262141907304468611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-91544195664337559972013-07-04T11:50:34.531-04:002013-07-04T11:50:34.531-04:00Glorious!!!! You are amazing. This experience so...Glorious!!!! You are amazing. This experience sounds horrifying. I would have passed out and gotten the epidural 40 hours earlier :). And Stephen and I graduated from St Bonaventure University- go St Bonaventure!!! <br /><br />(Also please don't hate me when I post my extremely short and easy Ava birth story next week...)<br /><br />Meg I am dying about the Sweet Valley Twins!!!!!!! I kind of want to go reread them now....Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091560568905689257noreply@blogger.com