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I hate to say this but....
Sometimes health care providers have more then your best interest at heart. If they can classify your pregnancy as high risk even though its not whos it hurting right?. I am NOT trying to say that this is the case with yours but it raises some question. Lets face it, if they can class it high risk it means you will need more visits therefore more insurance payments... Maybe second opinion is warranted.
Sometimes health care providers have more then your best interest at heart. If they can classify your pregnancy as high risk even though its not whos it hurting right?. I am NOT trying to say that this is the case with yours but it raises some question. Lets face it, if they can class it high risk it means you will need more visits therefore more insurance payments... Maybe second opinion is warranted.
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Both of my boys were c-sections. The oldest after 3 days of labor and still no delivery, the second after 3 months of bedrest in the maternity floor. Took about 2 weeks to not have pain, but they'll give you pain meds to sleep. I was up and stable in about a week. The real question is do you have help? the end result is to have a healthy baby, and if the dr & midwife suggest one, ask why and listen to thier reasons. Labor isn't a contest and there's no prize for pushing out a baby vaginally. Retake the test, and ask why the reccomendation. If you need one, get it, and don't feel bad about it.
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I have had two c-sections. The first was primarily a matter of convenience (for the doctor, as I later found out); I am still angry about it 24 years later. It was Friday night, my water had broken 12 hours earlier and he wanted to go home as he was not on call over the weekend!
Needless to say I switched OBs for my next birth, and prepared as well as possible for a vaginal delivery. I used a mid-wife who worked in a practice with physicians as well as other midwives. 2nd child was an emergency c-section, and my attitude was entirely different. I KNOW it was necessary, and by being in the hospital with specific physicians on call (yes, the mid-wife stayed through the c-section, too) both my baby and I were well cared for with state of the art technology readily available.
For my second birth, I also prepared well in advance a birth plan that addressed not just the optimal conditions that I wanted, but also several fall-back positions that would give directions when less than desired choices become necessary. For example, I specified that in the case labor was not progressing, but the baby was fine, that it be allowed to progress naturally as long as was safe; that I NOT be given a morphine drip for pain (it will keep you in a catheter and thus in bed for 24 hours from the time the morphine begins--this is usually AFTER surgery, not from the time of birth). I also specified the tests/procedures I did not want run on my child if I ended up with a c-section (the silver nitrate (I think) eyedrops). If I was to have another birth (at 54 that isn't likely
), I would add new parameters based upon my 2nd child's birth.
Serious risks from a c-section are significantly greater than from a vaginal birth. This varies based upon each woman and child's specific conditions, but in general it is better to avoid if at all possible. It seems like I am hearing more and more of people scheduling a c-section far in advance. I personally find the entire idea of that repugnant and in many cases unethical. This is not like scheduling for cosmetic plastic surgery or even medically necessary surgery that has no health related time constraints (such as the bunion surgery I had 4 years ago)--there is a developing life that needs to be continually evaluated for the best time--IF a c-section is medically necessary, or even likely to be medically necesssary.
In the case of the OP, you need an independent 2nd opinion from someone who is in an unrelated practice. An opinion from a regular OB may or may not be more likely to give you an accurate evaluation than from someone who routinely deals with high-risk pregnancies, and would just as soon see those high-risk spaces go to those who truly need them.
Needless to say I switched OBs for my next birth, and prepared as well as possible for a vaginal delivery. I used a mid-wife who worked in a practice with physicians as well as other midwives. 2nd child was an emergency c-section, and my attitude was entirely different. I KNOW it was necessary, and by being in the hospital with specific physicians on call (yes, the mid-wife stayed through the c-section, too) both my baby and I were well cared for with state of the art technology readily available.
For my second birth, I also prepared well in advance a birth plan that addressed not just the optimal conditions that I wanted, but also several fall-back positions that would give directions when less than desired choices become necessary. For example, I specified that in the case labor was not progressing, but the baby was fine, that it be allowed to progress naturally as long as was safe; that I NOT be given a morphine drip for pain (it will keep you in a catheter and thus in bed for 24 hours from the time the morphine begins--this is usually AFTER surgery, not from the time of birth). I also specified the tests/procedures I did not want run on my child if I ended up with a c-section (the silver nitrate (I think) eyedrops). If I was to have another birth (at 54 that isn't likely
Serious risks from a c-section are significantly greater than from a vaginal birth. This varies based upon each woman and child's specific conditions, but in general it is better to avoid if at all possible. It seems like I am hearing more and more of people scheduling a c-section far in advance. I personally find the entire idea of that repugnant and in many cases unethical. This is not like scheduling for cosmetic plastic surgery or even medically necessary surgery that has no health related time constraints (such as the bunion surgery I had 4 years ago)--there is a developing life that needs to be continually evaluated for the best time--IF a c-section is medically necessary, or even likely to be medically necesssary.
In the case of the OP, you need an independent 2nd opinion from someone who is in an unrelated practice. An opinion from a regular OB may or may not be more likely to give you an accurate evaluation than from someone who routinely deals with high-risk pregnancies, and would just as soon see those high-risk spaces go to those who truly need them.
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MUCH longer than a week. You will likely need a significant amount of help for 2 weeks. No driving for 6-8 weeks. No lifting of anything heavier than the baby for a month. There were lots of other restrinctions, but I can't remember all--it's been nearly 17 years since my last
Oh, and htese are normal restrictions--if you have any complications (I did with #2) it can be a lot more.
With the first one, pain lasted about 6 months or more. Less with the second.
MUCH longer than a week. You will likely need a significant amount of help for 2 weeks. No driving for 6-8 weeks. No lifting of anything heavier than the baby for a month. There were lots of other restrinctions, but I can't remember all--it's been nearly 17 years since my last
With the first one, pain lasted about 6 months or more. Less with the second.
What we did:
Put the bassinette next to my side of the bed, so I could reach the baby for nursing and diapering. (nurse on your side laying down or the football hold, off the tummy is key the first 2 weeks). Take your painpill every 6 hours, and don't think i'm fine now, the key to being functional is keeping the pain meds in your blood stream. Have absloutly everything in arm's reach. the baby, the diapers, a trashcan. Before hubby goes to work, have him put a pitcher of ice water next to you (nursing is thirsty work) a box of granolia bars (or whatever snack you love), and the diapers/wipes. Ideally you'll only need to get up to use the bathroom, which'll give you time to recover and nurse. Enlist your older kids to fetch odds and ends, and make sure the oldest can use the VCR, declare it movie week, and let them veg out between helping you.
Put the bassinette next to my side of the bed, so I could reach the baby for nursing and diapering. (nurse on your side laying down or the football hold, off the tummy is key the first 2 weeks). Take your painpill every 6 hours, and don't think i'm fine now, the key to being functional is keeping the pain meds in your blood stream. Have absloutly everything in arm's reach. the baby, the diapers, a trashcan. Before hubby goes to work, have him put a pitcher of ice water next to you (nursing is thirsty work) a box of granolia bars (or whatever snack you love), and the diapers/wipes. Ideally you'll only need to get up to use the bathroom, which'll give you time to recover and nurse. Enlist your older kids to fetch odds and ends, and make sure the oldest can use the VCR, declare it movie week, and let them veg out between helping you.
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