Insane birth video

[DIRT]

Okay so, me and the wife are kinda like hippies when it comes to our babies and birth etc... and my wife ordered a video and its crazy. It is a woman having an unassisted homebirth with twins and the second baby is breach! the woman is mellow thru the whole thing too.

 

[Alison]

All I can say is that wouldn't be me!

 

[LilCujo]

I hear ya Alison...I would have to say "knock me out, wake me when its done".

 

[PlasticSpanner]

All I can say is that wouldn't be me!

Some words of encouragement. My wife was in final stages of labour (the pushey bit!) for just over 5 minutes after contractions for 4 hours.

None the less whatever time it takes it's totally amazing!

 

[Alison]

Some words of encouragement. My wife was in final stages of labour (the pushey bit!) for just over 5 minutes after contractions for 4 hours.

None the less whatever time it takes it's totally amazing!

This is my 3rd pregnancy so I know every labor is quite different. My first was about 32 hours long, with 2 1/2 of pushing. The second was 9 hours and I didn't even have to push, he did it all on his own. Glad your wife had an easy labor, she's a lucky lady

 

[PlasticSpanner]

Yep & I'm a lucky man! (no crushed hand or black eye!)


I'm amazed that women have more than 1 child! After seing my sons head crowning I'm now a bit intimidated by her! I could chew my own leg off & I bet it wouldn't hurt as much!

Serious respect!:thumbup:

 

[Alison]

Women suffer from a disorder called pregnancy and birth amnesia. As soon as the baby is born we forget completely what it was like to be pregnant or give birth. The pain is forgotten and if we were sick during the pregnancy that vanishes as well. If this disorder did not occur everyone would be an only child :mrgreen:

In actuality, it's pain with a purpose. Once that baby is born the pain stops (for the most part) and most women realize that what we go through to bring a child into the world is a very tiny part of a whole new person's life and so in the scheme of things it's all worth it. But, having a supportive partner during pregnancy and labor isn't to be downplayed. In many way's it's harder on men because they aren't quite sure what to do and they often end up with a very changed person on their hands.

 

[lizheaemma]

Alison- you'll likely go fast with your third!
My first was a section (footling breech)
second was about 5 hours
third was about 2.5 from start of regular contractions but keep in mind that fast is too fast for any pain meds:meh:.

 

[DIRT]

my youngest daughter was born at home, in a pool and it was AMAZING, I do not like the hospital environment and how doctors just "tell" the woman some BS like "oh well the baby is too big and we need to perform a c-section." the baby is cut out of the mother and it is only like 6 or 7 pounds, doctors push agendas. and formula companies make a great killing by having hospitals endorse their garbage and they give the new moms a bunch of formula and bottles and junk. In america today it is frightening how few mothers even Attempt to breastfeed a newborn.

 

[lizheaemma]

In a perfect world we could all give birth in our homes! Hospitals are certainly not very warm and inviting evniroments. Luckly though in instances like the birth of my first daughter who if delivered feet first with out medical intervention would have strangled and I would most likley have had serious complications, they are there! Hospitals are very frusterating in their policies and tend to have the fastest solution in mind. They are typically not great at supposrting breast feeding mothers expecially if their are complications but if the mom is determined then she can stand her ground and still have her rights respected. All of my daughters where breast fed for the first year even though they were all born in the hospital and where very different types of births.

Though I agree with you that hospitals may not be the the gentlist of birthing locations, they are the best and safest place for some births, as breast feeding might not be the best choice for all mothers. A mother's needs to make the choices that are going to make it the best experience for her and if she is going to develope a more loving and close relationship through enjoing bottle feeding her vs a painful and challenging breast feeding experience that I feel that that is the right choice for her.

Mothers need to be educated about the great benifits of breast feeding but also never to be made to feel like they are a failure if it's not the right choice for them.

Wow, I think that this is my longest post ever!:meh:
I hope that I made some sense!

 

[PlasticSpanner]

What a difference! My son was born at Macclesfield, Cheshire in UK and the staff in the hospital were fantastic!

We had all the time in the world and they pretty much left us to it with our own little birthing room with en-suite and TV! A young nurse came round every now and again and she'd fetch us tea, coffee and toast!

My son was born in the early hours of the morning and it was so quiet and calm it realy added to the moment!

Also the staff paid loads of attention and were very helpful when it came to breastfeeding! My son was more interested in sleeping than feeding and they knew loads of tricks to encourage him!

Macclesfield Maternity Unit! :hail:

 

[DIRT]

Perhaps the UK is different, Or I just had a bad experience but I felt rushed and the dr. kept suggesting induction and c-sect.

 

[LaFoto]

After three I can say that indeed, every birth is different, and every hospital is, too.
My first-born, who I had when I was only 20, was born in Berlin and people were very nice and considerate, and him being the first, it took some 9 hours of really regular contractions for the pushy part to begin - which took me totally by surprise by its intensity. I was so NOT prepared for the huge urge to push that is suddenly there and cannot be controlled!

I HAD TO control it, all the same, when my second child was born almost 9 years later and nothing, but nothing at all, had prepared me for a labour duration of only barely 2 hours before the urge to push set in - which it did, when we had only JUST arrived at the parking of the hospital and my husband had walked up the ambulance path to announce our arrival. By the time he came back, I was panting "I'm having the baby - NOW" and he ran back to call for help, all six or seven of who came RUNNING (whoa! I did that, heehee!) with a stretcher on wheels, and with a few very clear words (sounded much like SHOUTING to me at the time, which I guess it was, but else I would not have got out of that car ever) made me climb onto that stretcher, telling me to yelp and pant like a dog as to suppress the urge to push, then ran through the hall with me to the elevator, which was OUT OF ORDER :shock:, so back again through the hall to the OTHER elevator, and up to the maternity ward, where there were major renovation works being done, so they crashed me into the ladder of one of the painters there (fortunately there was no painter standing on that ladder at the time), and on went their frantic race to the delivery room with me, struggling against this enormous desire to push, in their middle. Within a minute inside the delivery room, my son was born.

My daughter took a lot longer. Not that very many more hours of contractions passed, but when she was about to come out, she didn't. And the midwife was at a total loss. For 2 1/2 hours I pushed and tried... no luck. By the time I was so far away in my own little world of only wishing this child to come out at last, I never realised they had made the phone call to the operation theatre to get ready for a c-section. Then the morning shift midwife arrived, examined me and said: Hey, this is the third, we'll get it the natural way!

She had found out that my daughter's head was tilted to her shoulder, so she deftly pushed her back up, adjusted her head, and within 30 minutes, she was born. 2 1/2 hours later, we left the hospital as a (bigger) family. All's well that ends well.

 

[Alison]

Wow, LaFoto that must have been scary to deliver so quickly!

I delivered both my sons in a hospital and had very good experiences. I think a lot depends on the Dr's style and the nurses. Even though my first labor was quite long, the Dr. never even suggested a c-section. I remember my Dad asking (around hour 27 or so) how long they would make me labor, and she just said "until the baby shows signs of distress. His heartrate was good and he had his own timeline With my second labor, I started with an external version because he was breech and they induced right away after he turned so he couldn't flip back around on us. One thing I really wanted was to labor in the tub, and they set me up with special monitors so that they could monitor his heart rate but I was still able to labor in the water which was great.

I've learned that there are many ways to raise a child. I chose to breastfeed and will do so again but I know many women who felt it was not right for them and their child and they have perfectly healthy and happy children It wasn't easy with my first and if I hadn't had the support of family and friends I likely would have quit early on. The hospital sent 3 different nurses and specialists to help me with nursing, but Christopher just wouldn't latch on. But, they didn't push using formula, they brough me a pump and we fed Christopher via cup feeding and eventually he figured it out and I nursed him for 10 months.

Now that I have moved from another state I'm not sure what to expect. I did talk to a lot of women who have delivered in the hospital where I would be and they all highly recommended it. Knowing what you want (and don't want) in your labor is critical to the experience. I know at my other hospital they asked up front if you wanted pain medication, if you said no they didn't offer out of respect for your decision. If you changed your mind later they would certainly provide it. I really liked that they respected the mother and her decisions.

 

[LaFoto]

Well, at least this quick delivery made my son become "The Baby Of The Week" of our (tiny and umimportant, but still) local newspaper:

So his quick delivery even "made the press"

P.S. And please forgive my my big owl-eye glasses. Remember: it were the late Eighties! Big hair and big glasses were quite en vogue at the time! (Whoa!)