Had Consultant Appointment and Any ideas on cold remadies !!

[hananhmiller]

Well she has really annoyed me. C section booked by midwife but have to confirm with consultant. She obviously doesnt have kids or she had them in no pain whatsoever. She told me I should think about having a natural birth and said that last time was only bad because they induced me.

SHE obviously had not read my notes at all. I went into labour naturally at 9.30 on the saturday evening, waters broken and was having contractions 5 mins apart. Then I went to hospital at 4.30 on the sunday morning where I was still having contractions but was only 2 cms dilated so they gave me syntocin. NOT INDUCED. I should know because I was in pain before hand !!!!!!. Then went on to have syntocin for next 22 hours but I never dialted beyond 3 cms and had an emergency c section. The pain was bad because of syntocin but she wants me to try this again. She said we would not let you go on for that long next time and I explained you cant guarantee that as you may not have space for me to have an emergency c section and what is the point in being in all the pain before hand and having a c setion. My midwife was agreeing with me and saying I was right and the women was trying to tell me labour was not that bad.

In the end she saw I was adament on a c section and said I had to go away and think about what she said and come back for her to agree on 27 November. Midwife said she thought I was right in my decision and keep the date booked for 29th December.

Why do some doctors think they know it all because they went to medical school. Your the one going through it not them.

Sorry about the Rant!!! Was just annoyed. Hope everyone else is OK and feeling well. Anyone ideas on things which help a cold. My throat and nose are so sore and not sure of any remadies which might help.

HannahXXX

 

[Jaidy]

Hi Hannah,

Sorry to hear your feeling pooey.

I think you ought to stick to your guns about your C Sec, you know what is right for you and what you can cope with and your entitled to make that choice!

Things never go smoothly when it comes to arranging these things though and you can guarantee people will want to put you off/sway your decisions etc. Just be strong, and if its what you really want them you will get it.

 

[cassi]

My sister had a birth like that, after having a very bad pg she was dehydrated and constantly sick in the hospital on a drip (there is a name for this?)

And then she went into labour and nothing happened for days and then she had that stuff you said and then induced etc and nothing worked and in the end she had an emergency c section. So good on you for telling them hun! i dont expect my sis to agree to a natrual birth again if her pg is bad after what she went through with the last one either!

 

[Jaidy]

Is that called something like Hyperemisis Gravidarium Cassi what your sister had??? Or something like that??

 

[cassi]

yeah that sounds like it, horrible it was

 

[Princess_Puddles]

Hot water with freshly squeezed lemons and honey...heard that can work for a sore throat hun

If you have blocked sinuses add a few drops of eucalyptus, lemon and lavender essential oils to a bowl of hot water, drape a towel over you head and breathe in the steam for up to 10 mins, should help make you feel less bunged up.

Hope your ok hun and you feel better soon

 

[Jaidy]

The hot water, lemon and honey sounds good but id be careful inhaling essential oils. I cannot use essential oils in my job at the moment (im a beauty therapist/araomatherapist) as the particles in essential oils are so concentrated and very tiny they can therefore pass into your blood stream and into the placenta.

Essential oils really should be avoided in pregnancy unless your right at the end e.g. in labour and then they can be quite beneficial.

Thought you might wanna know that just to be cautious Hannah but up to you, sore throats are rotten.

 

[hananhmiller]

Hi all. Thanks for the replies. Been in bed trying to get better. Been drinking honey and lemon which is helping but went to pharmacy to get cough medicine. Got honey and lemon linctus. Safe in pregnancy apparantly. Had to do something as I keep coughing and its giving me bad brackston hicks which hurt like mad. Hubby is coming home early tonight to look after me. Bless him.

Decided against the essential oils because you never know.

Hannah X

 

[Jaidy]

Hope your on the mend hun!!