Firsttimemumx
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So with my daughter I was 10 days over due. Labour started after a successful sweep. From first contraction to birth was 36 hours. I laboured at Home for 29 hours then went to hospital. I was 4cm dilated (I was 1-2cm when I had my sweep 2 days earlier) I was dealing well with contractions. Had gas and air around 32 hours in. Started to get exhausted, babys heartbeat was dropping. Hadnt slept for around 43 hours, barely ate or drank etc. Contractions were very strong (had been 5 minutes apart since first contraction) I was in agony, projectile vomiting etc. My body was telling me to push but I wasnt 10cm this caused baby to twist inside me causing her to be even more distressed and heartbeat dropping more. I requested epidural which took 5 attempts to go in. This enabled me 45 minutes sleep before being awoken and told the baby needs to come now, no time to take me to theatre. I was given hormone drip to speed contractions, cut and forceps within a few pushes she arrived back to back with the cord around her neck not breathing. She had pooed during labour so was a risk of meconium harming her lungs etc. She eventually took a breathe after a minute or so. I lost 2 litres of blood due to the cut and needed a blood transfusion. I was stitched with one continuous stitch which popped open a few days later and completely unwravelled leaving a gape where I was cut. I was left to heal from the inside out as they dont restitch due to risk of stitching infections in. The healing process afterwards was very long and painful.
Im really worried about giving birth again. Particularly being cut. Does anyone know if being cut for second births is more common if you was cut for your first? Any tips on how to reduce need for episiotomys? I found the birth very traumatising and I feel that I may have been in the verge of depression and definitely feel like I suffered with PTSD for some time which has been creeping back a bit since Ive been worrying about having to go through this again. Any one have any positive stories of birth after a traumatic birth previously?
Im really worried about giving birth again. Particularly being cut. Does anyone know if being cut for second births is more common if you was cut for your first? Any tips on how to reduce need for episiotomys? I found the birth very traumatising and I feel that I may have been in the verge of depression and definitely feel like I suffered with PTSD for some time which has been creeping back a bit since Ive been worrying about having to go through this again. Any one have any positive stories of birth after a traumatic birth previously?