Hi,
I'm Jeannette Williams. I had my first baby 17 years ago in California and my second 7 moths ago in New Jersey.
My first was a "normal" vaginal delivery in a hospital. I had wanted to do a homebirth but my family was very against it. I was not happy with my experience at the hospital. Pitocin was forced on me, my water was broken and I received an episiotomy- all against my wishes. My daughter was born healthy after 15 hours of labor though. I lost a lot of blood and had a difficult recovery.
My second pregnancy was IVF. From the beginning we knew that I had a very large fibroid adjacent to my cervix. I had numerous ultrasounds during my pregnancy. The fibroid was closely monitored and in my third trimester it was suggested that I would need a c-section because the fibroid would not allow the cervix to dilate.I was offered the opportunity to labor if I wanted to, just to see what happened. But after careful consideration of the fact that I was 39 years old and not planning to have any more children, I decided to go with the c-section so it wouldn't be on an emergency basis if it came to that. I was scheduled for a c-section one week prior to my due date. I was sad that my husband and I would not be able to stregthen our marital bond by going through labor together. But I was glad that I had some time to get used to the idea of the c-section ahead of time. After all the invasive procedures associated with the IVF, I wasn't too worried about having surgery. My water broke at 36 weeks and I never had a contraction. So the c-section was done early. The worst part was not being able to hold and nurse my baby right away. Otherwise, the procedure was fine. My recovery was actually much faster after c-section to my great surprise! I was up and around running errands that same week! I have two healthy daughters and that matters more than how they got here.
By Jeannette (not verified) at Wed, 10/24/2007 - 8:18pm |
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Hi,
I'm Jeannette Williams. I had my first baby 17 years ago in California and my second 7 moths ago in New Jersey.
My first was a "normal" vaginal delivery in a hospital. I had wanted to do a homebirth but my family was very against it. I was not happy with my experience at the hospital. Pitocin was forced on me, my water was broken and I received an episiotomy- all against my wishes. My daughter was born healthy after 15 hours of labor though. I lost a lot of blood and had a difficult recovery.
My second pregnancy was IVF. From the beginning we knew that I had a very large fibroid adjacent to my cervix. I had numerous ultrasounds during my pregnancy. The fibroid was closely monitored and in my third trimester it was suggested that I would need a c-section because the fibroid would not allow the cervix to dilate.I was offered the opportunity to labor if I wanted to, just to see what happened. But after careful consideration of the fact that I was 39 years old and not planning to have any more children, I decided to go with the c-section so it wouldn't be on an emergency basis if it came to that. I was scheduled for a c-section one week prior to my due date. I was sad that my husband and I would not be able to stregthen our marital bond by going through labor together. But I was glad that I had some time to get used to the idea of the c-section ahead of time. After all the invasive procedures associated with the IVF, I wasn't too worried about having surgery. My water broke at 36 weeks and I never had a contraction. So the c-section was done early. The worst part was not being able to hold and nurse my baby right away. Otherwise, the procedure was fine. My recovery was actually much faster after c-section to my great surprise! I was up and around running errands that same week! I have two healthy daughters and that matters more than how they got here.