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Consecrated2God -> RE: EmilyAnn's baby thread! (6/22/2008 7:36:02 AM)
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My midwives were wonderful. If I would have had him in the hospital I probably would have ended up with an episiotomy and a forceps or vacuum delivery. It was a difficult labor and delivery and was more painful than I ever would have imagined, but I am glad I decided to have him at home assited by the 3 people I am closest to and 2 women that I trusted very much.
Your birth story is very similar to my first birth story. I know that I would have ended up with a C-section if I had been in the hospital with my first. I also remember being at one point during my labor and asking, "Can we stop for awhile so I can have a nap, and then pick up where we left off later?" [:)]
I think some home birth advocates tend to minimize the pain in birth. I've read material that says things like, "Contractions aren't painful, it's just pressure." [&:] I know birth is amazing and miraculous, but I think some people think that a home birth is just floating in euphoria and it's not. It's hard work. It's worth it, but it's not easy.
On the bright side, you should have an easier time with the next baby you have. My first one was very stuck, and he was only 8 lbs. My next baby was 11 1/2 lbs, and although she was stuck too, she was born much easier than my first. The rest were much easier. With some of them the contractions were harder, with others they were not as difficult. Every birth experience you have will be different. Just because this one was one way doesn't mean that other births you have will be the same way.
Congratulations on your new baby. He's adorable! [:)]
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