There’s another hospital about 20 mins away that also has a birth centre attached to it so hopefully they aren’t too busy in January. I’m just not keen on the idea of having to travel while in labour as my last labour was really quick and I almost didn’t make it there in time and I lived like 3 mins away from the birth centre
Oh that would be worrying for you! Fingers crossed this baby isn’t quite so keen to fly out!There’s another hospital about 20 mins away that also has a birth centre attached to it so hopefully they aren’t too busy in January. I’m just not keen on the idea of having to travel while in labour as my last labour was really quick and I almost didn’t make it there in time and I lived like 3 mins away from the birth centre
As someone who has had to have all my babies forcibly removed using various instruments, it always interests me greatly that some labours are so quick!I think I’m gonna have to set off the minute things start
All mine have been forcibly removed too
It always feel a bit back to front giving this advice but:For those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
The bleeding afterwards! Everyone goes on about labour but no one ever mentioned the afterwards and I knew you bled afterwards just didn’t expect it for 6 weeks. Also I wish your told how to care for your stitches more, I left hospital clueless.For those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
That when your waters go, they don’t just go and that’s it, mine went and then kept gushing with each contraction and I wasn’t expecting it at all!For those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
How much having a wee for the first few days afterwards can stingFor those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
Everyone is telling me this one will just fly out, but for me last time being even quicker than with my first meant a ridiculous amount of pain
Oh god, that does not sound good!Everyone is telling me this one will just fly out, but for me last time being even quicker than with my first meant a ridiculous amount of pain
). Just drink loads of water, as much as you can for days, and it’s so dilute your wee won’t sting. And that was several weeks after birth. All the changes in hormones and body can slow things down in there, so dried apricots and prunes are my go to snack for a few weeksRemember to read up on csections just in case! I skipped all the csection parts in all the books, I didn't know anyone who had one and it just genuinely never crossed my mind I could have one until I had an emergency one!For those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
.This didn’t happen for me. My waters went and pretty much flowed like a running tap until baby came out. No gushing at all.
I found breast feeding increased bleeding afterwards and prelonged it. I stopped breast feeding for many reasons but the less I breast feed the quicker the bleeding stopped.For those of you that have already had a baby....what's the one thing you wish you had been told the first time around?
I'm terrified of labour so I've got the feeling I might regret asking this
When my waters went I expected them to stop, as in emptying a bucket of water- there’s an end to it. Doesn’t work that way though, wish someone had told me
This makes a lot of sense as to why I bleed for so long (8+ weeks after birth). I’ve always kind of lumped it in with having very heavy periods and assumed it was all connected. But I have breastfed, and this would then account for the longer than expected bleeding time. I was told after my c section they’d “clear me out” more and I’d hardly bleed at all. Was still bleeding well over 6 weeks later!I’m 25 weeks with my 4th. Had no morning sickness this time, instead have vitb12 deficiency, which is a fabulous treat
All my previous births have been quick, the last one was 45 minutes. Hoping this one won’t just fly out.
This didn’t happen for me. My waters went and pretty much flowed like a running tap until baby came out. No gushing at all.
I found breast feeding increased bleeding afterwards and prelonged it. I stopped breast feeding for many reasons but the less I breast feed the quicker the bleeding stopped.
Yeh exactly this! I thought once they’d broken that would be it, I was amazed at how much water there seemed to be! Every time I moved or had a contraction more would come out.When my waters went I expected them to stop, as in emptying a bucket of water- there’s an end to it. Doesn’t work that way though, wish someone had told me
I think it’s because breast feeding makes the uterus contact, so every time it contracts, it pushes more blood out again.
Not having another
but with my last (my third pregnancy but our fourth kiddo) my PGP was horrendous. All my sympathy!!This! So so well put
