tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post8809965893255204342..comments2024-01-02T06:57:26.352-05:00Comments on Life and Love in the Petri Dish: Magpie's birth story, part IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-13344294417401967472013-09-08T23:53:25.388-04:002013-09-08T23:53:25.388-04:00About to give up on part III, Mo!About to give up on part III, Mo!Katerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342263141626888554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-40493154760965828892013-08-22T21:20:47.582-04:002013-08-22T21:20:47.582-04:00Mo, I can see how impossible it would have been to...Mo, I can see how impossible it would have been to mentally conceive that pregnancy = baby. I am glad that you did get a few things the week Magpie was born. <br />My only experience of giving birth is also one of being induced, so I can relate to a lot in this segment of your birth story. Drowning in contractions that are one on top of the other. Vomiting. Fun times. <br />I'm glad you are writing this out, Mo, and I hope it helps you fully digest and integrate what happened at Magpie's birth. I certainly found that writing it out helped me process all the events surrounding Gummy's birth. Thank you for reading, by the way. Augustahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257478728772841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-35551044996816765282013-08-22T00:21:04.760-04:002013-08-22T00:21:04.760-04:00Wow. You endured so much. You are a hero. And the ...Wow. You endured so much. You are a hero. And the docs are evil. I don't know how long I can wait for the next episode. It's thrilling and scary and anger making all at once. I'm so glad I know Magpie is alive and well, because I couldn't stand it otherwise! Hugs to you, mama! tireegal68https://www.blogger.com/profile/13943003575298698264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-24801116036937017652013-08-20T16:53:57.502-04:002013-08-20T16:53:57.502-04:00You're so eeeevvviiiillll for posting it in se...You're so eeeevvviiiillll for posting it in segments, lol. I am more than willing to read a wall of text from you! I'm currently trying to raise money for my first IVF. I really want to cycle late this year after 14 years of infertility. I hope I get as happy an ending as you have!Kalisuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564003341859676602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-30379520944325615792013-08-19T13:30:14.760-04:002013-08-19T13:30:14.760-04:00By the way Mo, how were your glucose levels after ...By the way Mo, how were your glucose levels after giving birth?<br />Unfortunately, 2 months post partum, my 1 hour pp are a little better but my fasting levels are even worse. Was hoping things would return to normal after expelling the placenta but it has not been the case. Maybe once I get rid of this last 30 lbs I have to lose.Katehttp://lexandliv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-32457636292710355332013-08-19T13:23:52.520-04:002013-08-19T13:23:52.520-04:00I was so angry reading this. They had no business ...I was so angry reading this. They had no business giving you pitocin with an unripe cervix. Just because the cervix was soft, doesn't mean it was in any way ready to dilate.<br />I had a similar experience with cervidil (initially), though I was allowed to go to 40 weeks with GD. I had pretty strong contractions all night after they placed the cervidil. This was my second birth and so I remember pretty well what contractions at 5 cm felt like and was certain I was dilating, only to be told after 5 hours of "labour" that I had not progressed 1 iora. Still fingertip dilated, still posterior cervix, still -3 station (actually, I had been told -2 at 36 weeks, so I was really deflated. The new midwife made an adjustment because it turns out it was not placed on the cervix. Two and a half hours later, my baby was born. I almost had her in the bathroom because they didn't believe I was actually in labour as I could not sit still enough for the monitors to pick them up. So it just shows you that contractions on an unripe cervix will do nothing. Once the cervidil was placed correctly, the contractions were effective in causing dilation. They should have at least tried misoprostal before pitocin. I'm guessing you may not have wanted that due to its reputation but I think it would have been warranted in this case. It definitely overstimulated me in my first delivery, so I wanted to try the cervidil first (it took a lot of convincing, let me tell you!)<br />I'm glad everything worked out in the end, though I am so sorry you didn't get the birth experience you hoped for.Katehttp://lexandliv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-45026533930352080782013-08-16T11:28:53.418-04:002013-08-16T11:28:53.418-04:00Me too! flashbacks from the Pitocin contractions,...Me too! flashbacks from the Pitocin contractions, I was delirious. I got epidural and loved it. Reading this, it sounds like you were railroaded a bit by your OB (despite everybody's best intentions), not sure how you feel about that (some people have the opinion "whelp whatever it takes to get a live breathing baby into my arms, others think "I want a healthy baby, but ideally, I would like xyz", neither opinion is correct, just varies by mom), but I'm sorry if you have any residual negative feelings or vulnerabilities about that. Can't wait to read what comes next :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360865702019969402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-67022709046229298372013-08-13T10:32:31.211-04:002013-08-13T10:32:31.211-04:00Shuddering knowing the worst is to come. Since I n...Shuddering knowing the worst is to come. Since I never had very strong contractions, I didn't understand the pain that makes you puke until my endometrial biopsy a few months ago. But that only lasted for a few minutes, and I only puked once. You are a champ!<br /><br />A little dread knowing the story of your epi failing in the OR, but also looking forward to reading about the first love fest with your beautiful daughter! xoxoDorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-82033026840264314142013-08-12T22:19:36.381-04:002013-08-12T22:19:36.381-04:00THis is all sounding very familiar to my labor and...THis is all sounding very familiar to my labor and delivery. Ugh! I remember how wonderful that epidural felt and how it felt like an eternity to get it. Those contractions are just the worst kind of pain ever! Looking foward to the grand finale. Frankie Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016774250490340149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-68624115752725107472013-08-12T22:14:35.640-04:002013-08-12T22:14:35.640-04:00Oof. As I may have told you, I remember having so...Oof. As I may have told you, I remember having sort of the same emotional reaction (though in different circumstances) when, in the hospital for an external version at 37w5d, they told me they could just give me a section that day and send me home with a baby, and I was like, "I am not ready to have a baby!!!" Which, obviously, was ridiculous (the version worked, and they didn't do the section), because -- hello!? Alexicographernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-3740524501376660392013-08-12T17:55:58.011-04:002013-08-12T17:55:58.011-04:00Oh God pitocin induced contractions are the devil....Oh God pitocin induced contractions are the devil. I am having serious flashabacks to our birthstory and it's making me phsyically ill remembering how bad the contractions were. <br /><br />Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851131029178140842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160381109996491098.post-2268773124069762682013-08-12T14:44:19.803-04:002013-08-12T14:44:19.803-04:00OUCH! I'm cringing at the thought of that hook...OUCH! I'm cringing at the thought of that hook!<br /><br />hope you're well otherwise :)<br /><br />XXXMarcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.com