Sarah147 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) How do they work it with bottle feeding, because if I were ever a Mom, I couldn't breast feed due to a required medication I'm taking (according to animal studies). Although, there is a similar medicine that says it has little affect on milk. Edited December 28, 2011 by JoyfulLife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithcecelia Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1325035037' post='2358334'] Yeah, they do, but I don't know how precise it is. They also wait to do most of the measurements (other than vital things like apgar scores) and clean up and all that until a while after birth at our hospital, so mom and baby can have a little time together right off. [/quote] Coolio - Im a maths fanatic so would want all the stats they could give me! Glad they leave you some mummy and baby time though, sooooooo important. If it helps, a friend of mine recently sent her 3 kids off to school, had a baby, then welcomed them home - all very smooth and easy. I wish you that sort of a day Edited December 28, 2011 by faithcecelia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='faithcecelia' timestamp='1325035835' post='2358342'] If it helps, a friend of mine recently sent her 3 kids off to school, had a baby, then welcomed them home - all very smooth and easy. I wish you that sort of a day [/quote] Poor lady. someone should have given her a little time off. Doesn't sound smooth and easy to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithcecelia Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) [quote name='nunsense' timestamp='1325035928' post='2358344'] Poor lady. someone should have given her a little time off. Doesn't sound smooth and easy to me! [/quote] To quote her Facebook status 'Dream labour, dream delivery, dream family' [img]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/ruthbale/390038_10150494337155210_529595209_10582646_1823280767_n.jpg[/img] Edited December 28, 2011 by faithcecelia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 My brother was really cute and gave me both the 1 minute and 5 minute apgar scores after my niece was born. Along with all the other stats, of course. I hope to have that sort of day, too, Faith. I don't expect it, but I hope for it! My mom and SIL would be insanely jealous! My mom was in labor for almost 2 days before having a c-section (one day at home, one day at the hospital). My SIL was in labor for most of a day, and had to push for 2 hours, because the baby was stuck and nearly needed a c-section. Luckily, the doctor coming on was able to get the baby turned, so they didn't have to go with the c-section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1325036681' post='2358351'] My brother was really cute and gave me both the 1 minute and 5 minute apgar scores after my niece was born. Along with all the other stats, of course. I hope to have that sort of day, too, Faith. I don't expect it, but I hope for it! My mom and SIL would be insanely jealous! My mom was in labor for almost 2 days before having a c-section (one day at home, one day at the hospital). My SIL was in labor for most of a day, and had to push for 2 hours, because the baby was stuck and nearly needed a c-section. Luckily, the doctor coming on was able to get the baby turned, so they didn't have to go with the c-section. [/quote] My niece was in labour all night and vomited up all the analgesics they tried to give her - it was a nightmare night, but like my sister (who had a difficult birth the second time), when the baby was put into their arms, all the pain was forgotten and they were already talking about more kids! It was funny though when my sister was delivering, she was shouting at her husband, 'this is all your fault!' - it made us all laugh (she didn't mean it). Her first birth was uneventful but a little long, so each one can be different. I hope yours is an easy one. The pain will end, but the joy will erase all memory of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah147 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) I suspect it would be easy-going for me because I recall my Mom saying that she noticed some slight pain while in bed, and delivered soon after getting into the hospital. I didn't find out much more than that about her pregnancies/births. For the ladies.... [spoiler] I don't get bad cramping in my cycles anymore; it's been some years since the pain. So maybe that means I would have mild labor?[/spoiler] Edited December 28, 2011 by JoyfulLife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='JoyfulLife' timestamp='1325037378' post='2358362'] I suspect it would be easy-going for me because I recall my Mom saying that she noticed some slight pain while in bed, and delivered soon after getting into the hospital. I didn't find out much more than that about her pregnancies/births. [/quote] My mother had seven - and each one was different. For me, she said she only got to the hospital just in time, and I almost flew out of her straight into the doctor's waiting hands! Now that's a nice way to deliver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 i had a friend who's 4th child just "popped out" she had practically no labour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='nunsense' timestamp='1325036950' post='2358355'] My niece was in labour all night and vomited up all the analgesics they tried to give her - it was a nightmare night, but like my sister (who had a difficult birth the second time), when the baby was put into their arms, all the pain was forgotten and they were already talking about more kids! It was funny though when my sister was delivering, she was shouting at her husband, 'this is all your fault!' - it made us all laugh (she didn't mean it). Her first birth was uneventful but a little long, so each one can be different. I hope yours is an easy one. The pain will end, but the joy will erase all memory of it! [/quote] My SIL said that she knows it was painful and not fun, and she remembers thinking "WHY DID I AGREE TO THIS??" while it was happening, but now she really doesn't remember the pain, and wants another baby. My brother said that it is probably partially due to the fact that to form memories you need to sleep, and babies don't let that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah147 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Wow! So it CAN go smoothly. That's a w esome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 The thing to remember is that each birth is totally different as is each woman. My niece might have had such a difficult time because of her emotional state as well. Her own mother died giving birth to her, and she grew up with a horror of giving birth, so was obviously very tense the whole time. To add to that her mother died before she turned 30 and my niece was 29 at the time! The psychological fear of the whole process no doubt affected her deeply. Afterwards, when she realised that she was alive and had a beautiful baby boy, she was able to let go of all the fears that didn't realise had affected her so much. So it's important to have a good mental outlook on the whole thing to help along with the physical process. I am sure that prayer will help, and having loved ones nearby. I know my niece needed us there the whole whole night, and we took turns comforting her as her husband was falling apart seeing her like that. Loving family really makes a difference. And hubby needs some support too! But it can be an easy, no nonsense delivery as well, so that's the thing to remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1325035037' post='2358334'] You forgot weight. Though I'm not sure I want to know what you would guess, with your already optimistic outlook for my labor... [/quote] Weight doesn't matter.... [quote] [i][url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532478/"]Interviewer[/url][/i][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]: What's your prediction for the fight? [/size][/font][/color] [i][url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001558/"]Clubber Lang[/url][/i][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]: My prediction? [/size][/font][/color] [i][url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532478/"]Interviewer[/url][/i][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]: Yes, your prediction. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][[/size][/font][/color][i]Clubber looks into camera[/i][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]] [/size][/font][/color] [i][url="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001558/"]Clubber Lang[/url][/i][color=#333333][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]: Pain! [/size][/font][/color] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 [quote name='nunsense' timestamp='1325038071' post='2358375'] The thing to remember is that each birth is totally different as is each woman. My niece might have had such a difficult time because of her emotional state as well. Her own mother died giving birth to her, and she grew up with a horror of giving birth, so was obviously very tense the whole time. To add to that her mother died before she turned 30 and my niece was 29 at the time! The psychological fear of the whole process no doubt affected her deeply. Afterwards, when she realised that she was alive and had a beautiful baby boy, she was able to let go of all the fears that didn't realise had affected her so much. So it's important to have a good mental outlook on the whole thing to help along with the physical process. I am sure that prayer will help, and having loved ones nearby. I know my niece needed us there the whole whole night, and we took turns comforting her as her husband was falling apart seeing her like that. Loving family really makes a difference. And hubby needs some support too! But it can be an easy, no nonsense delivery as well, so that's the thing to remember! [/quote] At our baby class, they really emphasized how mental labor is. Having someone in the room who is stressing you out can slow down or even stop labor. I always thought it was weird when my uncle told me that his horses could delay giving birth if the weather was bad, but I suppose it's because of the stress, and people are king of doing the same thing when they're stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Jan 23, evening Girl (b/c of the intercessor it would be named after) 8+ pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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