The first hours

i am having a caserian no choice dont know what to expect in the first few hours
Posted: 14/11/2007 21:38

Hi Hayley Im also having a ceserian. When you having oyurs done im going in on the 18th of december. Had an emergency one on my first but this time im a little nervous cause i was knocked out last time. Ive spoken to people and they said its ok.

Posted: 15/11/2007 11:34

hi i am having mine next friday but i dont know what to expect im pretty scared about
Posted: 15/11/2007 13:25

hi ladies

i also have to have an elective section with my 2nd, as i had an emergency section with my son which i was wide awake with. it really isnt bad at all. i barely felt the epidural ( this was my 3rd day of labour though so i didnt give a damn lol)

harry was a big baby and i have narrow hips so he wasnt descending and they decided to get him via caeserian. so anyway the spinal block was a sinch, just made me sit up straight and put like a sticker on my back with a hole in and felt the teeeeinest scratch and then like a cold water trickle running down my back.

then they dry shaved me (i would advise you do that yourselves first, much more didnified) 

then put some iodine where there planned to to the inscision, put the curtain up, and then the anaesthatist went through a series of tests to check i was fully numb, i wasnt sure and i actualy felt the first cut, so if your not 100% tell them and they will dose you up more  

they were cutting for about 10 mins as there are lots of layers of fat and skin to get through, and they used liema  laser pen to to the cutting as it clots the blood straight away, kind of cauterises is it as it goes along,

then they take the baby out, and all i can describe the feeling is like when your bags full of crap and your rooting around trying to find your phone or your purse! lots of digging and rooting about, its a very odd feeling. if your waters arent burst they will burst them, then out comes the bundle of joy! they cut the cord and lifted him over the screen for me to see then went and checked him over. they will score the baby a mark out of ten for the apgar score chart, checking his colour respitory responses etc.

then they wrapped him up and put him next to me. i did want skin on skin which i didnt get which did dissapoint me, but after  3 days of labour i didnt tell them. it didnt enter my head to. if you want this, then tell them! then they spent 20 mins sewing me up, that was annoying cos  i just wanted to hold my boy and take it all in, i was weeled off to recovery and then i started to shake very badly, i wasnt expecting it and it s a perfectly normal reaction but i didnt know so i was scared. this went on for maybe an hour, and i was shaking too bad to hold harry, but they insisted it was normal, and when i warmed up it  went away.

my spinal block didnt wear off for a few hours and in the morning i realised i had been catheterised, as i hadnt had a we in 14 hours, which was unexpected but ok. when i tried to move i did feel like i had been hit by a tram, but as soon as i held my biy i ddint care. they will encourage you to get up and walk arounf which seems harsh but nessesesary unfortunaltly. then your fist wee is a bit hard too. i wont lie it all hurts the day after, but after the first day i was up and around fine.

i would take lots of disposable pants as you will do alot of bleeding that usually goes everywhere but the maternity pad!

honestly it rreally isnt too bad i promise, and they save lives! thats the most important thing. xxx

Posted: 15/11/2007 14:14

thanks for the information it still seems scary how long do you have to wear  catheter for is it long
Posted: 15/11/2007 14:39

no just until the morning after, and it wasnt unpleasent going in our out, i didnt even notice it going in, even after the spinal block wore off. xxx
Posted: 15/11/2007 16:17

just to ask you did you bleed a lot afterwards x

Posted: 15/11/2007 16:34

yeah not from the wound though, just the normal lochia heavy for a few days, then  i got a bit aenemic, then for about 2 weeks afterwards, then everytime i thought i had recovered fully i overdid and started bleeding again. its your bodys way of reminding you to take it easy. xx
Posted: 15/11/2007 16:39

thanks for the info hope it dosnt last forever though x
Posted: 15/11/2007 16:42

it doesnt hun honestly. after my section i said never again, and were trying again and harrys only 1 lol

Posted: 15/11/2007 16:44

cheers for the info i will know what to expect now x
Posted: 15/11/2007 16:47

Hi only now coming back on that sounds bloody scarey i couldnt read most of it. Just going to go in with the un known. sorry about the swearing. Hope your ok hayley best of luck
Posted: 15/11/2007 17:14

thanks for the luck x
Posted: 15/11/2007 17:24

hi

i had a section with twins i was scared to death as it was my 1st section for i was in theater for about 45mins it was that fast i said to my hubby have they started 2 seconds later my daughter was born and then 1 minute later my son was born i went into theater at 14:00 dd was born at 14:07 DS was born at 14:08 you have nothing to worry about people do alot of talking to take your mind off what they are doing and when the baby is born you just cant stop looking at your little angel .

i was out of bed the next morning and by 11am my 21 month old dd came to see ne and i had forgotten about my section and i just picked her up and thought oh i should not be doing that all i will say is the few days after make sure you stand up straight my friend gave me that advice and it was the best advise i got off anyone mind you it is very uncomfortable i used to hold on to the wall as i did this and then i used to walk holding onto the hospital walls but i do think doing this helped me make a fast recovery

i have had a natural birth and a section and i will tell you this they are both the same

you will be fine just think of that little bundle of joy and as soon and you hear your baby cry for the first time you will cry like a baby cos i know dam well i did lol 

hope this helps and it aint as bad as you think i know you wont belive us cos everyone told me all this and i did not belive them all i kept saying is

its not right been awake when your in theater you should be asleep if you know what i mean

and i made all the nurses laugh as i said oh im like kate moss they were all in stitches as im a very big girl but when i laid down i have 2 babys in my tummy and they weighed 5Ib 6oz and 5Ib 15oz so i was huge as i had over 12Ib of weight ie babys 2 plalacenters and 2 lots if water i could not even get my hands round my bump hubby had to kiss me from the side as he could not get over my bump 

anyway you will be fine let us know how is all goes  

Posted: 16/11/2007 00:15

thankyou for the information i will let you know x
Posted: 16/11/2007 00:19

hi  ladies i go into osi on 28/11/07 to  have a c/section its elected. i have colestasis which i had with my daughter & was induced @ 38 wks i had a very bad birth  and 3rd degree tear, my daughter  is now 11. i was in osi for 5 days after  in excruciating pain down below.which seemed to last forever! im very scared as i had complications after the birth a blood clot and was taken back into osi for a further 3 days.so i guess thats why ive left it so long. what is the normal stay in the osi after a c/section?  im so scared i just hope its not as bad as my daughters entrance into the world .michelle x
Posted: 19/11/2007 17:15