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San Francisco, CA
I am currently pregnant with my second baby! my first was 2 wks early so we were thinking that this one was going to be the same! so far nothing! i've tried spicy foods and walking to try to speed up the process, but all those do is bring on false labor or contractions and then they go away or they aren't as strong so i can't say they are true labor contractions! i'm going on 39 wks and i know i only have 1 more week until i'm full term, but being prego for the last stretch is so difficult especially when i'm caring for my 3 year old son! i know mamasource mamas would understand my pain so i just decided to write about it! i know the baby will be ready when he's ready, but i'm just so done with being pregnant! i'm trying to enjoy this because it may be our last baby! but my back aches more, my sides ache more, i'm having trouble getting around and doing chores, i can't enjoy my son as much, i'm nesting, but there's not much to do anymore i did everything like 3 weeks ago because i thought he was coming out soon! i've noticed i've been pretty cranky lately or irritable, and i don't mean to be, but i'm in pain, i'm so tired all the time and when my husband works my son and i are just stuck at home, especially with me being this far along, i can't risk going out with my son and then going into labor and having to drive home or something! so the only time we get to go out is when my husband is off from work, and even when he's off sometimes i don't get to go out because he's so tired and sleeps all day because he's use to his graveyard shift, i try not to be mad, but sometimes i'd like a break from my son once in a while and also try to get out and walk or just get some fresh air! sometimes my husband will sleep until 2 or 3 in the afternoon and he takes forever to get ready to go anywhere, so we don't actually get to go out until the sun goes down! by then, i'm really irritated and depressed because we missed day light! i don't want to always go out when it's dark, it's so depressing, we need some sun, we aren't vampires!! haha anyways, i guess i'm not really asking any question here, just here to kinda vent and get some advice maybe! thank you all so much! please pray for me! =)
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Flagstaff, AZ
My frist labor was very fast and very painful. I am expecting a new little blessing this novemeber. No one I know had a labor that went as fast as my frist one a whole 8 hours from start to finish. I really don't know what to expect and my own mother went very fast after she delivered her fris. Has anyone else had very shoert frist deliveies and how did your second one go?
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Fort Myers, FL
I am almost 38 weeks pregnant and I was just wondering if any one has tried castor oil to kick start the labor process. DOES IT WORK???
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Chicago, IL
I'm not pregnant now, but the next time I am (hopefully this year), I will have to consider what sort of delivery I'll have. My first baby was born cesarian because after 21 hours of labor, I only dilated to 5 cm and his heartrate was dropping to below 100 bpm. It was a very long, very exhausting and very painful process and recovery. After the birth, I was unable to hold him for hours because I could not move my limbs and I was vomiting from the anesthesia. This is not to say that I was upset at my doctor, in fact I appreciate that she let me try so hard and for so long to have him vaginally. My regret was that I didn't choose to have the c-section sooner, leaving me with more energy to be close to my baby as soon as he was born.
Anyway, lots of people have asked me if I'd try for a VBAC with my next baby or if I'd just schedule a c-section. My husband and I have kind of decided that we'll set ourselves a "limit" of how long I'll labor. If I'm not dilating normally by, say, 8 hours, then I'll opt for the c-section. But, is that realistic? Will my doctor even let me try that way, or would she encourage me to just schedule the c-section because I'll probably need one anyway? (I haven't asked her - I know I should).
I read so much about moms who have had c-sections because their baby is breech or the cord is wrapped around the neck. Those are instances where the baby needed some extra help. My instance is that my body just didn't want to have that baby. This makes me really sad. I kind of feel like I've failed somehow as a woman, not able to have a baby the "normal" way, not having worked as hard as other women do to give birth. I know this sounds silly, but it's a regret I'll always have. And I'll especially always have it, I think, if my next (and last) baby is born as a scheduled appointment.
Has anyone else had an experience like this, where their c-sections were performed due to reasons like mine? Have you had other children? If so, how, and how do you feel about it? I don't know why this is such an issue for me, but I need to know that I've done all I can to have my babies the way I was supposed to. I'm just still figuring out what that way is. Thanks :)
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Los Angeles, CA
Hi, I am 34 weeks pregnant with my second baby, and in the last 2 weeks he has turned from the head down, vertex position to breech. I am anxious that he will soon run out of space to turn back down. Have any of you had a baby turn head down after this time? Have any of you had a successful vaginal breech delivery? Please let me know. Thank you
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Dallas, TX
I am currently pregnant (second pregnancy, 3rd child) and due in October. I am struggling over whether to try a VBAC or just go with a c-section. I have read and heard from people a lot of scary stories regarding VBACs and now I am not so sure it is a good idea to try it. What do you all think?
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Dallas, TX
Hi Moms,
I am 39 weeks pregnant and scheduled for my c-section next Tuesday but I'm getting really scared because I'm just not ready but I know either way, this baby is coming! : )
This is my 3rd child and my youngest is only 2. I'm mostly concerned for him because he's never been away from me. My daughter is old enough to understand what's going on so I don't worry so much about her.
My own mother who is supposed to help me care for the kids while I'm in the hospital is refusing to talk to me because of something she heard from a sister that I said about her.
What she heard I said is true but it's not that bad and definitely not something she should hold against me in a time like this. She's my Mom and acting like an enemy!
I'm so upset that when I need her the most, she's playing some very immature games and refusing to help. We're going on 3 weeks now w/out talking at all and it only makes it more uncomfortable to call her after so long of not speaking.
She is literally the "only" person my husband and I have to help with the kids and I can't go about planning how we're going to do everything if she won't even talk to me. I'm just totally stressing right now and feel like the baby is coming at the complete wrong time because of all the stress.
What do you do when you feel you're just not ready? I know you all can't give me an answer as to what to do in my situation but any advice would be so appreciated.
I'm sure there's many moms out there who have just not been ready and I'd like to hear how you made it through!
Thanks Moms!
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