Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Rachael, I'm the same way - my waters break first, I have a couple hours of uninteresting contractions and then nothing really happens so they end up having to induce. So I don't even know what a totally natural labor feels like. Leena > > > On Behalf Of smartgirl27us >Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:55 PM > > Re: fluoride > >Please don't assume that epidurals are always neccessarily >evil. I wanted natural child birth with both of my kids but >ended up with an epidural both times. > >The first time, my water broke but I did not go into labor. >They ended up having to induce (with two different drugs) and >eventually contractions started but they were so violent, >close together, and painful that eventually my doctor told me >that if I didnt get an epidural to allow me to rest that I >might not have the energy to push when the time came. I got one. > >The second time I was in labor (induced again because I had >high blood pressure and was overdue) for over 24 hours and the >baby was not desending. The baby's heart rate started >fluctuating and they ended up doing an emergency c-section >(with epidural). Turned out his foot was wrapped up in the >umbilical chord and the c-section may have saved his life. > >(Sorry for the long post not really related to vegetarian parenting!) > >Rachael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 it's really too bad that people are so obsessive about inducing labor after waters break. when women stay home and walk around and do nipple stim and go about their days, they go into labor easily and in their own time, as opposed to getting a pit drip and beginning a cascade of intervention that all too often ends up in a cesarean. even if they don't go into labor right away, there's no concern of infection if they stay home and are meticulous about hygeine. i don't know why any woman or doctor expects to labor to begin when her water breaks and she gets put to bed, or why anyone is surprised when these women end up infected after having hands put inside them every twenty minutes. psh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 FWIW....if you are working with a midwife/obstetrician who is knowledgeable about this, leaking amniotic fluid in-and-of-itself does not require immediate labour & delivery. Now, a total gushing all over the floor, yes, of course! But a slow leak can be supported for days if necessary. The two main concerns are dehydration and infection, both of which can be successfully managed without resorting to induction of labour. I was in a minor car accident that caused a slow leak during the third trimester of my first child. Keeping the baby in for an extra week was important: she was born full term as a result. Unfortunately, I did finally need the pitocin (truly evil....a method of torture, in my book!) because the contractions never started on their own even after all that time. But I bought her an extra week in utero, which makes a huge difference. I hope this is helpful info for someone else's next pregnancy, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 even with a complete rupture, the uterus isn't empty of fluid. as the baby descends it continually " plugs " the uterus and the body continually produces more amniotic fluid. it's when a woman is kept flat on her back hindering descent of the baby and then is starved that problems arise with maintaining amniotic fluid, and of course the chance of infection is greatly higher with further interventions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.