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Nothing yet guys. I am planning on posting before we leave for the hospital, either on the 10th or before if this baby decides to get his act together and come out to play. I can't believe its one week until I go in for the pre-inducement "ripening", and 8 days until one way or another I finally get to hold the shrimp. I was watching a baby story last week and this woman gave birth to a 10 pound baby. That kid looked HUGE. He was her third and she just pushed him right out like it was nothing. It took like 4 pushes with no drugs. So when I think about what it will be like I picture that scene. Piece of cake (ha!). We ran into our neighbors last night and got the usual questions about when the baby is due, and how I'm sleeping, and have I had any contractions. Why does everyone I see feel the need to tell me how badly it's going to hurt? I think I've had some contractions here and there but I haven't experienced anything super painful so now I'm second guessing myself. Why don't any of the books do an adequate job describing what they will feel like? What were they like for you guys (besides terribly, horribly, unbearably painful of course)?
posted by Kathryn @ 12:58 PM
7 Comments:
At 2:11 PM,
hazel said…
it felt like cramps x 100. like, crampy in the crampular area, but when it gets really intense, you can't really tell where it hurts, just that it does. but it's pain for a reason, so if you can keep your "eye on the prize" (or on the epidural drip) you should be a-ok.
a candid (really candid) note on pushing...it took me 3 pushes to get bella out. my secret? I was pretending I hadn't had a bowel movement in a week and was finally pooping. it's not a willy-nilly push, because that would hurt and give hemmorhoids, but a steady pushing out kind of motion. the muscles are so close that it works for babies, too. having had IBS for a long time and having painful bathroom issues, I guess I learned how to do this. perhaps you can relate, or perhaps you will never again be able to think of me without thinking of pooping. it's a chance I'm willing to take.
At 3:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
I was 9 days overdue w/ my first. I was asleep on the couch (waiting for the hospital to call me as I was on their "waiting list" to be induced) and I woke up and heard and felt a "pop" almost like my pants had split! When I went to the bathroom, I realized that my water had broken. I didn't have ANY braxton hicks contractions (that I could feel - they saw them on the monitor when they did a NST on me) before then and the contractions started about 15 minutes after my water broke. They felt like menstrual cramps to me, but I started to have more back labor later on. I ended up having a c-section in the end. She weighed 9lbs. 2oz. and was 21 3/4 long, so she wasn't budging!
At 4:22 PM,
NME said…
I had contractions for over twelve hours before I decided to get the epidural. They were painful but I felt I could get through it without the drugs - until I realized that Noah still wasn't even close to being born for many hours and they were going to get even more painful. So I asked for the drugs - and I don't regret it at all. The pain right before the pushing was pretty awful - like really, really bad IBS pains when you have to hold it. But you know what, none of it was so bad that I wouldn't do it again tomorrow to have another little one.
You are going to get through it - and with the biggest payoff at the end.
At 8:41 PM,
Missuz J said…
Didn't feel a god damn thing. I got the epidural after my 1st contraction. I've felt a little guilty about that from time to time, but not much.
At 9:47 PM,
amandak said…
I remember the early contractions mostly like a tightening, squeezing sensation. I started having contractions fairly regularly with Zach on April 1st, but I was hoping he'd wait until the 2nd, so I didn't tell anyone all day. Then, by the time we were in the car, driving to the hospital, I was thinking, oh yeah, now I remember what this is all about. I finally got my epidural with him right around transition, so I probably felt the worst of them, and I think, sometimes, maybe I could have done it without the meds. With Madeline, she was stuck (super duper Krause noggin), and took FOREVER to come out, and I was exhausted, and very happy to have my drugs. Zach was about 4 pushes, and Madeline, I pushed and pushed and pushed and ended up with a forceps assisted delivery. My doc was a genius with the forceps, btw, not a mark on her. That part was a little scary, but it all turned out ok.
Yes, it hurts, and yes, you'll get through it. It's different for everyone, and I, for one, can't wait to get your take on it.
At 10:54 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Kat! You will be A-OK! For me it started as a tightening in my belly that spread all the way across, and my belly would feel rock hard. To me, it was sort of like intense gas pains. Then I started cramping in my back. It was like normal cramps before your period or when you ovulate (But a little more intense). An aching on both sides that then spread across my lower back. I thought those were worse than the front contractions. Nothing too horrible, just uncomfortable. Take a book or something to distract you....I agree with Patrice on the pushing. You have to really push, no sissy pushes. :) My first push, I was really worried about shitting on the table (Even though I had an enemya in the morning) so I pushed, but held back a little. The doctor was like, are you kidding me???? So the next push, I was like FUCK IT, if I shit or fart on the doctor, OH WELL! That's why she makes the big bucks! HA! So I pushed as hard as I could. I also was watching in a mirror, so I could see the beginning of Camaryn's hair, and that made me push harder. It was very motivating to see her begin to crown. Of course, I also saw what a crappy shave job I had! You will be fine, it is scary not knowing what to expect, but it will be over before you know it. Hang in there, Girl!
At 10:18 AM,
amandak said…
I just remembered a tip one of our nurses gave us for handling contractions during labor. She had Clark stand in front of me (or kneel on the bed I guess) and push my knees toward my pelvis with my knees bent. Does that make sense? It was a better for the pain than ANY of the breathing exercises, but I didn't read about it anywhere.
OK, there's your helpful hint for the day. ;)
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