BB is coming.. so nervous.. any suggestion to do in hospital ??

pepsis2

I'm now 37 week pregnant & BB will come out anytime (according to my dr)!!! Sooooo nervous but excited... wonder if any experienced moms know what to do while in the first stage of labour (they told me it'll be around 4-6 hr in hospital doing nothing but really pain)???

Or should I prepare anything after that???

low_B

Hmm....do you know the sign  you're going to labour?  It's really a long time to pain, remember to have some food before going to hospital!! although you really pain coz you don't have energy to labour
Add oil, everything is fine, you still have a tough time to take care the baby!!!

kaimui22

congrats!!! I remember when you first started posting about being pregnant...wow time flies by so fast!

first of all.....you should NOT have any expectations of how your labour will be
there is no "standard" and every birthing experience will differ from person to person...you might want a vaginal birth but end up having a c-section....or vice versa

for my son, I thought I was going to give birth since week 36...but nothing happened..i waited and waited, even after the baby moved down to the lowered position, I still didn't have any labour pains or contractions. I ended up going overdue to the 41st week when I went to my doctor and she suggested to induce my labour since my baby was getting too big
so at my 41st week appointment, we made an appointment to induce me at the hospital on Feb 18....but on Feb 13 I started "showing" and lost the mucous plug and started having contractions every 3 minutes on Feb 14. So I went to the hospital and of course my contractions stopped and they started to induce me using medications....

I started having contractions again and I was stuck in the first stage of labour for 35 hours. Yup...THIRTY-FIVE HOURS of pain...did I mention the epidural failed? It took them FIVE times to put the needle into my back and the drugs didn't go to where the pain was. The doctor just said "oh, sometimes it doesn't go to the right nerves". During this entire time, you are not allowed to eat or drink...I was so hungry!

Then after this 35 hours, the doctors came, took another look and said I was still 2cm!!! So they broke my water for me and hoped that I would progress a bit more. 2 hours later the baby's head went back UP instead of coming down....since they broke my waters, they were scared of infection so I had to had C-section right away.

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Sorry I didn't mean to scare you but just wanted you to know there is nothing you can "expect" when having a baby. The baby will come when the time is right and sometimes you just can't force them to come out...even if they are overdue. I wanted a normal textbook birth, ended up with a super scary experience but it was all worth it. The other women in my prenatal class had different stories too....one couple started having contractions, drove to the hospital and had the baby within 1 hour. Another couple suddenly developed high blood pressure in week 37 and had emergency c-section. Some babies came a month early, others came on time and some were late.

The first stage of labour can last from 1 hour to 40 hours...and in the end, you still won't know if you can have a baby vaginally or via c-section until the doctor decides for what's safe for you and the baby.

I know it's hard to relax and you're probably super nervous right now but there's nothing you can do but try to enjoy your sleep now! After the baby comes, you will be so busy trying to take care of it, feeding it and also recovering, you won't have enough time to sleep for the first couple of months. So relax, enjoy life as a couple now and get as much rest as possible!! You can do it! And..don't think too much. When it happens, it will all fall into place and the hospital will take care of you.

Good luck!!

kabuki

Why have babies.... =_="

One more reason not to lol... and i think giving birth is the easy part... they of course would be your pride and joy now ....


BUT! think abt how when they are teenagers and they starts to be the stem that pokes at ur heart.... how they cost so much, and how they ruin your marrige  u would wish that u had a "char sui" instead of them....   LOL!

Hope I won’t give u after birth depression…


however, i still wish you a safe birth and Congratulations! ^^

[ 本帖最後由 kabuki 於 2008-10-10 01:34 編輯 ]

angeldevil

salute to all moms!!!!

wow, i used to think that I can hardly know how scary giving birth can be until I'm giving birth myself
but when i finish reading the comment from kaumui22, I was speechless...
plus thinking that this is & will keep on happening to anyone & all the moms have the same response "its all worth it"
i can't describe how much respect i would like to show!!!
but seriously!!! for all the ready-to-be moms, don't worry!!!
u guys are the most courageous & loving person in the whole world!!!
& u'll be alright!!! ^^

siumaibb

Blackberry? j/k

Congras!!

MoiRhapsody

Blackberry is coming!!!
JK!
Mother is the most beautiful thing in the world.

pepsis2

oh thx everyone. I believe giving birth will be much easier compared to raising a child (in the right way) & teaching him to be a "good" person... I'm still on my road.
everything can be fearful. U eat, u may die of choking. U walk, u may die of rock hitting u. U drive, u may die of car accidents. But we still eat, walk, drive.

Although I didn't plan to have a baby in my entire life until it comes to me & hits me in reality, I can only gather up all the courage & go ahead for it. Many mistakes may be made during raising children, but hey, there's no perfect one! None of us is perfect. I just hope the BB is a healthy, happy, good-hearted person.

Wow.. i dont think i'll regret having BB when the time for me is up in this earth.. That's what i say.

For the birthing process.. ths for all moms giving me their personal experience. I just start feeling contraction this week & the BB has moved down already..  oh.. just too many thoughts ... many nerves....

kaimui22

oh just wanted to remind you of one thing....

since you are only week 36 now, it is still a bit early to have contractions. It is best to keep baby inside you as long as possible to as close to week 40 so their lungs are more mature. So...if you are feeling contractions already, drink more water!! sometimes being dehydrated will cause premature labor.. The closer to week 40 you are, the stronger the baby will be when he/she is born and easier to breastfeed too!

pepsis2

oh wow.. my belly looks very small compared to those who'r the same week... dunno why but heard that it's b/c my water is not much... but will easier to give birth bor.. (my auntie said)...

by the way i'm just sweating all the time (even in cool room), is it normal too???