I recently had a baby about 5 months ago at the end of July, my
pregnancy was a healthy pregnancy until about 30 weeks when I was diagnosed with
gestational diabetes. Due to this, I was induced at 40 weeks, my baby did not want to come out on his own. I had to go into the hospital at night to try
to get me to at least 1 or 2cm dilated before starting me on Pitocin. I slept
through the night as much as I could for being in a hospital, and the nurse
checking on me every 2 hours. My doctor came in to check on me and decided I
was far enough to break my water and start the Pitocin. Once this happened, my
contractions came on strong every two minutes, at this point, I decided to get an epidural because I had no
idea how long this would last. From the time they broke my water to me, giving
birth was 11 ½ hours, which I am grateful it wasn’t longer than that. It was
such an amazing experience; it was unlike anything I had experienced. I remember
hearing his cry for the first time and thinking that I was so happy he was
crying an healthy.
I chose this experience because it is my own birthing
experience as well as it is the most recent one. I also like putting it out
there that I had gestational diabetes so that I can be a resource for anyone
else who is going through it. Birth impacts child development because what happens
during birth can change the child’s life forever, the baby could get dropped
when it comes out and get damaged. I think that it can also predict how a child
is going to act, my child was too stubborn to come out, and he’s only 5 months
and acts stubborn.
I chose to look into births from Thailand, I learned that most
deliveries do happen in a hospital or a clinic, but home births are quite popular
as well. A home birth is different then what I chose, I chose to have my baby
at the hospital. I find home births quite interesting, but also scary I am
terrified that something might go wrong. If something goes wrong in a hospital, I
am already there to receive immediate treatment, whereas if something goes wrong
at home, I have to wait until I arrive at the hospital for treatment. No two births
are the same, and each women’s birthing story is unique, I find it interesting
hearing others birth stories and comparing it to mine and seeing the difference.
For some women, childbirth is traumatic, and for others, it is a cakewalk, I find
it interesting hearing about both situations.
Thank you for sharing your personal story and allowing us into a intimate moment in your life.
ReplyDeleteIts funny how you say your baby is stubborn at 5 months and was stubborn coming out. I was in labor for 22 hours with my oldest and the doctor still had to use forceps to pull him out. To this day my, almost 20 year old, who was stubborn coming out, is my most stubborn child.
Mary,
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to read your post. One thing I forgot to share in my post was how my water never broke either and she played around for a long time without coming out. She made a grand entry that was very stressful on me. Now that I think about it she is still stubborn and making grand entries. You made a very important statement that no two birth's are alike. This is so true because the birth of my son was much easier and quicker (6 hours). This is why we need to treat each child as an individual because of their uniqueness and difference.