As it turns out, I'm now really glad this thread exists, because it gives me some reassurance that life will go on eventually. Penelope Ramona was born on August 4 after 38 hours of back labor, mostly unmedicated, and although at the end she turned so she came out facing the right way after all, she had the cord wrapped around her neck and her heart rate had started to drop. Similar to Knotted's story, she had to come out ASAP, and it was too late for a c-section because she had descended too far. She was delivered with an episiotomy and a vacuum and four big pushes.
So I don't regret my episiotomy, either, although things are pretty painful right now and I'm feeling a little down about how fragile I feel. My doctor wouldn't tell me how many stitches I had -- he said he didn't count -- and just said it was as long as it needed to be.
And I guess it was, because she's here and she's perfect.
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08-07-2007, 08:22 AM #1
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08-07-2007, 09:14 AM #2
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
What a beautiful baby. Worth the stitches.
It's easy to feel the blues with a new baby and all those stitches, and other little pains and digestive issues. See if your community has a visiting nurse service (usually provided for free) that you can take advantage of, as they have all kinds of tricks on healing and eating right after the birth.
Pretty soon you'll be out and about again. Meantime, GET SOME REST and enjoy your new girl. She's gorgeous.
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08-07-2007, 09:29 AM #3
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Congratulations xeney! Welcome to the world little Penelope Ramona!
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08-07-2007, 10:14 AM #4
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Welcome Penelope Ramona!
Congrats Xeney, she is a beauty and you are a real trooper- 38 hours of back labor!Amanda
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08-07-2007, 10:19 AM #5
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Congrats Xeney!!!! What a beautiful little girl.
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08-07-2007, 10:36 AM #6
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Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl - she is gorgeous.
Dont worry about your stiches its amazing how quickly the body heals. Drying the area with my hairdryer after showers (not too close though
) seemed to help (this was recommended to me by a midwife). Rest, relax and enjoy your wonderful daughter.
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08-07-2007, 09:03 PM #7
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Congratulations Xeney and Penelope!
I used witch hazel pads, patted on my episo. They helped a lot. Turns out the major source of my episo "pain" was some stray hairs that got caught up and tangled into a mini-dreadlock in the excitement. Didn't find 'em until after the stitches had healed and I knew it wasn't a stitch issue. <embarrassed>
A hand mirror after a week or two can be a very good thing!
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