Sharing my birth story 💕
My April baby arrived a bit earlier. At 38 weeks my water broke at work (I’m a kindergarten teacher- that was a fun moment).
12 hours later I was only dilated 1 cm, but I was having contractions. So they gave me cytotec to help me dilated. My contractions became very strong.
I was planning to try to have a natural birth and avoid narcotics. At that point o asked for the morphine. The pain was unbearable. The morphine did nothing. So they told me that the next step up would be to take fentanyl. I did, and that also didn’t help the pain but it got me very drugged. At that point I vaguely remembered things, so according to my husband I asked for the epidural. That helped the pain. But the contractions were still too strong and they started affecting the baby’s heartbeat. Her heartbeat kept slowing down very fast. The nurses tried everything until they finally sent me to an emergency C-section.
When my baby was born I was still so drugged from the fentanyl that her cry seemed like a faded dream, I was fighting to keep my eyes open. This is the most cruel thing for a mother to remember. Wanting to be there for your baby and not being able to is heartbreaking. I wish I had never taken any narcotics and just the epidural. Thankfully my husband was there for me and for her every step of the way. She was 5 lbs 10 Oz when she was born and did require to go on the oxygen for a an hour or two after she was born. Other than that, she is a very healthy baby.
I just wanted to share my story with other moms out there.
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She’s so cute! Congrats 👏
She's beautiful 🥰 Congratulations 💖
What a cute baby!! So gorgeous! Xxxxx
The epitome of Beauty she is gorgeous!
Congratulations am glad everything went well she is worth the stress❤️
She really is the sweetest little baby. You’re so lucky. Don’t mean to be blunt but think of the positives, she arrived safely, is health and well. Congratulations!
Do you have a name yet? X
Thanks for sharing! She’s beautiful!
She's a doll! Congratulations
Omg she’s so adorable! Congratulations mama! I’m so glad she’s healthy and perfect! 🥰🥰
I’m sorry that happened it sounds really traumatic and just having your baby now doesn’t change that. Wishing you healing! In other news though... your baby is beautiful and congratulations 🥺🥰
very happy for you mama! glad you and baby are both healthy!
I also planned for an unmedicated birth and ended up taking fentanyl for pain. felt v drugged and out of it and once it wore off i also asked for an epidural. I had just signed the consent forms when the nurses checked me and i was ready to push so i ended up not getting it, but i do regret taking the fentanyl. even tho my body needed it to relax. it put my mind in a funky headspace that wasn’t the best to give birth in. Those experiences are so tough. if you need to talk at all, pls reach out!
Awe she is such a cutie , congrats !
Why is she so freakin CUTE?! So precioussss 🥺
Absolutely beautiful! Congrats momma! My middle child was 7 weeks and 4 days early so I understand the stress. I was never offered any sort of pain reliever other than an epidural with any of my pregnancies so I'm wondering if it's something they started doing in the last 5 years... If you ever want to vent or just chat message me!
She is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story 💖
Sending you so much love! I’m so sorry you went through that. You were so strong for your little girl. She is absolutely beautiful congratulations! 🤍
She is beautiful, sorry that you had to ho through such a trauma to bring her here, but slowly all you will remember is her laughter and cuteness.
Many congratulations to you🎉
That sweet little face 🥺 she is beautiful. Congratulations mama!
Thank you so much for sharing this. Epidural is a fear for me, but I would much prefer it than the pain of not being there for my baby. I appreciate that you shared your story, because knowing what you went through might help me make a decision in my own birth story.
Thank you for sharing! Do they usually offer pain meds in addition to the epidural?
Omg Momma, this story is so similar to mine that you just brought me to tears. Not exactly like yours but I can relate on being so overly drugged that I don’t remember being wheeled from one room to the other or how I got there after having an emergency C-section… and the feeling of being alien in my own body or the sound of her cry being so disconnected in the moment to me. And I didn’t have pain whatsoever, it was more about trying to get me to dialate. My labor was 37 hours before they decided the C-section was necessary as my daughters heart rate kept crashing.
I’ll be honest, the whole experience was traumatic. I completely agree with you, it is a harsh thing to remember and it does seem cruel.
It’s incredibly brave of you to share your story on a social platform. Thank you! I’m sure you’ll never loose that feeling (as I haven’t) but I hope in time your heart and spirit heal.
Sending you all the love, appreciation and strength.
She is absolutely adorable 💝
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