Birth Story

Age I got pregnant: 24
Age I gave birth: 24
Morning sickness:yes
Cravings: chocolate milk, Dr Pepper, root beer, Taco Bell, Chinese, and KFC
Due Date: November 21 2023
Date I gave birth: November 17 2023
Place of birth: Rock Hill, SC
Hours in active labor: 14 hours 19 minutes
Pain relief: epidural
Forceps: No
Vacuum delivery: No
Induced: no, was supposed to be on the 15th but hospital had no rooms available and I went into triage that night at 8pm due to painful contractions but they sent me home at 11pm since I wasn’t dilated more than 1cm got home at 11:30pm and couldn’t get off the floor contractions were so painful around 1am on the 16th went back to triage to be monitored again they were gunna send be home but dilated to 2.5cm so I was admitted and got into a room at 5am then they broke my water at 11:24am on the 16th
C-section: no
Time: 1:43am
Weight: 8 pounds 4 ounces
Gender: girl
Name: Oaklynn Paige
Days in hospital: 1 day
How old are they now: 7 weeks 4 days
Photo of them now

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Pregnant with baby 2

Hi everyone! I gave birth via emergency c section 9 months ago as my baby boy was measuring big, he pooped inside so there was risk of him inhaling it and I wasn’t progressing past 3cm to have a natural birth and now I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby. I’m having a consultation on Tuesday to talk about birth options and to have any questions answered but I don’t know what to ask. I feel like it would be safer having a c section again but at the same time I don’t want a c section. Does anyone have any question ideas I could ask or any advice/stories of similar situations. Tia

Anyone else felt like this?

Hi, I’m 4 months postpartum, little one sleeps through the night and is formula fed, the last week I’ve felt extremely tired and very hungry! Just wondered if anyone else has felt this way/experienced this?

Hey what are your current symptoms?

I’m 37+5

I’m pretty mobile still but anything over a hour or 2 and I’m in discomfort

Getting up from a sitting position is hard

Some of baby’s movements now are bordering on painful especially around my crotch/pelvis

I’m exhausted very easily and nap every single day

Can basically only breathe out my mouth now and I’m snoring and dribbling 😂

Standing in one leg is very painful 😂

Some waves of pain/ tightening but I regular and mild

Low period type aches

And I feel like a fire breathing dragon with this acid reflux

My nose is growing 😂

My fingers swell slightly and go numbs in my sleep so that and constant toilet breaks keep me up ( checked swelling with MW and consultant and all normal, not a worry)

I also do not want to be social in person like I’d rather everyone just be my penpal atm lol

What are your symptoms?

Planned c section

Has anyone had a planned c section and been home the same day?

C section compression socks

Hey ladies when did you ditch the compression socks and how mobile were you when you did? I’m so done with them! 6 weeks tomorrow since the op and im walking around the house doing jobs and baby care but not really out and about yet (the odd day I am) is it safe to ditch the socks?