But oh, so excited to be able to sleep without having to take bathroom breaks.
I had a c-section with Ian because he was breech, and this time I hopefully won't need another. But c-sections are nice in one way--you know what to expect. You check in, you lay there a while, and then you have a baby in your arms.
Not having a c-section means there are a lot of unknowns. And that makes me nervous. I'm nervous to get an epidural (I did NOT like it when they gave me a spinal for the c-section), but I'm also nervous not to get one. I'm nervous I won't recognize when I need to go to the hospital. I'm nervous we won't have anywhere to bring Ian. I'm nervous the baby will get stuck. I'm nervous labor won't progress fast enough (for me, I mean. I want it to be over very quickly. We'll see if my genes help me out there, as I'm hoping they will.), and I'm nervous Jesse will try to take pictures of me during it. If that camera is anywhere near my hands...yow. Watch out. And I'm not even going to go into what's going to happen if it's snapping away elsewhere. None of us want that thought in our heads.
I can definitely see how someone might, having almost forgotten how painful a c-section is, just want to schedule another because it takes away a lot of the unknowns. I read somewhere that if your first delivery is via c-section, you're more likely to opt for that the second time around, but if you've had a normal delivery as well as a c-section, you're more likely to opt for a normal delivery. I just think it's interesting that most people know c-sections are harder, but they tend to choose what they know.
Anyways, I know all this is normal, but I just wish it were all over. Then I could get on to adjusting to a new baby, and stop making plans of what to do in every possible scenario. Oh, and if I have your phone number I'll probably be calling you to get the scoop on labor. I've read a lot about it, but I need to know what really to expect.
Oh, and I'm making Jesse go over with me how to deliver a baby in a car. Just in case. We get really bad traffic here. What if I need to leave for the hospital and it's around five p.m.? It's not going to happen for another hour and a half or more.
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I don't have any kids yet but I think about what I am going to choose all the time. My mom didn't have any c-sections, but she did experience normal deliveries with both an epidural and without. She said she would try to do it without the epidural if you can only because once the labor and delivery is over you feel like you can run a marathon. She got really bad migraines after an epidural and it took longer to heal. I hope that helps if you choose normal delivery.
You'll be great. That's all I can say. I sincerely didn't think labor was horrible, you will definitely know when you need to go to the hospital, and you are one of the toughest women I know, so if an epidural scares you, don't get one! Give me a call, I'll tell you about my dream labor. So many people have horror stories, but mine was as run of the mill as you get, so I'm always happy to reassure.
They gave me the epidural right away, which was painful, but then I felt NOTHING. She even had the cord wrapped around her neck and my labor wasn't progressing, so they had to use forceps after breaking my water and giving me drugs... but I really didn't feel ANYTHING. So, I vote for the epidural and then you'll be golden.
oh, and that was Marel... Tom, obviously, did not go through labor.
i am sending you my number so you can call me.
oh haley, you make me laugh. I read "how to deliver a baby at home' in the worst case scenario book and made truston listen and repeat all the important steps and then i got out important home birthing items..like floss, towels, etc. no need, my water broke and we leisurely drove to the hospital. A little too leisurely if you ask me, but i wasn't the one driving.
p.s. i had a dream delivery, too. no problem. i'm sure it'll be the same for you.
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