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Birthing Stories
Wendy Mathews - baby Jacob Lessard I'm pretty sure that everyone thought I
was crazy when I told them that I was really looking forward to the labour
process, but it was true. Two of my closest friends had just given
birth via caesarean and I was nervous that this would end up happening to me
too; plus I was a week late and really wanted to avoid being induced. I
was excited to see what the birth process would be for me and was hoping that
my water would break right away – everyone I'd known who'd had their
water break right away had a quick labour. I had a Dr's appointment Thursday Feb 22nd
and I was ecstatic when I was told that I was 2.5cm dilated and 90% effaced;
the Dr gave me a 50% chance of delivering before the end of the
weekend. She should have increased those odds as 4 hours later, at 6pm
my water broke. We arrived at the hospital at 7pm and I
was admitted right away. The nurse told us to get comfortable as we
could be in for a long night; I was about 3cm dilated and she said that if
things took a long time then they would give me the oxytocin to get things
moving and I could deliver at some point the next afternoon. She told
us to try to get some sleep. Apparently this wasn't necessary as by 9pm
the contractions were every minute and really strong; unfortunately the
baby's head was pressing on my spine and the contractions were really
intense. The nurses were impressed by how well I was breathing through
the contractions and every time one of them commented on it my husband said
"It was all that pre-natal yoga". By 1am I was still only 3cm dilated despite
the contractions being on top of each other (sometimes they didn't even stop
before the next one started) so I took the epidural, 10 minutes after I
received it I was 5cm dilated, an hour later I was at 8cm and by 5am I was
10cm and ready to go. Unfortunately I couldn't feel anything and
made them turn down the epidural and had to wait an hour before I started
pushing. I didn't have to push very long as at the first set of pushes
the head appeared and they made me wait an hour for the Dr to arrive.
As soon as she did, one push later and baby Jacob was placed on my
chest. I couldn't believe it, I was all gearing up to push some more
and there he was, staring at me with beautiful, alert eyes. He was born
at 6:59am Friday February 23rd, 2007. They say that one of the miracles of child
birth is that we forget how awful it was, therefore enabling us to one day
have more children; however for me I don't need to forget, I loved every
minute of it and can't wait to do it again. And I would definitely make
pre-natal yoga part of my pregnancy again; it sure seemed to help me!
Stephanie Davis - baby Ruby Grace
Williams (Gracie) Well, you don't necessarily want to look
at me for inspiration when it comes to going through labour in a Zen-like
yoga-ish way, but here's what happened: Saturday, April 1st, 2006 8:45 am: I am peacefully
making myself some breakfast in the kitchen when all of a sudden I notice
that I have peed myself as well as the floor. Hmmmm… interesting since I just
used the washroom… 9:30 am: My husband and I
arrive at the hospital and I am admitted. By now I am experiencing some
contractions that feel sort of like period cramps – this is fun! I'm having
my baby today! I finally get to find out if it's a boy or a girl! 10:30 am: My doctor checks me
and decides that we might as well get things going faster by giving me some
pitocin so that I can give birth sooner rather than later. Some time later (I
am no longer able to judge time… OOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!): HOLY
^*^&%*^&%*^%! How do people do this without drugs ??!!! I struggle to
do some good yoga-ish breathing, but at this point it's just not happening.
It's the most I can do to keep from screaming. In fact, the best I can manage
is some very loud moaning. We try the whirlpool tub, squatting… nothing
really feels better. The back pain is killing me. 2:30 pm: Epidural!!!
Yeah!!!!!!! Thank God! I never thought I would be so excited to get a big
needle inserted into my spine! After this, life is good. I feel only the
pressure of the baby's head coming down, but none of the pain from
contractions. 5:35 pm: I start pushing,
which feels surprisingly good – nobody tells you that. 6:15 pm or so: they actually
make me slow down the pushing because the doctor isn't there yet!! AHHHH! 6:52 pm: I deliver the baby –
a girl – Ruby Grace. She weighs 8 lbs, 13 oz – I can't believe I only had
three stitches! We all agree that she is gorgeous. I cannot believe that she
was inside me just a minute ago and that now she is here! How amazing! Now the real work begins!
Allison Whitworth - baby Anthony
Fredrick Baggott Well, I finally have enough energy to let
you know that Anthony was born Monday September 25th, at 9:26 pm. It was
really funny actually, because last week I wanted to go to yoga but with my
asthma and stuff I just didn't have the energy to make it. But I swore tired
or not I would go the following week! (grin) Monday morning I woke up with my boyfriend
and got our little one ready for school, but because we slept in we had to
drive him in, we missed the bus. No big deal, we all got into the car at
around 8:30 and before I could close my door this gush happened...my water
broke! I didn't get to experience that the first time around so it was weird,
especially because I was not in labour at all! So I got out of the car and
went inside while Daddy drove Calvin off to school. Now we were not ready at
all, Anthony wasn't due for another 2 weeks! So we ran around packing bags
for the three of us because Calvin went to my fathers, and well baby and
mommy need stuff. When we got to the hospital my doctor was there, he had
just finished with another baby. He took one look at me and said,"What
are you doing here?" (what a question) and I simply said, "Having a
baby, my water broke!" So I tried, I breathed, I pictured my spot
that I would picture when we had our down time in yoga...and by 4:00 pm I
needed the epidural...They induced me at 11:30ish, and by 4:00 I just
couldn't handle it at all and I was discouraged because I had wanted to do it
all without, but the pain was in my back, and my belly so...I took it! (that
and I had had about 4 hours sleep max the night before.) Well I started pushing at 7 pm, to very
little progress at 9 pm the doctor decided that forceps were the way to go,
which upset me because of all the stories you hear, and I pictured the
problems I would have after...(tearing etc) Well once the doctor actually
started it took all of 8 minutes for Anthony to come flying out, the cord was
wrapped around his neck 2 times and he was a little blue, but over all he was
a healthy baby! He cried almost right away which his brother didn't do, and
when I looked up at the clock I laughed. The nurse and doctor looked at me,
and I said,"He wanted to be like his big brother!" Calvin had been
born at 9:27pm , (Anthony at 9:26) .... So Anthony is already trying to be
like his big brother! Anthony was born a healthy (but small for
me) 7.2 pounds. When it was all done I looked over at Tom and said, "I
guess I won't be going to Yoga this week!" We are all fine, a little tired, still
trying to get used to being a mom of two, but its great daddy's home with us
for 5 weeks! My love to the girls and thank you very much for the time I was
able to spend with you guys.
As you have probably guessed from my
absence at pre-natal class last week, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl last
Monday, March 26th at 4:30 a.m!!! I had a pretty smooth labor. My
contractions started on Sunday night and we tried to stay home as long as
possible. By the time we got to the hospital I was 6cm's dilated. They rushed
the anesthesiologist in and I got my epidural (lifesaver!) My doctor arrived
and it was time to start pushing. I pushed for no longer than 25 minutes and
she was out! The nurses and hospital staff were freaking out at how fast it
was for a first birth. After hearing so many horror stories about 14
hour births, I was preparing myself for a long night. Thankfully it turned out
to be really quick! I would like to think that Yoga helped me dilate so
quickly!
I've been meaning to let you know that
I did indeed give birth to my son Nicolas, on Wednesday September 10th at
5:30pm. My last yoga course was on Monday September 8th and my water broke
that night at 3am! Not to worry, I was not in horrible labour until Wednesday
afternoon... on the contrary, nothing happened until 24 hours later when tiny
contractions began. This meant that my husband and I spent from noon on
Tuesday until morning Wednesday in the hospital twiddling our thumbs.
We even went out to dinner to pass the time. On Wednesday AM I was
induced to speed things up and had a reasonably OK labour and a delivery
that was much easier than I ever thought possible! The Yoga classes
(and having a mid-wife) really helped since I was relaxed and breathing
easily throughout. The fact that Nicolas was born a month early probably
helped things along as well- he was a nice 6 pounds 5 ounces! |
Dahlia Singh - baby Berlynn Rachel Rampersad
Christina - baby Nicolas
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