Stories
C-Section
I had a planned C-section for the birth of my twin sons. Read More
Non-Stress Test during Pregnancy
It was great knowing that at least once a week I had specialists checking to make sure that my little peanuts weren’t doing anything they weren’t supposed to be doing. Read More
Epidural for Childbirth
The doctor who walked in to do it was young and nervous-looking. It was hard to sit still on the bed to get the initial Lidocaine injection because of the strength of my contractions. Read More
Epidural for Childbirth
At a pivotal time in childbirth, when all you want is a bit of relief as you try to get through each contraction, imagine someone telling you that your husband couldn't hold your hand or be near you, and you had to stay as still as possible, while someone injected a long needle into your back. Read More
Epidural for Childbirth
For the birth of our second child, the experience was uneventful. I had a great doctor who was kind (my husband was allowed to hold my hand and the doctor didn't yell at me), and an expert in delivering the epidural. Read More
Epidural for Childbirth
If I waited too long, the opportunity to get one might pass, and then I would have been on my own with the doctor’s hand straight up me doing whatever she was going to be doing with Baby B (I had twins) and feeling every minute of it. Read More
Labor/Delivery
The only uncomfortable part at this stage was after Baby A had been delivered and the doctors pressed against my belly to make sure Baby B didn’t flip and position himself in the wrong way for delivery. Read More
Labor/Delivery
I saw my OB throughout my pregnancy, had regular checkups and sonograms. This was my third childbirth, after a healthy low risk pregnancy. I am a die-hard “go natural”. Read More
Labor/Delivery
I was pregnant with my second child and arrived at the hospital in active labor. I was taken to the Labor and Delivery waiting area where they had me wait for a delivery room. Read More
C-Section
I had been in labor for 33 hours. I had a C-section because the baby's heart rate was decelerating and not recovering after pitocin contractions. Read More
C-Section
My doctor determined that I should have a C-section. I didn't have placenta previa but the placenta was low-lying and there was a risk of it being damaged by a vaginal delivery and putting the baby at risk. Also, there was some concern that the baby's weight percentile had fallen from the 31st to the 13th over a few weeks so they wanted to get her out. Read More
