[blparent] About labor pains

[Erin Rumer]

Wow Bridgett, that's amazing.  I don't know how you got through all that
without major labor pains other than to say that the good Lord blessed you
ten times over.  I think I speak for all of us when I say that we all would
do just about anything to experience that when delivering our munchkins.

I had severe pain and I even have a high threshold for pain, but I also had
a lot of things going on during delivery as well by way of complications.
Thankfully, I was quite blessed on the other end with a quick and low pain
recovery from my C-section.  Every woman is different and it's interesting
how all of our bodies react differently during both pregnancy and labor.
Some of my friends talk about how they honestly thought they might die while
others said that it hurt but it wasn't anything unbearable and it didn't
last long.  I used to think that everyone just handled a similar situation
differently, but after having a child myself I know that we all honestly
have our own individual experiences.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 3:08 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] About labor pains

I probably shouldn't post this because I think I'm in a huge minority here
(yes, just realized the incompatibility of that statement, grin) but here I
go. I had zero pain associated with both labor and after my c-section. I had
pretty intense labor contractions, meaning I definitely felt that tightening
around my tummy, but I had zero pain of any kind.
My water broke at home like Niagra Falls. I stood in bath tub confused as to
if my water was breaking, as if that much liquid could have been anything
else, but I was having absolutely no pain. While at hospital, nurses and
doctors kept asking if those contractions hurt, and when I said no, they
were quite shocked.

I had to deliver via c-section for medical reasons, After all the
information given before and during, I kept expecting pain, but it never
came. Nurses kept asking, once again, if I needed pain meds yet, but I never
had any pain. It's only been three weeks now, and still no pain, and I
haven't struggled with doing normal things like cleaning or certain kinds of
activity like walking or going up and down stairs. I'm not pushing it, but
not struggling with any of this either. Again, everyone seems shocked by
this.

I have a true high tolerance for most pain, but even I expected a little
something from this whole ordeal. Also had stress to deal with, so maybe
this affected things, but I seemed to have a rather abnormal labor and
delivery, then again, I also experienced a abnormal pregnancy. More than one
medical person has said they should study me, ha-ha.

Regardless of pain or not, it's all worth it. Even having to deal with baby
in NICU, I would do it all over again just to have my little snuggle bear,
smile.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

Message: 7
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:30:59 -0600
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] Tracey, about labor pains
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Hi, Tracey.  I was thinking about one of the posts you wrote, in which you
said that from what you had heard, labor and delivery would be quite
painful.  I didn?t feel that it was appropriate to write to you privately
since you?re new to the list, even if this is really beyond the scope of
blind parenting.  But I wanted to reassure you a bit.
Labor is uncomfortable, definitely, but especially if you take your focus
off the pain and do your controlled breathing during contractions, like
you?ll learn about in birthing classes, it isn?t excruciating or anything.
If you?ve ever had a migraine or some sort of other chronic pain, labor
isn?t like that, what I would call negative pain.  It?s more like hard work,
or pain with a purpose.  Every time you get through a contraction, you?re
that much closer to the prize, and that?s enough to get you ready for the
next wave.  I was worried before I went into labor that I wouldn?t stand the
pain well, but I didn?t need any drugs for most of the way along because the
contractions weren?t as awful as I thought they would be.  When I did take
some Fentinol in my IV, it was more because I was really tired from being up
for too many hours straight, and I wanted to have energy left for pushing.
Also, if you find positions that work for you, that helps immensely.  I
couldn?t stand to lie on my back in bed, but when I sat up in a laboring
chair, which had a very bouncy back on it so I could rock freely and still
be supported, I did a lot better.  So try not to psych yourself up for a
terribly difficult experience ahead of time because labor and delivery may
be easier than you expect, and the real challenge comes after you get that
baby out.

Best of luck,
Jo Elizabeth


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