Re: Breech Delivery/Update
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:15:17 -0600 (CST)
Hi Rebecca,
A friend of mine had a horrible headache after her epidural too. She
went in and they took blood from her arm and injected it into the
epidural site. It was something about clearing the space of fluid/air.
She said after they did it that she felt great IMMEDIATELY. It might be
something to talk to your dr about. I guess it just takes a minute to
do. As for the swelling, after my c-section I ballooned up to an
enourmous size. I couldn't fit in the shoes I took to the hospital and
barely fit in those socks they give you. It did go away, I had a lot of
night sweats though and a lot of peeing and I was sore too.
Well hope this gives you some ideas.
Glad to hear your baby is doing well, congrats.
Anne N.
At Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Rebecca wrote:
>
>Hello. I had my baby last Sunday. I had the go-ahead to try for a
>vaginal delivery. Thought you'd like to know the outcome.
>
>Labor went along well enough. Slow start, but speeding up at about 3cc
>dilation. I got the epidural and was feeling fine. At about 8mm the
>internal monitor started showing fetal distress, so I was moved to the
>OR, just in case. Maybe a minute later, they started getting ready for
>the c-section. All I really heard was that the baby was "decelerating".
>
>As they were getting ready (Frantically, to me) the anesthesiologist
>poked my belly and asked if I could feel it. I could. He said there
>wasn't time for more drugs to take effect. Did I want a General? I
>believed the drugs would kick in anytime, plus I was so scared at this
>point, I said no to the General. The incision was painful, the rest was
>torture. She had gone down into my birth canal, she got stuck under my
>ribs. The tugging and twisting was horrible. Two doctors held me
>immobile while telling me to "stay still, you may feel some pressure".
>Meanwhile, the anesthesiologist was pouring ant-acid dwon my throat and
>offering general. Finally she was out, with an apgar of 8, rising to 9.
>
>As they were putting me back together, I finally stopped feeling so
>much. I kept hearing about a "bleeder", something about an "extention".
>
>I found out later, due to several blood draws and a really low blood
>pressure that I'd lost a lot of blood. I was also told that there had
>been and "extention" in the uterine incision, that any future
>pregnancies would have to be c-section.
>
>So that's what happened. I'm home, baby's doing well. (she was just
>under 5lbs, but perfectly healthy.) I'm not sure how well I am, though.
>I've never been a mom-to-be with a bucolic dream about my "birth
>experience". Just as painfree, safe and happy as possible. I never
>even thought about "natural childbirth" let alone a "natural c-section".
>
>So since no post would be complete without questions 8-)...
>
>What the **** happened?? A number of sheepish doctors came in and out
>muttering about the "timing" and "morphine block" not being possible. I
>really didn't have a clue that this could happen. My epidural worked
>like a dream with my first delivery.
>
>Starting about 4 days after delivery, I've had a really sore neck. I
>put it down to the rigors of what my body had been through. I'm sore in
>places I didn't know I had...I'm also sore in my calf muscles, with
>swelling in my feet and calves. (I've been told that this swelling is
>normal after a c/s.) Starting yesturday, 5 days after, I've head a hell
>of a headache. Pretty well controlled with Motrin. Could any of this
>be related to the epidural (such as it was.)?
>
>Anyway, thanks for the information and support you all gave me while
>trying to figure out my options.
>
>Oh, one more question...Thankfully, our girl was born with such a high
>apgar score. Does this seem odd after the URGENCY displayed to get her
>out??
>
>Her name is Georgia, btw, and she is a beauty. Much more cooperative
>and sweet-tempered *out* of the womb than I could have dared dream!
>
>Thanks again.
>
>--
>Rebecca
>
>--
>Rebecca Mosher: Ard@sirius.com
>
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