I am really surprised you girls found it...

KM - January 9th, 2005 12:05 AM
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I am really surprised you girls found it that hard.. I really am a wimp..i am terrified before getting a needle at the dentist! lol But i was relieved when I could get a section after all those hours..anything to make the pain stop.If recovery goes smoothly (and that is very unfortunate about your infection) it really is easier than a vaginal labour.especially when you dont have all the hrs of labouring behind it. several doctors have even told me this. Think about it, all you have is a sore tummy.from a vaginal labour, in most cases you will tear or have stitches from an episiotomy. you can't escape hemrhoids, and they are a bitch.. lol you can pull and injure muscles you never even knew you had..you are aching all over from pushing. Even your face swells, you can get black eyes and burst blood vessels.You don't bleed as long after a section either. I just found labour a horrible experience and the section was the easiest thing in the world.I was up and walking the next day and only had a tiny bit of discomfort for about a week. They can give you something to relax you if you need it. Demerol really works., or if really necessary they will put you to sleep.But I have heard about many women that feel the way Ange did.A lot of women are mostly disapointed for not being able to experience a vaginal birth, also they feel a sense of failure.I also felt sort of like Ange did, as in "I did all this for nothing" because I got to 10 cms and the whole works. But at the same time, I was relieved they got him out and he was healthy.You need to be prepared for both going into labour because you really never know what to expect and every woman is different.


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