baby losing weight on alimentum
Hindsight is a wonderful thing isnt it? Remember that time I used a swim nappy as a nappy? Or let my daughter play near that really huge puddle as I was letting her be free? Exactly. Now Im 26 weeks pregnant with baby number two, Ive started to recall little things that happened during my first labour that Id prefer not to have a repeat of.
Having fun...in labour :-)
1. Judging myself
Before giving birth I had it in my head that I was going to have a very natural water birth. I wanted as little intervention as possible and would be happy just using my little TENS machine. Hmmmm. After a very long first stage of labour, and only progressing 4cm in 20 hours, I wanted NEEDED an epidural!!! But, before I had one, I cried to my husband that I felt like a failure and that I was letting the baby down (whaaaat?!!!). This time round, as long as me and baby are OK I couldnt give a monkeys if I need pain relief or not. Labour and birth are so individual, and whatever choice you make is the right one for you. Labour is not a competition as to who can be the quietest/most tranquil/most natural ladies!
2. A Fainting episode
After I had delivered my daughter I was pretty exhausted and not quite with it. After a few hours, the midwife encouraged my husband to wheel me into the bathroom so I could have a warm shower. Dont have the water on too hot, she warned, and dont stand up for too long either. So what did I do? I whacked the water to really warm/hot as it felt so nice, then I couldnt be bothered to move for at least 10 minutes.
I then realised I was going to faint and called my husband back in the bathroom. He opened the door to find me lying face down on the floor, butt naked muttering that I didnt feel too good. I didnt care I was on the floor, or naked for that matter, I just felt really faint. Luckily my husband managed to get me back in bed before the midwife returned.
I then realised I was going to faint and called my husband back in the bathroom. He opened the door to find me lying face down on the floor, butt naked muttering that I didnt feel too good. I didnt care I was on the floor, or naked for that matter, I just felt really faint. Luckily my husband managed to get me back in bed before the midwife returned.
3. Wondering where to put the cot
I had to stay on the maternity ward for nearly a week following my daughters birth due to complications, and this time gave me plenty of opportunity to panic. One such thing I constantly panicked over were these signs they had everywhere saying never leave your baby unattended or out of sight. I was in a side room and pondered if this meant I had to take her into the toilet with me...and what about when I had a shower?
Lets just say whilst doing the ward round the whole doctors and nurses procession almost walked in on me having a shower with the door wide open and my daughter in her cot rammed up against the shower curtain so I could see her. Awkward. This time round, Im timing nay showers when my husband is there or when it isnt the ward round.
4. Taking a razor
It was a bit of an oversight that I forgot to pack a razor, and to be honest I didnt think I would be in hospital that long. Lets just say that by day three I think my daughter may well have mistaken me for a chimpanzee, and I hastily sent my husband to buy a razor from Boots. Yes I was tired, exhausted and really couldnt be bothered. But I felt like an extra for Planet of the Apes.
5. Being scared
I think alot of the fear of labour comes from not knowing whats happening and how you will cope with the pain. But, Ive done it once and it was OK. I mean, obviously it hurt, but like the millions of women before me I got through it. I hope I remember this in the throes of labour, and I try and focus on the most amazing moment in my entire life, when you see your baby for the very first time.
So thats my list, and will I stick to it? Probably not. But at least we can all have a giggle when my well laid plans go to pot and I tell you about my second labour!!
Is there anything you vowed to do differently or wanted to change for your second labour?
Thanks for reading,
Lets just say whilst doing the ward round the whole doctors and nurses procession almost walked in on me having a shower with the door wide open and my daughter in her cot rammed up against the shower curtain so I could see her. Awkward. This time round, Im timing nay showers when my husband is there or when it isnt the ward round.
4. Taking a razor
It was a bit of an oversight that I forgot to pack a razor, and to be honest I didnt think I would be in hospital that long. Lets just say that by day three I think my daughter may well have mistaken me for a chimpanzee, and I hastily sent my husband to buy a razor from Boots. Yes I was tired, exhausted and really couldnt be bothered. But I felt like an extra for Planet of the Apes.
5. Being scared
I think alot of the fear of labour comes from not knowing whats happening and how you will cope with the pain. But, Ive done it once and it was OK. I mean, obviously it hurt, but like the millions of women before me I got through it. I hope I remember this in the throes of labour, and I try and focus on the most amazing moment in my entire life, when you see your baby for the very first time.
So thats my list, and will I stick to it? Probably not. But at least we can all have a giggle when my well laid plans go to pot and I tell you about my second labour!!
Is there anything you vowed to do differently or wanted to change for your second labour?
Thanks for reading,
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