Advice and tips for a scared mummy?
Hi Ladies,
On my 20 week scan it showed my placenta was a little low. This happened with my first son (I have two), but it moved up. I have had two normal vaginal deliveries. I had my 28 week scan yesterday and it is even lower, and curled itself round the botton and totally blocking the cervix. I have another scan at 32 weeks to check, but it looks pretty much 100% I will have to have a caesaean.
I was wondering if anyone had any tips for before, during and after the op? I dont have any experience of this with family or friends, and I am pretty scared!
Thank you x
On my 20 week scan it showed my placenta was a little low. This happened with my first son (I have two), but it moved up. I have had two normal vaginal deliveries. I had my 28 week scan yesterday and it is even lower, and curled itself round the botton and totally blocking the cervix. I have another scan at 32 weeks to check, but it looks pretty much 100% I will have to have a caesaean.
I was wondering if anyone had any tips for before, during and after the op? I dont have any experience of this with family or friends, and I am pretty scared!
Thank you x
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It helps to know what will happen so try and read up on what the procedure is when you go into theatre. We find that having music on keeps the atmosphere light and chatting to your birth partner helps in a big way. Don't be afraid to ask your anaesthetist questions, or their anaesthetic nurse, they will stay and chat with you for the whole procedure. The good thing is, once they start the procedure, baby is out very fast and after that time flies by and you're being moved to recovery!
I'll be interested in hearing about after the op from people, as my involvement stops when the ladies go back to the ward.
Hope all goes well for you! x
I had an elective csection with my son as he was stubbornly bum down from about 25 weeks!
I had never had a medical procedure before, I am a big baby when it comes to needles, scared of the dentist, just a big girls blouse AND I am happy to say that my c section experience was very positive, I am 9 weeks pregnant with my second and its a big deal for me to say that I'm not feeling any anxiety about having another section if that the way things work out.
We went in at 8am, few forms to fill in, some basic tests, they rescanned me to make sure he was still breech, and then it was all systems go, our son was born at 9.50. So quick!!
There are things about it that I would have liked to have known before, nothing bad, but much better if you know its coming... I remember putting on the gown, being taken into the theatre (my hubby was kept outside til they prepped me and this did make me a bit uneasy as I thought he would be with me the whole time), all around me everyone was preparing for the operation, there seemed to be so many doctors and nurses, again, that scared me but I focused on my midwife, she knew I was afraid and talked and reassured me the whole time. I sat on the bed and she stood right in front of me, holding my hands, she was great.
They put the drip in my hand - that was one of the things terrifying me, it was fine, I felt nothing and they even taped it over for me so I didnt have to look at it.
No problem with the spinal, again, felt nothing and just kept jabbering on to the midwife, didnt really notice it. They lay me down and I remember one doctor asking me to say if I had any feeling in my chest - nope - it was very weird, I kept asking him if I was actually breathing - sounds mad but i couldnt feel my chest moving up and down, anyway... then my hubby came in and everything was a bit of a whirl after that and in what seemed like 5 seconds our son was born, my hubby was handed our little boy, and after a few minutes they left the room and I was tidied up!!
I think the pain relief must have hit about this time becuase it kind of becomes hazy for me. But I remember being in the recovery room, feeding him for the first time, cooing over him and just generally being amazed!!!
There is no doubt that its tough afterwards, its hard work spending that first night in hospital not really being able to move around much with your new born, but in the scheme of things, its all ok by that point, your baby is with you and the operation is over!!!
Hope this garbled post give you some reassurance that its not as frightening as you might think. Looking into the procedure is a good idea as you are more prepared for what will happen to you.
Wishing you lots of luck, if I can do it anyone can!! xxx
It's brilliant for my nerves to hear all these positive stories, I can't say how many sections I've been involved with in my career, thousands perhaps? BUT no amount of medical knowledge makes you a good patient I can't wait to meet baby, suppose you have to see it as being your baby's birth so it needs to be as special as possible. 3 weeks today for me!
Also dont refuse any pain relief post csection or the antihistimines (sp) as you will probably feel itchy afterwards with all the drugs lol!! xx
1. Stay calm and just focus on the outcome!!
2. Don't feel bad buzzing the midwives.
3. Take the painkillers.
4. REST REST REST!! I overdid it in my first few weeks as OH only had 2 weeks off work so was on my own alot for the rest of the time. Call upon any help and support you have to be around you those times. I couldn't even carry LO up to bed in his moses basket.
Hope you feeling OK about it and look froward to your BA!
Lorraine xxx