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Hey Maria, how grows the baby? I am studying a bit of nasty epidemiology right now and I would have thought all the PREVIOUS cla__ses would have prepared me for it. How many more weeks and have you heard any more on your delivery method? I am getting very excited for you, not much longer. Have you taken your birthing cla__ses yet? Is your husband still licking his wounds for suggesting ESPN while YOU labored? I'll check here and look for updates. Do you have a birth plan in place yet? Too many q's I know, but we need to catch up!

Well, they have me coming to the ob every 2 weeks, so next week I have an appointment..as the weeks go by they will know more or less...tomorrow I will be 34 weeks and my due date is on the 26 of feb...but I have the feeling I will give birth sooner..this has gone by so fast, tomorrow is my baby shower, I really hate having parties, but I have the things that I need pretty much, I now weigh 145 pounds and I am feeling it all over. I cannot wait until I don't have to deal with the heartburn anymore!! He apologized for the espn deal, he knows I am hormonal, I get so irritated..oh well. I have not taken any cla__ses, I will just breathe when it is time lolol! I am surprised that people have not jumped on to tell me about sticking about the subject, but who cares...I am not harming anyone, we are talking about birth plans!! I just had to build a new post because I was tired of that britney c___p...old news. Well, keep in touch!!

Maria, is this your first baby? I chose an elective c-section and just posted a question about the after-effects. Did your doctor make it seem like a c was no big deal? Are you comfortable with one if you need one? I am starting to worry that I had one and could use some advice from someone who is about to have a baby as to what their doctor is telling them. Good luck and hope to hear back from you on your birth plans.

Yes, this is my first baby, my ob has told me the basics, but I have heard stories about c-sections and everyone has a different expierience, my mom said it was painful, some people say it is painless, my ob said it was painless, but of course she is going to say that, I may have to have one because they have said my son was in breech position, next week I will have an appointment and I will know more...i am sorry if I could not help, I really do not want one, but my cousin had one and she said that with an epidural, you don't feel a thing, just pressure and tugging, oh, and you are in the hospital longer. I will say what my ob says next week.

Hey Maria!!!!! Sorry it has been so long, school is really crazy and one of my kids is going through a rough "social time". A schoolyard bully thing. Anyhow, has baby boy flipped or is he still breech? If he is and doc can't turn him, my advice is to schedule the c...I can't believe I am saying that as I think they suck, but a sick or injured baby sucks worse. If baby isn't turned, save yourself from having to deal with labor AND surgery recovery. The c itself is just a bunch of tugging, pulling and a lot of pressure (which can be both scary and painful) but it is doable. Afterwards, make sure you stay on top of the pain by taking your meds before you need them, by then it is too late. You probably know the drill, have help and take it easy for a few weeks! I am getting excited for you, not much longer now!

Well, chem as it turns, the baby is in position, I am 50% effaced, and I am 1 cm dilated, as a matter of fact today was my due dare...they have scheduled a pre-inducement on the 3rd of March, and they are going to induce me on the 6th of March. I am dying to have this boy, I have been doing a lot of walking....This baby held on, I have been having so much pressure in my pubic area they call it the pelvis I guess, he is pushing, but that water bag will not break, my back is killing me in the worst way, they told me it was back labor...I have numbness in my hands...wish me luck!!

Hola, Chica! Wow, this is when the s**t hits the fan! I am saying good birthing prayers for you and baby boy. God Bless you and keep you close during this greatest of adventures. That sounds real transendental, but you know what I mean, birth IS a mystery and of course, a profound experience. I will check back here frequently to see what's up. Blessings sent 2 you.

Hey Chem, well went to the ob today, turns out that I am closed meaning I am not dilated...so friday I go to the hospital and they are gonna place something inside me for pre-induction, now they want me to check in the hospital on sunday to fully induce me...they say by monday I will have my son!!! Wish me luck!!

Omigod, Maria! This is getting wayyyy too exciting, but then, what do I expect from feisty Maria? My prayers and thought are totally with you and your precious son, k? Get your rest and get the house stocked up with easy to fix foods and have plan B help ready in case you end up with a c-section. I will say good prayers for you each day from now until I hear from ya, girl. Good luck with the induction and may the Angels fly beside you on your journey. That's sappy stuff, but scientist or not, I believe in that positive energy . :>)

Maria? I am worried, are you well? I a__sume you are either preparing for an induction or you have had your baby? I continue my prayers and good Karma thoughts and await your wonderful news. Bless you both!

Hey Maria? What's up woman? I am really worried about you, hope you are just busy wit your new baby son! How did you deliver? What do you think of being a mom for the first time?

Hey Chem, I guess I had to get a log-in name, well as it turns out I went in on the 5th and they induced me on the 6th, I was in labor forom 6 in the morning until 3:28 in the afternoon, that is when they did an emergency c-section- I was not dilating and the contractions had my son in distress, his heartbeat lowered and I almost lost him, I guess the contractions must have stressed him out because the nurses drugged me up with pain killers because they had to wait for dilation, but my contractions were killing me, but they drugged me up so much that I could not see right from left, so they ended up giving me an epidural, and I knew something was wrong and I was giving att_tude, I beeged them to get me a doctor because I felt very weak, they would only give me ice-chips, but something was wrong because I could not think straight, then they finally gave me the epidural, and thats when the doctor finally walked in, he checked the computer and all I heard him say was, ' we have to open her up because their heartbeats are really low, too low to take a chance" chem they threw all my family members out of the room and they started to rush about, thats when my husband kept asking am I losing them, and then he fainted, so my mom ended up coming in with me, I did not have time to think, they brought me to this room, and started working on me, all I felt was tugging and all these nurses was moving about, my mom was scared so she stood up and the nurse screamed at my mom to sit down, which made me really nervous, I started to scream about having the right to know what was going on, and the nurse kept putting more drugs in my iv, I told her to stop, but I was so out of it that I was not feeling good at all...then I finally told my mom, then my nose started to bleed and my mom started screaming, I finally fell asleep, and that is all I remember...my mom when I woke up told me I went into cardiac arrest, that my body rejected the drugs and the nurses failed to listen, chem I did not even see my son until the very end of the day and then they made me wait and hour more, my husband went down to the nurses station to demand his son, the nurses were so mean....my stay for 4 days was even worse. I had to constantly call a nurse to empty my cathater, the garbage was overflowing and I had to call a nurse to call housekeeping to actually keep up with the sanitation, I had to call to have diapers filled because the nurses would not even come in to check up on me, I had to call in to remind them when it was time for my son to be fed, I was in so much pain, that they had to give me pain pills, and everytime I called for the pain medicine they would take at least 30 minutes. This was the worse experience of my whole life, all the nurses were nasty to me and my husband, one nurse would grab my son without even holding his neck...all my husband said was to be gentle and the nurse told him to make himself useful and pick up the trash...we were mortified!!My husband then told her that he was not aware that we paid money to do their jobs for them, my mother had to come and help me, because the nurses did not do anything!! Now I am home and I have been going through this depression. I have not called anyone, and when they do call I don't even want to talk, my stomache although I lost all the pregnancy weight looks like a war zone, they did a bikini cut but they cut through muscle and nerves and i am in pain and my doctor refuses to issue me anymore pain killers, like he gave me so much. All he issued me was a weeks worth...I cannot even tend to my son, I don't even want to hold him because I am tired and out of it. Now I know what these women go through...my son is beautiful, but I am in pain. the doctor told me that it would be 6 weeks before the hormones leave my system, and he said it would take 6 months for me to recover. I am ready to get painkillers off the streets because I swear, my doc is inhuman for not even issuing me at least a few weeks worth, maybe I have a lower tolerance for pain. my c-section looks good, but my inside pain is unbearable, they told me my acne would go away, but I can still connect the dots. i sound like a crazy woman already. i am going to get on the internet to see if I can get a hold of some pain killers, they had me on oxycod, and that numbed me wonderfully, I could be a mother to my son without feeling like an moron mother. I feel like a terrible mother. Do you think I am crazy? Maybe it is the hormones....

Omigod Maria! How is baby Matty? I am so sorry you had to go through that. I think you had a worse experience than most first time moms to be sure. I feel so badly for you. Can you call your primary physician and have him/her advocate for you? It is not about a pain tolerance issue and even if it is, it is not a person's fault how they are wired. Some people have sensitive wiring that is really great at sending pain impulses. That is why so many of us are amazed that a woman would choose a c-section, ya know? I get the feeling some women don't have a lot of pain pathways in their guts. I do and I can so relate to what you are feeling. Now about being a terrible mom, of course you aren't! You went through hell to birth your son and a lot more than most. Your body has been through what sounds like a whole lot of trauma and it is reacting the only way it can. The hormones are out of whack, true for every new mom, but they will come back. Do you have help? Gawd, I wish I was there so I could offer some support. My suggestion at this point, besides writing a really caustic letter to the hospital re: your care, is to contact your primary care doc and explain the situation, if he/she is hesitant demand that both your OB and your primary attend a meeting with you and explain how they determine whether YOU are in pain any more. Make them look at your patient history and explain why they suddenly think you are pretending to be in pain so you can have more painkillers. If there is no doc_mentation of you ever requesting excessive amounts of painkillers in the past then there is no reason for them to suspect it now of all times. I will check back here tomorrow and see how you are doing, okay? Try to get some rest and I will check on you tomorrow. Let people help, Maria, even if you don't want to ask for it or accept it, you must do this for yourself.

chem 400 i seen on the other post that you have had 4 sections..have you had any problems at all due to having 4..i am pregnant with number 3 and will be my 3rd section and i had some pretty extensive scar tissue with #2 and i am nervous....

Hi AmyB, yeah, I have some problems with all the c's. I have scar tissue too and the last one took a long time to get to the baby. I have adhesions stuck to my bladder and I will have to have more surgery to cut away those causing the most problems. I would stop at 3 as each one seems to make it more risky and scarred up in there (logically, of course). Hey Maria? Are you getting any relief from your disasterous birth? Is the baby doing ok? I'll check later and see if you responded. Thinking of you and am very concerned. Hey AmyB, did you read Matty'smom (Maria)'s birth experience? Something else. I thought I had some bad c-sections.

Hey Chem, Matty is doing fine, he had colic the first week...had to change his milk and his bottles. He is still fussy, but I do notice he now reaches my c-section and kicks it...my God the pain. I am going to have to talk to one of the ob's and demand painkillers....I did not realize the pain that goes along with a c-section...but I cannot understand why a woman would actually want one. I do have the help of my mom, but I cannot fry her out either...my son does not sleep well at night and during the day he will not even take hardly any naps...he is so hyper...he looks like my husband, but he has my sparkiness...I have him asleep right now..but he will not be for long...oh the days and nights of peace...my mom says every woman goes through the depression and the tiredness...I feel as though if I slept for 3 days I still could not catch up on lost sleep!! Chem you are one cool chick...you deserve a trophy and millions of dollars for having 4 c-sections, because I will not have any more children after this! Maybe mine was just worse than most people's, but I am so desperate to get rid of this pain...well, like clockwork, my son is crying. Time for me to feed him and see if he will sleep.