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Mothers that have given birth in the last 3 months! Question..?

I'm at Sophomore in college, and for my Child Development class i have to interview people who have delivered in the last 3 months.. i don't personally know anyone that has so i have resorted to this.. I would greatly appreciate you taking the time to fill this out : ) >>how old is your baby? name of baby? >>Is this your first baby? if not, how many previous pregnancies have you had? Labor and Delivery 1.were you informed about what labor would be like? 2.did you know what would take place physiologically to you and the baby? 3.did you take any prenatal course or childbirth education course? 4.how did you know labor had begun? 5.what care and attention did you recieve as labor progressed? during deliver? after deliver? 6.were drugs administered during the birth? who made the decision about the neccessity for drugs? 7.where did the birth take place? home? hospital? alternative center or birthing room? other? 8.was the delivery considered normal or were there complications? for mother? for infant?(for example:prematurely,excessive bleeding,anoxia,malpresentation,forceps delivery,cesarian section) 9.who was present during the labor? the delivery? 10.were you able to hold or touch the baby immediately after delivery? Feelings about the total birth experience 1.could you describe how you felt during labor? during delivery? after the birth? 2.what did you think when you first saw your baby? held or touched the baby? 3.did you experience any unusal emotional "ups" and "downs" following the birth? 4.For fathers: did you feel a part of the birth 5. for mothers: how did you feel as a woman now? 6.are you satified with the way the birth experience was handled? 7. do you want more children? why or why not?

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1. >>how old is your baby? name of baby? My baby is now 6 days old and her name is Emalie Alyvia. >>Is this your first baby? if not, how many previous pregnancies have you had? This is my second daughter. My first is 18 months old. Labor and Delivery 1.were you informed about what labor would be like? I knew what labor would be like because of the birth of my first daughter. 2.did you know what would take place physiologically to you and the baby? Somewhat. 3.did you take any prenatal course or childbirth education course? I did Lamaze classes but I knew a lot more from just experience with my first. 4.how did you know labor had begun? I knew labor was really getting started once my water broke. She was in my arms within 3 hours after that. 5.what care and attention did you recieve as labor progressed? during deliver? after deliver? As it progressed my b/f was there rubbing my belly and helping me through the contractions. The midwife came when my water broke. During the delivery my b/f coached me and gave me moral support. 6.were drugs administered during the birth? who made the decision about the neccessity for drugs? I had no drugs because I loved a homebirth with my first and wanted to do it for my second. 7.where did the birth take place? home? hospital? alternative center or birthing room? other? At my house. 8.was the delivery considered normal or were there complications? for mother? for infant?(for example:prematurely,excessive bleeding,anoxia,malpresentation,forceps delivery,cesarian section) The only thing that really happened was while the baby was crowning she became stuck but with a little pressure on my belly from the midwife she turned herself and was able to crown the rest of the way. 9.who was present during the labor? the delivery? My b/f and the midwife only. 10.were you able to hold or touch the baby immediately after delivery? I was able to feel the baby crown and caught her myself. I was the first one to hold her. Feelings about the total birth experience 1.could you describe how you felt during labor? during delivery? after the birth? During labor I was just so exhausted and during the delivery I was just focusing on crowning her and getting her here. After she was born I was so relieved. 2.what did you think when you first saw your baby? held or touched the baby? I was so amazed by how small and precious she was. 3.did you experience any unusal emotional "ups" and "downs" following the birth? Not really. 4.For fathers: did you feel a part of the birth 5. for mothers: how did you feel as a woman now? I almost felt superhuman. Like I could do anything, lol. 6.are you satified with the way the birth experience was handled? I felt very good about it. 7. do you want more children? why or why not? I think me and the b/f might try for one more in the next year or two.
2. my baby will be a month next friday. he is Joshua. he is my first baby. i was informed on what labor would be like but you can never really be ready for it. i didnt know what to expect cause he is my first. i had nothing to compare it to. i never took any chilbirthing classes or anything. i had to be induced cause he was 11 days late. i had to have pitocin to get my contractions started and consistent. i didnt have any pain meds at all. i had him at the hospital. i had failure to progress and so i had to have a c section. my husband came in with me. i was able to give him a kiss before they took him to the nursery. i was scared but excited through the whole thing, and of course in pain. i thought he was so beautiful. i was in awe. everything went great. i feel a lot more grown up now and more responsible and my life feels more fulfilling. i did what i had to do for my boy. everything went fine. i want at least one more and hopefully its a girl next time :)
3. my son is 3 months old, his name is Sean Patrick it is not my first, i have 2 others (3 total) Labor and Delivery: 1.yes, i had 2 previous labor experiences, both completely different from eachother though 2. yes, i knew what would take place. again, this was my 3rd child 3. i didnt take a class with this pregnancy, but i did with my first 4. i noticed that my stomach was getting hard and tightening. it was painless, so i wasnt sure if it was really labor, so i timed how often it happened and sure enough, every 5 minutes it was getting hard 5. my nurse was amazing. i didnt want any artificial pain relief this time around, and she was great at offering alternative methods of pain relief. my water had to be broken and i was also given pitocin because i was not progressing..i dont like staying in hospitals, so i left the next day 6. yes drugs were administered, but not for pain relief. i had to be given pitocin because labor wasnt progressing 7. i gave birth at a hospital 8. im pretty sure it was normal-i was 37 weeks, so i just made the mark of not being premature. 9. my husband, nurses, and doctors were the only ones present during labor. my mom got there just as i was pushing. oh, i think my FIL stopped by while i was in labor. 10. they put sean on my belly for me to hold immediately after giving birth to him Feelings about total birth experience 1.during labor i was pretty calm, it was painless up until the last 2 hours or so. during delivery i was just happy that he was finally coming out, the labor was long since i wasnt progressing. afterwards i was very tired. 2. my first reaction was "he has hair!!" (my first 2 were bald) i felt complete love for my baby the second i saw him 3. nothing unusual, just the normal feelings of being stressed and whatnot 4. my husband is not here right now, but he did his best to make me feel comfortable..he said he felt kinda helpless at the times i was in pain 5. well it was my 3rd child, so i didnt feel any differently 6. id say so..it went pretty well. i probably should have let them break my water that night like they proposed, but i wanted to wait and see if it would break on its own.. 7. well i have 3 boys, and i do want a girl. i'll have as many children as God blesses me with
4. >>how old is your baby? name of baby? 3 1/2 months evelynn ruth >>Is this your first baby? if not, how many previous pregnancies have you had? yes my first were you informed about what labor would be like? yes did you know what would take place physiologically to you and the baby? i had an idea but no real facts did you take any prenatal course or childbirth education course? i took a breastfeeding class how did you know labor had begun? my contractions were 3 mins apart for a stead 2 hours what care and attention did you recieve as labor progressed? during deliver? after deliver? i was in the hospital i had an epidural iv fluids the nurses check on me often and my dr came in often to check my progress i was cut 3 times and they had to use a vaccum to get her out were drugs administered during the birth? who made the decision about the neccessity for drugs? yes epidural, i kept the option open for when i thought i needed it if i needed it my fiance adv the nurse that he thought i needed it when i was in too much pain to do so myself where did the birth take place? home? hospital? alternative center or birthing room? other? hospital laboring room was the delivery considered normal or were there complications? for mother? for infant?(for example:prematurely,excessive bleeding,anoxia,malpresentation,forceps delivery,cesarian section) normal with vaccum i did get an infection in my uterus from being in labor so long 23 hours water broke at 1:30 am delivered at 7:37 pm after 1 hour 45 min pushing who was present during the labor? the delivery? my fiance, mom, step-mom, and father were you able to hold or touch the baby immediately after delivery? yes they laid her onmy belly while my fiance cut her cord could you describe how you felt during labor? during delivery? after the birth?during labor i was in severe pain and i was SO nervous, during delivery i was just putting all my effort into it i couldn't wait to see her, after releaf overwelmed excited over joyed what did you think when you first saw your baby? held or touched the baby?i couldn't believe that i created her that she was mine and that i just loved her so much did you experience any unusal emotional "ups" and "downs" following the birth? i didn't want anyone else to hold her take her where i could see her i didn't leave her with anyone until she was 8 weeks old and that was only for an hour i was scared that no one could take care of her like i did and they don't but thats okay For fathers: did you feel a part of the birth ( he's not here for me to ask sorry ) for mothers: how did you feel as a woman now? i don't feel as sexy i feel like a mom but i love every second of it are you satified with the way the birth experience was handled? i wish i could have done it without the epidural but other than that i am pleased i did well do you want more children? why or why not? YES i already want more i loved being pregnant the labor/delivery wasn't bad i'll do it again asap
5. my son turns 3 months tomorrow :) (they grow so fast) and he's my first. 1. yes though nothin prepared me for the pain! lol 2. not rly! 3. yes though it didnt help! 4. lol well.. i didnt until i was told.. my contractions started at 2am but i thought they wher braxton hicks, after being advised to take paracetemol nothin happened. then my mum insisted i go to the hospital and after alot of convincing (after i logged off, packed and washed) i arrived at the hospital to find out i was in labour! :) 5. my mum was with me all the way.. she was my punching bag lol.. 6. i refused to take the Epidural and told them beforehand that no matter what, no Epidural! i took gas and air--which i loved!!! and the injection in the thigh (pethadine or watever lol) 7. i gave birth in the hospital (as i mentioned above) 8. i had to be induced cos after 12hours there was no progress.. everything else was "normal" 9. my mum :) 10. yes though i handed him over straight away, i was exhausted and stil in pain! 1. i was gna burst! i didn't know what i was doing and in agony! i was nervous and was hoping he would shoot out (like i saw on tv)--ye.. when he was born i couldnt stop starin at him n stayed up all night (big mistake!) hehe 2. RELIEF! honestly i was just glad most of the pain was over with, i definatly didn't enjoy my 23 hour labour! 3. yess!! i felt depressed and useless.. though now i'm eeling much better :) 4. (i never told the father) 5. i'm 19 but feel as though i'm 30! hehe 6. all i'm happy about is that my waters didn't break or that i didn't hav a show in public! evertin started off calm! 7. i remember telling the doctor to stitch me up so i won't have any more after all i went through, though now i think i would like more.. EVENTUALLY.. i clearly forgot how much i suffered! hehe
6. My son's name is Wyatt and he is 3 months old. He is not my first baby. I have had two other deliveries. 1. people always tell you what to expect but every deliver is different. So evening going into it with an idea, things happen. 2. I had a good idea. 3.I never took a prenatal or childbirth class or childbirth education course. I didn't think it would help me. I did fine without it. 4. I never went into labor by myself. I was induced at 37 weeks with all three of my kids. I live a distance from the hospital so I was induced. 5. The care I recieved was from the nurses. I was on potosin to induce labor. Also with two of my pregnancies I had gestational diabetes so they had to monitor my sugar levels. 6.I made the decision concerning drugs during the birth. I had an epidural with my first, didn't have any drugs with my second so I knew about doing it both ways. I opted for another epidural. And of course I was on potosin to induce labor. Labor had started on it's own after I had my water broke but wasn't progressing fast enough, that is when the potosin was administered through the IV. 7. The birth took place in the hospital. You never know what can happen during a delivery. I always wanted to be on the safe side for me and my baby. 8.There was no complications with this delivery. With my first they used a suction cup to get him out and it made small gashes in his head when they lost the suction the first time. 9.My husband was there, my mother, and my mother-in-law. 10.yes, they put the baby on my chest right after he came out. Then a few minutes later they took him to clean and warm him up. 1.I was nervous before hand, and then impatient to have my baby out. In pain before the epidural, very tired before pushing. While pushing I wasn't tired, and after I wasn't tired, just happy to have my baby.I was surprised at how small he was. he was the smallest out of all my kids. He only weighed 6lbs. 8oz. 2.I loved him instantly. I thought he looked like a little bull-dog because his face was puffy. 3.I am currently on Zoloft because of mood swings. I guess you call it the baby blues. I felt like crying for no reason on and off during the day. Also would get really angry for no reason. I am better now that I am on meds. 5. I feel like my family is complete. I couldn't imagine not having my three kids. My oldest son is 3, my daughter is 2 and my baby is 3 months. 6.I am very satisfied how the birth experience was handled this time. 7. My husband got a vascetomy before our baby was born. I do want more kids but finacially we couldn't afford any more so we took precautions to prevent that from happening. It does make me sad to know that I won't be having any more but I am blessed with the three I have.
7. >>how old is your baby? name of baby? 1 week. his name is jordan >>Is this your first baby? if not, how many previous pregnancies have you had? No. I've had 3 others. 4th child, 4th pregnancy Labor and Delivery 1.were you informed about what labor would be like? I already new what it would be like 2.did you know what would take place physiologically to you and the baby? yes 3.did you take any prenatal course or childbirth education course? no 4.how did you know labor had begun? I started having contractions 5.what care and attention did you recieve as labor progressed? during deliver? after deliver? The nurses cared for me the whole time while I was in labor and after 6.were drugs administered during the birth? who made the decision about the neccessity for drugs? I got an epidural. I made the decision 7.where did the birth take place? home? hospital? alternative center or birthing room? other? Hospital 8.was the delivery considered normal or were there complications? for mother? for infant?(for example:prematurely,excessive bleeding,anoxia,malpresentation,forceps delivery,cesarian section) it was normal for me and my son 9.who was present during the labor? the delivery? I went through labor by myself. Just the doctor and 3 nurses were in there 10.were you able to hold or touch the baby immediately after delivery? yes Feelings about the total birth experience It was the hardest labor I ever had, but it was worth it becasue I love my son so much 1.could you describe how you felt during labor? during delivery? after the birth? I was very tied and drained. 2.what did you think when you first saw your baby? held or touched the baby? He was beautiful. He looks exactly like his daddy 3.did you experience any unusal emotional "ups" and "downs" following the birth? no 4.For fathers: did you feel a part of the birth 5. for mothers: how did you feel as a woman now? I feel good noing that I brought another life into this world and a new addition to my family 6.are you satified with the way the birth experience was handled? yes 7. do you want more children? why or why not? No more children for me. I had my tubes tied. I have 4 kids and that's good enough for me
8. >>how old is your baby? 8w 2d name of baby? Owen Alexander >>Is this your first baby? if not, how many previous pregnancies have you had? This is my first Labor and Delivery 1.were you informed about what labor would be like? yes 2.did you know what would take place physiologically to you and the baby? yes 3.did you take any prenatal course or childbirth education course? yes 4.how did you know labor had begun? I was induced 5.what care and attention did you recieve as labor progressed? during deliver? after deliver? I had several nurses and my husband to help me through the delivery 6.were drugs administered during the birth? who made the decision about the neccessity for drugs? I tried to do natural birth but after 20 hours I had an epidural 7.where did the birth take place? home? hospital? alternative center or birthing room? other? birthing room at hospital 8.was the delivery considered normal or were there complications? for mother? for infant?(for example:prematurely,excessive bleeding,anoxia,malpresentation,forceps delivery,cesarian section)? I ended having an emergency c-section. My son was fine during labor and c-section. He would not fit out my pelvic bone so we opted for c-section instead of anymore pushing. I tried for 2 hours. My epidural was placed incorrectly so when they tried to give me a spinal for the c-section I stopped breathing and they had to do an emergency c-section. 9.who was present during the labor? the delivery? labor my husband and nurses .. during the c-section only the doc and nurses 10.were you able to hold or touch the baby immediately after delivery? no Feelings about the total birth experience? It was not the best and next time I am planning a c-section so I can hold my baby right after he is born and start to breastfeed. 1.could you describe how you felt during labor? during delivery? after the birth? I felt pretty good during most of the labor I was in the whirlpool ... even with pitocin the labor was going pretty slow and not to painful. during delivery I was not awake. After giving birth I just wanted to see him but it took several hours till I got to see him. Now that I look back I wish I would've been more persistant on wanting to see him. 2.what did you think when you first saw your baby? held or touched the baby? I was amazed at how tiny he was and couldnt believe that he was finally here 3.did you experience any unusal emotional "ups" and "downs" following the birth? no I was on meds from the c-section 4.For fathers: did you feel a part of the birth 5. for mothers: how did you feel as a woman now? I feel great .. being a mom is the best feeling 6.are you satified with the way the birth experience was handled? both me and the baby ended up being fine but it could've went better 7. do you want more children? why or why not? I would like to have at least 1 more possibly 2. I do not want my son to be an only child.
9. well I'm blind and my reading program won't let me go back and read while I'm answeing so I'll do my best. My baby's Kenity Alexandria she's 12 weeks. She's my only baby and I do want one more. I didn't take any classes and the only way I kinda knew what to expect was by asking my sisters. I knew I was in labor b/c I was induced a week after my due date. I did have an epidural, and the nurse decided I needed it b/c my blood pressure went up too high and the baby's heart was dropping. I felt excited, happy, and thankful through out the whole thing. Oh....and tired. Lol! In the room during the delivery was my husband, his mom, one of my sisters, my aunt, and my bestfriend. I didn't get to hold her right away which anoyed me that everyone else got to see her and hold her before I could even touch her, but I was bleeding too bad and had a third degree tare and had to have 4 pints of blood transfused. When I finally got to hold I felt relieved that she was finally here, excited, blessed, greatful, happier than I had ever been, and just so joyful. NOw I feel thankful that this person will always be a part of my life and I have someone to teach, love, and guide to be a wonderful person herself. I could never explain how much I love her. I'm sorry if I left anything out. I hope this helps.