Question for Jan.

[Tea]

I was wondering if you could give me some information on the following.
With my last labour, I had a swollen anterior lip, that became caught over the babies head, which of course prevented birthing. Finally after six hours of labouring like this, they finally did an internal, discovered what was wrong, pushed the lip back, and the baby was birthed next push.
I was wondering if it was more likely that this would be a reoccurance, with subsequent labours, or, was there little evidence that this would occur again.
As the labouring sensations are completely different to my normal labours, (I am sure that I would know pretty quickly should this happen again), it's just as the pregnancy is nearing it's end, this has been a question that I have been wondering about.
Any input/information would be much appreciated.
Tracey

 

[jgonz]

Hi Tracey!

Every pregnancy and labor is different, so it may or may not happen again. I've only had it happen with 1 of my labors, which ironically, was my last and made no difference at all when she was birthed. (They kept telling me I wasn't complete, so I couldn't push. I pushed anyway when I felt I needed to, and DD was born unassisted in the hospital. LOL)

From what I've been reading, the position of the baby is Key in how labor tends to progress. This website is so cool! and has lots of great info: www.spinningbabies.com I wish I'd found this site back when I was pregnant with a couple of my older kids... my labors would have gone so much more smoothly I think.

HTH~

 

[Tea]

Thankyou Jan for the information. I am going to read through the site now.
I wish pushing had worked for me. That's why I was so exhausted, because my body was wanting to push, which I did, but I was getting contraction pains at the same time, which, it I was pushing, I shouldn't haven't been getting.
Still we live and learn.
Thanks again for info.
Tracey

 

[jgonz]

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, you Do get contractions along with the urge to push. If you push with your body's cues during the contraction, it feels Goooood... maybe it feels good to be doing something, or maybe it just feels good to push... whatever it is, you push With the contractions.

Do you have Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon? Fabulous book on all the different stages of labor (and emotions that are typical during each one). It's pretty graphic, but realistic.

HTH~