coldhearts:

episiotomy is nasty lol,
but they can actually sew it back lol, now i don't know if it's thesame lol but it probably is close i guess

thats my question, i actually do the cut episiotomy [/b]and the sewing [b]episiorapphy

but i really wanna know the implications as in first hand not textbook stuff

and the pain of the contractions , how bad is it, really?

i had women screaming blue murder in the labour room

and when the baby comes they are so calm and contented

ma mum says when u see ur baby u forget all about the pain and wanna have another

like seriously!it suggests it wasnt so painful nah

Tolulop001:

thats my question, i actually do the cut episiotomy [/b]and the sewing [b]episiorapphy

i had women screaming blue murder in the labour room

and when the baby comes they are so calm and contented

ma mum says when u see your baby u forget all about the pain and wanna have another

All moms say that lol ; how can one possibly forget the horror  .

Forget ke? The pain is out of this world, that's why it is better 'forgotten'. Where I come from, they warn you not to scream the first time or you will scream all the way. I didn't scream but I was gradually losing it or why did I start some funny prayers? I called on all the persons in the Trinity separately and asked for help personally from each hoping one will answer if the others were busy. It was time for pushing just when I seriously started considering enlisting the help of Amadioha and I am not joking here.

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madam L:

Forget ke? The pain is out of this world, that's why it is better 'forgotten'. Where I come from, they warn you not to scream the first time or you will scream all the way. I didn't scream but I was gradually losing it or why did I start some funny prayers? I called on all the persons in the Trinity separately and asked for help personally from each hoping one will answer if the others were busy. It was time for pushing just when I seriously started considering enlisting the help of Amadioha and I am not joking here.

lol , that's why i will choose CS anyday anytime with good pain meds.
-easy way

Aint women worthy to be adored always, i'm glad i've got the opportunity to always cherish them for life.

hmmmmmmm interesting topic.

I have about 6-7 weeks to go and i still haven't decided on how i will give birth, but i am glad that so far this topic has not been reduced to "i'm better than u cos i pushed and u took the easy option"

as for me I have no choice as to how this baby is going to be born as it has been presenting breech for the past 3 scans and only this week my consultant explained that its still breech probably due to fibroids.

Anyway for the person saying c-section is not painful could they please explain why women are not allowed to drive (i think) the first 2 weeks after having a section? a c- section is painful its just another kind of pain from a natural birth and plus it takes a lot longer to recover, and in some cases carries a greater risk.

madam L:

Forget ke? The pain is out of this world, that's why it is better 'forgotten'. Where I come from, they warn you not to scream the first time or you will scream all the way. I didn't scream but I was gradually losing it or why did I start some funny prayers? I called on all the persons in the Trinity separately and asked for help personally from each hoping one will answer if the others were busy. It was time for pushing just when I seriously started considering enlisting the help of Amadioha and I am not joking here.

LOLOLOL! thanks for the honesty!

chaircover:

Honestly speaking, Ive forgotten the pain. All I remember is that it was a very painful 2 hours and that is it. I got to the hospital with 15 minutes to spare and so didn't have any pain relief.

. . . . . or maybe I was so traumatised by things, that my brain has chosen to forget the pain

I had toothache recently and I swear that I felt more pain with the toothache that having my baby

lucky u! P.S. was this your first? cuz it gets easier after no 1

The safety of my wife and kid are of the upmost importance. Therefore I'll pick the safer method(whichever that is).

very interesting topic i must say am scared o

s nce last week when my friend had a baby she still cant walk as a result of the tears she had down der and she also told me her left leg is almost gone

and thats thru natural omi think some women are just blessed shamcos i remember when my mum was having some of my younger onesmshe would just tell everybody in the house she's coming,some hours latr you ll be called to come and pik her at the hospital as if nothing happened.

our former tenants who are hausas are even worsemthey have the baby at home by themselves

sorry about the typos!

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chaircover:

@tolu it was the second.

The first was a painless labour because I had an epidural even before the contractions started; although things went wrong at the end and I had to have an emergency CS.

thanks! that epidural is looking like a blessing!

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My mother had 4 C-sections. I'm still baffled at how much my mum's body could endure after all that.

Anyway, to answer the OP's question, I'd say natural birth is always the best unless for medical reasons it isn't safe to proceed that way. Only then would I think of a C-section.

Iyineda:

My mother had 4 C-sections. I'm still baffled at how much my mum's body could endure after all that.

wow! 3 is the recommended maximum.

@favouredjb
Nothing to b scared of my friend. God is always in control and is better to go to a specialist or a teaching hospital to avoid unnecessary tears and complications.most of d tears n unnecessary c-session are performed by inexperienced n impatient docs in private hosp.who are moneycentric

thanks

@iyineda
4 c-sections? Dats much. Call ur mum right away n blow her a kiss cos shes great.

You can never say which is best especially with the high mortality rates of mothers in Nigeria. I would prefer natural because it is cheaper for the rural poor. The c-section is easy but requires expertise and that is where we fail in terms of reducing mortality rates, for a developed country its okay but for a poor rural it is difficult, natural wins.

Heard this in one of Bill Cosby's showz:

If you want to have an idea of wat labour pains feel like, simply grab your bottom lip, and pull it over your face!

coldhearts:

No they're not winning, i'm just outnumbered here that's all, plus i have limited time, i will reply as many as i can, you just wait
keep up with the scores

ps rokiatu, thanks, you have a wonderful sense of humor too

Lol.


Ok, I'm throwing this question to everyone. Which process pains less after childbirth?
I hear after natural birth, many women just forget they were screaming a while after seeing their babies. Does the pain automatically just go away?

stillwater:

Lol.


Ok, I'm throwing this question to everyone. Which process pains less after childbirth?
I hear after natural birth, many women just forget they were screaming a while after seeing their babies. Does the pain automatically just go away?

I personally want [b]your [/b]own answer.
Come back and tell us in 9months

Ileke-IdI:

I personally want [b]your [/b]own answer.
Come back and tell us in 9months

9 months? More like years. lol
I'm just looking for the easiest, less painful one o. What about you?
God knows there wouldn't be a question of whether Stilly wants epidural or not. My answer would be YES o, automatically. I will even ask for overdose, hahaha

stillwater:

9 months? More like years. lol
I'm just looking for the easiest, less painful one o. What about you?
God knows there wouldn't be a question of whether Stilly wants epidural or not. My answer would be YES o, automatically. I will even ask for overdose, hahaha

LMAO Some men would come here and call us lazy for choosing that less painful route, while they end up fainting in the labor room lol.
Like I said earlier, I'll go thru the natural route WITH epidural, no compromising on the epidural.

Ileke-IdI:

LMAO Some men would come here and call us lazy for choosing that less painful route, while they end up fainting in the labor room lol.
Like I said earlier, I'll go thru the natural route WITH epidural, no compromising on the epidural.

Lol, let them whine, they can as well drop their cars and begin to use camels like father Abraham in order not to be lazy, lol.

Ileke-IdI:

LMAO Some men would come here and call us lazy for choosing that less painful route, [b]while they end up fainting in the labor room lol.[/b]Like I said earlier, I'll go thru the natural route WITH epidural, no compromising on the epidural.

Lol witnessed that one b4.One guy was actually filming everything,the minute he saw the babys head coming out, that was it,he dropped the cam corder and ran out.

jennykadry:

Lol witnessed that one b4.One guy was actually filming everything,the minute he saw the babys head coming out, that was it,he dropped the cam corder and ran out. 

LOLOL

Natural birth anyday anytime

Natural birth anyday anytime

stillwater:

Lol.


Ok, I'm throwing this question to everyone. Which process pains less after childbirth?
I hear after natural birth, many women just forget they were screaming a while after seeing their babies. Does the pain automatically just go away?

yes, as soon as the baby is out, the pain we disappear like magic. Its really wonderful

Like Abujabooks said (in the link below on page 2), be careful what you wish for whilst pregnant as you will get it. The mind is the battlefield, it is where all decisions are trashed out. Despite going through an uneventful 36 hours labour the first time round with no pain relief whatsoever, i allowed stress hormone to overwhelm me the second time round(labour just about 6 hours) and decided right from the start that i was going to have an epidural, and unfortunately i did  


Bleudy NHS, i nearly had my baby in the toilet despite having been admitted over 10 hours before the baby came. There was no bed and my water had broke and they did not want me to go home for risk of infection, hence had to shuttle between the corridor and the postnatal ward where they eventually got a bed for me till it was time to be wheeled to the antenatal suite to push out the baby



{Word of warning - not for the fainthearted}

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-194554.0.html
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-8933.0.html

Tolulop001:

thats my question, i actually do the cut episiotomy [/b]and the sewing [b]episiorapphy

but i really wanna know the implications as in first hand not textbook stuff

and the pain of the contractions , how bad is it, really?

i had women screaming blue murder in the labour room

and when the baby comes they are so calm and contented

ma mum says when u see your baby u forget all about the pain and wanna have another

like seriously!it suggests it wasnt so painful nah

Contraction pain is like a bad period pain that makes one feel delirious like you are on another planet.


Re women screaming, they don't have to but do it out of fear of the unknown, hence reason Midwives always get pissed off with screamers and tell them to shush it and breath deeply instead. High levels of oxytocin, adrenaline and nonadrenaline and endorphins when you breath deeply are increased and this helps with fear and tension. And high level of prolactin heps forget the pain, hence the reason one should always listen to the Midwives. Whilst swimming, if you take a deep breath, your body will naturally float to the surface and with childbirth, same things happens, the more you breath deeply, the easier it is for the baby to ease itself gently down the birth canal.


Again aside from when a woman has to be cut open, tears mainly occur when the words of the midwife is not being heeded. When they say stop pushing, listen, and listen real good, otherwise you will tear yourself badly. And if is is a 4th degree tear, you might have to soak a towel and sit on it anytime you want to do a wee and this can last till 6 months