mamas please I need help, what can I do to open up things blocking my breast milk from flowing well. the breast is heavy, swollen and painful which means there is so much milk there but it's not flowing well. my baby is just crying cos he is not getting enough. please help a FTM
mayornmn: BS Alert Immediately I clocked 36 weeks I was ready to give birth.I just wanted to be done with pregnancy.Was walking long distances,ate pineapples did everything and nothing changed.At 39 weeks and some days I started having ideas of a lot of things I can do with my preggy tommy before giving birth.All of a sudden I changed from baby come fast oo to baby wait for me. Fast forward to my appointment on Monday 23rd of November at 39+6.I thought I was going to have the normal less than five minutes talk with the doctor and he’ll tell me to come back next week. The nurse checked my bp and it was 130/90.In my mind normal thing since I’m close to birthing. When I saw the doctor he looked at my past bp and saw a gradual increase from 110/60 to 130/90.He checked himself and it was fluctuating between 130 and 140. He told me straight up that I’ll have to be induced on Wednesday.I wanted to joke around and I told him that he’ll induce me on Saturday that I don’t want Wednesday.He went to consult his oga and another Doctor and they all agreed to to induce me as soon as possible since I’m full term and they have diagnosed hypertension in pregnancy. He told me I’ll be admitted immediately for observation that’s when everything became clear to me. Admitted ke, I’ve not packed hospital bag,I’ve not done everything I planned to do.Called dh and mum and they said I should just obey the doctor I just signed that I’ll come back in the evening and I left. The next day on Tuesday morning I was admitted, they came to talk to me about their induction process and did all the necessary tests and ctg and told me induction will start in the evening. By 7 pm I was taken to the delivery suite to insert the foleys catheter.That was the first time somebody will put hand inside my jajaina to do anything. I cried and cried and cried it was so uncomfortable and painful.The doctor didn’t find my cervix early enough kept poking and poking, he said my cervix was posterior.He finally found it, inserted the catheter and told me till the next day and I should tell them if it drops. When I got to my bed, I started having waist pain and in my mind it was just a mild effect of the procedure they just did. The waist pain changed to tommy pain and it was going and coming that’s when I knew I was having contractions.I downloaded contraction timer app and was timing it.It became annoying because the contractions were so short and it came like irregular times apart so I just stopped timing it and tried to sleep. I couldn’t sleep throughout the night as I was having contractions. 7am on Wednesday morning I was taken back to the delivery suite.The catheter didn’t drop so I was worried my cervix didn’t dilate with all the contractions cos one nurse said if the catheter drops that means I’m just 2cm and mine didn’t drop but the doctor and nurse checked and said I was 6cm dilated, they didn’t expect it, they didn’t even know i was already having contractions cos I wasn’t showing I was in pain. The doctor came, broke my water and she administered the first dose of oxytocin.Those two things started another wave of contractions.The pain just went from one to ten in no time.Haaa I started seeing stars. I was in so much pain I couldn’t even cry or shout.I wanted to remove the ctg strap attached to my belly, I pinched one nurse that wanted to use fetoscope to measure heartbeat,I didn’t allow anybody to touch me ,I was using my power bank to hit the metal of the bed, one nurse said if I continue like that I was going to spoil the bed. Any nurse and Doctor that came in were surprised I was 6cm gone with contractions and I was not screaming. Another dose of oxytocin was added by some minutes to ten and the pain became very intense I told the doctor I wanted to vomit, I don’t know what he was thinking or why he was slow but before he could do anything, I blessed the whole floor for them that was when he went to call the nurses.I kept having bouts of vomiting till there was nothing to vomit but it still kept coming. I asked the nurse to examine me and she said I’m not due for another examination till 11:30 since they’ve broken my water to prevent infection. I just told her to check me like that, she was so eager like she was just waiting for me to consent cos she thought I would have progressed a lot.With the pains and the frequent contractions we all thought I have progressed oo but noo i was still 6cm by around 10am. I could see the look of worry on the nurses face.Then this my favorite nurse kept telling me it’s like that some times.That in no time I can just progress to 10cm that I shouldn’t even bother.She told me I was going to deliver there and she said she doesn’t even want me to have any tear or anything. By this time my mum was in the room, the nurses told her to help me rub my waist,anytime the contractions hit like this I’ll hold her wrist very tight she had to ask if I wanted to break it infact at a point she had to leave me cos I could actually break it.I kept shouting at her to call dh that I wanted to speak to him.Thank God she didn’t call him sha if not I would have transferred aggression ehn. By few minutes to 11am I started feeling the urge to poo, the nurses said I should poo on the bed that they’ll pack it, it’s their job.Then the nurse checked me again and said I was 7 cm,every body was already smiling except me sha. By now the pain was so much I just had to let it out and I started shouting, which sound did I not make.My mom has a video of me mooing like a cow, I kept saying God please, I’m sure God would have been wondering why I was begging him.One yeye doctor came and said the nurse should administer pcm.Thank God for the nurse that was there,she told me pcm was going to slow the whole process down and I should refuse if I want to give birth in time.She hid it in her pocket and told the doctor that she has administered it.The next thing I started feeling the urge to push told them and the nurses kept shouting don’t push,don’t push, everyone was begging me not to push.I wasn’t even pushing oo.The baby was pushing me badly and I was trying my best but I couldn’t help myself from pushing.The nurse told me to raise my leg and she saw blood, by now she was begging me not to push as blood before baby is not good. She brought one drug from her pocket and added it directly to the drip line,that drug was magic cos in less than five minutes talk changed from don’t push to push at the next contraction with all your strength. The first push, everyone was like you’re just shouting, you’re not pushing, the second push, the nurse was like you’re too tight I’m going to give you a small cut, i just felt a sharp cut and with the third push, I pushed with all my mind and strength like I was bringing out the biggest poo ever.And my 3.38kg princess came forth by 11:20 and she was put on top of me. The nurses took her up and asked me see what did you born before taking her away to clean(don’t know why they did that lol) The relief that came with pushing was just marvelous.I was given cytotec anal or vaginal route can’t remember and I started shivering but they said it’s normal. They injected lidocaine and stitched the cut side up.My antenatal Doctor came in by 11:30 for the second assessment and found out that I’ve born already,he was so surprised and said he just told the consultant that he was coming to check me and me I’ve given birth. I was happy it was finally over till the nurse asked me to get up and pee in the toilet without sitting on the toilet seat.I tried to pee but instead of pee to come out it was blood that came rushing like tap and splashed everywhere.I was becoming worried but the nurse said it’s normal and it would stop and she kept asking if I was dizzy.She fed me and I was wheeled to the ward. In the ward,my mum noticed the two pad I just wore were stained with blood already and she shouted to the nurse that took the delivery.She told me to lie down and open my leg and she wore gloves, before I could say jack, she already dug into my vjay, straight into my uterus to evacuate what ever was causing the bleeding.When she did that I think I died for a second before screaming the whole ward down.She did it again and said I have to be wheeled back to the delivery suite.There was so much blood and clots. Back to the delivery suite now,she said the stitch site has loosened that the doctor didn’t do it well and since I was still bleeding she has to do the hand evacuation thing again.Dh was there encouraging me all I just wanted to do was to faint so I won’t feel the pain.She did it twice again.Loosened the former stitch,checked my cervix there was no tear so we didn’t even know the cause of the bleeding but they said it’s because my uterus didn’t contract back fast enough and blood has already clotted there.By the time she was done with cleaning,there was so much blood.She had to kee asking if I was dizzy but I wasn’t.She injected lidocaine and I was stitched again.She promised me that her stitching is very perfect and I won’t have problem .She asked me to pee on the bed and I kept peeing and the blood was reducing.By evening the bleeding now became normal. I really went through a lot post delivery.I just want to thank God for preserving my life and thank God for my mum for insisting the bleeding was not normal.Thank God for the nurse that took the delivery for her fast actions.Thank God for leading me to this group cos I learnt a lot of things that helped me throughout pregnancy.This group is the real antenatal class(lol).Thank God for team November.Thanks for all the congratulatory messages,I hope it’s not too late to reply one by one.May God grant all waddling mamas safe and sweet delivery. Moving on to newborn thread,even with all my experience see you all in 2021 ooo. Cappo @ToyosiR toyosiR Bs submitted.
This your BS scared me. Thank God for your life. Kisses to princess
My birth story is a very short one, this pregnancy came when I thought I was done with child bearing, oh the look of happiness on my husband's face while I was disappointed with myself, well I decided that what has happened has happened, then followed with series of scans, hospital visits ( I am a high bp patient), always treating maleria and all of that. Pregnancy advanced and I registered with General hospital ikorodu and Holy trinity hospital ikeja. At exactly 34 weeks I went for antenatal at the general hospital and was admitted for high bp and protein in urine +++, on the 5th day o suddenly felt a gush of water pour on my laps, I showed the nurse and she asked me to wear a pad so they can be sure of the quantity, the next morning the doctor came and saw it and that was my journey to emergency CS, they said waiting could be dangerous.i was wheeled to the theatre and out came my 34 weeks 6days old baby showing her crying skills... Only God can perform this miracle.
Thanks for the mentions, the private messages and the calls, I am sorry the BS came late, I have been battling with fever and pains since I was discharged on Sunday. Thanks at cappo sunbestie, may God make it easy for other December mamas,
Meet Chisom Nneoma
welcome my namesake Chisom. May God continue to follow you
mayornmn:
BA!!BA!!BA!!
My princess came today 25th of November at 11:20 am .
EDD: 24th of November
Weight : 3.38 kg
Via augmentation of labor leading to vaginal delivery.
Thanks to everyone, Thanks for the prayers, BS coming soon.
Thank God almighty
Congrats latest mum. thank God everything was successful. welcome princess
I found out I was pregnant at week 5 of the pregnancy because I was always doing pregnancy test, I couldn't wait to get pregnant 5 months after wedding. The pregnancy journey was smooth all through apart from first trimester vomiting wahala and all day sickness as I call it not morning sickness �, During the second trimester I use to forget that am pregnant cos no signs of pregnancy apart from my growing tummy, I was glowing and becoming fairer. Then third trimester came with lots of wahala, from constant urinating especially at midnight to pains when coming down from bed.
Delivery So when I passed all EDD the last one been 10th of Nov, exactly on the 12th I complained to a neighbor who asked me to mix half bottle of castor oil with Sprite and drink. I did it. 1hr later I started stooling something watery and was vomiting too, my husband asked what happened I didn't know how to tell him that I followed a woman's advise to drink castor oil, so I lied that I did not know. the next morning being Friday last weeks around 6am I started having pains that comes and goes. I later realized that it might be contractions, I timed it loo and behold it was coming at 11 minutes interval and last for 1 minute. I was happy, I woke my husband that am having contractions that our baby might come today or tomorrow, him too was over happy. around 10am I was having heavy white watery discharge I checked well and saw just a spot of blood, I said ok whatever it is am ready. by 12 I saw trickle of water leaking down my leg, I just cleaned it but I realized that the water keeps coming in small quantity that I have to wear pad. By then the contractions have stopped so I concluded that it was false contractions but I was now worried about the leaking fluid. I went to a nearby hospital to complain was asked to do scan, scan showed that my water is adequate, I took the result to hospital and they certified me and baby ok. I went back home and continued my Normal activity. By 10 pm the contractions started again this time coming at 9minutes interval and was painful. By 12 it was very painful and coming at 5 minutes interval. I quickly woke my husband and we set out to the hospital I want to born which was 30 minutes drive from our location. When we got to the hospital I was checked only 2cm dilated chai I said with this kind pain, so we stayed back cos it's already late. I couldn't sleep that night cos of pains. I was thinking that the way the contractions is strong that I might born before morning but nah. Saturday morning my mother in law came to join us(God bless that woman) was checked again only 3cm we decided to stay back since it progressed and the distance is far. My fellow Mama's Sunday morning came 4cm by then I was already tired. my husband and mother in law were tired too. I refused induction cos the contractions pains was making me want to go mad by then, talk more of adding Induction pain. I decided to endure more. Doctors and nurses were encouraging me to endure. By then I have been moved to labour ward, pregnant women that were admitted there with me were giving birth and are with their babies still I didn't loose hope. By Monday morning i was checked again behold I was 5cm after the rigorous exercise I did with mother in law the previous night. I said to myself so 1 day I will add 1cm that means that before I will reach 10cm who knows how many days more I need to stay in the hospital. I said to myself that which ever method that my baby is coming out today. the doctors too were tired of my case. Then the doctors suggested I go for CS that the baby is already getting weak as I have been in labour for 4days I said ok am ready, they called my husband in and decided to check the heartbeat of my baby it was low, everybody started running around, mother in law was almost crying, hubby was shouting at them to be fast. I was shaved and taken to the theater immediately, even on the surgery table I was still shouting in pains cos of contractions. I was given injection at my back to numb the pain, after some minutes surgery commenced and my son was brought out. they realized that my amniotic fluid have broken since that Friday and baby have drink some of the fluid, they were now running around extracting fluid from his mouth while am still lying on the surgery table begging God to save my son. after extracting the water, another nurse took my baby out for more check up. After stitching me up, I was taken to recovery room, where my baby was already lying on his bed sleeping gently. The doctor told us that during the surgery they realized that a cord was wrapped around his neck that's why I wasn't dilating fast. we are still in hospital but my mum, hubby and mum in law are here with me, pampering me. I really thank God for saving my child, he did not allow my 9months journey to be in vain.
BS submitted mamas remaining your 9 months journey will not be in vain in God's name. cappo @Toyosi thank you for your work
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