Did you use any drugs in your birth?
No. Naturally went into labour at 40+2. Birth was drug free.
Did you have complications during your birth?
No. After my waters broke (approx 4.30-5ish), contractions started a few hours later, awent to the hospital at approx 9ish, after 45 mins on the machine thingy, the MW told me to go home as I was only in early labour. Come back when they feel twice as bad and are twice as often, they never changed in speed or pain, and I therefore delivered at home not quiet three hours later, with help of two ambos and DP. Delivered placenta at hospital. A little grazing, but I was fine. DS was perfect.
Did you experience any feelings of dissapointment, disempowerment and traumatisation?
My only dissapointment was the hospital, Im sure that if I had been checked, they would have seen I was dialating fairly quickly, and even though the machine said my contractions weren't very strong, they were incredible painful and obviously very effective. They treated me like I was over reacting and being stupid. I knew it wasnt going to be long, I knew it hurt and I wanted to stay. But they told me the stupid machine said these were 'tiny' contractions. They wouldn't listen to me.
Honestly Im glad they werent the ones to deliver my baby.
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