ShaharThorne -> RE: Women's Rights! (3/20/2010 7:23:35 PM)
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Elisa, I was scared of my pregnancy. All the case studies Dad and Mom worked on in their schoolwork was terrifying to me. On Lizard's due date, I beg the GYN to induce labor. I checked in the hospital on his orders the next day at 7am. At 9, the staff broke my water and pitted me. I was given some Demerol by IV so the pain would not hurt me. Suddenly, I was in the second stage of labor. i was completely enfaced and I was 10 centimeters. I was breathing heavily and wondering if I could get an epidermal. I was too far into the second stage. The nurses were trying to find a doctor to deliver me. I held off pushing until someone could get there. Suddenly my GYN was there and I started pushing. Between pushes, I took a deep breath. Doc said to push again and I told him that I was scared of bruising her face. I pushed one final time and they whisked Lizard away to clean her up. I asked what her APGAR was. She was an 8. I did not care about her fingers and toes. I did tear some and Doc was able to repair the tear with sutures. I passed the afterbirth with no problems. I did have to stay in the hospital for an extra day because my blood pressure was high. Also, if you have not have a bowel movement, the hospital will keep you. Between you and me, I felt like I was having a very large BM when I was pushing Lizard out...LOL! Throughout my pregnancy, I took several chances to rest and get off of my feet. One time when I got home, I grabbed an iced tea and a book to read. I propped my feet on the arm of the sofa and used my belly as a bookrest. Suddenly, the book was flying through the air...I swear to the gods that I was carrying Pele's (soccer player) love child...she kicked that hard!
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