How was your or your spouse's delivery? Was it normal or csesarian?

I stopped having seizures after having my son, and finally the C-section scar did stop hurting. =) I always seem to have health problems though, right now it's vertigo, which is very annoying. I don't plan on having any more children, because of my health, since they don't know exactly why my pregnancy caused seizures. But like you said, when you see that beautiful little baby it all just goes away. He's one year old now, and I still feel that way when I look at him, he's just so awesome and learning so many new things everyday.

My God! You had suffered a lot. Are you ok now? As you said, after all such suffering, when we see our baby, we forget those struggling hours. That is the miracle of the child and our own blood.

With one year old baby, much is expected from you. We must constantly give attention for the baby. He will be running around, keep insects like ants, stones, into his mouth. Must watch him carefully. At his time our sickness will be very costly for us. I can understand. I hope you have help at home and I pray God to give good health to you and blessings to your wonderful prince.

You are correct friend. First time our pelvic bones, uterus all will be tight as it did not go through any processes. But for second, they are all loosened and delivery will be easy. Even I suffered almost 12 hours for the first one but for the second, only 6 hours. Moreover normal delivery will heal fast but c.sec will take long. Why to take trouble? Even if we have to suffer at the time of delivery, better to have normal.

You are true. For me too. I will not swap anything for my children. Our StrawberryKisses are always for our children.

My second daughter was scheduled to be induced as well. The doctor said I looked too uncomfortable to let me go more than a couple of days past my due date. (I think I was already in the early stages of developing fibromyalgia at this point). As it turned out, I too, went into labour a couple of days before the induction. But then, my husband and I used our own methods to induce labour. ;-)

That is great inducing labour in our own way.

For my first daughter I had several shots of demerol throughout the night, and a couple of hot baths. They tried to give me gas but it made me dizzy. With my second one, nope. They wanted to give me gas but I refused because I knew it would make me dizzy. But I finally gave in and took the gas. My husband was in charge of giving it to me. When the nurse's back was turned he took some himself. Yeah, he had a blast during that delivery!

Nice to know your husband was with you during the delivery. Even my husband was with me but they never allowed him inside the labour room.

I hope they must have given you anesthesia right?

Hai very interesting. Dad born in the Land Rover and his child in water, that is simply superb. Can you please explain how this water birth takes place? Please, I want to know.

Hai Nardz13 it is so interesting to know about this water birth. I never heard before. Thanks a ton. But one doubt. How will the child know to swim? Will it not drink water in this process?

Hi. I will try to explain the water birth... Ok during my pregnancy term I could decide to have our baby in hospital or at home, we opted for the home birth... In doing this our midwife gave us some options and all the information we needed, and one of them were, water birth... Which I liked alot, with this option, she bought in a mobile birthing pool 2 weeks before, sat down with us and familiarised us with what to do, incase she was a little late getting here... My husband and I set up the pool in our lounge a week later, quiet a big lounge... We had a pot belly stove in there as well, which was to come in handy... The day b4 I was due, my husband half filled the pool with cold water, then on the day, he had filled the rest with hot water, we had pots of hot water on our potbelly stove on standby for the pool, as well as a hose coming straight from our hotwater tap in the laundry... When I was ready to have our daughter, I climbed in, got comfortable and out she swam it was amazing and I think the best way to give birth... The warm water in the pool, eased alot of my back pain and around, also our daughter came out sparkling clean lol, there was no after gunk on her etc... Why I say swam out, because thats exactly how it looked... It was a awsome birth, I climbed out with her and we both lay on a bed in our lounge, in the warm sun, while our midwife checked us over, I had no problems whatsoever, I was just sooo hungry, I could smell my grandmas cooking coming from our kitchen, she cooked alot of food and I couldnt wait to eat it lol... Another hose was then connected to the pool for draining later on, which ran straight into the drain pipes outside... Thats my best explaination... I wouldnt hesitate to have a water birth again, if I was to become pregnant, which is far from it lol... Have a great day...

Good you have recovered fast. Even though your leave was extended, you spent 18 solid days with new born and the child got mother's nearness at that time when it was very precious.

That is really good. Our own people as doctors and in your case hospital itself is your father-in-law's, this will give us confidence that they will take very good care of us.

I am sorry for the C-Section. I think it is because of your will power, you gone through it so quickly. Thanks friend for sharing your experience.

That is really nice of it. You are very correct. If the staff attending on us, are supportive, which is very much needed at that hour, the delivery process can be easily gone through.

That is very nice of it. Thanks for sharing.

You had long hours of labour and must have suffered really a lot. When we think of those times, we feel how we underwent all those things is it not? Even I got pain early morning at 4.00 AM and my husband took me to hospital at 9.30 AM. But the delivery took place only in the evening at 4.30 pm. If I think of that, my body shakes.

My God just imagine how your sis_law went through all that. Must have taken a lot of time to recover I suppose. One way may be C-section is better I think. Even though it takes much time to recover, pain will not be there and this unexpected problem like your sis_law's, may be avoided.

Oh! Just now I read about it in the previous response. Amazing friend. Am glad you had that experience. I do not know whether it is there in India.