tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post6167705684045355040..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: The Critical PathK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-45722493756340519362008-08-13T21:22:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:22:00.000-04:00Oh, and I should have responded to the pitocin par...Oh, and I should have responded to the pitocin part. I agree that it is a rather evil drug - I mean, potentially necessary in rare instances, but vastly overused. I can't tell you the number of women I know personally who were overdue, got the drip, went into scary labour, needed an epidural stat just to manage without passing out, which then stopped the labour and a C was the final result. So I hear you about that. I mean, I could barely manage the contractions and I didn't take anything to gear them up! I had a pretty fast labour though, which tends to up the intensity, I've heard.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88063153557154046052008-08-13T21:20:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:20:00.000-04:00Miss C: I can fully understand how you might have ...Miss C: I can fully understand how you might have blocked that last delivery from your mind :-) Honestly, that's one huge baby! (Were your girls big too? Are you a tall person? For some reason I imagine that you are kind of petite...) There is no justice when a woman, ahem, modern warrior, has to live through nightmarish labour and then push for an hour before getting knocked out!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60096288929768661422008-08-13T11:37:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:37:00.000-04:00I do think that mothers are the true modern warrio...I do think that mothers are the true modern warriors. Anyway, in the spirit of full disclosure/forgetfulness, I should add that I had my third baby by emergency c-section, after going through all the labor and pushing for an hour. He was simply too big--massive head, 10.8 lbs--and I was put to "sleep" for the surgery.<BR/><BR/>But there was another drug too, namely pitocin, which in my experience is the most horrid labor aid imaginable. It gave me extra strong contractions, and, I believe, that it so imposes itself on your body that your natural self can't catch up. So you're ready to push, but you're not ready to push.<BR/><BR/>So I realize that there were drugs, but of a different sort . . .Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44891180057573989722008-08-12T11:55:00.000-04:002008-08-12T11:55:00.000-04:00Sal: Thank you for your comment. I find it fascin...Sal: Thank you for your comment. I find it fascinating that you and your friend are so in sync. Anxiety is the tie that binds us all :-) But seriously, to know someone whose constitution is so similar must be comforting...<BR/><BR/>Wendy: I'm glad you find it fascinating because it's (regrettably?) just getting started :-)<BR/><BR/>IHeart: See, I understand doing it once, but twice?? You should have taken that c-sec when you could get it :-) Of course, I'm sure your babies are very healthy for having not been subjected to drugs while being born. But really, priorities...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-64388133237777694122008-08-11T18:15:00.000-04:002008-08-11T18:15:00.000-04:00I did the natural childbirth thing too, twice. I t...I did the natural childbirth thing too, twice. I tried to look at it as an endurance athletic event and trained hard for it. I was actually in the gym the day I gave birth to my daughter, doing squats (luckily I didn't go into labor right there). Everything went as planned: excruciating pain, followed by healthy babies, but knowing what I know now, I'd opt for a C-section.The Spicershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667011381331956751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-17635786531706850292008-08-11T14:02:00.000-04:002008-08-11T14:02:00.000-04:00That's some story. I am fascinated. Thanks for sha...That's some story. I am fascinated. Thanks for sharing.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-31887014624114811612008-08-11T13:36:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:36:00.000-04:00You are awesome for sharing this, lady. Thank you...You are awesome for sharing this, lady. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Although I am not a parent, I am all too familiar with the amazing havoc that anxiety can wreak upon the human body. One of my best friends is an Orthodox Jew living in NYC. Our lives couldn't be more different, yet we are able to quickly diagnose each others' physical ailments as stress-induced because we are WIRED the same way. That you found a way to yank yourself out of the cycles of anxiety is impressive to the point of heroism. To me, anyway.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to learning more, and thanks again for telling us your tale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58895638523709300042008-08-11T13:15:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:15:00.000-04:00Hammie: OMG, I cannot imagine those experiences - ...Hammie: OMG, I cannot imagine those experiences - esp. the first with Boo. (Well, actually I can imagine cuz I had the crochet hook and zipper thing but 30 hours is mad torture.) Thank you for your excellent pep talk (really smart talk) about not judging oneself for not being perfect. I think we modern mothers are up against a lot of our own insane expectations. I think if there's one thing we can tell young women about before they have children is that expectations of perfection are both counterproductive and IMPOSSIBLE (regrettably :-))<BR/><BR/>Love your comment about your daughter going her own way from the get go. Mine is so that way too!<BR/><BR/>Mr. Matt: I so appreciate your discretion :-) Glad to know you will be reading. K<BR/><BR/>Pls. Sir: I hope I don't pose more questions than answers :-)<BR/><BR/>Savvy: It's a trip, that's for sure. Enjoy your size 34 now! (Not that you won't regain it after a baby but it's always good to love what you've got when you've got it!)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-91752049025997211962008-08-11T01:20:00.000-04:002008-08-11T01:20:00.000-04:00remember back in the college days, i can control m...remember back in the college days, i can control my weight with such ease. but now it's such an effort even though i am still a size Chanel 34/36. I am scared silly with stories of motherhood and yet still looking forward to my future children.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274781443181176710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-82127962893063681952008-08-10T21:38:00.000-04:002008-08-10T21:38:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing this story. Although I don'...Thank you for sharing this story. Although I don't have a baby...I am curious of the impact of motherhood. Actually, it purely terrifies me - including the transformation of your body and mind. I'm very excited to see how you have worked and gained back your strength. I could use some of those tactics!please sirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399057388828998855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-57241348398269993492008-08-10T20:50:00.000-04:002008-08-10T20:50:00.000-04:00don't mind me if I silently stalked the next coupl...don't mind me if I silently stalked the next couple of posts because I'll likely to chime in with some inappropriate and perhaps unwelcome muppet-esque commentary!Imelda Matt - The Despotic Queen of Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896845761664399184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-24665142452466948432008-08-10T17:45:00.000-04:002008-08-10T17:45:00.000-04:00Before you start guilting yourself out, let me sha...Before you start guilting yourself out, let me share. First born. 42 weeks. Induced. Felt like trying to reverse park an SUV out my arse. Given Pethadine to calm it all down and start again next morning. Next morning, waters broken with a crochet hook (who knows) and I think I started crying and abusing the cable guy in my SHARED ward so my husband made them move me to the labour ward early. Spent next 20 hours naked, walking around trying to escape my labour. Had Epidural, Spinal, and some gas. The gas just annoyed me by that stage. Finally gave birth a full 30 hours after first induction with sister and husband operating hand pumped ventouse (who knew? I thought it would be like a dust buster)<BR/>And Little boo was born after Obs gave me a "zipper" to help him out.<BR/>Boo was in special care for a few hours while I went off to theatre to have third stage of labour.<BR/>Bratty was a planned caesarean after she was diagnosed breech at 36 weeks and no amount of hippy shit alternative therapy would pursuade her to turn around. She hasnt changed in 8 years.<BR/>Given my time again? I would have had Boo by Caesar.Should have had Boo by Caesar, but 2 other women were having emergency caesars at the same time, hence the zipper. Feck the whole natural birth. If you are scared shitless then there isnt anything natural about it. And I know where I would rather have stitches; especially after that first pee.<BR/><BR/>So please don't go blaming yourself for anything that followed your natural but risky and scary birth and what you did to try and heal your body and soul afterwards. People who are driven by career are so goal oriented, they score themselves too poorly when they don't do the parent or motherhood thing 100%. You made a person with your own body. You kept them alive and well. Give yourself a raise. Key Productivity Indicator ACHIEVED.<BR/><BR/>No one who looks that great in a leotard and pale tights (your photo) could ever do anything wrong. xxLisamareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445509438246694219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49291807397328985422008-08-10T16:54:00.000-04:002008-08-10T16:54:00.000-04:00E: I regret to inform you that it's a long, rambli...E: I regret to inform you that it's a long, rambling road over the next few posts. Man, it's been a challenge to get all the information out, to say enough but not too much, to give my opinions without sounding like I expect anyone else to agree with them. Gotta say, writing about fashion is easier! Thanks for your vote of confidence.<BR/><BR/>Miss C: I often think about you when I'm writing (a woman of similar age and stage, a mother, a transplanted Canadian). Gotta say, if ever I had another baby (which I don't intend to do), they'd have to knock me out, pull out the baby, and wake me up when it was over. I can't believe you managed not one but 3 births that way. You are a vertible superwoman!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80108106834778278972008-08-10T13:53:00.000-04:002008-08-10T13:53:00.000-04:00Wow! I appreciate posts like this one because I a...Wow! I appreciate posts like this one because I always find such commonalities among and between women that are, I think, fortifying.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to your forthcoming health posts . . .<BR/><BR/>And btw, I did the drug-free births too--strong woman/marathon runner (flawed?) logic. If I had a fourth, which I hope not to do ;-), I don't think I'd be so stoic!Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58814178932084667922008-08-10T13:18:00.000-04:002008-08-10T13:18:00.000-04:00Thank you for your honesty. I'm sure many of us ha...Thank you for your honesty. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure many of us have had experiences that would/could lead us to the point where we decide to make changes in our lives. <BR/><BR/>What's really great is that you have awareness. And even greater is your willingness to make changes so you can be healthier. <BR/><BR/>Your family will appreciate that, and so will you. <BR/><BR/>I'm fascinated and can't wait to see where you go with this.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.com