Jan 2007 Poll: How did you give birth?

[Cordelia]

I thought this might be interesting for us to do..

I had a completely unplanned caesarean - seems like lots of us did! Be interesting to see if our percentages match the national average!!

[Melo]

Natural Vaginal Birth.

[Dee&baylee]

I had a natural birth my position was on all fours on the bed laying over a bean bag going with gravity.

[Strawberry_Shortcake]

I had a planned Caesarean.

[Charis]

unplanned caesarean :) still magic when he cried

[2s'nuff]

This time around we had a planned CS. All went as expected.

[nats]

unplanned caesarean :) still magic when he cried


Never forget seeing that little blue grey ball sail past the curtain. :yes: For a minute i was too scared to look :o

[freddie]

great idea Cordelia - can you tell us what the national average stats are?
kx

[mim1]

"normal" birth for me, well non caesarian anyway .. was induced and had a vacuum cup thingie to get bubs out in the end.

[MyAlCoLo]

"normal" birth......a quick and easy spontaneous labour at 39w 6d....completely natural. :)

[Cordelia]

This is the most recent article I could find!! I had heard 1 in 3 births are now caeseareans (too bad I can't spell the word!)

http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2005/dec/Mothers_Babies.html

Caesarean rates at record high
09 December 2005


The number of caesarean section births is continuing to rise in Australia, according to a new report produced by UNSW researchers.

The report, Mothers and Babies 2003, was prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's National Perinatal Statistics Unit, which is part of UNSW.

Professor Michael Chapman, Head of the School of Women's and Children's Health, in the Faculty of Medicine said that 28.5 percent of mothers had a caesarean section delivery in 2003, compared with 19.4 percent in 1994.

"Caesarean section rates tend to be higher among older mothers and those admitted to private hospitals," said Professor Chapman.

In 2003, there were 256,925 babies reported to the National Perinatal Data Collection, born to 252,584 mothers.

Professor Chapman said the upward trend in maternal age is continuing. The average age of all mothers was 29.5 years and for first-time mothers was 27.6 years.

[Hels*Bels]

Natural birth, 19 hour labour, gas and air only. Ventouse extraction to finish.

[LadyLou]

Induced 9am, contractions every 4 mins, "established labour" 1pm, 11pm Dr attended and urgent ceaser due to failure to progress.

Was under a general for the ceaser - so didn't see my bub till she was about two hours old! Missed her first cry :(

My ceaser wasn't planned and I was managing with only gas and air until ceaser. Feeling a bit down about the whole thing. But have a beautiful baby girl!

Cait
xxx

[3Divas&me]

Vaginal Delivery- Zero drugs- not because I didnt want them, but because there was no time!

[Karrina]

Elective c-section after wanting VBAC. Post dates refused to be induced again after first DD.

[dragonflyblu]

natural, zero drugs. dont worry Liamsmumma I dont remember my bubs first cry and I was alert and awake, just exhausted. all i remeber is how she looked and that I was covered in baby poo!

[cate]

"natural birth" with a big of epidural assistance!!! I've posted the full story elsewhere, but very long labour 33hours and no sleep so epidural near end as I was just stuffed!

I was so terrified of needing a caesar.....

[Jenko]

Natural....water birth.

[freddie]

vaginal birth with assistance from TENSand gas during the 25 hour labour and an episiotomy after 3 hours of pushing - he just wasn't going to come out otherwise!

[Flicka]

Induced with gel, no drugs, labour only and hour and a half from start to finish.

[Acacia]

Natural for me. Spent most of the last part swinging off the hand rails on the wall then when i wanted to push was on the floor on all fours. Ended up using morphine cos of the long labour (53 hours). I was terrified of c/s too. Bub was posterior with head up instead of chin tucked in so he wasnt budging! Ended up fixing himself after 48 hours!

[Owen&Noah's_mum]

au naturale here. almost an unplanned CS, thank goodness for public holidays and lack of staff.

[lovinmybub]

Acacia - my bub was looking up instead of chin down too! Dh says he was also posteria, my other support person says he wasn't, I can't seem to get a straight answer!
I had an epidural ( I had been dead against it!) and eventually he was born with the help of the vacum so they could turn him as I pushed. Ouch. I hurt thinking about it.

[Lukeandmattsmum]

i had anatural 2 1/2hr labour with no drugs. Not that i had much time for them anyway:rolleyes:

[kewlchicmum]

Unplaned emergency caesarean :yes:

[victoria75]

Natural here - induced, only had the gas. Exactly as I had wanted.

[jess_live_die]

A nice quick easy painless no drugs Natural Vaginal Birth.

[Pixie]

Emergency C/section

[jbie]

i had planned an intervention-free homebirth w midwives; ended up having a surprising homebirth - a 2 hour total labour, didn't think to call anyone that early, so found myself pushing in my toilet at home with DH in the lounge! DS came out before i could say anything.
quite a lovely surprise. so i ended up having a drug free vaginal birth, just not the way i expected.

[Roopee]

:wave:Im from the Feb group can i join?

I had a natural, drug and intervention free birth (no internals).
It was 24 mins long!:eek:

[SammyG]

Induced by breaking waters at 10 in the morning.

16minutes from 4cm to Delivery with no drugs.

Had an internal to put trace on M's head at 2:40pm, delivered at 2:56pm

[Pices_79]

I was induced at 8pm the night before with the tape - waters broken at 7am the next morning....Active labour for about 5 hours - 30 minutes of pushing. I had an epidural however it didnt work in some areas!!! Because the pushing part was very quick I ended up with two stitches

[unhindered]

I laboured for 14.5hrs ( quick for me lol), labour began at 2:30 in the arvo monday the 8th gently progressing. About 3:30 in the morn of tuesday the 9th i woke Dh as things were becomming more intense, i was in transition for a really long time not to sure exactly how long we took no notice of the time. At about 5 o'clock i headed up to the shower to finish transition. My body began pushing and her water bag came down first so i broke it with my fingers, maybe 4 or 5 cntrxs later she was born at ten minutes past six in the morning. Pushing lasted about ten minutes. Placenta birthed an hour and a half later. Probably would have been quicker but i was to busy talking on the ph to my mum.

[Tabby]

How did I miss this thread earlier???
anyhow..
Emergency c-sec after 14 hr labour. DD was found to be a footling breech at 6cm dialation. I tried to continue to VB but stalled at 9cm so after 3 hrs of no progress we were off to c-sec.

[Lochlansmummy]

natural vaginal birth with an
episiotomy (i think thats how its spelt) DS was a little difficult and my waters had to be broken but after 19 hours my DS was worth the trip to hell and back