Sunday, October 5, 2008

Be persistant with nurses

For some reason the nurses do not want to listen to how much pain you feel you are in or they just don’t believe you. I told my nurse over and over again that I was in pain and I could feel everything and she did nothing. I told her my chest was tingly and my legs were not numb and she did nothing. I also did nothing. I was so tired from being in labor that I figured she knew what she was doing. I trusted her to see the signs of labor and I trusted her to tell me what to do. But I was wrong, when my doctor came in and sat down to deliver my baby he touched me he said get the anesthesiologist. He realized I was not numb enough for having an epidural, so why couldn't the nurse figure that one out! After talking to other women I found out that it was not normal and I should have been able to see the anesthesiologist again before my doctor came in. If you are in pain or can feel a lot of your contractions tell the nurses. If the nurses do not help you, than ask to see your doctor and get their option.

Oh the Pain!

No one I have ever known who has had a baby told me about the pain that is forced down on your rear end. I really thought my baby was going to come out my butt, it was so painful. After the fact I did some research and it is a sign of full labor. I wish I would have known that going into it so I could have told the nurse to give me stronger medication to take that labor pain away. Even when I told the nurse where all the pain was going she had nothing to say about it, she could have just explained that I was in full labor and would need to be pushing soon, than I could have understood why it was so painful down there.

Tip of the week

Put your sponge in the dishwasher once a week when you run your dishes. This will make it last longer and kill bacteria it has in it.