I have been lucky and blessed by two fairly easy
pregnancies. Both times I had no
complications, always low blood pressure and normal glucose levels. I did not have much nausea in either
pregnancy, and carried both babies well.
I definitely had more heartburn with my first pregnancy,
leading me to believe the wives-tail about the more heartburn the more hair,
b/c my second had very little heartburn, and very little hair.
Both pregnancies ended in unwanted c-sections. In the first case, I was unsuccessfully
induced and stopped progressing at 7 cm.
This time, they would have let me try for a VBAC had I started labor on
my own, but I did not and the alternative was a scheduled c-section at about 41
weeks. The second c-section was a very
different experience. The first time, it
was so entirely unexpected as I never, ever imagined my childbirth experience
going that way. But this time, after my
due date had come and gone, and I had tried everything to get the baby coming
on my own, I was resigned to the fact that I was going to have a repeat
section. While with the first I had
lots of baby blues and emotional swings after he was here, I got all my
emotions about the c-section taken care of before my second son was born and
have really been able to enjoy almost every moment since he arrived. It was also much easier to recover from
without the induced labor beforehand, and knowing what to expect after.
40weeks + 1day Pregnant with a 9 lb baby (Age 25 1/4 years)
40weeks + 4days Pregnant with a 8 lb 9 oz baby (Age 27 5/6 years)
My weight gain was different with each, though my starting
weight was similar for both pregnancies.
For the first I gained 41.5 pounds, while I only gained 32 pounds with
the second. Perhaps that had sometime to
do with the ease of recovery too?
Hopefully, for #3 I’ll be able to successfully have a
VBA2C. I really don’t want to go through
surgery again, but thankfully I am almost recovered from this one.
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