tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post6361463348391246276..comments2023-11-03T02:48:53.179-07:00Comments on Birth Faith: Enduring a mile (or a centimeter)Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-77828246163415110252008-04-30T17:31:00.000-07:002008-04-30T17:31:00.000-07:00Overall, the second birth was a way better experie...Overall, the second birth was a way better experience than the first, for a combination of reasons. I am glad I didn't get the epidural this time even though it was painful, and most likely, I won't get one next time either. <BR/>I wont go into to many details, (I could go on for hours about birth) but I did ask for epidural an hour after I got to the hospital (5cm when I got there). Well, the midwife checked me and I was 9 1/2, so it was too late. At that point I really was ready to give up, and was kind-of scared because for some reason I still felt like I had a long way to go (I really only had three more contractions to go before it was time to push), and was trying to find any way out of it that I could. Next labor I wont be so scared, and I think that will make it a lot easier.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738817682340264604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-40201955902872911752008-04-29T12:10:00.000-07:002008-04-29T12:10:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for commenting and sharing your exp...Thanks so much for commenting and sharing your experience, April! Congrats on your new baby! When I talked to my husband about all of this, I kept mentioning the same thing... that running a race you always have the option of quitting, but you can't exactly quit birth! ;-) But I decided that the closest thing would be getting an epidural, maybe? I dunno. <BR/><BR/>How did this second birth compare to your first? Was it a better experience for you overall?Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-24524892540544156612008-04-29T09:04:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:04:00.000-07:00So, I just delivered my second child a month ago (...So, I just delivered my second child a month ago (1st without the epidural) and this rings so true about the various stages. However, before I got checked at 9 1/2 cm, I didn't realize that the finish line was right around the corner and so had I been running, instead of laboring, I probably would have given up and stopped. (can't really do that with giving birth though, can you). <BR/>Also, the mantra about "the faster you run, the sooner you're done" was exactly what I was thinking when I was pushing, even though it didn't really hurt that much at that point, I still just wanted to be done because I was exhausted. I think I was scared because my first delivery, I pushed for over two hours. This time I asked the midwife point blank, "how much longer" she said less than an hour, but that wasn't good enough for me and so I pushed as hard as I could and my son was born less than 10 minutes later. <BR/>By the way, I love your blog. :)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738817682340264604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-77810023968611714402008-04-27T21:32:00.000-07:002008-04-27T21:32:00.000-07:008 minutes flat :-)8 minutes flat :-)Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513306977618928729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410440710208780456.post-18206727743584379092008-04-27T19:41:00.000-07:002008-04-27T19:41:00.000-07:00That's a really cool analogy! And an inspiring mes...That's a really cool analogy! And an inspiring message. So . . . how fast was your mile? :-)Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222439237737873231noreply@blogger.com