When they got me on the table I had another gush of amniotic fluid and the doctor asked for an ultrasound to see if he had turned. After the ultrasound she said that my son was wrapped up in his umbilical cord and that even if they would turn him they couldn't because of that. After they gave me the spinal block and I laid there waiting I shook with anxiety and fear and they had to put something to calm me down in my IV. My only solace at the time was being able to have my husband there with me, trying to comfort me.
He was born via caesarean at 3:05 am on May 9th (his estimated time of delivery) he weighed 8lbs 14oz and was 22 inches long. This was 5 ounces less than my previous son's birth weight. I told my husband to not let them give him a bottle because it was very important to me that he breastfeed first and only. They immediately tried to give him a bottle of sugar water stating that they had to because my son had low blood sugar from being high birth weight. My husband did not let them give him a bottle and I was able to breast feed him with the help of my mother when they took me back to my recovery room. I had also opted to have a tubal ligation right after surgery, since it is a guideline of that certain hospital that they did not do VBAC deliveries. .
Feelings.
I felt like my experience with the doctor's office alone was very impersonal and at times uncomfortable. I would get annoyed and frustrated having to repeat myself and my birth plan over and over. I thought that they were doing this on purpose sometimes to try to get me to go along with the C-section plan. It made me angry, especially the female doctor that was in the office, who happened to be the one who was on-call when my water broke. I felt like her constant 'concern' for my child's birth weight and pushiness to get me to plan a C-section, even though I had explained to her my hopes and fears about my birth, was rude and inconsiderate.
