Its comforting to know im not the only one, I was set to be
induced with my fifth child on jan 1, went to hospital at 5 am, put on pittosin at 6, dialed slowly, and had painful contractions, Dr broke my water at 11, contractions even more painful, got the epidural at 12,
labor did not progress, was dialated 3 cm all day, @ 8 pm,, Dr took me off pittosin for an hour to see if I would progress if we started over
again, at 9 they hooked me up
again, all night and just progressed to a 4, that next morning, still nothing, finally Dr said we need to do a c section, since my water was broken earlier the previous day, he was worried about infection, finally went to operating rm, it was so cold, I was shaking and crying, I was so scared, btw my previous 4 children were vaginal births, I felt so guilty, thinking it was my fault my
labor did nt progress.Finally I had her, when the Dr held her up for me to see, I started bawling, she was perfect, it was very emotional, she weighed 6 lb 4oz and 18in, Im very proud of her, and myself
Yes, there are special circumstances (
induced labor, for instance, is nothing like normal
labor — but
again, the mismanagement of
labor often causes way more inductions that should be necessary), but for the most part, women who have the right kind of support and preparation would find that
labor CAN BE a tremendously strengthening and spiritual experience.
The Great Stagnation of American Education New York Times, 9/7/13» [Professor] Richard J. Murnane, an educational economist at Harvard, has found evidence that high school and college completion rates have begun to rise
again, although part of this may be a result of weak
labor markets that
induce students to stay in school rather than face unemployment.»