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C-section in Holles St.
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13-06-2011 10:46am#1Hey all, well have finally had it confirmed that I am been brought in for a section on Wednesday morning as baby still breech. I am attending Holles Street and just wondered if anyone had a c-section in this hospital and what their experiences of it were...........just walking around in a bit of a daze at the moment!! But cant wait to meet baby!
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Hey all, well have finally had it confirmed that I am been brought in for a section on Wednesday morning as baby still breech. I am attending Holles Street and just wondered if anyone had a c-section in this hospital and what their experiences of it were...........just walking around in a bit of a daze at the moment!! But cant wait to meet baby!
Hi Winnie, I had a c-section in Holles Street in 2009.
There was a midwife behind me all the time and she was explaining everything that was going on and it kept me so calm. Whilst you are numb, you do feel what's going on, you just don't feel the pain. I'm not saying this to freak you out, I'm saying it because I didn't know I was going to feel anything and that threw me a bit! When the baby's being born you kind of feel a pressure as it's pushed out and that's as uncomfortable as it gets really, after that they hold your ickle one up so you can see it. I was too afraid I'd see my open belly so was terrified of looking lol so the nurse had to almost shout, 'will you look properly at your little boy':D
Anyhow, the boy was whisked off and whatever checks had to be done were done and they brought him back all clean and gorgeous. I couldn't hold him so the midwife brought him right up to me. Then you're brought down to recovery for an hour or so (i think) and you're brought up to the ward.
The way they stitched me afterwards was incredible. It was one overall stitch and a bead at either end. When the midwives saw it up in the ward afterwards they were so impressed, because apparently the scar heals better and it seemed like they were suggested it was quite a skilled bit of work. I have to say they were right because I never suffered as much as other people I know who've had sections in other hosps. The scar is so difficult to see now, you can hardly make it out.
The first night your baby is taken from you and looked after by the midwives because you're restricted to the bed with a catheter and morphine. The next morning that's all taken out, you have your first glorious shower and you get to snuggle your little one properly.
Section babies suffer a lot with mucous after a section birth because it's not all squeezed out in the birth canal and my little one was no different. It scared the living daylights out of me (first time mum
), so just bring a lot of bibs! And bring undies that are a size too big so they can come up over your scar.
Is that the kind of info you're looking for? Anything else you want to know, just ask. Oh and best of luck xx 0 -
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Don't bank on the baby being looked after by the midwives on the 1st night,it depends on how busy they are.
I was in a ward in January with some people that had c sections and they did not get the option.
When I was there in 2009, they even offered to take my baby for a few hours to let me get sleep.I was in a private room though and found a huge difference between that and semi private ward.
There does seem to be a bit of a baby boom going on at the moment, judging by the queues in the semi private clinic anyhow...I hope they all have their babies by the time i go in:D
What did the peeps do on the first night? How did they look after their babies?0 -
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Their husbands stayed too.
Everyone seemed to have their husbands their permanently except me,they all stayed slightly longer then me too as I would have left straight after my cuppa;)
haahaa No chance of my hubby staying permanently he'll be too concerned about the car parking costs he'd be clocking up :rolleyes::D 0 -
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