Britney has given birth to . . .

[Mad4stevie]

a baby boy:

Report: Britney Spears has baby boy
The baby was born Wednesday by Caesarean section

NEW YORK - Britney Spears has given birth to a baby boy, Us Weekly reported.

The baby was born Wednesday by Caesarean section at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in California, the magazine said. No other details were available.

A call to Spears’ publicist by The Associated Press wasn’t immediately returned.

It is the first child for the 23-year-old pop star and her husband, Kevin Federline. Federline, 27, has two children with ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson.

© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9343995/

[Brwn_eyes0511]

a baby boy:

Report: Britney Spears has baby boy
The baby was born Wednesday by Caesarean section

NEW YORK - Britney Spears has given birth to a baby boy, Us Weekly reported.

The baby was born Wednesday by Caesarean section at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in California, the magazine said. No other details were available.

A call to Spears’ publicist by The Associated Press wasn’t immediately returned.

It is the first child for the 23-year-old pop star and her husband, Kevin Federline. Federline, 27, has two children with ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson.

© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9343995/

Congrats Brit. much happiness.

[wondergirl9847]

Caesarean section? Wonder why.

[BTFLCHLD]

Caesarean section? Wonder why. she wantd one cuz she was scared her twetwe would hurt :rolleyes:

[Mad4stevie]

Caesarean section? Wonder why.

Because her mother said that childbirth was the most painful thing ever in life. Scared her, I guess. :rolleyes:

[trackaghost]

Why is everyone so down on Britney for having a Caesarean? Surely it's her choice. Plus none of us know if there were medical reasons behind it.

[wondergirl9847]

I would have been the same way, C-section or not at all. LOL I don't like pain..hence, my not wanting a child. (No, that's not the ONLY reason. :laugh: ) I don't even have my ears pierced for frig sake.

[trackaghost]

A C-section is pretty painful afterwards too.
I think Angelina Jolie has the right idea - adoption! :)
Two beautiful kids without the agony of childbirth.

[catinthedark]

Caesarean section? Wonder why.

Too posh to push.

[BTFLCHLD]

I don't even have my ears pierced for frig sake. i almost fainted when mine were done...
and that crunching noise :eek:
i barely make thru bloodwork
no kids popping my cork

[ryan8472]

Charming. Now begins the wait for the announcement of a name. :rolleyes:

[ryan8472]

She was pregnant?
I would hope so. Divine intervention seems unlikely for this one. :p

[gldstwmn]

Charming. Now begins the wait for the announcement of a name. :rolleyes:

Preston, I thought.

[GateandGarden]

I would hope so. Divine intervention seems unlikely for this one. :p:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Serendipity]

Congrats to Brit and himself....bring on the naming!

~nicki

[Wild_Heart03]

I don't remember where I saw, but reports are saying that she named her son London since it's where she and Kevin fell in love.

[ryan8472]

I don't remember where I saw, but reports are saying that she named her son London since it's where she and Kevin fell in love.
Well isnt that special? :p

[Lee]

Oh great, now she'll be all in the news again for a month or so. Won't she just ever go away?? :(

Lee :)

[JazmenFlowers]

Oh great, now she'll be all in the news again for a month or so. Won't she just ever go away?? :(

Lee :)

ha! I love it.

[LongBlackScarf]

I don't remember where I saw, but reports are saying that she named her son London since it's where she and Kevin fell in love.

I was expecting "Backseat Federline." :p

[CreepingDeath]

I don't remember where I saw, but reports are saying that she named her son London since it's where she and Kevin fell in love.

I also read that they were thinking of naming the baby Vegas. Idiots.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I was expecting "Backseat Federline." :p

Anything is better that Apple...lol

[sparky]

Just go for the obvious. One name : Federspawn.

Or maybe Britwhelp.

[Jessica Leigh]

Oh great, now she'll be all in the news again for a month or so. Won't she just ever go away?? :(

Lee :)

no ****, right? it gets so tiring.

on the subject of why she had the c-section- there wasn't some sudden medical emergency that made them decide on a c-section. britney was planning it all along. why? well, like other people said- probably because she heard that childbirth hurts. maybe she didn't want to stretch out her hoohoo. maybe kevin made her do it for that reason. maybe that's why he dumped Shar- she gave birth the regular way. who knows. they're all dumb- and the dumbest part of all is that we're all sitting here talking about them :eek: myself included :)

[Richard B]

no ****, right? it gets so tiring.

on the subject of why she had the c-section- there wasn't some sudden medical emergency that made them decide on a c-section. britney was planning it all along. why? well, like other people said- probably because she heard that childbirth hurts. maybe she didn't want to stretch out her hoohoo. maybe kevin made her do it for that reason. maybe that's why he dumped Shar- she gave birth the regular way. who knows. they're all dumb- and the dumbest part of all is that we're all sitting here talking about them :eek: myself included :)
Yeah I know a few women who opted for C-Section just to save their hoochie's. Keep the husband happy.

[Jessica Leigh]

Yeah I know a few women who opted for C-Section just to save their hoochie's. Keep the husband happy.

whoah... i was just making jokes... do women REALLY do that?

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

I would have been the same way, C-section or not at all. LOL I don't like pain..hence, my not wanting a child. (No, that's not the ONLY reason. :laugh: ) I don't even have my ears pierced for frig sake.
Can I just say that if you don't like pain you won't want a c-section. Sorry but it amazes me that people think that a c section is painless!! It might be at the time but what abou afterwards?? When you can barely move without pain?

I don't talk from experience as I had 2 natural births but my friend had a c section at around the same time and it took a good few weeks for her to feel well where as I was up and about pretty much right after the birth. She also told me the horror story of a friend of hers who ruptured her c section a week after... not nice!

Pip

[Moony]

Anything is better that Apple...lol
There are many names far worse than Apple, which I think happens to be charming in its own way.

[trackaghost]

Can I just say that if you don't like pain you won't want a c-section. Sorry but it amazes me that people think that a c section is painless!! It might be at the time but what abou afterwards?? When you can barely move without pain?

I don't talk from experience as I had 2 natural births but my friend had a c section at around the same time and it took a good few weeks for her to feel well where as I was up and about pretty much right after the birth. She also told me the horror story of a friend of hers who ruptured her c section a week after... not nice!

Pip


My sister-in-law had a c-section and was in pain for weeks after. She could barely move. Apparently it's the equivalent to major surgery.
It's not the easy option as some people think.

As for Britney, no one here knows why she had one. Just because it was decided in advance does not mean it was not for medical reasons.
And anyway, she still has the right to choose.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Word on the news today is that Britney did not want to go through the pain of childbirth so she had a C section done. :shrug:

I guess whn you have $ you can have your kid anyway you want. I also thought that there had to be a medical reason in order to have a C section but I guess not. Didn't Madonna also have a C Section?

[GODDESS6]

Word on the news today is that Britney did not want to go through the pain of childbirth so she had a C section done. :shrug:

I guess whn you have $ you can have your kid anyway you want. I also thought that there had to be a medical reason in order to have a C section but I guess not. Didn't Madonna also have a C Section?
not sure about madonna, but i know heather locklear had a c-section, so she didn't have to do the normal childbirth thingy~ i think that is awful, the things you can get people to do when you have money~

[WelshWitchPMD]

not sure about madonna, but i know heather locklear had a c-section, so she didn't have to do the normal childbirth thingy~ i think that is awful, the things you can get people to do when you have money~


I am pretty sure that Madonna did too but I don't know the reason why. Makes me wonder 'What Would Stevie do"?

[tynan88]

I am pretty sure that Madonna did too but I don't know the reason why. Makes me wonder 'What Would Stevie do"?

Adopt.......

[GODDESS6]

I am pretty sure that Madonna did too but I don't know the reason why. Makes me wonder 'What Would Stevie do"?
i wonder too, i have however thought if stevie ever did have a baby, her baby's bassinet would be draped in fabulous black chiffon like "rosemary's baby", minus the upside down cross & not meaning stevie would have a possessed baby, but that bassinet in that movie was very extravagant & stevie-like :nod: ~

[GODDESS6]

Adopt.......
too funny tynan!!! :] ~

[LuckyCharms]

Word on the news today is that Britney did not want to go through the pain of childbirth so she had a C section done. :shrug:

I guess whn you have $ you can have your kid anyway you want. I also thought that there had to be a medical reason in order to have a C section but I guess not. Didn't Madonna also have a C Section?

Also I think alot stars opt for the c-section because they can do the tummy tuck durring the surgery. I've got over 40 hours of child labor under my belt and personally I'm glad I did the childbirth. There's alot of recovery time invovled with c-sections, plus they have to stick a giant needle in your spine that stays in till after wards. After the baby is taken out you're doped up and out of it for a long time so you're like not even there for the first hours of your child life. Any who, I hope the baby is doing well :)

[LikeAWillow]

Adopt.......

:lol: :lol: :lol: That was great!

[GypsySorcerer]

I heard on the radio the baby's full name was Preston Michael Spears Federline.

[gldstwmn]

whoah... i was just making jokes... do women REALLY do that?

Yes. :nod: :nod:

[dissention]

It won't be long before she's whoring out Federfetus to the media in an attempt to get some publicity.

[SmileAtU]

whoah... i was just making jokes... do women REALLY do that?

No they don't really do that and if they do it because of that they are ignorant. Unless you have a large number of childbirths back to back, it is going to go back to the original size and tone.

Then on the subject of not wanting to go through the pain of childbirth, geez, has she never heard of an epidural? Many times you only have to be dilated to a 3 (has to get to a 10 for those who don't know it) before women can get one.

Most OB docs won't do C-sections on first time moms unless there is a medical neccesity. It is a far greater risk for mom and baby to do a cesarean. Repeat c-sections are a different story because it's possible for the uterus to rupture during a vaginal birth after a previous c-section.

Anyway, my two cents. After 45 hrs of labor, I would still say that I would rather not have a C-section because of the pain AFTER. Not to mention they cut thru that muscle which takes awhile to heal, so we'll see how fab Britney's abs look now.

[Sorceress]

Yeah, when I heard she had a c-section to avoid pain, I literally laughed out loud. Wait til they take her catheter out...wait til they make her get out of bed. I'm sure she'll have lots of pain killers, but it will stilll hurt to roll over, walk around, etc. It's major abdominal surgery. After 2, I can say that it's not any easier than a vaginal birth. Maybe the pain is stretched out over a few weeks rather than a few days. Now doing it for the tummy tuck at the same time? I guess that would make more sense.

[amber]

Why is everyone so down on Britney for having a Caesarean? Surely it's her choice. Plus none of us know if there were medical reasons behind it.
Oh, my - I was just going to say exactly that. Besides, there's nothing inherently better about natural childbirth. :shrug:

[amber]

Oh, for you people who are talking about Cesarian's in relation to someone having money - statistically the most cesarians, and unnecessary cesarians, are performed on low income populations.

[dissention]

Oh, for you people who are talking about Cesarian's in relation to someone having money - statistically the most cesarians, and unnecessary cesarians, are performed on low income populations.

My mother had two C-sections. Bless her heart, but I would have told them that the babies weren't going anywhere if it entailed having my stomach cut wide open. :laugh:

[amber]

My mother had two C-sections. Bless her heart, but I would have told them that the babies weren't going anywhere if it entailed having my stomach cut wide open. :laugh:
That's pretty much how I feel about my hooha.

[ontheEdgeof17]

That's pretty much how I feel about my hooha.

:lol:

Damn babies.

Who needs to replenish the population anyhow? :p

[ryan8472]

Who needs to replenish the population anyhow? :p
Certainly not you or me. :laugh:

[all the same]

so, she had a human child? I assumed it would be half salamander (her half), half weasel (her husband's half)! :lol:

[amber]

so, she had a human child? I assumed it would be half salamander (her half), half weasel (her husband's half)! :lol:

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[GypsySorcerer]

My mother had two C-sections. Bless her heart, but I would have told them that the babies weren't going anywhere if it entailed having my stomach cut wide open. :laugh:
My mom had me via C-section. She always talked about the excrutiating pain for weeks and weeks after. No wonder she stopped at one. :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

My hooha hurts just reading this thread. So, I'm leaving. :lol:

[GypsySorcerer]

My hooha hurts just reading this thread. So, I'm leaving. :lol:
:lol: Word.

No babies coming out of this hooha, ever. :woohoo:

[ryan8472]

Sometimes my family tells me that I should've been born with the hooha, that that my sister should have been born with the pee pee. :lol: Oh well, what am I supposed to do. :shrug: :laugh:

I do NOT want babies. :nod:

[GypsySorcerer]

I do NOT want babies. :nod:

Me neither, but I still have to go through monthly hooha hell. :lol: :lol:

[ryan8472]

Me neither, but I still have to go through monthly hooha hell. :lol: :lol:
Just think...a baby would make that all go away. At least for a little while. :nod:































:p

[GypsyNomad]

Awww, no one wants babies? To bad, i do :p Just not till i'm in my late 20s/early 30s.....when i have money, a nice place to live, & not to mention some decent man worthy enough to procreate with :rolleyes: I want 2 kids, 3 maybe... I really want a little girl. What can i say, i've been picking out baby names since kindergarten. But anything can happen, lets just hope it waits till i graduate at least :laugh:

~Carei

[ThePenguin]

Awww, no one wants babies? To bad, i do :p Just not till i'm in my late 20s/early 30s.....when i have money, a nice place to live, & not to mention some decent man worthy enough to procreate with :rolleyes: I want 2 kids, 3 maybe... I really want a little girl. What can i say, i've been picking out baby names since kindergarten. But anything can happen, lets just hope it waits till i graduate at least :laugh:

~Carei


You sound exactly like I was. :) I actually didn't name my kids any of the names I thought I would (although I did use one as a middle name.)

And for all of you ladies who seem to think childbirth will truly be a nightmare-- I have one word for you-- EPIDURAL. I don't think it harms the baby one iota, and just makes the whole process so much more pleasant.

-Lis

[SmileAtU]

And for all of you ladies who seem to think childbirth will truly be a nightmare-- I have one word for you-- EPIDURAL. I don't think it harms the baby one iota, and just makes the whole process so much more pleasant.

Amen. :nod:

[LuckyCharms]

The epideral didn't work for me, for my first baby the labor was induced because of toxemia. 38.5 hours of labor + 3 hours of pushing! It was all worth it though, the thing is no matter how much it hurts you're willing to fight, and a few months later I started thinking about having another one :)

Awww, no one wants babies? To bad, i do :p Just not till i'm in my late 20s/early 30s.....when i have money, a nice place to live, & not to mention some decent man worthy enough to procreate with :rolleyes: I want 2 kids, 3 maybe... I really want a little girl. What can i say, i've been picking out baby names since kindergarten. But anything can happen, lets just hope it waits till i graduate at least :laugh:

~Carei

Never specify a preference! I went so far as to put a sign on the baby's bedroom door that said "Cynthia's Room" needless to to say his name is not Cynthia! LOL! A friend of mine who is 22 has 3 boys, she kept trying because she wanted a girl! And wants to try again! Another friend was dead set on a boy...you guessed it, 2 girls. Her husbands family was also dead set on a boy and bought the baby all boy stuff. The girl was a cross dresser for the first two years of her life, and they still buy her boy stuff! I could go on, but you get the picture, LOL!

[GypsyNomad]

The epideral didn't work for me, for my first baby the labor was induced because of toxemia. 38.5 hours of labor + 3 hours of pushing! It was all worth it though, the thing is no matter how much it hurts you're willing to fight, and a few months later I started thinking about having another one :)

Never specify a preference! I went so far as to put a sign on the baby's bedroom door that said "Cynthia's Room" needless to to say his name is not Cynthia! LOL! A friend of mine who is 22 has 3 boys, she kept trying because she wanted a girl! And wants to try again! Another friend was dead set on a boy...you guessed it, 2 girls. Her husbands family was also dead set on a boy and bought the baby all boy stuff. The girl was a cross dresser for the first two years of her life, and they still buy her boy stuff! I could go on, but you get the picture, LOL!

Your sig is hilarious! The Tusk Factory! Now i can't get this image outta my mind.... Lindsey saying "everything is made of cocaine! Even the "grass" is made of cocaine! Everything here is snortable!.... Stevie screeching, " I want an Oompaloompa NOW!".... and Mick the "Oompaloompa" trying to look up her skirt! :lol: :laugh:

I know i shouldn't care to much about if its a girl or boy.... i would just get disappointed i guess... i'l try to be more open minded. I don't want to wind up parading my son in dresses & hair ribbons :laugh: !

[LuckyCharms]

Your sig is hilarious! The Tusk Factory! Now i can't get this image outta my mind.... Lindsey saying "everything is made of cocaine! Even the "grass" is made of cocaine! Everything here is snortable!.... Stevie screeching, " I want an Oompaloompa NOW!".... and Mick the "Oompaloompa" trying to look up her skirt! :lol: :laugh:

:lol:

Lindsey singing: Come with me, and you'll see, a world of pure hallucination...

I know i shouldn't care to much about if its a girl or boy.... i would just get disappointed i guess... i'l try to be more open minded. I don't want to wind up parading my son in dresses & hair ribbons :laugh: !

People always think my youngest is a girl! Constantly little old ladies are saying "Oh look at her! She's a little Shirley temple!" LOL! I love his hair way too much to cut it though, plus he always plays with the curls and it's just adorable. :)

[GypsyNomad]

:lol:

Lindsey singing: Come with me, and you'll see, a world of pure hallucination...


:laugh: :lol: yeah & then John falls into the river of frothy booze & gets sucked up into the pipe...


People always think my youngest is a girl! Constantly little old ladies are saying "Oh look at her! She's a little Shirley temple!" LOL! I love his hair way too much to cut it though, plus he always plays with the curls and it's just adorable. :)

Awww that's too cute, now i want a kid with sweet little curls.... i wouldn't cut them either, its adorable when little boys have hair like that :)

[stargazer99]

And for all of you ladies who seem to think childbirth will truly be a nightmare-- I have one word for you-- EPIDURAL. I don't think it harms the baby one iota, and just makes the whole process so much more pleasant.

Yes, it is wonderful... until it wears off when you're 9cm dialated, and they won't reboost! :eek: I speak from experience... not fun at all. I would have killed for a c-section at that point, just for the drugs!

[stargazer99]

The epideral didn't work for me, for my first baby the labor was induced because of toxemia. 38.5 hours of labor + 3 hours of pushing! It was all worth it though, the thing is no matter how much it hurts you're willing to fight, and a few months later I started thinking about having another one :)

Sounds similar to my experience, although I didn't have toxemia. But I had excrutiating back labor almost from the beginning, and was in labor for about 35 hours. The epidural was wonderful while it lasted, but wore off right before I was ready to push! 3 hours for me as well, before they whipped out the forceps. :eek: Unlike you, though, I already had declared there would be no more children for me when I reached about hour 18 of back labor. And I've stuck to it! :nod:

But you are right, it is worth it! I couldn't imagine life without my little one... he's my pride & joy!

[DavidMn]

Godzilla? :eek: :lol:

[LuckyCharms]

Sounds similar to my experience, although I didn't have toxemia. But I had excrutiating back labor almost from the beginning, and was in labor for about 35 hours. The epidural was wonderful while it lasted, but wore off right before I was ready to push! 3 hours for me as well, before they whipped out the forceps. :eek: Unlike you, though, I already had declared there would be no more children for me when I reached about hour 18 of back labor. And I've stuck to it! :nod:

But you are right, it is worth it! I couldn't imagine life without my little one... he's my pride & joy!

I've heard back labor is the worst :( My mom experienced that with my brother, she said it was the worst pain ever.
They had to use the forceps on me too with my first one. My second was like a trip to Disney Land though! I was really scared that the same thing was going to happen again, but I only had a few hours of hard labor and he was out with one push! Still I just look at him sometimes and say "Thankyou", LOL!

[WelshWitchPMD]

This thread makes me just want to run right out and have a baby! :eek: NOT! Hey, I think that I might be too old anyway. :shrug:

[ThePenguin]

Yes, it is wonderful... until it wears off when you're 9cm dialated, and they won't reboost! :eek: I speak from experience... not fun at all. I would have killed for a c-section at that point, just for the drugs!


That does suck that they wouldn't reboost it. :confused: I had 30 hrs of labor w/ my daughter :eek: and and had the epidural only for the last 7 hrs. not fun. W/ my son, i asked for it right off the bat, but they put it in wrong at first and I had awful side effects-- pain, plus an intense itch that was all over my body. all while marty napped peacefully in the big ugly chair. lovely.

But I suppose the kids are worth it LOL. :) And when those epidurals are workin', baby, you can't beat 'em!!

-Lis

[GODDESS6]

wow i am lucky i guess, labor was like 10 hrs, i had an epidural for the 1st half, then the machine that pumps it into your back broke :eek: , so i had nothing for the rest of labor, i went from 6 to 10 cm, in 35 mins & they couldn't believe it when i had to push already~ i had to wait another 35 minutes for my dr to arrive, oh my goodness the pain during transition~ but my dr said if you want the pain to go away, we need to get the baby out...enuf said there, after 40 mins of pushing, dylan was born all 9lbs of him :xoxo: ~

[stargazer99]

I've heard back labor is the worst :( My mom experienced that with my brother, she said it was the worst pain ever.!

Yes, it's horrible! Definitely the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life! It's like being hit repeatedly in the back with a brick! (Not that I've ever been hit with a brick... but you get the picture.) It's caused by the baby being face up instead of face down, and the head laying on your spine, pressing on nerves there.


They had to use the forceps on me too with my first one. My second was like a trip to Disney Land though! I was really scared that the same thing was going to happen again, but I only had a few hours of hard labor and he was out with one push! Still I just look at him sometimes and say "Thankyou", LOL!

Most people say the first one is the hardest. I know several women who had horrible first experiences, and the subsequent births were like a walk in the park in comparison. I'm still too scared to try again, though! (Not that that's the only reason I'll probably stop at one... but it does enter into the equation!)

My experience with my son could have turned out even worse, though. They weren't sure that he'd come out with forceps (he was coming out crooked), so they were preparing to do a c-section if that didn't work. If I'd had a c-section after all the hours of pain, as well as being pretty much torn to shreds down there... I might be in jail now for killing my doctor! :mad: :p Seriously, though, I could barely sit down for about 2 weeks after giving birth, I was so sore down there. If I'd had to deal with a c-section recovery afterwards as well, I would have been in serious trouble. And I'm about as big a wimp as there is when it comes to pain!

[stargazer99]

That does suck that they wouldn't reboost it. :confused: I had 30 hrs of labor w/ my daughter :eek: and and had the epidural only for the last 7 hrs. not fun. W/ my son, i asked for it right off the bat, but they put it in wrong at first and I had awful side effects-- pain, plus an intense itch that was all over my body. all while marty napped peacefully in the big ugly chair. lovely.

But I suppose the kids are worth it LOL. :) And when those epidurals are workin', baby, you can't beat 'em!!

-Lis

I know a couple women who had problems with the epidural not being inserted correctly, or coming disconnected. Not fun at all!


I was well into labor as well (about 24 hours, I believe) when they gave me the epidural, because I wasn't dilating. (I actually punched my husband in the stomach at about hour 23, because he told me I was going to have to wait awhile for the epidural! I know, I'm a horrible person!) But once they gave me that epidural.... I felt wonderful! I was feeling no pain at all, until it started wearing off. They ended up inducing because I wasn't dilating fast enough, and I still couldn't feel a thing, even with the contractions intensifying. When I felt it wearing off, I kept telling the doctors and nurses I needed a reboost. But by the time the anesthesiologist got to me, I was too far along, and they wouldn't reboost. By that time, I could feel everything in my back again. And they didn't realize my son was coming out crooked... when I was making little progress with pushing, the nurse told me I was "pushing ineffectively". She thought it was because I was still pretty numb in my stomach and couldn't feel the contractions there, so she took it upon herself to remove the epidural drip altogether. I freaked out so bad that the doctor ordered her to reconnect it! My poor husband thought I was going to hurt someone... starting with him!

But you're right... when the epidural is working, it's a beautiful thing! If we do decide to have another child, I think my husband will request a "portable" epidural so he can connect it to me as soon as the first contraction hits! :lol:

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Yes, it's horrible! Definitely the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life! It's like being hit repeatedly in the back with a brick! (Not that I've ever been hit with a brick... but you get the picture.) It's caused by the baby being face up instead of face down, and the head laying on your spine, pressing on nerves there.



Yep... I had back labour with my first.... and somehow I managed to survive on gas and air. Foolish woman I was! To make matters worse she had he hand up by her face.... with each contraction she would come out so far and then go back in again. Had to be cut in the end :eek:

Pip

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Most people say the first one is the hardest. I know several women who had horrible first experiences, and the subsequent births were like a walk in the park in comparison. I'm still too scared to try again, though! (Not that that's the only reason I'll probably stop at one... but it does enter into the equation!)


My second was definitely much easier. He was certainly in a hurry to come out. Even took the midwife by surprise. She actually told me to stop pushing... yeah right... at that point I HAD to push, if you know what I mean! LOL

Pip

[stargazer99]

Yep... I had back labour with my first.... and somehow I managed to survive on gas and air. Foolish woman I was! To make matters worse she had he hand up by her face.... with each contraction she would come out so far and then go back in again. Had to be cut in the end :eek:

Pip

Ouch! I hope for your sake, that didn't last long!

[GypsyAsh]

No they don't really do that and if they do it because of that they are ignorant. Unless you have a large number of childbirths back to back, it is going to go back to the original size and tone.

Then on the subject of not wanting to go through the pain of childbirth, geez, has she never heard of an epidural? Many times you only have to be dilated to a 3 (has to get to a 10 for those who don't know it) before women can get one.

Most OB docs won't do C-sections on first time moms unless there is a medical neccesity. It is a far greater risk for mom and baby to do a cesarean. Repeat c-sections are a different story because it's possible for the uterus to rupture during a vaginal birth after a previous c-section.

Anyway, my two cents. After 45 hrs of labor, I would still say that I would rather not have a C-section because of the pain AFTER. Not to mention they cut thru that muscle which takes awhile to heal, so we'll see how fab Britney's abs look now.



Check this out... My cousin just had a baby boy about a week or so ago... his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck... and his heartrate suddenly dropped.. so she had an emergency c-section... instead of cutting from hip to hip... she was cut the other way.. all the way up her tummy... her doctor said it was the fastest delivery he ever performed.

and we got a big ole 9 pounder named Cameron!

ciao!
Ash
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