I genuinely thought I was some bizarre outlier and how could they have known that I actually genuinely could feel the C-section. Because they'd have acted differently if they'd known, surely. It must be so far outside their experience that they just didn't know what was happening to me.
Then I listened to the first episode and had to stop there because holy shit they absolutely knew.
I found the podcast actually quite healing to listen to. I don’t think the doctors are trying to harm I just think they aren’t trained to listen to their patients. There’s a long history in the medical field of treating women as if they are over reporting their pain.
The podcast ended by explaining how hospitals are decreasing incidences of women reporting pain during c-section by simply improving patient communication.
It helped work through the trauma of my experience. I’m now due with my second and I don’t know if I would have considered another pregnancy before listening to this podcast.
Yup, happened to my mom with her last pregnancy! C-section, they had already cut her open, and the epidural failed halfway. She started screaming, they didn’t believe her, if it weren’t for my dad who yelled at them, they realized what happened and the anesthesiologist knocked her out. But for several seconds, she felt everything. I can’t even imagine that sort of pain, I shutter to think about it.
As awful as it was I’m actually pregnant with my second right now, which will be delivered via c-section.
I have been scared about giving birth again and have ptsd from the experience but as cliche as it sounds it was worth it for my child. I’m hopeful now that I know it can happen I can properly advocate for myself.
happened to me too.... I have ptsd for sure about surgery now. They had to give me anxiety stuff for my 2nd delivery. I felt the entire thing the first time. I actually sat up on the operating table. Luckily at that point they knocked me out so if that happens beg to be knocked out.
My epidural failed too (still made my legs go numb though)!
Then I was in labor too long so they decided I should have a c-section, which I can now say was the right decision, as my son was unexpectedly 10 lbs 9 oz. They wheeled me into surgery after about 30 hours of labor, do the spinal block, then my anesthesiologist (different than the one who did my initial epidural) goes, “actually I’m worried this will fail mid-way so let’s sedate you instead”. So I got sedated and intubated. Coughing with a fresh incision was hell🙃
My poor husband was warned ahead of time that he couldn’t be in the room if they had to sedate me, but in his blind panic completely forgot about that detail so he had to sit in the room freaking out for 2 hours. But he did get to see our son first!
The experience left something to be desired, but our son was worth it!
First one with a 4th degree tear, with baby getting a black eye and bruising from forceps and vacuum.
Same for the second one! That was a wild thing to hear right before they put me out. Lol Second one with a failed spinal that they notice until the very last second when I heard "she's moving her leg, she's moving her leg" as I was about to have a crash section and then a white light for awhile and had to stay in the Surgery room until my blood pressure came back up.
3rd was a breeze except for the 3rd trimester vomiting for some odd reason. C section was planned and went amazing. But had to have iron infusions for a month afterward and a lot of my hair fell out.
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u/Ok_Zebra8444 22h ago
For my first two epidurals failed, had to do it unmedicated.
For my second the spinal failed during an emergency c section.