Kids been alive for months. But I’m glad they place a lot of importance in those first few hours out of the womb. So important for both baby and parents❤❤
@@AravaxElvorvery good point, just makes it even better, strengthening that bond in the first moments after birth that mom and baby already had in utero 🥰
We lost our little boy feb 25th, the nurses were amazing, they were so gentle with him. Took him to get his feet and handprints and made us a little memory box for him. They were extremely patient and loving when I didn’t want to leave him, they kept me updated with who was looking after him. I wish we had met them in better circumstances and I wish my son was here 🥺 EDIT: our son has blessed us with a sibling for him. It’s very early days, we are 7 weeks now ❤️ thank you all for the love in the comments it is very appreciated, god bless
I had an emergency c section with my daughter and when I was finally able to shower the nurse helped me take off those cute hospital undies (🙄) and plop! The floor looked like a murder just occurred. It got on her shoes and the bottom on her pants. I was so embarrassed and started apologizing. She looked at me and said ‘don’t worry about it!! It happens all the time!’. She was such an angel. The world needs more great nurses!
Nurses are the true caregivers during childbirth!! Most not all are extremely compassionate and work in that field because they want to help! I remember one time when I was assisting a lady having her baby, there was the most stone cold face rude nurse I’d ever met and I’ve met plenty in the field. My client was desperate to use the birth ball even just on the bed but was told no by the nurse so when she wasn’t there my client begged for it and of course I gave it to her( this was a low risk pregnancy and uncomplicated labor) so she cane in and scolded us mostly me because birth assistants, doulas were still mostly treated as a threat to the system because our clients were educated by us as to their rights as a patient and how different positions in labor help with pain and Lessing the time of labor at times let alone help the baby and mother use gravity to their benefit but for some nurses it’s aggravating to have to adjust the fetal monitor and so forth, I told my client she could ask for another nurse as it is her right and the next one was a blessing and was so happy a doula was their to help! Since the nurses do most of the care during birth and catch their fair share of babies many go into the midwifery field and quite a few chose Homebirth, doctors as well. Educating yourself on the subject of pregnancy and childbirth options plus choosing a birth practitioner that is open to your wishes rather than laughing and saying good luck( I’ve seen that with my own 2 eyes) is so very important! Remember it’s your body and your baby, don’t let the choices be made for you. Here’s a link to the difference in the midwifery model of care v.s the medical model of care if anyone is interested! This is s passion of mine so I always comment when I feel I can help anyone with knowledge that might help them feel empowered!birthlink.com/midwife-vs-medical-models-of-care/
I had a similar situation after my c-section. I *needed* to wash my face. I felt so disgusting. There was a sink just 10 feet from my bed. My catheter was still in, but I could move my legs. She taped the catheter to my leg and let me lean on her to get to the sink and, like you said, blood bath all over the floor. I was trying to clean it up with paper towels and she was so nice about it 😅
I had a c section to. I found it so awful that it took an hour before I could hold my baby 😢 zbd then j was so tired after 24 hours and I rather would sleep.. not a pink cloud feeling at once
Really? I had a C-section too, emergency tho with mines. But the dr actually did such a great job cleaning durring the C-section that I never actually bled. She took everything out that was due to shed durring the surgery. She was a blessing. I never got the two or more weeks of it. No pitocin either to motivate my uterus. It was my first too so I just assumed every C-section didn’t bleed vaginally as dr was supposed to suck it all out prior to closing. I did not hold my daughter skin to skin tho until almost an hr after. 😢
Unfortunately, thats not at all what i experienced. It was one of the most traumatic situations I've ever been in. My nurse was mean, defensive, condescending, rude and unhelpful. There were zero issues or complications until after i delivered. My BP went stroke level and they let me leave with an elevated BP of 201/100. I won a lawsuit against them, but nothing will ever take away the trauma they put me through. It has lifelong effects 😢
You're not alone. Many women have a traumatic stories of giving birth or undergoing any gynecological procedure (which female patients aren't given anesthesia or even pain medication for). Women are treated like livestock in the healthcare industry.
My FIL is already on "bring mom sushi" duty and my husband is on "watch baby like a hawk duty" and MIL is "keep my mom from being so crazy I kick her out" duty. We all got our roles. Lol
Lol I’m 34 weeks and 3 days today went in for my apt and was having contractions 5 min apart, they sent me to the hospital and there they gave me meds to stop my labor,… we need little man to cook inside of me for at least another week!!! Fingers crossed!!!
i hope it all turns out great for you! also, get as educated as possible, read as many books as you can, stay hydrated and eat. labor can take hours and with the right mindset and pain relief techniques it can be made a lot easier 💓
Your baby and your body know when baby is ready. Mine was done cooking at 35wks. They stopped my labor as well, stalling it. I got pre-eclampsia at 39wks 4days and had to have a c-section. Trust your body. It knows.
I remember my first pee after birth i said woah! 😮 (seeing all the blood) and my nurse very rudely said “well what did you expect?!” The L&D nurses were all very very rude from being admitted to discharge 😢 wish we had people who actually cared like you do… if you dont like L&D then dont work it.. no one in labour wants rude nurses who seem to be annoyed by their patients 😒
@@yanastoI'm glad that you're L&D nurses were good to you. I can't even imagine someone being rude/mean to a woman IN LABOR. Anyone who acts like that is a disgusting human.
I refuse to give birth at the hospital where I had my first. They were so AWFUL and I even brought a special thank you basket when I was admitted. I had complications they ignored AND the worst part was, I could hear the nurses literally b****ing about having to walk to the meds safe to get other mama's pain meds as they'd walk past my room!
my nurse came to visit the next day after i gave birth in labor and delivery. she came up and told me not only to say congratulations, but that she was proud of me for giving life and i should be proud of myself. she even talked with my husband about cars (he is a mechanic) when i was having contractions because i like conversation around me when im in pain. she was so helpful not only medically, but emotionally- which is just as important. thank you nurses!
My nurse walked me to the postpartum room and gave me a hug. She said she was so proud of me and I was amazing. I am so grateful to have had her support. Giving birth is so scary and vulnerable. It is important to be surrounded by kind people!
I would say don’t forget to mention pushing on the belly to help with contacting and making sure there’s nothing left behind. That happened around 30mins after the birth the first time and 2-3 more times after that throughout the day/night. I wasn’t aware that anyone would do that until they did
@@sweethomechicago no, this is a normal procedure almost everywhere, at least in the states. My placenta was intact both times and I had fundal massages each time and at my two day checkup (I had my babies at a birthing center then they came to my house two days later).
Those are a nightmare! Thank God I had my 4th and 5th at home. They don’t do that at all and I was left alone 2-3 hrs after birth. Best and fastest recovery’s by far mentally and physically.
@@mynameisasecret2033 I have both heard and read that it's ridiculously painful. My friend's mom said when the nurse did it after she gave birth to her, she involuntarily smacked him because it hurt so much.
That all sounds about right. The first skin to skin is magical and knowing how to breastfeed the 2nd time around was ever better. New moms, ready for the nurse to massage your belly to help the uterus contract, immediately postpartum. Nursing baby will also release oxytocin to contract your uterus(youll feel uterus contractions) and possibly sleepiness so be sure to nurse somewhere comfortable for both yourself and baby during the early months.
I love how you’re showing everyone, especially soon to be moms everything that will happen in the hospital when they have their baby. It’s so scary for the first time and you don’t know what to expect. I would love for you to be my nurse, because you’re amazing! Keep it up 👍
Gonna be honest here: all that care and professionalism and clear love for a profession is what makes me want to have a baby (if I ever have one) at that hospital. Also, from other videos I've seen they provide so many accommodations! It's amazing
Every single time I got up to pee my nurse helped me. I low-key was like woah when the blood trickled down my legs lol. The nurse reassured me that i was okay❤
I was also starving after my emergency c-secrion, but the nurses put me on a do not eat list and wouldnt take me off, but also said they dont think i needed to be on there. For two days! My husband had to leave and bring me food but i was livid. The hospital was supposedly one of the best in my state, but they made a LOT of mistakes.
@@mrs.hatfield1451I hope everything goes well with you and your baby. And good luck with the birth, I've already shared some of my mom's horror stories on other comments so I truly hope you get amazing staff. Good luck ❤️
I went into the hospital while in late stages of labor and 1) they didn’t believe I was in labor until they saw my baby trying to crown out 2) while I was pushing I had no pain meds at any point so I was in terrible pain and screaming from it, my nurse said meanly: “if you used all that energy from screaming to push the baby would be here by now” (this was not true, I had come into the hospital for a C-section because baby was stuck and I was correct ) 3) they wouldn’t believe me at all that my sweet baby was stuck or in distress so they delayed the csection I begged for until my baby almost died inside me. I hate hospitals with a passion now.
I have met and know the doctor who delivered both me and my brother. She’s the SWEETEST most CARING woman in the industry. She’s one of my two recommended pediatricians/doctors that I’ve had growing up that are almost always fully booked when we call 😂 Not only did she COMPLETELY prevent tearing, she made it the least painful experience possible for my mother. Obviously you can’t prevent the pain but her care just showed that it doesn’t cost a damn thing to sit down, be patient, and actually care about first, second, or third time mothers in labor. I’m not planning on working in the medical care industry, but I still wanna be like that woman. As caring as this content creator and my mothers doctor, because you have to care in order to save lives; listen and help your patients.
I had my daughter before they started doing the skin to skin thing. They handed her to me and I was shaking so bad that I had to give her back. Then I couldn't pee no matter how hard I tried. They had to straight cath me and it was like a dam broke!
When my former coworker gave birth to her 2nd daughter, she was dilating and contracting regularly, but Baby wouldn't descend. They did a quick ultrasound...the tech asked "When's the last time you peed?" She was given a bedpan and her daughter was delivered very soon after. Her bladder was so full it was obstructing her daughter from descending!
Nurse are absolutely incredible especially delivering nurses. I’ll never forget mine. The love and compassion they give you makes it all so mich easier during that difficult and uncertain time
I'm so jealous. Here in Japan, because I gave birth in the evening the nurses kept yelling at me for being inconvenient and not giving birth during the day, and I wasn't even given water after birth and told to just go to the vending machine if I wanted something to drink. There are no water fountains in Japanese hospitals, and I ended up going without food until breakfast the next morning at 10 am. It sucked.
Did anyone else get a letter from their nurses like a month after they had their baby? I got one that read, " heard your birth was intense and you handled it like a boss!" Is that normal?
Literally 2 minutes after being stitched up I was forced to get up and try to use the restroom and then wheeled to a separate room for post partum. This was with my first kid. It was Christmas and no one wanted to be there. It was my WORST birthing experience and I've had two amazing home births since then with a fully trained and licensed midwife. I'll never have a hospital birth again, if I can help it.
I’m always STARVING and so tired when I’m in labor. Then once the baby is born it’s like I’m so hyped up and excited I can’t eat or sleep the whole day 😂
I wish I could have gotten the skin to skin opportunity. I had my little one this week! My little one had breathing problems right after birth because I developed pre-eclampsia and the medication they gave me caused him to be very lethargic. He was rushed to the nicu and I only got to hold him on my chest for about 20 seconds. He hopefully comes home today!! ❤❤
You can have whatever you want at the next meal time. If you have your baby at 3am you’re getting a pre-made sandwich, cheese with crackers or a shortbread biscuit
You are really good at your Nurse’s Job, Happy National Nurse’s Appreciation Day to you and everyone else who works with you! You are a Fabulous and Caring Labour and Committed Delivery Nurse, Thank you very much for sharing your Story and also your Amazing Work Knowledge with me Anna. 😃
Or you get have horrible nurses like I did (vertical c-sections for both). With my first I attempted breastfeeding but wasn’t producing enough milk. My daughter lost 2 lbs. I’m trying to figure out why she won’t stop crying and the bitch said it’s your problem deal with it. With my second I called the nurse for my pain med (since I was literally cut up the middle) she never brought it. I asked the morning nurse if the doctor said not to give me anything and she went to look. She was mad. Basically the night nurse was lazy and missed giving my meds twice. Sad thing is this hospital here claims they are the place for babies. Considering they almost killed my oldest I think not.
You forgot to mention how many moms pass out when they get up to pee! Or was that just me who passed out while sitting on the toilet? Lol woke up with the nurse standing next to me, holding my head up against her hip. She had pulled the emergency cord and there were 15 other hospital staff standing there ready to help😮.
My nurses were absolutely amazing when I gave birth. I had an emergency c section and because of them I wasn't even scared. I wish I could give all of those people a billion dollars or something lol
The best meal I ever had was olive garden delivered to me after I had my babies. Idk what it was, but every single time that's what I was craving, and I scarfed down a portion size big enough for an entire family on my own. Haven't had it since lmao
It amazed me at how I needed a nurse to tell me I needed to pee after having my last baby. Its not that I didn’t need to but more like my mind was more focused on the little person I had been waiting to meet. Still super grateful for those nurses!
Another thing i loved is nurses offer to watch the baby so you can shower or if you need a nap. They did for me and it was so helpful since i needed to stay in the hospital for 3 days.
Don’t forget that sometimes they whip your boob out w out even asking I’ve done this five times and two towels my breast have been touched w our permission to latch baby like pls give me a moment to do it myself maam 😭😂
The stitching takes a lot longer than you expect. I don’t know why I thought stitches would go quick but it was honestly a super long time and now that I think about that it makes total sense, there’s so much going on and they’re assessing so much and the more careful they are with the stitches the better.
I had my baby 2 weeks ago and it was so hard. I was being stitched up and trying to do skin to skin with my baby, it was all so overwhelming for me. Breastfeeding wasn’t happening yet, I just wanted to rest at that point. I had lost a lot of blood too. I couldn’t even get up right away to get on the wheelchair to go to postpartum. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
They let me have baby on my chest while I hemorrhaged and got new IVs and stitched up. Focusing on baby helped me keep calm with all the chaos happening around me. More than Grateful for my nurse
I remember my provider was punching the shit out of my uterus to get it to stop swelling and then I was too scared to hold the baby cuz this girl's going to drop him because it was hurting too much
If you need pain relief be aware a lot contain opioids, which can make you a rather spacey and it makes it difficult to look after baby properly. Same if you have an epidural, and these can also make the baby sleepy. All this can interfere with you getting enough sleep, and the baby feeding and/or breastfeeding, so be careful.
I think it's supposed to be "uninterrupted". At the hospital I was at most recently, they did not even let my husband hold the baby until that first hour was up. He didn't mind, but I was like "He's been praying for this baby too, I can share!"
Yes, uninterrupted is what I think she meant to say. The context is saying you can ask the weights and measurements can be done in the first hour but otherwise it's best to have that time with baby and do that after
Just experienced this May 14th. But I started hemorrhaging after the placenta was out so couldn’t do skin to skin for about 2 hours after. Needed a blood transfusion. Absolutely terrifying! But my baby girl was super healthy and that’s what matters! ❤
This is my first pregnancy and I’m almost 13 weeks (Friday) and I’m terrified not of giving birth but of the pregnancy the appointments are four weeks apart and I just want to know my babies ok I’m a big worryer and have anxiety and I keep getting videos about loss on my feed and it’s really starting to mess with me
Baby feels everything you feel. Trust me my anxiety was so bad during my pregnancy until I felt him move or heard his heartbeat at my Dr appointment but I just had to remind myself I'm doing everything I can to make him healthy and strong and me stressing isn't good for him so I took a deep breath and let go of things that were out of my control ❤️ and try to avoid the pregnancy loss videos, it was so hard on me as well made me cry every time but it got better once I stopped watching them
This sounds amazing ❤ I had a planned c section for my youngest son. Actually at 1 p.m. I wasn't allowed to eat anything the night before. The operation wasn't until 7 p.m. and I didn't get anything to eat until the next morning; the nurses said there was nothing there. 😭 I wish you were my nurse
someone else mentioned this but phrasing it as "first hour of life" makes it feel so much more meaningfull than "first hour after delivery" i think everyone should say it like that more often
I had twins via c section, but not in the US. There will be pediatricians in the OR to check each baby as they are born, and if the babies are fine you will get to hold each one within a minute. I was shaking and vomiting so hard after they were born, that I had my husband hold mine for safety. In the hospital where I gave birth, (in Ireland) there is a student midwife whose main duty, after positioning you for the spinal anesthesia, is taking pictures of the babies. After I was reassembled, I was wheeled to a recovery area for monitoring for about an hour or 2. My husband stayed with me and we decided which baby would get which name. I was given water but no food yet. Once the nurse was satisfied that I was OK, I was moved to a ward and given tea and toast. We were advised to bring snacks with us in our bags, so I also had a cookie or 2, and plenty of water. I was served the next meal, and after the spinal had worn off enough, I was permitted to shower with help. My vitals were monitored every fee hours. The next morning, my IV and catheter were removed. We were lucky enough to all be healthy enough that we could go home after 2 days and get daily home midwife visits for the next few days, which was a relief because I was on an open ward.
@@sarahgoldberg6614 Thank you so much. I'm so scared to get mine. I have a few complications that I'm worried about. Gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension, especially.
@arithefierysecretary6411 I was super lucky to just have a bit of anemia, so mine weren't scheduled for extraction until 38+1. I hope you and yours do well. 2 things I did not expect- twins try to eat each other's heads all the time and at 5.5 months I am already an expert at breaking up fights. That said, the fact that there are 2 of them means they can deal if I walk away for a few minutes to use the toilet and they can help soothe each other back to sleep at night.
Why would the skin to skin wanted to be interrupted? Or did I get that wrong?? I mean, is should be mom or dad who is holding the baby in the first hours. If I was to have a baby in the hospital, I would only let go of my baby for the dad or once I would need a nap. The measuring etc, I would want the dad being involved. Not that I wouldn't trust the nurse. But for my baby. Yes, if won't remember if it was on another person's arm for a minute. But in the long run, I would wanna have as much peace and quiet with my baby and this dad as possible. I don't have kids, I should think about that I guess
PKU test after 1st hour too? I'm very curious... I'm a genetic carrier of the PKU gene & have had a child without PKU, but was encouraged to allow the test immediately after birth & before skin to skin. Is that because it's necessary immediately or because I was a gene carrier (for baby's safety?)
Question: if you have to be stitched up down there, you do get some form of numbing agent for that right?...Because if not thats really messed up😢...Maybe im just over thinking it, but my paranoid brain is telling me that the nurces wouldnt care to do so because we already went through the pain of childbirth and we should be able to "handle it"!
I love the first skin to skin moments. I was 80% and 3 cm with my 3rd and progress stopped, she went in to distress and I was worried about her, but I was also so worried to not have that first moment. I was being wheeled out for an emergency C-section and I said, I feel like I need to poo or push or something!! The nurse didn't believe me as she had just checked me about 5 minutes prior. I begged her to check and as she did, told the other nurse to grab the doctor. He walked in just in time to catch her. It flipping gurt so bad, but we immediately got to bond and her vitals went to great pretty quickly. That was my most intense so far. She was born 4 days late, on the 4th, @4:44am. Now I am pregnant with my 5th.
My first pee happened about 10-15 minutes after birth. I had drank so much water during the labor process that it felt like i had to pee every couple minutes but it was every 30 minutes 😂 The only thing that sucked was i got light headed and dizzy toward the end because my blood sugar was low (hypoglycemia). All they gave me was juice 😔
"First hour of life" idk why that sounds so amazing
I thought the same 🥹🥹🥹🥹
Because it truly is ❤❤ so special
Kids been alive for months. But I’m glad they place a lot of importance in those first few hours out of the womb. So important for both baby and parents❤❤
@@AravaxElvorvery good point, just makes it even better, strengthening that bond in the first moments after birth that mom and baby already had in utero 🥰
the baby is alive before they're born though !
We lost our little boy feb 25th, the nurses were amazing, they were so gentle with him. Took him to get his feet and handprints and made us a little memory box for him. They were extremely patient and loving when I didn’t want to leave him, they kept me updated with who was looking after him. I wish we had met them in better circumstances and I wish my son was here 🥺
EDIT: our son has blessed us with a sibling for him. It’s very early days, we are 7 weeks now ❤️ thank you all for the love in the comments it is very appreciated, god bless
I’m so so sorry for your loss.
Oh I'm so sorry ❤❤❤😢
So sorry for your loss momma 💔🙏🏿
I am so sorry😢
I’m so sorry for your loss dear, I hope you are able to find comfort in your loved ones and the mementos you have of your sweet baby 🥺
I had an emergency c section with my daughter and when I was finally able to shower the nurse helped me take off those cute hospital undies (🙄) and plop! The floor looked like a murder just occurred. It got on her shoes and the bottom on her pants. I was so embarrassed and started apologizing. She looked at me and said ‘don’t worry about it!! It happens all the time!’. She was such an angel. The world needs more great nurses!
Nurses are the true caregivers during childbirth!! Most not all are extremely compassionate and work in that field because they want to help! I remember one time when I was assisting a lady having her baby, there was the most stone cold face rude nurse I’d ever met and I’ve met plenty in the field. My client was desperate to use the birth ball even just on the bed but was told no by the nurse so when she wasn’t there my client begged for it and of course I gave it to her( this was a low risk pregnancy and uncomplicated labor) so she cane in and scolded us mostly me because birth assistants, doulas were still mostly treated as a threat to the system because our clients were educated by us as to their rights as a patient and how different positions in labor help with pain and Lessing the time of labor at times let alone help the baby and mother use gravity to their benefit but for some nurses it’s aggravating to have to adjust the fetal monitor and so forth, I told my client she could ask for another nurse as it is her right and the next one was a blessing and was so happy a doula was their to help! Since the nurses do most of the care during birth and catch their fair share of babies many go into the midwifery field and quite a few chose Homebirth, doctors as well. Educating yourself on the subject of pregnancy and childbirth options plus choosing a birth practitioner that is open to your wishes rather than laughing and saying good luck( I’ve seen that with my own 2 eyes) is so very important! Remember it’s your body and your baby, don’t let the choices be made for you. Here’s a link to the difference in the midwifery model of care v.s the medical model of care if anyone is interested! This is s passion of mine so I always comment when I feel I can help anyone with knowledge that might help them feel empowered!birthlink.com/midwife-vs-medical-models-of-care/
I had a similar situation after my c-section. I *needed* to wash my face. I felt so disgusting. There was a sink just 10 feet from my bed. My catheter was still in, but I could move my legs. She taped the catheter to my leg and let me lean on her to get to the sink and, like you said, blood bath all over the floor. I was trying to clean it up with paper towels and she was so nice about it 😅
Whan my mom had a c section sh had to lay like a star fish for 3 hours before holding me 💀
I had a c section to. I found it so awful that it took an hour before I could hold my baby 😢 zbd then j was so tired after 24 hours and I rather would sleep.. not a pink cloud feeling at once
Really? I had a C-section too, emergency tho with mines. But the dr actually did such a great job cleaning durring the C-section that I never actually bled. She took everything out that was due to shed durring the surgery. She was a blessing. I never got the two or more weeks of it. No pitocin either to motivate my uterus. It was my first too so I just assumed every C-section didn’t bleed vaginally as dr was supposed to suck it all out prior to closing. I did not hold my daughter skin to skin tho until almost an hr after. 😢
Unfortunately, thats not at all what i experienced. It was one of the most traumatic situations I've ever been in. My nurse was mean, defensive, condescending, rude and unhelpful. There were zero issues or complications until after i delivered. My BP went stroke level and they let me leave with an elevated BP of 201/100. I won a lawsuit against them, but nothing will ever take away the trauma they put me through. It has lifelong effects 😢
I had a very similar experience 😔
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That is scary as hell
I'm so sorry that 😢 happened
@@IndrasChildDeepAsleep thank you for your condolences 🫂 It gives me goosebumps everytime I think of that day 😭
@@DesiraeElaine I'm so sorry to hear that! 😓 I know it was a nightmare for you 😖
You're not alone. Many women have a traumatic stories of giving birth or undergoing any gynecological procedure (which female patients aren't given anesthesia or even pain medication for).
Women are treated like livestock in the healthcare industry.
My FIL is already on "bring mom sushi" duty and my husband is on "watch baby like a hawk duty" and MIL is "keep my mom from being so crazy I kick her out" duty. We all got our roles. Lol
I love everyone knew their roles! Honestly wish I had something similar
Lol I’m 34 weeks and 3 days today went in for my apt and was having contractions 5 min apart, they sent me to the hospital and there they gave me meds to stop my labor,… we need little man to cook inside of me for at least another week!!! Fingers crossed!!!
i hope everything works out! sending you many blessings for you and your baby!
@@twocathome399 thank you very much!
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i hope it all turns out great for you! also, get as educated as possible, read as many books as you can, stay hydrated and eat. labor can take hours and with the right mindset and pain relief techniques it can be made a lot easier 💓
Your baby and your body know when baby is ready. Mine was done cooking at 35wks. They stopped my labor as well, stalling it. I got pre-eclampsia at 39wks 4days and had to have a c-section. Trust your body. It knows.
I remember my first pee after birth i said woah! 😮 (seeing all the blood) and my nurse very rudely said “well what did you expect?!” The L&D nurses were all very very rude from being admitted to discharge 😢 wish we had people who actually cared like you do… if you dont like L&D then dont work it.. no one in labour wants rude nurses who seem to be annoyed by their patients 😒
My L&D nurses were angels … it’s the Mom/Baby unit nurses who suck! Every single time they have been mean and rude.
@@yanastoI'm glad that you're L&D nurses were good to you. I can't even imagine someone being rude/mean to a woman IN LABOR. Anyone who acts like that is a disgusting human.
If im honest i wouldve been rude back then requested another nurse
@@lilywinchester8525 Honestly, sounds like the perfect response.
I refuse to give birth at the hospital where I had my first. They were so AWFUL and I even brought a special thank you basket when I was admitted. I had complications they ignored AND the worst part was, I could hear the nurses literally b****ing about having to walk to the meds safe to get other mama's pain meds as they'd walk past my room!
my nurse came to visit the next day after i gave birth in labor and delivery. she came up and told me not only to say congratulations, but that she was proud of me for giving life and i should be proud of myself. she even talked with my husband about cars (he is a mechanic) when i was having contractions because i like conversation around me when im in pain. she was so helpful not only medically, but emotionally- which is just as important. thank you nurses!
That’s awesome 🎉 we need more nurses like this!
My nurse walked me to the postpartum room and gave me a hug. She said she was so proud of me and I was amazing. I am so grateful to have had her support. Giving birth is so scary and vulnerable. It is important to be surrounded by kind people!
I held my baby for 2 hours after she was born in the hospital (grandmother and dad took short turns but gave her right back) it was so beautiful
I would say don’t forget to mention pushing on the belly to help with contacting and making sure there’s nothing left behind. That happened around 30mins after the birth the first time and 2-3 more times after that throughout the day/night. I wasn’t aware that anyone would do that until they did
Only if your placenta is not intact.
@@sweethomechicago no, this is a normal procedure almost everywhere, at least in the states. My placenta was intact both times and I had fundal massages each time and at my two day checkup (I had my babies at a birthing center then they came to my house two days later).
Those are a nightmare! Thank God I had my 4th and 5th at home. They don’t do that at all and I was left alone 2-3 hrs after birth. Best and fastest recovery’s by far mentally and physically.
@@mynameisasecret2033 I have both heard and read that it's ridiculously painful. My friend's mom said when the nurse did it after she gave birth to her, she involuntarily smacked him because it hurt so much.
@@comeflynextome94 I’ve heard similar, but for me, they didn’t hurt at all. Everyone is different, I guess.
That all sounds about right. The first skin to skin is magical and knowing how to breastfeed the 2nd time around was ever better. New moms, ready for the nurse to massage your belly to help the uterus contract, immediately postpartum. Nursing baby will also release oxytocin to contract your uterus(youll feel uterus contractions) and possibly sleepiness so be sure to nurse somewhere comfortable for both yourself and baby during the early months.
When I’m close to having my baby one year I’m gunna fly to you hospital to have you and your crew help me deliver 😂🙌
I love how you’re showing everyone, especially soon to be moms everything that will happen in the hospital when they have their baby. It’s so scary for the first time and you don’t know what to expect. I would love for you to be my nurse, because you’re amazing! Keep it up 👍
Gonna be honest here: all that care and professionalism and clear love for a profession is what makes me want to have a baby (if I ever have one) at that hospital. Also, from other videos I've seen they provide so many accommodations! It's amazing
No they dont 😂
Every single time I got up to pee my nurse helped me. I low-key was like woah when the blood trickled down my legs lol. The nurse reassured me that i was okay❤
You inspire me so much at first I thought I wanted to be an anesthesiologist but now I want to be a labor and delivery nurse
Please do it! We need more kind souls! ❤
Go for it Izzy!! You CAN do it !!
I believe in you,a brave kind soul.
Sameeee
That’s a BIG salary difference
My nurses left me for an hour after i had my baby i remember being so thirsty and hungry and no one came to check on me or my baby ☹️
That's weird. I am on my 5th and I have delivered in 4 different hospitals, all amazing experiences as far as staff.
I was also starving after my emergency c-secrion, but the nurses put me on a do not eat list and wouldnt take me off, but also said they dont think i needed to be on there. For two days! My husband had to leave and bring me food but i was livid. The hospital was supposedly one of the best in my state, but they made a LOT of mistakes.
@@mrs.hatfield1451I hope everything goes well with you and your baby. And good luck with the birth, I've already shared some of my mom's horror stories on other comments so I truly hope you get amazing staff. Good luck ❤️
Could you do a video on what to expect when you have a C-Section please ❤️ I’m nervous and would really appreciate it ❤️
Literally at hospital doing induce process with my first right now
Good luck! Hope everything goes well ❤
Congratulations!!
How did it go? ❤
I was induced as well and doing fine now. How are you doing? And the baby?
UPDATE???
I went into the hospital while in late stages of labor and 1) they didn’t believe I was in labor until they saw my baby trying to crown out 2) while I was pushing I had no pain meds at any point so I was in terrible pain and screaming from it, my nurse said meanly: “if you used all that energy from screaming to push the baby would be here by now” (this was not true, I had come into the hospital for a C-section because baby was stuck and I was correct ) 3) they wouldn’t believe me at all that my sweet baby was stuck or in distress so they delayed the csection I begged for until my baby almost died inside me.
I hate hospitals with a passion now.
Your smile is so soothing❤.
I’m a mama of 3 and pregnant with my 4th, I wish you could be my labouring nurse ❤😢
I'm having a baby in less than 3 months and this was incredibly helpful!!! I love your videos so much as a soon to be first time mom.💕
I have met and know the doctor who delivered both me and my brother. She’s the SWEETEST most CARING woman in the industry. She’s one of my two recommended pediatricians/doctors that I’ve had growing up that are almost always fully booked when we call 😂
Not only did she COMPLETELY prevent tearing, she made it the least painful experience possible for my mother. Obviously you can’t prevent the pain but her care just showed that it doesn’t cost a damn thing to sit down, be patient, and actually care about first, second, or third time mothers in labor.
I’m not planning on working in the medical care industry, but I still wanna be like that woman. As caring as this content creator and my mothers doctor, because you have to care in order to save lives; listen and help your patients.
They gave me zero pain meds except ibuprofen. Ibuprofen doesn't even touch the postpartum cramps that I got after my 2nd!! You are a great nurse!!!
Pain relief with anything other than ibuprofen and Tylenol is SUPER rare. Which is completely messed up.
This is why we lead the world in fentanyl overdoses. There’s no adequate pain relief so people turn to the street and end up getting fake pills.
Well, you don’t want to be drugged while breastfeeding, don’t you?
@AnnaTodorova_piano You are assuming I was breastfeeding I see.
@@megandenney622 I‘m not talking about you.
I had my daughter before they started doing the skin to skin thing. They handed her to me and I was shaking so bad that I had to give her back. Then I couldn't pee no matter how hard I tried. They had to straight cath me and it was like a dam broke!
When my former coworker gave birth to her 2nd daughter, she was dilating and contracting regularly, but Baby wouldn't descend. They did a quick ultrasound...the tech asked "When's the last time you peed?" She was given a bedpan and her daughter was delivered very soon after. Her bladder was so full it was obstructing her daughter from descending!
@@comeflynextome94 oh wow!
That first pee stingss like a mother fucker😂😂
@@comeflynextome94 did she have an epidural ? Because if so , why didn’t they give her a catheter ?
@@taylormeitzler2087 maybe she didnt have an epidural...
Nurse are absolutely incredible especially delivering nurses. I’ll never forget mine. The love and compassion they give you makes it all so mich easier during that difficult and uncertain time
That’s pretty accurate to what I experienced!
Delivering our second in July ❤ hoping for a safe delivery for me and baby girl 🙏🏼❤️
Summer babies are the best 😊 No birthdays spent in school for her!
You look like the No 1 sweetest person in the world ❤️
That’s so nice that people can deliver you food!
I'm so jealous. Here in Japan, because I gave birth in the evening the nurses kept yelling at me for being inconvenient and not giving birth during the day, and I wasn't even given water after birth and told to just go to the vending machine if I wanted something to drink. There are no water fountains in Japanese hospitals, and I ended up going without food until breakfast the next morning at 10 am. It sucked.
Did anyone else get a letter from their nurses like a month after they had their baby? I got one that read, " heard your birth was intense and you handled it like a boss!" Is that normal?
Literally 2 minutes after being stitched up I was forced to get up and try to use the restroom and then wheeled to a separate room for post partum. This was with my first kid. It was Christmas and no one wanted to be there. It was my WORST birthing experience and I've had two amazing home births since then with a fully trained and licensed midwife. I'll never have a hospital birth again, if I can help it.
That first moment of skin- to- skin is one of the most amazing feelings in the whole world 🥰
As a mom of two... I can't tell you helpful this is new moms ❤
Nurses are angels❤
I had gestational diabetes twice and the absolute speed at which I ate Dairy Queen after delivery lmao
I need to fly you in when I have a baby. You are amazing.
I’m always STARVING and so tired when I’m in labor. Then once the baby is born it’s like I’m so hyped up and excited I can’t eat or sleep the whole day 😂
That's a chemical release
I wish I could have gotten the skin to skin opportunity. I had my little one this week! My little one had breathing problems right after birth because I developed pre-eclampsia and the medication they gave me caused him to be very lethargic. He was rushed to the nicu and I only got to hold him on my chest for about 20 seconds. He hopefully comes home today!! ❤❤
You can have whatever you want at the next meal time. If you have your baby at 3am you’re getting a pre-made sandwich, cheese with crackers or a shortbread biscuit
You sound like a dream nurse ❤
I want to be an obgyn when I’m older so I love your videos❤️
You are such a good nurse ❤. Happy National Nurse's Week 🎉⚕️😇
You are really good at your Nurse’s Job, Happy National Nurse’s Appreciation Day to you and everyone else who works with you! You are a Fabulous and Caring Labour and Committed Delivery Nurse, Thank you very much for sharing your Story and also your Amazing Work Knowledge with me Anna. 😃
What a beautiful nurse...
Having my babies is the craziest and most beautiful divine thing that has ever happened to me. So magical
Or you get have horrible nurses like I did (vertical c-sections for both). With my first I attempted breastfeeding but wasn’t producing enough milk. My daughter lost 2 lbs. I’m trying to figure out why she won’t stop crying and the bitch said it’s your problem deal with it.
With my second I called the nurse for my pain med (since I was literally cut up the middle) she never brought it. I asked the morning nurse if the doctor said not to give me anything and she went to look. She was mad. Basically the night nurse was lazy and missed giving my meds twice.
Sad thing is this hospital here claims they are the place for babies. Considering they almost killed my oldest I think not.
Also the pushing on the stomach afterwards, even wh C-sections so painful 😢 but worth it. Please get a tummy/back brace it helps a lot.
You forgot to mention how many moms pass out when they get up to pee! Or was that just me who passed out while sitting on the toilet? Lol woke up with the nurse standing next to me, holding my head up against her hip. She had pulled the emergency cord and there were 15 other hospital staff standing there ready to help😮.
L&D nurses are champs!
Not me ordering orange chicken.
I could pee after giving birth cuz i peed while doing it 😂
This is what should happen. Thank you for being such a good nurse ❤
The patient is equally as beautiful as the nurse ♥️
Can you do more videos about c sections and recovery
My nurses were absolutely amazing when I gave birth. I had an emergency c section and because of them I wasn't even scared. I wish I could give all of those people a billion dollars or something lol
Do one for c sections
The best meal I ever had was olive garden delivered to me after I had my babies. Idk what it was, but every single time that's what I was craving, and I scarfed down a portion size big enough for an entire family on my own. Haven't had it since lmao
Having my first baby in 3 weeks and I’m so scared but excited😫
It amazed me at how I needed a nurse to tell me I needed to pee after having my last baby. Its not that I didn’t need to but more like my mind was more focused on the little person I had been waiting to meet. Still super grateful for those nurses!
Another thing i loved is nurses offer to watch the baby so you can shower or if you need a nap. They did for me and it was so helpful since i needed to stay in the hospital for 3 days.
Wish I saw this before my first. Thanks for sharing this!
“Stitching you up down there” my god!!! How bad is it ??!!😭😭😭😭
Don’t forget that sometimes they whip your boob out w out even asking I’ve done this five times and two towels my breast have been touched w our permission to latch baby like pls give me a moment to do it myself maam 😭😂
It’s amazing thank God❤
The stitching takes a lot longer than you expect. I don’t know why I thought stitches would go quick but it was honestly a super long time and now that I think about that it makes total sense, there’s so much going on and they’re assessing so much and the more careful they are with the stitches the better.
I had my baby 2 weeks ago and it was so hard. I was being stitched up and trying to do skin to skin with my baby, it was all so overwhelming for me. Breastfeeding wasn’t happening yet, I just wanted to rest at that point. I had lost a lot of blood too. I couldn’t even get up right away to get on the wheelchair to go to postpartum. I was in the hospital for 5 days.
The last part...I feel like that's going to hurt like hell 😳
They let me have baby on my chest while I hemorrhaged and got new IVs and stitched up. Focusing on baby helped me keep calm with all the chaos happening around me. More than Grateful for my nurse
Mom my ordered dominos while giving birth to my brother which I find pretty funny
Why do they typically take the baby away from skin to skin within an hour?
Got it! Have food order prepared when I’m prepping the hospital bag 😂
I remember my provider was punching the shit out of my uterus to get it to stop swelling and then I was too scared to hold the baby cuz this girl's going to drop him because it was hurting too much
Don't forget having your fundus checked every few hours. Many new moms are totally unaware this is a thing.
Hi, how is that? I’ve never heard of it
You should do kne video for C-sections. I had c's and all my visit and nurses were amazing.
I love having babies
Being induced on Tuesday 😢!! Can’t wait for the first hour of baby’s life!
Omg.... I just had a flashback to that "first pee" 😭😭😭😭
If you need pain relief be aware a lot contain opioids, which can make you a rather spacey and it makes it difficult to look after baby properly. Same if you have an epidural, and these can also make the baby sleepy.
All this can interfere with you getting enough sleep, and the baby feeding and/or breastfeeding, so be careful.
They will not be giving a breastfeeding mother opiates, at least not without trying a non-opiate first and then discussing other options with patient
I had a preterm labor scare (35+3) today and it's all feeling so real now he'll be here anytime now😢❤
interrupted or uninterrupted skin to skin in the first hour?
I think it's supposed to be "uninterrupted". At the hospital I was at most recently, they did not even let my husband hold the baby until that first hour was up. He didn't mind, but I was like "He's been praying for this baby too, I can share!"
Yes, uninterrupted is what I think she meant to say. The context is saying you can ask the weights and measurements can be done in the first hour but otherwise it's best to have that time with baby and do that after
Uninterrupted.
C section is so different, sadly. But I had a 10lb 13 oz baby so it was the safest option since I was told by my doctor my pelvis wasn’t wide enough.
Did they x-ray your pelvis before you had CS?
Just experienced this May 14th.
But I started hemorrhaging after the placenta was out so couldn’t do skin to skin for about 2 hours after. Needed a blood transfusion. Absolutely terrifying! But my baby girl was super healthy and that’s what matters! ❤
This is my first pregnancy and I’m almost 13 weeks (Friday) and I’m terrified not of giving birth but of the pregnancy the appointments are four weeks apart and I just want to know my babies ok I’m a big worryer and have anxiety and I keep getting videos about loss on my feed and it’s really starting to mess with me
Baby feels everything you feel. Trust me my anxiety was so bad during my pregnancy until I felt him move or heard his heartbeat at my Dr appointment but I just had to remind myself I'm doing everything I can to make him healthy and strong and me stressing isn't good for him so I took a deep breath and let go of things that were out of my control ❤️ and try to avoid the pregnancy loss videos, it was so hard on me as well made me cry every time but it got better once I stopped watching them
@@jenpringle6402 thank you
Must be nice to have good nurses..there was only one nurse the whole 3 days I was there that was actually nice.
That first pee though 😱😱😱
This sounds amazing ❤
I had a planned c section for my youngest son. Actually at 1 p.m. I wasn't allowed to eat anything the night before. The operation wasn't until 7 p.m. and I didn't get anything to eat until the next morning; the nurses said there was nothing there.
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I wish you were my nurse
Please make a video on what happened when mom dies during labour
someone else mentioned this but phrasing it as "first hour of life" makes it feel so much more meaningfull than "first hour after delivery"
i think everyone should say it like that more often
I gave birth after the hospital cafeteria closed and my sweet nurse gave me 2 turkey sandwiches that are for the staff. I ate both!!! haha
Is this the same for C-section mamas? I would love to know more about that. - Signed, 32 weeks with twins getting a C-section.
I had twins via c section, but not in the US. There will be pediatricians in the OR to check each baby as they are born, and if the babies are fine you will get to hold each one within a minute. I was shaking and vomiting so hard after they were born, that I had my husband hold mine for safety. In the hospital where I gave birth, (in Ireland) there is a student midwife whose main duty, after positioning you for the spinal anesthesia, is taking pictures of the babies.
After I was reassembled, I was wheeled to a recovery area for monitoring for about an hour or 2. My husband stayed with me and we decided which baby would get which name. I was given water but no food yet. Once the nurse was satisfied that I was OK, I was moved to a ward and given tea and toast. We were advised to bring snacks with us in our bags, so I also had a cookie or 2, and plenty of water. I was served the next meal, and after the spinal had worn off enough, I was permitted to shower with help.
My vitals were monitored every fee hours.
The next morning, my IV and catheter were removed. We were lucky enough to all be healthy enough that we could go home after 2 days and get daily home midwife visits for the next few days, which was a relief because I was on an open ward.
@@sarahgoldberg6614 Thank you so much. I'm so scared to get mine. I have a few complications that I'm worried about. Gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension, especially.
@arithefierysecretary6411 I was super lucky to just have a bit of anemia, so mine weren't scheduled for extraction until 38+1.
I hope you and yours do well. 2 things I did not expect- twins try to eat each other's heads all the time and at 5.5 months I am already an expert at breaking up fights. That said, the fact that there are 2 of them means they can deal if I walk away for a few minutes to use the toilet and they can help soothe each other back to sleep at night.
Hi my stepmom is going in for c-section this week could you do this but for c-section thanks ❤
Why would the skin to skin wanted to be interrupted? Or did I get that wrong?? I mean, is should be mom or dad who is holding the baby in the first hours. If I was to have a baby in the hospital, I would only let go of my baby for the dad or once I would need a nap. The measuring etc, I would want the dad being involved. Not that I wouldn't trust the nurse. But for my baby.
Yes, if won't remember if it was on another person's arm for a minute. But in the long run, I would wanna have as much peace and quiet with my baby and this dad as possible.
I don't have kids, I should think about that I guess
PKU test after 1st hour too? I'm very curious... I'm a genetic carrier of the PKU gene & have had a child without PKU, but was encouraged to allow the test immediately after birth & before skin to skin. Is that because it's necessary immediately or because I was a gene carrier (for baby's safety?)
Question: if you have to be stitched up down there, you do get some form of numbing agent for that right?...Because if not thats really messed up😢...Maybe im just over thinking it, but my paranoid brain is telling me that the nurces wouldnt care to do so because we already went through the pain of childbirth and we should be able to "handle it"!
That first hour went by so quickly. Now my little baby is a year old 🤧 don't know where the time went
I love the first skin to skin moments. I was 80% and 3 cm with my 3rd and progress stopped, she went in to distress and I was worried about her, but I was also so worried to not have that first moment. I was being wheeled out for an emergency C-section and I said, I feel like I need to poo or push or something!! The nurse didn't believe me as she had just checked me about 5 minutes prior. I begged her to check and as she did, told the other nurse to grab the doctor. He walked in just in time to catch her. It flipping gurt so bad, but we immediately got to bond and her vitals went to great pretty quickly. That was my most intense so far. She was born 4 days late, on the 4th, @4:44am. Now I am pregnant with my 5th.
My first pee happened about 10-15 minutes after birth. I had drank so much water during the labor process that it felt like i had to pee every couple minutes but it was every 30 minutes 😂
The only thing that sucked was i got light headed and dizzy toward the end because my blood sugar was low (hypoglycemia). All they gave me was juice 😔
You rock!
Can you do one about planned cesarean? I have had three emergency c-sections but never one that was planned until now so I don’t know what to expect.