Hi all, i gave birth to my second daughter with induced labour on her due date. It was vaginal delivery with a tear. I was given two doses for GBS before that and when contractions were unbearable they gave me pain relief dose through IV as i said no to epidural. She was 7.6lbs. My first first one was 8lbs.
After staying in the hospital for 48hrs we retuned home and my husband helped me to climb up the stairs as our bedroom is upstairs. Since 28th of Jan am staying upstairs and walking whenever i get time as i cann't climb stairs. When i lie down i cann't turn in bed on left or right side. For the past ten days am lying on my back and how much i try to turn and if i do, its not comfortable and its hard to come back from that position. The pain i feel is in my pelvic area just on bikini line. I am trying all the pain medicines, drowsy and non-drowsy. Medicines give me relief but does not help with my turning in the bed. Whenever i try to turn and get back uncomfortably, even walking becomes tough for few hrs. Otherwise am walking fine. I feel like my two legs are teared apart by someone brutely and i cann't recover from that. Is this because of induced labour because my first one came five days earlier with natural contractions. So that time i had only stiches and nothing like this and was able to do everything. Both daughters are five yrs apart. Is it age factor? One thing i noticed i had to push a lot this time to give birth to this one. Is this the reason? I feel like i had some internal tear. I called my doc yesterday and she said continue pain medicine for another week and if it will not go then call back. My fear is how she will check me if there is any internal injury. I don't want any more internal check-ups. This can hurt my already recovering stiches. Had anyone experienced this pain? What did you do to recover from it? Please tell me what it is and is it serious? Will i be able to take care of my family again? I miss to hug my elder daughter in the bed lying on my side. I want to feed my little one on the side but i cann't. Please help.
My cousins wife's first baby broke her pelvic bone. You might want to get an x-ray. But she could not walk at all at first.
I unfortunately had a c-set. so my stomach was sore for a long while.
What you are describing does not sound normal to me and I worked for an ob/gyn doctor. I would either make an appointment to see your doctor for an exam or go to an ER. My concern is that you may have a pelvic or hip fracture that has not been diagnosed. If you are not satisfied with what your doctor tells you or you feel like she is blowing you off, see another doctor. This is your health and you need to take care of yourself.
my first daughter was born after over an hour of pushing and I had a large tear.. I was sore for about 9 days.. but it was my bottom that was sore not my tummy.
my son was almost 2 pounds bigger and he was a super easy birht.. I pushed for 15 minutes.
I was very sore after the first birh.. and felt great after the second birht.. I have a freind who had a large (9 pound) baby and her pubic bone was sore for 6 months.. I think it depends on what part of your body was damaged by the birth..
I'm sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I have three girls and with the last one I was induced and with all three I didn't have an epidural but never ever felt the way you are feeling. You are suppose to be enjoying this special time with your new larger family and not in bed in pain. I would def call doctor back because something doesn't sound right. I wonder about what others have responded with pelivc bone damage, that could be it and I would bring it up to the doctor. Take care and I hope you start feeling better real soon.
Did you have an episiotomy, or did you tear? I had 2 boys, one 19 years ago and one 16 years ago, and they were totally different experiences. My first was induced (by a doc on call because mine was on vacation) and after pushing for 2 hours he used forceps to help pull my son son out since nothing was progressing. Well, I tore. And I mean tore ALL the way. I was stitched up, but a few hours later started bleeding heavily and they had to pack me with gauze...OMG, soooo painful! Turns out he didn't stitch me correctly, so he and another doc removed them and restitched me. I was in ICU for 4 days from the blood loss, went home 8 or 9 days after delivery on strong pain meds. Don't remember much of the first week other than the pain and hallucinations from the pain med. I went to see my regular obgyn a week later, and he had to use silver nitrate (? I think?) because my stitches weren't healing properly. (I had popped a stitch at some point) After that it seems I healed much faster, but I do know it was several months before I was able to sit without pain - and I think it was close to 14 months before I noticed the pain decreasing during intercourse.
Sorry this is so long, but just wanted you to know the pain could be normal depending on how much tissue trauma you experienced during delivery. btw - after my first delivery I didn't want to ever have children again, but my second son was a breeze! 4 hour labor, pushed for 5 minutes and done, and he was much larger at 8 lbs 10 oz! The first was only 7.7
You might want to press for an appt with your doc just to check on your healing progress.
Hope you feel better soon!
D.
i was induced and had a 9lb 2 oz baby and i pushed for just over 2 hours i didnt feel like you did so i cant tell you how to fix it but i didnt sit still. i was kind of your opposite i couldnt stop walking i only felt good when i was moving. i had no other pain meds besides ibuprofen when i didnt take them on schedule i felt like i couldn't walk. if your dr says to wait then i guess try to wait. try to move when you can. you could have the dr check for separated ab muscles as those help you turn over my sister had that problem. Sorry i cant help more. but hang in there if you still are really worried keep calling the dr it is their job to "fix" you
I do not think it is the age or the induction that is causing this. I was 37 when I was induced 2 weeks early with our second child. I had to have an episiotomy to my anus as the head was too big and he was 9 pounds 6 ounces at birth. I never had a tear before, but I suspect that is probably what is causing a lot of the pain. I would talk to your OB again and explain the pain in more detail. I was able to get up and walk around without a great deal of pain by the 2nd day. I had a lot more pain after the second one, then the first. I too refuse epidurals. I don't like the thought of a long needle going in my back like that. Anyhow, I do not think the pain for that long is normal at all. Better to check and be safe.
D.
When I delivered my first son I was also induced and had a tear. I had the same issues you are having with pelvic pain, trouble turning in bed & walking. It turned out that my vaginal skin was growing around one of my stitches. I wouldn't wait an entire week before calling her back. If the pain persists you should call her back. I can understand your concern about your stitches healing, but if there is something more major going on, you should have it addressed immediately! After the stitch that the skin was growing around was removed I healed just a few weeks later. Don't worry. You will most likely be able to care for your family again. Take care & please keep us updated.
I think this level of pain is unusual. You need to see your doc right away. My cousin snapped her tailbone durig labor and didn't know til days later....best of luck to you.
I think your pain is pretty unusual. I would definitely see your doctor, even if they have to do an internal exam. I know it's not fun, but I don't think you should have that much pain. What kind of tear did you have? Was it repaired with suture? (I am a L&D RN)
I had a lot more pain after our second child, but they let me tear that time instead of the episiotomy I had the first time. It took a lot longer for the tear to heal. I also bled for 12 weeks afterward and had to be put on anti-bleeding medication to make it stop. I think you really can end up with two totally different experiences. I had to push two hours with our first and only 15 minutes with our second, so I don't think that makes much difference in recovery.
I would get back in touch with your doctor and explain just how severe the pain is. Don't downplay and don't be too dramatic, either. I would take more of an angry tone that this is severely affecting life and this is not OK anymore. Something definitely doesn't sound right there and just taking more pills is just masking whatever is wrong. The doctor should be able to say "You're in pain because of XYZ."
Good luck! Hope you get some answers soon.
I agree with other posters; your level of pain doesn't seem normal, and I recommend calling your Dr to detail the amount of pain you're feeling. I was induced with our first and was voluntarily released after 24 hrs, feeling great. So, like others have said, I don't believe that the induction is the cause of your pain. Hope you feel great again soon! :)
It could be your ligaments contracting, but honestly, with your intensity of pain, you should get checked out. If you are willing to pay for her time, perhaps you can call a homebirth midwife to come check you out. She will be very considerate and gentle and give you good advice and only do an internal check if it's necessary. They are very good at REALLY listening to you.
I agree that your pain level is not normal. Sorry it's been so rough!
no i dont think age is a factor,if you only have pain rolling over in bed, then it could be several different things or a nice little combo of several things. you could have a pulled muscles in your back or upper
legs, i never heard of a woman who didnt have back problems at least for a few weeks after delivery
or the good doctor could have left a small piece of equipment in there, thats also possible. dont wait another week to go back to the doctor, if you are truly in pain, then pick up the phone, find another
doctor and explain the situation to them and see what they recommend that you do. i am probably the
exception to the typical delivery rules.. we delivered our healthy baby in our apartment bathroom two months early, no drugs, my other half then called the paramedics, they cut the cord, and then put our baby in the first ambulance, put me in the second one and my other half followed us to the hospital in record time. the next day , after walking down the hallway to check on our baby, i checked myself out of the hospital 34 hours after delivery. and, as an added bonus, after we delivered the baby in the bathroom, i walked through the apartment and down the stairs and into the second ambulance
under my own power. i took no drugs the entire time we were in the hospital
K. h.
