Re: Births

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Your mom's story sounds so much like mine--just 25 years later. I will say

though that I wouldn't go so far as to say the labor was " easy " . I have a

friend who gave birth to 1 lb twins and later a 7 lb single, both natural

childbirth, and said the pain level is the same.

Evan was just over 3 lbs, and the " pushing " part was over in about 15 minutes

because they had to use the vacuum to get him out (fetal distress). I didn't

have pain meds either, but it wasn't exactly by choice. Everyone I knew had

labors with their first child that lasted 10-14 hours. So when the pain level

started to increase (after 2-3 hrs), I thought I better just suck it up because

I had a long road ahead. I knew they make you wait to a certain point before

they will give an epidural. What I didn't realize is that there is a " point of

no return " where once you get there, there isn't time to give you any drugs.

Evan was born 7 hrs after my water broke--starting from NO contractions--totally

drug free (although right before Evan came out, I was begging for something and

the resident delivering him said they'd put " something in the IV to take the

edge off " --they never did, but the power of a placebo). The only pain med I got

was those little shots they give you

when they are stiching things back together down there. Trust me, I was the

last person in the world thinking I would be doing " natural " childbirth!

Krista Bach wrote:

You're not alone. I'm a 28 year old CHARGER, and from what I know from

Mom, she had a easy pregnancy even though she was huge, all the amniotic fluid

in there plus a tiny baby. When she went into labour all the water came gushing

out, and she no longer looked pregnant. Mom never had pain medications when she

was in labour cause it was so easy. The doctors tried to stop the labour cause

Mom was 7 months, but after seeing that my lungs have fully developed, I was

given medical permission to be born.

Arthritis is common for us to have, my understanding is because of my cranial

abnomalties, and over time it gets stiff, and produces arthritis. I have always

had insomnia, problems going to sleep and staying asleep, but not in that order

all the time. It changes whenever it wants to change - sometimes I have problems

going to sleep, and other times I have problems staying asleep.

Sincerely yours; Krista Bach. 28 year old CHARGEr.

michelle wrote:

the other day i was sitting here at my computer and wondered if

anything new had come about charge so i went surfing here and thereand

i came across something lisa had written regarding kennedy and her

birth for a long time i had thought all the children was worse off than

my heath so i didnt want to cause anyone pain by saying my child is not

that ill or i havent had this problem

now i have so many questions lisa said kennedys birth and pregnacy was

very easy well so was mine i never had labor with heath and he only

took 15 minutes to deliver is that common with charge children

also my son has arthritis how many charge children have that

also heath has insomnia and has a very hard time sleeping and staying

asleep

i have more questions but i dont feel like typing

i actually thought i was alone

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