I just wanted to share my second birth experience as a new doula, I'm doubting whether I am strong enough for this..
My client was scheduled for induction this morning (41.1 weeks) but called me at midnight to say they were at the hospital and just were getting admitted. She had a previous c-section (CPD) so this was a VBAC, she really wanted a natural childbirth.
Basically she dialated so well, was at 10 cm at 4:30am without any pain meds. Pushed for 2 hours and the baby only was at spines/+1... the head doc came in and said "c-section". She cried so hard and I just couldn't help it either.. "so much work for nothing" she says.. I told her she is such a strong woman, it's an amazing thing what she did and that this isn't something she can help. I really do wish they had let her push in a squatting position, but the docs know. It's not that her pelvis was small but that a bone was funny and baby wouldn't get past it. (??)
Anyways, she had an epidural to get ready for the section, and all the sudden babe's heartrate started dropping (whats the medical term for this? hyposomething?).. nurse started shaking and sternly told me to hit the nurse call button... baby heartrate at 60 now.. I just started crying inside. I felt like I was watching a baby die - we immediately turned her on her other side and no heart tones, I thought JESUS THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! I tried to stay strong for her. 9 people were soon in the room and baby's heartones came back up.. 130s.. everyone left. What the heck was that?! What an intense experience, I'm still shaking!!
Her husband had left just after the epidural so he missed all that and thank goodness! But, she had her section and is feeling better than with her last section - and baby is doing well. He is soo cute. I was so amazed to see him and that he was alright.
I tried to make the story as short as possible but oh my god, I am so drained. I got home about noon and slept til 7pm. And I want to be a L&D nurse!?!?! AM I CRAZY!?!
