aerikh, the head ain't nothing.. wait til the shoulders are trying to get out..
YAOUCH.. dat's the fun part..

hehe.. at least the delivery shoulders are *usually* fast & with the birth canal being adequately stretched by the head..
but... i can't really say for sure.. gotta ask someone with *REAL* experience.. haha..

So, this is sharing of experience? Thanks then...

But I thought the shoulders just slide out quickly?

Yeah, actually, once the head is out, then it's all clear.

But for my oldest, she actually came out feet first (breach? that's the term, right?), hence my post on the shoulder being ouchies.

Can you just imagine, babies' heads aren't even fully formed yet -- as in, their skull is not even a whole "round" piece, so as to accommodate their birth...

Yup, you're absolutely right! They skull undergo a process called MOULDING which eases the delivery by adapting the the birth canal!

Ooo.. you had a BREECH delivery? Very cool.. didnt they try to turn the baby while she's still inside?

So how many children do you have? Interesting experience you're sharing with us!

I dunno about "cool", but yes, my oldest (girl, will be 5 this october), came out feet first. I went into labour about 5 weeks earlier than the due date, so I wasn't expecting it or anything. One day, got home from work, lie down, and suddenly my water broke. Very the drama. I guess the fact that I didn't what the heck to do (despite watching tonnes of CDs, reading books about childbirth etc) and the fact that I was very much panicked, I literally just followed the flow.

My 2nd child will be 1 this Saturday (21st Feb). His delivery was a bit easier, in terms of I know what to expect and do, that is!

Both deliveries with no epidural or whatnot. I think the doctor gave me a shot of some muscle relaxant (or something, I'm not sure, my hubby knows the name of the shot).

your shot could be Pethidine (an opiate based analgesia), used to calm the mothers down & relieve the labour pains when it's not time to deliver..

LOL, can't imagine my mum having a LYN nick of "budakjahat"..

aerikh, u r working in labour room? as a nurse ah? so nice...i always wanted to work there...

I think I had the shot after the delivery... hmmm... weird... I might be remembering things the wrong way or something...


Yes, I am determined to embarrass my kids in the future, hence the nick...

First and foremost, the "BudakJahat" nick sounds very misleading, LOL!

Anyway, I actually thought they should have discovered you had a breech much earlier based on USG and should have planned your delivery well. In the end, it still came out so not a problem la!

Congratulations! Good to hear you're expecting your child this saturday! Do tell us more stories k?

Btw, which hosp do you go to? Private? Government? KL?

I think you got my message wrong... My 2nd child will be 1 this Saturday. I already gave birth to him last year.

Both kids were born at a private hospital. I think the first child was more of a surprise, cos the last ultrasound I had, the doctor mentioned she was sideways. But since my due date was about a month +- away, and the fact that the baby was very active in utero, then they thought she'd move to the right position when the time comes -- who knew 'the time' was actually very near.

Woops, I surely got that wrong!

Anyway, it's true what they said. Babies tend to move towards the end of pregnancy, and usually after 37 weeks if they're still stuck there, then they'll attempt to turn the guy/girl around. Anyway, yours came early so no choice. Surprise they didnt op for C-section! Any reasons?

I think because it was a bit late to do that by the time I got to the hospital? Her feet was probably dangling or something

The shot after delivery is usually of oxytocin or oxytocin/ergometrine. Its meant to prevent post partum hemorrhage. usually given after delivery of the baby but before the placenta.

Just to correct a misconception, the shoulders are the most difficult part to deliver as they are the widest. After the shoulder, the rest just come out just fine. Sometimes the head gets delivered and the shoulder stuck, a condition called shoulder dystocia which is an emergency.

FYI, the head is the most difficult part to deliver in a normal vaginal delivery. Once the head delivers, the rest of the body normally gets delivered easily.

It is incorrect to say that the shoulders are the most difficult to get delivered just because there is such a thing as "shoulder dystocia".

This post has been edited by kmarc: Feb 18 2009, 09:44 PM

The head is hardest because it comes out first. First cut is the deepest after all, to borrow from a cliche.

Throughout the whole pregnancy... we're all waiting for the head to come out first. Even in the first stage of labour, it's all about the head coming out.

True that the shoulder MIGHT be difficult, but most of the time, once the head is out, all is good!

my wife pain for 12 hours b4 give birth..

Premature Ejeculation

12 hours is considered a long pain.
My mom suffers pain for almost 20 hours when delivering my brother

yeah, i work at the Labour Room as a house officer, will be ending my posting over there soon..

well, the delivery of the head is solely the mother's effort.. hence the 'difficulty'..
whereas once the head is out, the midwife can then help to pull the baby out, while delivering the shoulders quite effortlessly..

contractions pains can occur any time, but to say that true labour has started, the pain has to be regular, & the cervix will gradually thin out & 'open'..
once the cervix has 'opened' to 3 or 4cm (depending on the Hosp), with adequate contractions (preferably 3-4 contractions in 10 mintes), labour will be allowed to progress for 8-12 hours..
it is expected that the cervix should be fully 'open' by then.. (correct term would be the cervical os)
after the oss is fully dilated, the mother is encouraged to bear down to deliver the baby..
usually the delivery process (the part where the Mum is asked to push) will be allowed to take up to 1 hour, but if the fetus' heart monitor shows that it is ok, then some centres may allow an additional 1 hour (provided that the Mother is healthy & not exhausted)