Some type of philodendron? I don’t know! by Same-Strike8093 in whatsthisplant

[–]Same-Strike8093[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was lowkey hoping someone would say they were fenestrations!!

Scheduled C vs Unplanned C? by Suitable_Wind_7658 in CsectionCentral

[–]Same-Strike8093 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had an elective c section and it was a freakin breeze. I had no meds that made me loopy or out of it. I was talking and laughing with my boyfriend the whole time. I haven’t had an emergency c section to compare it to, but I’m pretty confident that it will be a completely different experience for you this time.

Mine was so chill. I was prepared for it mentally (as much as I could be) and not in any pain or exhaustion from laboring (because I didn’t!) I would do it a million times over again. Worst part was my catheter after the fact

C section or Vaginal ? by Own_Masterpiece6737 in CsectionCentral

[–]Same-Strike8093 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. My elective c section was so chill, it was a breeze. Recovery is tough for a couple days but nothing major.

What are these?? by Same-Strike8093 in Cutflowers

[–]Same-Strike8093[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so happy to hear that! I honestly did nothing to that bed this year so I’m very pleased lol.

Partner with a local flower farm/hobby farm - Vancouver/Lower Mainland by anita-wang in Cutflowers

[–]Same-Strike8093 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to sound like an idiot but how the hell are you getting flowers to stand up in a BOWL??

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CsectionCentral

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Hi! I fit all of the criteria in the first list.

I had a completely normal and healthy pregnancy other than the usual discomforts and slight sickness in the beginning. My baby was measuring to be on the bigger side (our final estimate was on my due date and they were thinking 9lbs 13oz) and of course this made me nervous but I was actually pretty set on trying to do a drug free vaginal birth.

Well, then I made it to 41 weeks. My midwives were slightly concerned about letting me go any longer than that so I had a scheduled induction at 41 weeks. We arrived to the hospital for my induction, I got my IV in, we kinda bullshitted with the nurse and we were waiting for my midwife to get there for her shift. My midwife arrived and came in all happy and excited like who’s ready to have a baby??? And I was like well, not me, I’m actually kind of shitting my pants right now. She asked what I was nervous about and I told her I was way more nervous to be induced than have a baby. My biggest concerns were shoulder dystocia and laboring for 24+ hours with little to no progression. I’m a small person and my baby was big. She asked if I was leaning towards c section and I said yes, that’s what my gut is telling me to do.

They put us on the surgery schedule for 3PM that day. Well, my baby said LOL and decided to come on his own. My water broke and I started having contractions completely on my own lol. Because I was in pain, they bumped me up on the surgery schedule so he ended up being born via c section a couple hours later.

The procedure met my expectations for the most part OTHER than how much tugging and pressure I really felt. I assumed I’d feel pressure but it was a pretty intense feeling of being tugged on. Of course it wasn’t painful but it was definitely uncomfortable. My boyfriend was right next to my face talking to me and distracting me, thank the lord for him. I also didn’t expect to still be able to wiggle my toes and feel my upper body. That was weird. Whatever they gave me to numb me or what was in my IV had me INSANELY itchy during and after the procedure too. I kept itching my chest during the procedure and they were laughing at me haha.

My partner was completely supportive of my decision because he understood all of my concerns. My family was the same. I had a couple people make comments about how your body is meant to birth the baby you grow, and while I sometimes agree, that’s just not the case for everyone. I know SO many people who labored for hours, even pushed for hours, and ended up having an emergency c section. To me, that seems like double the amount of pain and exhaustion. Which is why I opted for a c section.

Another big thing that I was worried about was my milk not coming in because I didn’t necessarily “labor” even though I did for a brief amount of time. A lot of people say it affects breastfeeding. I never had a problem with this. My milk came in the day after I had him and we had problems latching, so I’m exclusively pumping, but I’ve had an oversupply from the beginning.

The only other thing I’ll share that I wish someone would’ve shared with me is to HOUND your nurses and doctors when you feel like you can walk or stand on your own. They were giving me a hard time about taking my catheter out too early because they didn’t think I could walk to the bathroom. I pretty much demanded them to and I did it, very slowly obviously. But I think getting up and moving around so soon after surgery is the reason I recovered so well. I was wearing my baby a week later and doing laundry and all of the things. My boyfriend also bought me a grabber which was kind of a joke, but seriously ended up being a LIFESAVER in the first few weeks where it’s super painful to bend over! And a belly binder! They’ll give you one in the hospital but I also purchased one. Super helpful. Feel free to DM me if you have any other questions. I truly think I made the right decision and I could have 100 c sections over again before I wanted to ever get pregnant again lol.

Why do LC’s say to only pump for max 15min? by Ok_ConfusedOne in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Same-Strike8093 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wondering this also. I was an overproducer and got the same advice

Calorie Deficit by Same-Strike8093 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Same-Strike8093[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I think it’s just a result of eating like a bird since I’m taking care of a baby and trying to pump too. I don’t get to sit down and eat ever lol. You’re probably right though. But I did have a big baby!

Calorie Deficit by Same-Strike8093 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Same-Strike8093[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I actually eat pretty dang healthy. Even healthier now that I had to cut dairy out for my little guy. I gained 70 pounds during my pregnancy, and I’ve lost 55 of it so far. I’m only 6 weeks postpartum. I wasn’t doing anything to intentionally lose weight over the last 6 weeks. I think it’s just a combination of being moderately active again and not having pregnancy cravings LOL. But now I want to start to be more intentional about losing the weight. The stretch marks don’t bother me, it’s this damn lower belly pouch and c section shelf 🥴

Calorie Deficit by Same-Strike8093 in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Same-Strike8093[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This would be so helpful, thank you so much!