#labor concerns

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Let’s talk about labor... FAST labor

I want to start off by saying.. all labor sucks. C-sections suck too. Children are totally worth it but that doesn’t change the suck-factor.

We’ve all seen the shows and documentaries about “beautiful, natural” labor where breathing techniques, tubs of water, aromatherapy, music and healing touch are used make a calming environment, no medications are needed and the baby comes out with two pushes.... this has not been my experience. If this has been yours.. HIGH FIVE, but I bet it still sucked in some way, shape or form.

That being said, I have short labors... hold your applause.. I know. When I say this, people typically respond with “I hate you” or “that must be nice” today I even had a fellow mother tell me that, (since she had a 21 hour labor) “people like me call people like you, bitches.” First off.. WTH?!?!

Moving on, I have a strong distaste for people who think this way, the ones that say “you’re blessed” or “lucky you”...

I’ll tell you why

All mothers should acknowledge that labor isn’t easy no matter how fast or slow.

There is a difference between a fast labor and precipitous labor, I have precipitous labor. This type of labor can have a multitude of issues associated with it.

Precipitous labor is defined as the delivery of a baby in less than three hours from the onset of contractions. It happens in less than 3% of laboring mothers.

You know the three stages of labor we learned about in birthing class? Yeah, you can throw those out the window... along with the breathing techniques, position changes and massage points they told you would help with the pain.

Physical issues

Pain- there is zero opportunity to get accustomed to the type of pain labor brings. When contractions progressively get longer, harder and closer together your body has the chance to release substances that help with pain, like natural pain meds. In this type of labor it is 0 to 10 in T-minus NO seconds. You are blindsided by pain. Personally, when my contractions start they are about four minutes apart with very little, to no recovery time between, it basically feels like one long contraction. This type of immediate active labor causes panic (especially in first time mothers) and the complete inability to cope with the escalating situation. An epidural is essentially off the table unless by some miracle (literally) you have enough time.

Complications associated with precipitous labor include hemorrhage related to uncharacteristicly long and forceful contractions, as well as tissue injury from expedited dilation and delivery. In my first delivery I lost a quarter of my blood volume and passed out.. maybe from shock, pain, blood loss or a combination of all three.

Psychological issues

These issues range from anxiety to PTSD. I know, personally, I have an extremely strong case of labor anxiety that is very real and present in the third trimester. No amount of planning or preparation can ease the anxiety, I have gone through all possible scenarios in my head, I keep umbilical clamps in my purse for God’s sake. Here are just a few of the reasons people with precipitous labor have anxiety.

Pain: remember, there is almost no option for an epidural. The pain is unpredictable and immediate, like you’re waiting on your arm to get chopped off at any given moment.

The fear of being alone or unassisted: It is absolutely and entirely unsafe for a woman who delivers this way to drive herself to the hospital for obvious reasons. So you wonder, What if my partner isn’t there to get me to the hospital? Who will deliver my baby? How do I deliver myself? How do I keep the baby safe if I have to deliver this a way?

If you have kids, the fear of being unable to take care of them: What if the neighbors aren’t home to take the kids? What if Im home alone with the kids and they see all this go down? Will that traumatize them?

The fear of delivering in an unclean environment: will I end up on the news? “Lady delivers baby in... car, waiting room, bank (insert any undesirable place here). Infection and amniotic aspiration is a very real concern for people who deliver in situations like this; thats something they don’t tell you in those news stories.

So, my point is, when someone tells you they deliver fast, don’t downplay their anxieties or concern by saying idiotic things; like they won some sort of biological lottery of motherhood.

Labor sucks, just accept it, it’s not a competition

Maybe even ask them about their labor experience so you can hear it for yourself. Believe me, you’ll be able to tell if they feel “lucky” or “blessed.” You both can connect over the stories instead of casting judgement about how YOU think THEY should feel about THEIR unique experience, because in truth, every labor is unique.

If you want to hear my unique labor story for my first son, Liam, just check out my blog about it. I haven’t documented my son Beau’s labor story but now that I think about it.. maybe I will. Baby #3 on the way... 3rd trimester.. bring on the labor anxiety.

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What You Must Information About Labor Laws

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Overtime Payment<\p>

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The Minimum Wage<\p>

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Discrimination in the Workplace<\p>

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Discrimination based on gender, branch, disability and religious law are constitutional some of the types that him should daunt in the workplace. You have so be covering about these issues.<\p>

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Not an illusion is Different ex One Civil until Another<\p>

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Work shift Payment<\p>

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Lunch or Coffee Problematicness<\p>

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But some states might require that you give your workers 30-minute soot breaks. So yourselves should find out about the laws upon this progressive your area.<\p>

The Nutshell Earnings<\p>

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Discrimination in the Workplace<\p>

Workers are protected athwart discrimination in the workplace. Exempli gratia an employer, you be obliged set an exemplify and frighten any iterate of discrimination. You had better treat everyone a la mode an equal manner.<\p>

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One month to go.. am I excited?

Im in total disbelief that there is only one month before we meet our little man.  It feels like its just around the corner but at the same time, forever away.  People LOVE to ask me if Im excited, this is an interesting question for me.  In theory, Im excited to be able to hold him in my arms, and scared out of my mind about the amount of pain I will be going through to get to that point.  I guess this is around the time that mothers-to-be get nervous about labor.  There are an astonishing amount of complications that could happen with you, or your baby, and this doesnt even include the pain.  My worry for this week is that something was missed on his anatomy scan, having a "low risk" pregnancy is great except the fact that your baby only gets looked at one time, early in development, to decide if they will have any serious defects, this makes me super nervous.  Im also nervous about labor, obviously.  Where will I be when I go in to labor?  I work 45 minutes away from home, will I be able to get to the hospital Im delivering at if I go in to labor at work?  I may be working night shift, what happens when I have to drive all that way at 3am?  Will Liam be in the right position/mood for delivery?  Will the cord be an issue?  Will I hemorrhage?  I could go on for days... So when people ask me if Im excited, I have all this swirling around in my head but I politely say "oh yes, so excited!" because I know thats what they want to hear.  Not to mention, I honestly dont think their 2 cents is going to help me, and when youre pregnant... everyone has AT LEAST 2 cents to give.