Weird health headline

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:56:27 -0800, Emily wrote:

Why would anyone expect that they would?

No clue. I thougt PPD was caused by the fluctuations in hormone levels
after pregnancy. I don't see how a c-section would change that
significantly...

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-- I
mommy to DS (July '02)
mommy to four tiny angels (28 Oct'03, 17 Feb'04, 20 May'04 & 28 Oct'04)
preggers with twins EDD August'05
guardian of DH (33)

Why would anyone expect that they would?

No clue. I thougt PPD was caused by the fluctuations in hormone levels
after pregnancy. I don't see how a c-section would change that
significantly...

because PPD is a mental illness which means anything that effects the mind
can have an effect, I'm obviously sensitive to hormonal stuff moodwise, the
only symptom I get monthly is an urge to kill myself for 3 days before I am
due, good job I don't have any physical symptoms to deal with at the same
time! I also had horrendous PPD, but I'm sure that having a rough pregnancy
and a moderately traumatic delivery really didn't help.

Anne[

Ilse Witch wrote:
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:56:27 -0800, Emily wrote:


Why would anyone expect that they would?


No clue. I thougt PPD was caused by the fluctuations in hormone levels
after pregnancy. I don't see how a c-section would change that
significantly...

There are a lot of factors. It's similar to ordinary depression, really
-- some people are depressed because they have horrible things going on
in their lives, and, well, who wouldn't be? Others have depression as
the result of brain chemistry going wonky. Still others have elements of
both.

Post-partum *psychosis* is pretty much always a severe reaction to
hormones, and as far as I know does not vary much in different birthing
populations. "Baby blues" is far more common in certain populations and
is very highly influenced by circumstances. PPD would be somewhere in
between.

Post-traumatic stress after difficult childbirth (whether vaginal or
section) is a separate problem, not always sufficiently differentiated
from PPD.

I went from 5cm to delivery in 20 minutes, ...
my solution is to avoid induction

I went from 5 cm to delivery in about 2 minutes, and I wasn't being
induced. I did have PROM though. I guess it is no mystery why labor
did hurt at that point for me. It was quite freaky, but over so soon
that I was very glad it happened that way.

KC

I went from 5cm to delivery in 20 minutes, ...
my solution is to avoid induction

I went from 5 cm to delivery in about 2 minutes, and I wasn't being
induced. I did have PROM though. I guess it is no mystery why labor
did hurt at that point for me. It was quite freaky, but over so soon
that I was very glad it happened that way.

1st baby? most of that time was pushing, not dilating, which must have been
1 contraction, but as it was my first pushing was necessary!

Anne

Anne Rogers wrote:
I went from 5cm to delivery in 20 minutes, ...
my solution is to avoid induction

I went from 5 cm to delivery in about 2 minutes, and I wasn't being
induced. I did have PROM though. I guess it is no mystery why
labor
did hurt at that point for me. It was quite freaky, but over so
soon
that I was very glad it happened that way.

1st baby? most of that time was pushing, not dilating, which must
have been
1 contraction, but as it was my first pushing was necessary!

Anne

Mine was my second baby. My first was a 6 hour labor. I did actually
get from midway dilated to being ready to push quickly with my first
(don't remember how quickly, but I know the nurse didn't believe me
until she checked). It was with my second though that they just
checked me and said I was 5 cm, and then I almost immediately felt the
need to push (which I thought was the need to poo very badly since I
was only 5 cm), and I only had to push once and the baby started to
crown, and then she flew out when I wasn't pushing. I can't explain
how it worked, but it did. It was exciting to me when it happened so
fast, didn't make me feel traumatic about it, so I am sure you must
have suffered more than I. It made me want to do it again.

KC

Mine was my second baby. My first was a 6 hour labor. I did actually
get from midway dilated to being ready to push quickly with my first
(don't remember how quickly, but I know the nurse didn't believe me
until she checked). It was with my second though that they just
checked me and said I was 5 cm, and then I almost immediately felt the
need to push (which I thought was the need to poo very badly since I
was only 5 cm), and I only had to push once and the baby started to
crown, and then she flew out when I wasn't pushing. I can't explain
how it worked, but it did. It was exciting to me when it happened so
fast, didn't make me feel traumatic about it, so I am sure you must
have suffered more than I. It made me want to do it again.

That sounds exactly what happened to me, I needed to poop, but I had to do
it in the bed pan as I had an epidural, then they told me to push, it was
all very confusing, I think if I had been mobile and had just pottered off
to the bathroom it would have been very much less distressing

Anne