Discovery Channel - Maternity Ward
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Topic: Discovery Channel - Maternity Ward
Posted By: EthansMummy
Subject: Discovery Channel - Maternity Ward
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 11:59am
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Okay, while watching this this morning there was a lady on there who had a 19 yr old daughter having a baby. The mother would not let the daughter have any pain relief because she didn't want her daughter to have another baby. I think this is wrong.
My question to you ladies is did having pain relief or not having pain relief have any effect on your decision to have or not to have any more kids?? With Ethan I have a 36 hour labour and only had gas as pain relief but even though I had a long labour and experienced a lot of pain but I would do it again and I plan to do it once or twice more. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 12:25pm
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Linelle I have seen that episode a few times now - that series has been on sky for over 2 years now. The mother was so wrong but I can also see her point. Her daughter got herself in that mess and wanted her to go through the pain (well what she thought was the worst pain in the world) so she would learn not to do it again. I think her mum was a bi*ch and should not of been there and should have been removed from the room as it wasn't her birth it was her daughters and her daughter should have made the decision herself - which I think she did end up doing and taking some drugs. I didn't have any drugs as I went so so fast with Andrew due to the induction. I still want another child after this one so we'll see how things go. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 12:26pm
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i saw that too, i thought the mother needed a slap! she is 19, not 14, and how rude of her to say what she is and isnt allowed during labour. would not want that for a mother that is for sure!
and no, i dont think having pain relief or not having pain relief makes much of a difference in your decision to have more kids, i think the factors that influence that are more to do with how your pregnancy was, how you cope with a baby, your upbringing, finances - in fact there is heaps more to it than the labour itself. Maybe she was trying to get her daughter to use a condom next time?  ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:22pm
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OMG don't you love Maternity Ward?
I watch it unless it's a repeat!!! I had a cesarean section so I had morphine pain relief for 24 hours after surgery on a self administering pump so I can't sympathise, but I do generally believe that informed consent is not very well publicised when it comes to pregnancy. They wont offer you the pain relief, you have to ask for it, that girl could have asked for it at any time, I'm glad for her that the nurse on duty was pushy and made the mum understand that this was what was best for the young mother. We can'y all assume that life will have a smooth course. If Olivia got pregnant at 16? I would want her to have a safe pregnancy then set her Granny on her, that would keep her celibate for a bit longer! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:38pm
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I have seen this one and i can see bothsides points of view but i wish they would stop repeating these and get some new eposides in
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[/url]Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:39pm
| I had no pain relief at all really (apart from pethedine not even half way through to TRY and get some sleep which also didnt work) while i feel a little scared of the next labour i still did it and know i can do it again! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:47pm
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I didn't see it, but I can honestly say that my labour and delivery the twins with no pain relief was actually less painful than my labour and delivery with Maya when I had the epidural coz they let the epi wear off during transition with Maya so I went from pain free to being in agony, whereas with the twins I felt the contractions building up gradually so I was better able to cope.
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:51pm
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I watched that and cracked up at the "father" of that baby. He was stroking the girl in labour when she yelled "STOP TOUCHIN ME" and he got all offended and tried to argue with her. Stupid! I loved it!
as for the no pain relief - With jake I had gas and pethidine, Taine was just gas. To me, labour is one day, although it's not a terribly nice day (apart from the end) it's the after-stuff that puts me off having another one. I remember saying to my midwife with Jake - Oh I'm so freaked about labour and then with Taine she asked me if I was freaked out again. i said "not about the labour, it's what I'm suppoed to do with him after" She laughed and said thats what most second time mums think. |
Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 1:59pm
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My parents know a couple whose daughter got pregnant and they made her give birth at Kenepuru so there was no option of an epidural.
Both Mum and I agreed that we think its wrong. If you are the one having the baby then it should be YOU who makes up your mind about pain relief. I have been doing a lot of research about having no pain relief for my next one (as I had an epi for Charlotte) but some of the stories I am reading are making me think that I at least need to ensure I have the option available to me at the time. Where I live, the maternity unit doesn't have facilities for epidurals. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 2:33pm
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I used to watch Maternity Ward all the time except when Im pregnant cos i spend the whole time in tears.
Yeah I reckon its the lady having the baby who should decided how she gives birth. I can see the point of the mother wanting to teach her a lesson but thats just cruel, surely you wouldnt want to see your daughter in so much pain. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 2:49pm
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I had drugs and I still swore off having kids.
It's time that makes the pain numb... not drugs. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 3:02pm
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In NZ a 19yo is a adult so the mother's say is nought.
With me, I had about 4 hours labour with Hannah, then haemorrage, then emergency c/s. I remember feeling soooo much relief when the epidural came along that I decided I was definitely going to do that (epi) again. With Briona I had contractions for 30 hours, then ARM (rupture), then labour came on very quickly, I had epi, Briona was born within 3 hours. While it was probably good to have the epi after basically being induced, I didn't like the side effects: 1) I didn't feel any pushing sensation; 2) I had a "pocket" where the epi didn't properly take effect; and 3) the tingling on my bum after a couple of hours, while I was pushing, was too distracting. Soooo... as scary as it seems, from time to time, I have decided to go with just gas this time around. Fingers crossed!  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 3:26pm
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That's true Liz - this time round I was way more worried about afterwards. And not just about what to do with the baby(ies) - I remembered all the icky things like afterpains and sore boobies and how much it hurt to pee! I was pleasantly surprised tho - seem to have recovered much quicker this time round. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 3:27pm
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I think from memory the doctors were telling the girl it was up to her but she didnt want to go against her mothers wishes although she did in the end and had teh epi right?
Dont forget Busymum, not all times are like that, I didnt have any problems with my epi |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 4:57pm
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Yeah the dr that was with her was on her side trying to get her help. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 8:56pm
I turned 20 the day before I gave birth to Ella. If my mum tried to determine what I was and wasn't allowed to do during labour, I would have been livid. Luckily I have a lovely mum who supported me through my pregnancy and still is now - but I decided not to have her at the birth with me (didn't want her to see me like that). I decided I wanted a natural birth and only had gas & air at the end of my labour to stop me from biting my partner hehe  (my labour was 17 hours)------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 10:40pm
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the mother didn't want her to have the epi because she wanted her to experience the pain of child birth
WHAT A BITCH! (sorry for the language) If anyone and I mean anyone told what I couldn't have during labour Id have it just to spite them! GRRR Americans like that make me so mad! ohh another thing that really gets me is the fact that none of them have skin to skin contact... and how they shuf that thing up there nose and in the throat (I know its to get ride of the mucus etc.. but still!) |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 7:13am
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Yer i do admit i watched maternity ward all through my pregnancy so when ella was born i expected them to shove that thing up her nose and in her mouth to get rid of the mucus!
I have watched quite a few that have had skin to skin contact. And i know alot of my american friends have. But u also have to remember that the babies born on that show are rarely ever full term healthy ones? Its the high risk hospital most of the time on the show. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 7:57pm
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when is this program on as we got sky ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 November 2006 at 2:01pm
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Yeah and they are stuck lying ontheir backs on a bed the whole time. I like how you have to ask for the pain relief so you try everything else first.
Haha I was 19 when I had jack and only had gas and it sure didn't put me off. As Nikki said it's time that makes the pain fade. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 04 November 2006 at 4:35pm
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Its on Monday night at 7.30pm and then replayed thoughout the week on channel 50. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 November 2006 at 8:13am
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