Posted by Mels on September 03, 2003 at 09:08:19:
In Reply to: Mels - please see new reply to your post below posted by Materni-Tee.com on September 02, 2003 at 23:53:26:
Thank you so much for your kind words. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a birth trauma support group. I'm going to look into that, at least to hear other stories and see how other women are dealing with it.
I think my doctors realize they goofed, or at least that this is something serious, because once I was X-rayed at the hospital, not only the doctor who delivered me but my usual doctor, Dr. D., came to see me. PLUS the OB who was on staff and assisted my birth doctor the day Colin was born. After that, Dr. D. called me at home twice during my maternity leave. Maybe they're that thorough with everyone, but I thought they were very careful about the way they spoke to me...you know? Like they were afraid of what I was going to tell them. I think it was a very unusual thing to happen. All the nurses came over to see my brace b/c they'd never seen a woman wearing one before. The weirdest thing is that through all this, I was never given any pain meds. I'm kind of glad now because I probably would have been taking them around the clock, and most pain medication (prescription) is addictive. So I just stuck with my Tylenol.
It was indeed very emotional for me. I broke down about once a week...twice my DH stayed home so I could get some rest in my chair while he watched the baby. But one positive thing that came out of it is that I can now really feel for women who are giving birth and are in pain. (With my first DS, the delivery didn't hurt at all, so I couldn't relate.) Even though I'm a rather old bag, I've been thinking about maybe becoming an OB nurse one day. I would like to be able to help out other women in pain. It would be a drastic career change (I'm an editor right now) but I am thinking about it. I used to want to be a midwife, but realizing the negative things that could happen put me off of the idea. I would never have considered nursing since it takes so many years to obtain a degree. But now I'm wondering if that really matters. It's not like I have a time table or anything. I'm going to get old one way or another--why not learn something new in the meantime?
Anyway, sorry for rambling. Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your kind response.
:) Mel
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: Mel, I've added a belated reply to your earlier post
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