If your birth(s) happened 150 years ago,

[Anonymous]

If the preeclampsia didn't kill me, then her enormous head that took an episiotomy and vacuum to get out (at 36 weeks!) would have killed us both. If somehow we made it through all of that, the severe jaundice (bili level 24.5) would have progressed to kernicterus and caused brain damage at a minimum.

[Anonymous]

No. Preeclampsia with #1

[Anonymous]

Definitely not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m O negative. My first child would probably have been fine, since my body wouldn’t have encountered positive blood before then, so wouldn’t have “fought” it.

My second was also positive, so there could have been serious issues and he could have been born as a “blue baby” and possibly not survived.

My third has negative blood, so there would have been no problems for him.

I am extremely thankful for Rhogam, which was created in 1968, not that long ago in the big scheme of things. [/quote]

I was born in 1967. I'm A- like my mother, and an only child. Want to guess why?

My kids are all positive, no problem.

[Anonymous]

No. I don't either of us would be.

[Anonymous]

Maybe? Even with the birth that was straight forward there would have been dirty unwashed hands all over both of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the preeclampsia didn't kill me, then her enormous head that took an episiotomy and vacuum to get out (at 36 weeks!) would have killed us both. If somehow we made it through all of that, the severe jaundice (bili level 24.5) would have progressed to kernicterus and caused brain damage at a minimum.

You can survive that and be left with a rectovaginal fistula. The baby is stillborn. Still happens in under-resourced countries today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not after my second- I had a retained placenta that requires a d&c and I had a small hemorrhage in the OR.

Though I probably would also not have been alive long enough to get pregnant to begin with for other reasons, like how did people get past strep throat, UTI etc back then?

Woah. I had the same problem but with my first, and expecting my second now. Do you mind sharing where you delivered and if they offered any explanation? I want to see how I can better prepare this time around (either with scheduled C or vaginal again).

[Anonymous]

I probably would have lived after my first, but she would not have (born 6 weeks early as a result of PPROM).

Since my first was positive rH, my second would have likely had issues, but if that wasn’t a factor he probably would have survived. I however would have likely died a few weeks/months after birth - had retained placenta with pretty severe hemorrhaging that started about 5 weeks after birth. Needed a D&C.

[Anonymous]

No. And neither would my kids

[Anonymous]

I would have been born ok, but died in my early teens from a complication with my first period. Grateful for blood transfusions and the birth control pill.

I had an elective c-section so hard to say whether DD's birth would have been ok. She was wrapped up in her cord which is often not a problem but sometimes can be.

[Anonymous]

I would be. My baby, maybe not. He was early and labor was slow. He tolerated it fine but I’m not sure how long that would have continued safely without pitocin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably not after my second- I had a retained placenta that requires a d&c and I had a small hemorrhage in the OR.

Though I probably would also not have been alive long enough to get pregnant to begin with for other reasons, like how did people get past strep throat, UTI etc back then?

Woah. I had the same problem but with my first, and expecting my second now. Do you mind sharing where you delivered and if they offered any explanation? I want to see how I can better prepare this time around (either with scheduled C or vaginal again).

I delivered at Inova Fairfax and they did not offer any explanation other than it's just something that happens sometimes. I researched it at the time and thought maybe there is a higher incidence with inductions. For me, it took 9 hours to get productive contractions between the cervix medicine and a Foley bulb, but once it got going, my uterus was like in overdrive as it was only took 3 hours more until delivery. Then my uterus basically gave up and stopped altogether after the delivery despite then adding pitocin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably not after my second- I had a retained placenta that requires a d&c and I had a small hemorrhage in the OR.

Though I probably would also not have been alive long enough to get pregnant to begin with for other reasons, like how did people get past strep throat, UTI etc back then?

Woah. I had the same problem but with my first, and expecting my second now. Do you mind sharing where you delivered and if they offered any explanation? I want to see how I can better prepare this time around (either with scheduled C or vaginal again).

I delivered at Inova Fairfax and they did not offer any explanation other than it's just something that happens sometimes. I researched it at the time and thought maybe there is a higher incidence with inductions. For me, it took 9 hours to get productive contractions between the cervix medicine and a Foley bulb, but once it got going, my uterus was like in overdrive as it was only took 3 hours more until delivery. Then my uterus basically gave up and stopped altogether after the delivery despite then adding pitocin.

PP - thanks, that nearly mirrors my induction experience too along with adding pitocin at the end. Not sure whether to go with a scheduled C instead now.

[Anonymous]

Yes. The women in my family have big childbearing hips that makes childbirth easier than average. I would probably have 8 kids by now.