If your birth(s) happened 150 years ago,

[Anonymous]

I'd have never lived to give birth in the first place, as my mom had HELLP.l and I'm only here thanks to magbesium sulfate.

[Anonymous]

You don't even have to back as far as 150 years ago.

My grandmother had twins. Both were born safely and seemed okay, but one of the died a few days later.

We don't know why but I wonder. My twins were born from an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. But they both had jaundice, my DD's case was severe. The treatment for jaundice dates to the 50's only.


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Also, like many women in my family, I'm rh negative. I recieved a rhogam shot after a previous miscarriage. This protected my twins who are both rh positive.

And can I thank whoever invented epidural. Mine worked perfectly.

[Anonymous]

No, ruptured ectopic

[Anonymous]

Yes, I popped out 3 kids with no issues.

I should have been a surrogate.

[Anonymous]

No, well, very unlikely. Had pre-e and HELLP with my first who was born weighing only 4 pounds. Was hospitalized for a week with the pre e at 32 weeks. Then another 2-3 weeks of uncertainty and monitoring before the HELLP kicked in and the emergency c when her heartbeat plummeted during induction.

Very grateful for modern medicine.

[Anonymous]

I would probably have been okay, as would my 3 kids. I have the aforementioned "birthing hips" and relatively easy pregnancies so I probably would have ended up having a dozen kids like it seems everyone in my family did up until a few generations ago. Of course half of them would have died from childhood diseases that are now an easy fix.

[Anonymous]

I'd have lived but had to live my life disfigured. I had a cleft lip that was repaired soon after I was born.

One of my siblings was a very early preemie who likely would have died.

The other sibling would also have lived disfigured - he had club feet, which were repaired during his first year.

[Anonymous]

Nope. I was a breech baby born via C-section. My kids were C (one was a preemie, one was repeat).

Modern medicine is amazing!

[Anonymous]

I would be alive, but probably childless. All of my pregnancies had preterm premature ruptures with lots of interventions needed.

[Anonymous]

I think I’d be alive but I don’t think my kids would be. I never went into labor. I went to 41 weeks 5 days with my first with no contractions. When I delivered (after days if pitocin) my placenta was clearly going downhill. My other two kids were also post 41 weeks, no contractions. Sadly I had a friend who delivered a green/purple baby at 43 weeks. She’d never gone into labor and her baby died. Pretty sure my babies would have died too.

Also, my 2nd and 3rd babies were shoulder dystocias. They broke the one babies clavicle to get him out. I think most midwives could have done the same back in the day though.

[Anonymous]

First one yes, second one no.

Though I wouldn’t have been pregnant period since we had to do IVF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I’d be alive but I don’t think my kids would be. I never went into labor. I went to 41 weeks 5 days with my first with no contractions. When I delivered (after days if pitocin) my placenta was clearly going downhill. My other two kids were also post 41 weeks, no contractions. Sadly I had a friend who delivered a green/purple baby at 43 weeks. She’d never gone into labor and her baby died. Pretty sure my babies would have died too.

Also, my 2nd and 3rd babies were shoulder dystocias. They broke the one babies clavicle to get him out. I think most midwives could have done the same back in the day though.

What kind of doctor let's someone to go 43 weeks??? How horrible for your friend

[Anonymous]

First kid = we’d both be alive
Second kid = likely would have died or had serious trauma from fetal distress, I think I would have lived
Third kid = we both likely would have died

All were vaginal births, but with complications such as infection (there were no antibiotics 150 years ago).

[Anonymous]

My second baby wouldn’t be here due to vasa previa.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. My first was 2 weeks late and then even with induction didn't progress and needed a c-section after 4 days. So in the Before Times I guess the options would be 1) just wait even longer and things work out in the end, 2) just wait even longer and end up with a stillbirth, or 3) just wait even longer and die with a baby stuck inside of me trying to be born, or 4) keep waiting until the dead baby inside of me leads to sepsis and takes me with it?

Not great odds if you just go by the number of potential outcomes, but can't be sure. Glad I gave birth in the 21st century.