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[quote=Anonymous]I debated having a home birth for my 3rd or using a midwife/birthing center because then you get to leave after 8 hours. I had traumatic deliveries though and labored for days without sleep, so that clearly wasn't a good option.

I could not STAND postpartum care. There wasn't one good thing there. 
-I wanted dh and/or grandparents to be able to rock the baby in a different room so that I could sleep. 
-I only wanted to be woken by the baby. I wish nurses could time their colace and ibuprofen to the exact times the baby was nursing at night. Instead I would feed baby, get them to sleep, then be woken 30 min later for colace. It made me want to tear my hair out. And the pediatrician right at 7am? ugh. And I love it when they do bloodwork on the baby and then wheel back in a screaming baby. 
-They drove me crazy with the pee and poop diaper and breastfeeding log. Sorry but I'm sleep deprived. I just could not log this shit. If they want me to log poop diapers, they should change the damn baby themselves. The breastfeeding was hilarious too for babies 2 and 3. I had more milk than a dairy cow, so the baby didn't need to clusterfeed. The nurses flipped out on me that the babies weren't nursing enough, but... they didn't need to. I finally got them to weigh the baby to confirm and the baby had gained well.

I just wanted sleep more than anything. With my first, I really feel like the lack of sleep got me to a dangerous place. I was induced and on pitocin for 45 hours before delivery. I didn't sleep and wasn't allowed to eat. I remember shaking while holding the baby. And the damn cafeteria was closed by the time I delivered, so there was no food and I had to order delivery (wtf?! I pay 29k for a birth and can't even get a sandwich?! I was shaking from low blood sugar)[/quote]

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