Lockdown baby short staffed
Went in on Saturday with pre eclampsia which was picked up at 40+3 (Saturday) too short staffed to induce had to stay the night. Induced at 9 on a ward with 4 other ladies, was labouring pretty quick as I did with my first moaning and groaning away in pain with 3 other couples listening poor them! Finally went to a delivery room about 5 pm had waters broken after several painful attempts, midwife fell Ill and left (no midwife to be seen for an hour) new midwife came in who was much better and more in control, had a clip on baby’s head, baby delivered about 9pm heavy bleeding and was left for an hour, had several injections to try and stop eventually had a catheter fitted, other half had to leave at 11 while I was still heavily bleeding and in the delivery room. Tried to go for several showers but felt faint. Was taken to recovery ward in our own room, catheter was not changed all night and so full that when they removed it and I went to the toilet I passed a huge (and I mean huge) clot was about the size of my 9lb baby which I then had to sit on the toilet floor before hobbling back to my lonely room. Spoke to the student midwife who told me 5 minutes previous that if I passed a clot bigger than a 50p they wanted to know. This poor poor girl who I handed this huge blood clot to in a bed pan turned pail and rushed out the room to grab someone while I was barley standing. My baby had withdraw from medication and we were kept in for 6 days. My partner was allowed to visit for 2 hours a day and didn’t see his son awake for over a week! Was absolutely draining and wouldn’t wish it on anyone. My first birth was so lovely and really enjoyed the whole experience despite him being a huge 9lb 7 and this has just put me of EVER having anymore. I appreciate lockdown and restrictions but it’s just not fair. I suffered awful post natal depression the first time around and being so isolated this time just completely threw me back there