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faithfilly
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03 May 2010, 1:58 pm

eb31 wrote:
Congratulations on your pregnancy.

I did not know about AS when I was having children either. During pregnancy I felt the best ever emotionally, although I had severe hyperemesis (9 months of puking any time of day). I don't recommend hospital births for someone with AS who does not like to be touched. I suffered from PTSD after my babies were born from the stress of the hospital staff and multiple strangers touching me. If I had it to do over I would try a midwife at home or birth center, at least then its just one stranger touching you.


I didn't know about AS either when I was pregnant with my two children. I always knew I needed to stay as far away from hospitals and doctors as possible, so both of my kids were born at home. My labor experience in each birth was pain-free (and that's without Lamaze classes, drugs, hypnosis, etc.)... except for the few seconds of discomfort when each child's head exited from me. I attribute it to being able to be relaxed at home without having strangers around me telling me what to do or touching me.


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04 May 2010, 1:56 am

faithfilly wrote:
I didn't know about AS either when I was pregnant with my two children. I always knew I needed to stay as far away from hospitals and doctors as possible, so both of my kids were born at home. My labor experience in each birth was pain-free (and that's without Lamaze classes, drugs, hypnosis, etc.)... except for the few seconds of discomfort when each child's head exited from me. I attribute it to being able to be relaxed at home without having strangers around me telling me what to do or touching me.



How did you do go through labor without pain?

Did you still have prenatal care or did you go all those months without a check up?



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14 Jul 2010, 6:48 am

My OCD was diagnosed after pregnancy. I always had a limited diet but during pregnancy there were times when I was only eating fruit and nuts because I felt all other foods were contaminated. I have improved but will never be able to eat the way I did before pregnancy. I lost a lot of weight.

I was very sick and exhausted and had black moods and thought about suicide most of the time.

Normally I find it hard getting through the day but it was hellish, it felt like a prison sentence and then when it ended I had a child I didn't want (at the time) and long lasting post-natal depression.

I am not dx, I have OCD, depression, anxiety which probably caused the symptoms.

I feel I will never recover from pregnancy that my mind is "broken".

Sorry, that doesn't help you. It helped me I've never been so open about it before.