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With my first daughter, I had a vaginal delivery at 36 weeks. I
had pre-eclampsia with HELLP syndrome and was induced. No
epiduril as my blood platelettes and vitals could not handle
anything. I wasn't even allowed Tylenol! My daughter only
weighed 5 lbs, 2 oz, but I ended up with around 500 stitches
from extreme tearing with her. I didn't know how to really care
for everything at the time (the doctors never explained, nor did
the nurses - I didn't even know them as this was at an emergency
facility), so I ended up with a pelvic infection and sutures
that had to be redone. :  With my second daughter, I had a
c-section delivery at 38 weeks. My OB (which is the same as with
this baby) felt pity on me for what I went through with DD1 that
she couldn't stand the thought of