Giving birth again
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Bvascik
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- Joined: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:40 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I was born with Erb's Palsy back in 1986. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska so not much was known about the injury and doctors had little knowledge of how to treat it. I don't know a whole lot about my injury, such as what severity of an injury it is. I am certain there was no tearing. I was born paralyzed in the left arm, but with the help of a lot of physical and occupational therapy I have almost full usage of my arm. It is actually very difficult for people to notice the injury, but I can see and "feel" the difference. I have scapular winging and can't supinate my arm hardly at all. My parents were never told about groups to get in touch with so we knew nothing about how to treat it and surgery was never an option because we didn't know they were even available. I am basically here to learn more about this injury and to finally have people who understand it to talk to.
- Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Re: Giving birth again
Hi there!
I dont know if this helps at all, but I was born with LOBPI. I was a bigger baby at 8lbs 3oz, but I have cousins who were all much bigger than me and were born with no problems. When my mom got pregnant with my sister they suggested if she was to be bigger than me or around the same size, then my mom should opt for a c-section to prevent similar injuries. Well my sister was the same size and I know my mom does not regret going with the c-section. This was in 1990. C-sections nowadays are still surgery, but no where near as major as back in the early 90s. I've never had a baby, but I can understand how a c-section could be very scary, but I am also living with OBPI and I feel that if it came down to the scary surgery or having my child live with what I did (and my OBPI really isnt that severe) I would definitely go with the surgery. You can recover much more easily, whereas your child could possibly have to live with this for the rest of his/her life. I hope I'm not being insensitive, I just thought it would be helpful to hear from someone living with OBPI who is thinking about children as well. I hope this helps! Good luck with your pregnancy, making a decision and the birth!
Brittany
I dont know if this helps at all, but I was born with LOBPI. I was a bigger baby at 8lbs 3oz, but I have cousins who were all much bigger than me and were born with no problems. When my mom got pregnant with my sister they suggested if she was to be bigger than me or around the same size, then my mom should opt for a c-section to prevent similar injuries. Well my sister was the same size and I know my mom does not regret going with the c-section. This was in 1990. C-sections nowadays are still surgery, but no where near as major as back in the early 90s. I've never had a baby, but I can understand how a c-section could be very scary, but I am also living with OBPI and I feel that if it came down to the scary surgery or having my child live with what I did (and my OBPI really isnt that severe) I would definitely go with the surgery. You can recover much more easily, whereas your child could possibly have to live with this for the rest of his/her life. I hope I'm not being insensitive, I just thought it would be helpful to hear from someone living with OBPI who is thinking about children as well. I hope this helps! Good luck with your pregnancy, making a decision and the birth!
Brittany
