Bit of a weird update.

[B00]

As most of you know my daughter had a little boy last Monday, and ever since then she'd been complaining of a really bad backache and migraines. We all put this down to obvious normal post birth pains.

She's been having daily injections from the midwife in her stomach due to her losing ALOT of blood whilst giving birth, and yesterday she happened to mention these headaches ands backaches, to the MW who took a blood sample. Anyway, today, she got a call to go back into hospital as apparently these symptoms were and are caused by the fact her epidural went slightly wrong. they couldn't get it in, and it took about 10 attempts to do so. From what i can gather, some of the "stuff" has leaked into her system. I've just come back from visting her in the hospital- poor girl is terrified, and quite frankly, so am I!

So....upshot is, she's to have another epidural tomorrow.

Not quite sure why i made this post to be honest- i just did.

[B00]

Yeah he's really a good one, when I went on last night, he'd bought her shedloads of mags, slapped money in her tv, bought her bottle of ribena, bars of chocs and prawn cockatail crisps (her favourites). Know it sounds daft, but it really hit home how much he cares for her seeing those sodding crisps, lol.

Just rang her now, but she had anethisist (sp) with her, so obviously couldn't talk.

[pastafreak]

Oh gosh...I've just read all this. An epidural is one of those things that would scare the living daylights out of me.
But-as others have said-she is in safe hands,and this complication does not seem to be as bad as it sounds.
Best wishes to your daughter B00....and I hope YOUR mind is at rest soon x

[Sqad]

Backache is certainly common following childbirth, particularly difficult forceps and is indeed as I have mentioned not uncommon following epidural.

If the headaches persist and other signs present themselves then a second spinal tap will become mandatory.

My guess?.......the whole thing will settle.