So I was very happy with my birth and I can?t honestly say there was a worst part for me. I mean contractions were very painful and I was exhausted but I expected all that and we know what a great reward we get at the end. But I was curious how DF felt about everything, because he was very involved and watched the whole thing when he had said he wasn?t watching anything and was going to be standing at my shoulder the whole time. He said it wasn?t that bad and I asked him what the worst part was for him. He said the worst part was when the doctor had to give me the episiotomy because he could hear the cutting noise. ICK!! Glad I couldn?t heard it or didn?t notice because I was busy pushing!!! While I thought this was pretty gross I was surprised that a relatively small thing stood out in his mind and I am curious what you ladies and your SOs though was the worst part of the labor process. I guess this can be a post baby GTKY
Re: Post baby GTKY-Worst part of labor?
Funny side note DF also said he was really disappointed that we went to the hospital at 5:30 am and made it through all the traffic lights no problem because he was really hoping to have an excuse to blow through a light for once in his life I told him maybe next time I will time it better LOL
I would have to second that.
~The Bumpie formerly known as SpartyMom2B~
Kid #1 - 09/03/12
Hysteroscopy #10 - scar tissue grew back reblocking my right tube
#11 or IVF with scarring still inside?
1 lone embryo from September 2016 retreival, dx with Trisomy 16, starting fresh
This was me. I had to have three epidurals placed. I was ready to give up after the second epi. Finally got the third and was able to get some relief. My right leg was pretty tingly for awhile after too.
The worst part for us was delivering in a teaching hospital. I loved it for the care I received- even with the pitocin, labor was easy and the delivery was great- I only had a couple 1st degree tears. I didn't need any pain meds afterward at all. But during delivery itself there were SO many people in the room- 3 OBs, 2 med students, 4 NICU Drs, a couple L&D nurses, and some baby nurses...
DD had a heart arhythmia during labor, so there may have been a few extra people there because of that, but when she came out they took her from me to examine her and for half an hour. This wasn't a problem since I wanted to make sure her heart was ok (it's been fine since birth and shows no problem now,) but all the people stood between me and LO and I didn't get to see her for the first half hour after birth, even though she was in the same room. I was so frustrated I cried.
Then in hospital recovery the next few days, we had a constant stream of Drs, nurses, med students and nursing students coming in and unwrapping DD's swaddle and messing with her, so DH, DD and I got no rest or recovery until we got home. I had a really easy birth and physical recovery, so the "worst" parts weren't at all what I expected them to be!
Getting the iv put in. That sucked...3times over.
The worst part for me besides the awful right on top of each other contractions was when DD came out, I felt both my tears happening. It still makes me cringe thinking about it.
SO missed DS's birth, but he said the grossest thing with DD was when she came out, apparently she had bloody slime on her head that made it look like she got "hit in the head with an axe" <-- His words.
I was induced and I had the epi at 4 cms so I wasn't feeling that many contractions -- I did feel pressure from contractions though in my butt...my right side was less frozen than the left because they had me lying on my left side so they could get a reading on the baby ..they kept losing him when I was on my back...
the worst part was that I kept trying to hold in my toots...lol...like I kept trying to squeeze in my buttcheeks to keep from letting one slip .... and the waiting...even though I was only in labour for 12 hours and I only pushed for 25 mins ... I could feel the pressure from my contractions in my right butt cheek so I knew when to push and I could feel the pressure from his head etc. coming out but it wasn't scream worthy or anything because of the epi. The nurses were surprised I pushed him out so fast with a full force epi and I am a first timer.
The panic in triage when his heart tones dropped, and everyone rushed in to get me ready for surgery. They blew three IVs, nobody really talked to me and there was a lot of panic and fear in the air.
And if I had known that I wouldn't get a VBAC, I would have never labored at home for 8 hours. Alone. Grmpf.
The worst part for me was having days of strong contractions from the induction attempts with Cytotec and Pitocin with no progress. It was so frustrating to be in so much pain with no results. I finally gave in and got the epi, which allowed me to relax enough to dilate. It's amazing how much your mind can influence your body.
I would have to say the worst part of labor was the 3 1/2 hours of pushing I did only for it to be determined that he was stuck on my pelvic bone and I needed to have a c-section. Oh and the recovery from the c-section has been pretty bad too.
The worst parts for me were the peripheral stuff, like the IVs (the first one caused a lot of pain/burning), the allergic reaction to penicillin, and how freaking annoying it was for the nurses to constantly be readjusting my wireless heart rate monitor because my little sweetie refused to stay anywhere near it.
I asked my H and he said the only part he'd call bad was when she was stuck and he was afraid she was dying (because of her coloration and everyone started yelling...he forgot how frequently babies are born grey/blue, and he was right down there ready to catch before things went crazy).
I "planned" to have a natural birth. I had the worst contractions/back labor and finally decided to get an epi. The worst for me was then waiting over 2 hours for the anesthesiologist (there were 2 emergencies that took priority). My husband described my pain face as "looking like I was smelling the worst fart ever, for hours." LOL! Glad he said that after I received the epi and was a normal person again.
He said the worst part was when our DD's heart rate dropped and doctors and nurses rushed into the room. I had to get oxygen and stay on my left side for a while.I somehow remained calm because I knew things like that happened and was probably due to me laying on my right side at the time. However, I wasn't aware HOW low her HR got because I couldn't see the monitors.
I THOUGHT that my first bowel movement after baby was going to be the worst thing, as I've had constipation problems my entire life. I'm happy to report that by getting stool softeners and drinking plenty of fluids (including prune juice) it came out pretty uneventfully.
Third! LD was an absolute cinch!
I bled a lot after though. They would change me, I would barely shift in bed and feel a gush and have to call them right back in. So they had to keep coming in to knead my belly to get blood clots to pass, and the nurse had very bony knuckles, ugh! Quite possibly the worst pain I've experienced! I cried because it was painful and because she said she would be back in half an hour to do it again!
Oh, also, the contractions I experienced the first couple of days when breastfeeding...just horrible!
I had a med free birth that lasted a total of like 34 hours I think. I got to the hopsital at 6cms and delivered 5 hours later.
The worst part for me was the contractions between 9 and 10 cms. When I was admitted DH said my contractions on the monitor were topping out at like 25. The transition between 9 and 10 cms and when I was pushing, they were topping out at 78. DH has a weak stomach and swore he was staying by my head, but he ended up standing side by side with my doc because she said she needed him to hold my foot to push against. In reality, I think she got him away from me because I was grabbing at him for dear life !! lol But he did not say anything in particular was gross from him, which shocked me !!
I'm still pregnant, but will give mine from last time.
I was prepared for labor being painful, but I was not prepared for how incredibly thirsty I was going to be and not be able to drink water. The ice chips were a joke. I couldn't wait to chug a gallon of water.
7/30/12 - B/G twins born at 33w4d due to PPROM