s/o Birth Stories

ByeBabyBunting

What is your birth story? 

I was born in April in a huge snow storm. My dad called the police and they had a snow plow/police escort to the hospital which was 30 miles away. When they got there the power was out and I was breach so I was born emergency C-section on the backup generator. Then, because my parents weren't married and my mom was under general anesthesia, they wouldn't let my dad hold me until she woke up. 

 

  

 

LaylaPartDeux

Yours is interesting. Mine isn't...I was a scheduled RCS.

NotSharknado

I was born Jan. 20 1980 along with my twin brother. I was 3lbs, and he was 2lbs. We were delivered naturally. I'm 2mins older. I was taken into surgery almost immediately for my club foot.

ridesbuttons

My mom was in no rush to get to the hospital, my dad was more anxious.  They went, she got settled in a room while dad and doc no doubt went for a smoke and perhaps watch some hockey.  Mom calls a candy-striper in and says "I think this baby is being born".  And I was.

Doc apparently was ticked.

NotSharknado

Wait, I thought we were taking about our birth story, not our baby's? If we were talking about our baby's, then it was quite boring.

NotSharknado

MrsSkull1107:

Oops.

ETA2: I'm a moron. This is our own birth stories. My bad. I was born after an emergency C/S because my mom stopped feeling movement for awhile. I was 5 or so weeks early. It was very scary for my parents but it worked out.

I still read it! It's lovely. Btw, I forgot about some of those posters.

Libby1978

I don't really have a lot of details about my birth story.  All I know is that my mom was in labor for like 15 hours before the doctor decided she needed a c-section.

lildevil968

I was born November 9th, 1981. My mom went into labor around 7pm, thought she had a lot of time since labor with my sister was almost 12 hours. Turns out I was in a hurry because she got to the hospital at around 9:30pm, holding me in with a towel. I was born breach in the exam room at 9:35pm.

Sonadora

My mom's water broke 6 weeks early.  All told, she only knew she was pg with me for 18 weeks as she was told she was infertile and that she and my dad would never have biological children so she didn't even suspect she was pg, found out at 16 weeks when she went in for a routine physical and b/w.  I was whisked to the NICU since I was early, so she didn't get to hold me for quite some time and was apparently really upset since the labor ended up being about 30 hours and the fact that I was never supposed to exist in the first place. After all that, she just wanted to hold me!

gy86

My mom labored all through the night and had me the next day at 9:15 am.  Drug-free intervention-free hospital birth, discharged within a day.    My daughter's birth story is the exact same, just replace 9:15 with 10:15, haha!

EVA116

My mom labored with me for 42 hours. She went natural and I was born at 11:59 on February 23rd but my dad and the doctor argued over cutting the cord. My 18 year old dad was freaked out so finally the doctor cut it at 12:01 am.....making my birthday February 24th.

NotSharknado

gwinnygirl:

Mine is kinda boring. I was born via repeat-C. My mom opted for general anesthesia. When she woke up  they originally brought her the wrong baby - then she cried when she found out I was a girl

Aw.

LadyXaverian

I was several days late, born early in the afternoon on April Fools Day, 1977. You know, I've never heard my birth story in detail. I know that my mother was in a lot of pain and delivered me completely med free (not sure they even had a choice at that time..) I was 9 lbs! God love my Momma lol.

lrn327

I was already ten days late so they decided to induce.  They gave my mom the pitocin and mom/dad went to sit in the waiting room to play cards while the doc went to lunch.  It apparently worked really well b/c I crowned while they were still playing cards and was born in the hallway on the stretcher, without the doctor. 

I was also born at a really rural hospital (no ultrasounds, they told my mom I was going to be a boy several times), but they still were somehow in this research program that was studying the transition from the birth environment.  Immediately after being born, I was placed into a basin of water and stayed there a while (10 minutes or so).  

Libby1978

lrn327:

I was already ten days late so they decided to induce.  They gave my mom the pitocin and mom/dad went to sit in the waiting room to play cards while the doc went to lunch.  It apparently worked really well b/c I crowned while they were still playing cards and was born in the hallway on the stretcher, without the doctor. 

I was also born at a really rural hospital (no ultrasounds, they told my mom I was going to be a boy several times), but they still were somehow in this research program that was studying the transition from the birth environment.  Immediately after being born, I was placed into a basin of water and stayed there a while (10 minutes or so).  

What the?

klondikebar

All I know is that I was born via c section and that my mom went home from the hospital in her pre-pregnancy pants. I'm glad my mom could spare the important details.

lrn327

Libby1978:

lrn327:

I was already ten days late so they decided to induce.  They gave my mom the pitocin and mom/dad went to sit in the waiting room to play cards while the doc went to lunch.  It apparently worked really well b/c I crowned while they were still playing cards and was born in the hallway on the stretcher, without the doctor. 

I was also born at a really rural hospital (no ultrasounds, they told my mom I was going to be a boy several times), but they still were somehow in this research program that was studying the transition from the birth environment.  Immediately after being born, I was placed into a basin of water and stayed there a while (10 minutes or so).  

What the?

I know, pretty crunchy for a redneck hospital, huh!!?  My parents both tell the same story and they're divorced so no way have they collaborated to lie to me on this, ha ha!

white318

My mom didn't know she was pregnant with me until she was 5 mos along... then I was born a month early.  My mom's water broke a day after playing a women's softball game (hitting and running the bases) and she had to be induced eventually because she wasn't progressing.  I was eventually born on my parents' first wedding anniversary.

RayRay007

About all I know is that it was a quick labour and it was like -50c.

Glitter Pop

I was born in May five weeks early. My EDD was the same as my DS EDD. I was born via csection because my umbilical cord was coming detached and I was in danger of dying. When I was born my mom and dad were told that I wasn't likely to survive. 

lollitots

My story is boring, scheduled c/s. Can I share my brothers? My parents were out for pizza when my Mom started to hemorrage. They hopped in the car and headed to the hospital when my Dad spots a cop giving a guy a ticket. He pulled over and said what was happening and got a police escort to the hospital, lights and sirens going. He carried my Mom into the hospital where she had a c/s and was given several units of blood. After the birth my Dad went into the police station. He was covered in blood from carring Mom and said that the sargent on duty looked very relieved when he found out that he was there only to give a compliment to the cop that got him to the hospital quickly.

PunkyBooster

 I was 3 weeks late. They admitted my mom (in a VERY rural hospital) and she had a c-section the following morning. My grandfather was a surgeon and while the OB cut my mom open, my grandpa pulled me out, smacked me on the butt to make me cry and was the first person to hold me. 

I think it's pretty awesome that he got to deliver his daughter's baby.

 

seahorse102410

I was induced the tuesday before thanksgiving as to not interrupt anyone's plans.  She says I shot out like a rocket and weighed 4lbs.  My mom also says that she ate a huge cheeseburger and fries right after I was born.  Gross!

colliebabe

I was two weeks late.  When my mom went into labor she panicked because she thought my dad wouldn't make it for the birth (he worked 40 minutes away.)  Well, 36 hours later I was born lol.  Needless to say, my dad made it in time.

My mom also had a spinal and got such a bad headache that she couldn't even move.  Somehow she still managed to breastfeed, but I guess she had to stay a couple of extra days in the hospital because of the spinal.  She decided to have an unmedicated birth with my sister.

old_time_girl

I was a med free birth, a week or so early. Mom laboured for less than 12 hours and i was born at like, 1:40 am on April 27th.
The OB had gone home because he said it would be a while when mom tried to tell him i was coming NOW. The nurses had to grab an intern out of the hallway. I shot out and he fumbled me for a bit before getting a hold of my neck.
My mom births big babies. My brother was 7.9 at 3 weeks early, i was 8.12 and my sister was 9.10. All med free. And all at least a week early.

mom2pottamus

I was over 3 weeks late, and they started an induction with my mom and it failed-she has no idea what they used, prob something like cervadil.  So they waited 48 hrs and put her in the hospital and said they would try to induce again but if nothing happened c-section time.  She said she was dilating but not fast enough, and the dr who was delivering had to go to a neighboring hospital to do an emergency c-section.  He told her if she wasn't crowning by the time he came back he'd see her in the OR.  He came back 2 hours later and my mom started pushing, I was born after 45 minutes of pushing.  There was placental breakdown and the dr said she was lucky???

My mom said she remembers it so clearly because she couldn't believe she didn't need a c-section. Or that they let her go after a 1st failed induction.  Gotta love the 70's.

jklivn

When my mom was in labor and they got to the hospital she told my dad she wasn't going to go through labor again and to take her back home. He had to spend a little while convincing her to go into the hospital.

Also my aunt was in charge of taking care of my brother while my mom was in labor and she showed up hung over and puking all morning. I guess my brother ended up walking around the next couple of days gagging and pretending he was puking.

That's all I got.

argonne

Mine's boring.  Born August 1980 via c-section.  No apparent reason for the c-section.  My Mom says she got scared into it.

She had a VBAC with my younger brother.

Abinormal

I was born on Christmas Day. My mother cooked Christmas dinner while in back labor (she didn't know). The turkey was dry, she burned the pie and she forgot to make half of the sides. My father had to return to the apt after dropping her at the hospital, to make sure they didn't leave the stove on. I was born via emergency c-section because my heartrate dropped and there was merconium in my fluid. They actually had to put my mom under general anesthesia because the spinal block wasn't working. The cord was wrapped around my neck twice and I was blue, but I pinked up quickly and I don't suffer any lasting effects. The first words that I "heard" when I was born was "hand me the goddamnn scissors" because the nurses didn't respond fast enough to the doctor's initial order.

 

kj07

My poor mom: I was born after about 32 hours of labor and the doctor broke her tailbone using forceps to pull me out.  Also, during labor my dad left the hospital and went next door to get a burger and an Awful Awful.  My mom was pissed about that.  Labor was the first time my father heard my mom cuss.

Fun fact: While my mom was the hospital passing me through her vaginal canal, my grandfather was in another hospital passing a kidney stone through his urethra.  He found out I was born when my mom's uncle snuck in a bottle of Old Grandad.

kj07

gwinnygirl:

kj07:

My poor mom: I was born after about 32 hours of labor and the doctor broke her tailbone using forceps to pull me out.  Also, during labor my dad left the hospital and went next door to get a burger and an Awful Awful.  My mom was pissed about that.  Labor was the first time my father heard my mom cuss.

Fun fact: While my mom was the hospital passing me through her vaginal canal, my grandfather was in another hospital passing a kidney stone through his urethra.  He found out I was born when my mom's uncle snuck in a bottle of Old Grandad.

This is exactly what happened with H. 

I am so sorry for you.  I know it totally sucked for my mom to deal with a newborn and a broken tailbone.

nanabanana06

I was born March 13th 1990. My Mom went into labor 3 weeks before her due date. My Dad took her to the hospital and she labored for hours, but only made it to 4 cm. Her contractions were really intense and she had stalled out. Instead of helping her along by breaking her water or something they gave her morphine to help her relax. They then made her turn to her side. At this point they lost my heartbeat completely. They tried turning her, placing an internal monitor, ect, but could not get my heartbeat on the monitor. So they rushed my Mom to the OR. They put her completely under cuz they did not have time for an epi. Turns out my cord was shorter than my body and I had rolled onto it. My Mom has an old school emergency section scar (so it's lateral). I then spent a week in the NICU for "suck, swallow, and breathe". Which means that I forgot to breathe when I ate and turned blue. They said it was unusual for me to have this, since they only see it in preemie's.

That is my birth story.

gnomemom

My mom's water broke at my cousin's 8th birthday party. My cousin still hasn't forgiven me for ruining her birthday. I was born the next day and was a "blue baby" according to my mom. She said my umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck and I wasn't breathing.

As scary as that was, her experience delivering my brother was worse. She was in labor for 3 days, and when he finally decided to make an appearance, it was one foot first. He stayed that way for quite a while and she eventually had to have a c-section. By the time she went into surgery, she had the paperwork ready to have her tubes tied so she would never get pregnant again.

ksyknelvr73

First of all, and something I think is pretty cool b/c it doesn't happen that often - is that I was born on my due date...at 11:18 pm so I almost missed it : )

My mom loves to tell me that she was watching the Bill Cosby special "Himself" and that her laughing at it put her into labor. Apparently her water broke while she was laughing, so she and my dad packed up, went to the hospital, and she labored with me for 24 hours - got an epidural and had a vaginal delivery, pretty uneventful.

jlw2505

I was born in early Jan but my mom's water broke on Dec 21st, during Hanukkah while she baking cookies.  I was born a few hours later.  It was during Hanukkah and my Dad kept calling my mom as he was giving my older sibs their gifts as he has no clue what to do with most of the presents, especially the girl stuff.  My mom came home a week later but since I was so tiny (born at 37 weeks and weighed less than 5 pounds) I had to stay until I made it over 5 pounds.  My parents got a call at 7am on New Years Day's to come pick me up.

Prime

I don't know much about my actual birth, but the story leading up to it was somewhat humorous.  On the day I was born my mom woke up in labor, but I guess didn't really understand it.  My dad left to go play racquetball with a friend.  After playing for awhile they got to talking about the pregnancy and his friend asked how my mom was doing.  He said she was really upset this morning and the friend asked if she was crying.  My dad said yes.  His friend then forced him to go home and get my mom to the hospital.  I was born about 5 hours later.

PrideandJoy29

Vaginal. That's all I was told.

shannonmur

I don't know the actual birthing details but the lead up is a family fave. Winter 1979 my parents lived in a 2 floor apt. My dad owned a bar and was out at some Christmas function when my mom went into labor. She called all his usual spots but didn't get ahold of him so she called an ambulance. She took her bag and walked down to the courtyard and sat on a bench waiting for the ambulance in the snow. Apparently she didn't want the emt's to have to climb the stairs. My dads friend pulled up with his drunk azz just as they were loading my mom in the ambulance. When they were wheeling my mom in the elevator to the maternity ward a doctor got on and said to my dad "jeeze you're back here again? It's only been a week" and my mother kicked him and my father right in the shins. I love that woman.

[Deleted User]

I was born via emergency c-section just shy of 31 weeks. I was 2lbs, 14oz. I stayed in the hospital for two months.

fancynewbeesly

I am adopted---I don't know my birth story at all. I know that I was born at 7:48am in the morning, and I was brought home 3 days later.