Birth memories fading

kgauntt · September 2012

Is it weird that I can hardly remember labor and delivery? There is this amazing picture I have of my daughter looking right at me 2 seconds after she was born and I honestly can hardly remember it.

fyziksgirl · September 2012

Ha, I'm so glad I have pictures from immediately after DD was born because I have no memory of that and didn't even right after birth :P I had to ask my DH if DD cried when she was born or not because I had no idea. However, the rest of the birth I definitely remembered at first, I have been amazed at how quickly those memories fade!

NatPhoto09 · September 2012

That is interesting because my birth memories are clear as day for both babies. I go back to my birth story every so often to refresh my memory. i've kept the contraction app with the details of my contractions because i go to it too.

bellelamb · September 2012

NatPhoto09:
That is interesting because my birth memories are clear as day for both babies. nbsp;I go back to my birth story every so often to refresh my memory. nbsp;i've kept the contraction app with the details of my contractions because i go to it too. nbsp;

Why??? Just wondering? I think it's a great thing our bodies are made to forget how pain birth was. For me I remember details but not the pain as bad as it was.

tjkdlhb · September 2012

I had a shot of nubain for the pain, and I blame that for my lack of memory. I was very out of it. I can remember most of the pieces, but I had to ask DH about what order they happened in.

NatPhoto09 · September 2012

bellelamb:
NatPhoto09:
That is interesting because my birth memories are clear as day for both babies. nbsp;I go back to my birth story every so often to refresh my memory. nbsp;i've kept the contraction app with the details of my contractions because i go to it too. nbsp;
Why??? Just wondering? I think it's a great thing our bodies are made to forget how pain birth was. For me I remember details but not the pain as bad as it was.

why? just because. the time leading to labor is exciting, labor is exciting, and the birth of my babies will always be the best moment in my life.

mkflower3000 · September 2012

What's really faded for me is the memory of labor pain. I remember the first few weeks PP thinking that I'd remember it forever lol.

ELF4321 · September 2012

I've always been convinced that there is some kind of labor amnesia that kicks in to make sure people are willing to do it again!

stemms8810 · September 2012

I can remember most everything and thanks to my DH I have a lot of pictures to recharge my memory. I will always remember his first cry. I had a c/s so I couldn't see him come out but I remember hearing his cry

Jinnifah · September 2012

Pretty sure the pp cocktail of hormones we get has the intended side effect of amnesia I can't remember if it's oxytocin or another one.

Anyway, the only reason I remember the details is because I wrote out a detailed account of labour and delivery. Like seriously detailed. I think it's over 1000 words

mysteriousmommy · September 2012

I had no drugs but some things are fading anyway. I am so glad I wrote their birth story the day they were born. I don't understand the women who forget the pain I will never forget. Never.

mkflower3000 · September 2012

mysteriousmommy:
I had no drugs but some things are fading anyway. I am so glad I wrote their birth story the day they were born. I don't understand the women who forget the pain I will never forget. Never.

I'm really surprised that I have! I mean, I still remember how it felt, but it doesn't seem as terrible in my mind as I know that it must've been... It could also be because I only had 1 baby, but I almost wish that I DID remember it more clearly. I'm afraid that I'll be surprised all over again with future babies.

tarajayne · September 2012

My memories are pretty good but I had a planned C and didn't go into labor. Scarily I find myself thinking what it would like to be pregnant again... and then I have to remind myself of how miserable and uncomfortable I was!

MelissaMiso · September 2012

I didn't have any labor due to needing an emergency C-section but I have clear memories of the whole procedure: before, during and after.

Jess & Drew · September 2012

I had an emergency c/s, so I my memories are spotty. I remember them saying that DD would be there in less than a minute. And I was like "WHOA! We already started?!?!" Then they said they were going to take the sheet down so I could see DD, and I freaked out because I thought I was going to see my guts laid open. Then I saw DD and I cried. I was pumped full of so many drugs, and I could barely stay awake for more than about 30 seconds. DH said I would start talking and just fall asleep mid-sentence. I also remember that I was shaking so violently that I was afraid my teeth were going to break. DH kept asking if I wanted to hold DD, but I was so afraid I would drop her because of the shaking and "narcolepsy" so I didn't get to hold her until about 30 min after she was born (when the pharmacist finally came through with some meds to stop the shaking).

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