Here's a few questions about birth/motherhood to get this board going:
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
2. Do you miss being PG? Why/why not?
3. What are your LO(s) names?
4. Did you deliver vaginally or via CS?
5. What is your biggest surprise when it comes to being a mom?
6. What has been one of your favorite moments so far?
7. What is something you've had to learn the hard way when it comes to being a parent?
Re: Poll time!
Being stuck on the operating table while DD was suctioned for 5 minutes. Worst/longest time of my life!
2. Do you
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
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1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic. A few moments that really stand out in my mind
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1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
A. When I shot a blood clot across the room and hit the doctor during a push. (funny/scary
1. With my first it was how oblivous I was. My Dr was able to get away with things that I didn't want because I simply didn't know. With my second, it was how fast everything happened! I remember yelling at the nurse
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
My water broke at 35 weeks and I had to be induced with Pitocin due to lack of contractions. Over 40 hours later and pushing a
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
DH likes to tell the story of how I yelled at him for not putting the ice chips in my mouth fast enough a
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
<p style="margin:0px 0px1. DD being weighed and coming in at 9 pounds 5 ounces! Also, I went home with a catheter for three days, which was a combination of labor trauma and nurse mistake. I love telling the story now, but the pain that preceding the placing of that cathe
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
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When the doctor pulled him out and said, congratulations on your toddler! LO was 8 lbs 12 oz.
2. Do you m
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BFP #2 05/26/14 MMC: 6/26/14 D&C: 7/18/14
BFP #3 10/09/14 MC 10/24/14
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
I guess the part that stands out to me is the part I do
Mostly just that I got to do it the way I wanted med free and that I had such an amazing support system DH, my mom, my doula,
2. Do you miss being PG? Why/why not? Yes i liked it
3. ;What are your LOs names? Wi
Violet Mae born 1/15/13
How amazing the epidural was! It was a long induction but the birth itself was great thanks to
Norah transformed our family January 6, 2013
My non numbed episiotomy...DSs was getting in trouble...easily the most painful part of labor
2. Do you miss bein
1. Thinking back to the crazy sounds I made makes me laugh. I sounded like a beast! I wouldn't have ever imagined I would make noises like that. The coolest thing was reaching down to pull my DD out and into my arms.
2. I do miss being preg
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
My water broke on 1/1 after we got home late from a New Years Eve party. It broke in my sleep and I told my husband "
W : 01.11.13
#3 : due 11.02.15
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
How I was so scared of having a c-section which turned out to be the best hospital experience... when DD came
Not finding out until I was cut open that she was breech.
2. Do you miss being PG? Why/why not? YES! I loved bein
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.Thinking my contractions was constipation pain and not realizing I was in labor till my water broke.
2. Do you miss b
When a cop pulled up beside DH while we were driving to the hospital at 4am while my contractions were coming every 2 to 3 minutes.
Baby248 - ETA 1/10/13
1. What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
My husband was so wonderful during labor. He told me jokes to keep my mind off the pain. Even the nurses were laughing along
Just how big DD was. My doc told me she'd be around 6-6.5lbs, when she came out at 9+lbs the whole room was shocked.
Do you m
What is something about your birth(s) that stands out in your mind. Whether it be funny, happy, or even traumatic.
The confusion at first whether DS was a boy or a girl (we were team green). The doctors/nurses didn't say anything when he came ou
How as soon as we found out she wasnt tolerating labour, I didn't care if we did it "naturally" or with forceps, episiotomy an
My mom had fast labor/deliveries so we thought I would too. My water broke, and no contractions. We cleaned the house cleaned the car