Woman gives birth in her car to 10lb baby!

sparklett22 · July 2015

This is my fear...that in Houston traffic, we won't get to the hospital in time.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/caught-on-video-woman-gives-birth-to-10pound-baby-in-car/34223852#.VapRI7sILiE.mailto

Boobopgirl · July 2015

This is not something I stress about. If baby is born in the car, baby is born in the car. And he/she has an awesome birth story to tell.

I had a friend who has an oops homebirth. Woke up with contractions and in the time it took hubs to get the kids up and ready to go to grandma's baby was COMING. She was fine. Baby was fine. Ambulance got there fast enough that even if one of them hadn't been fine, there would have been plenty of time to do what needed done.

jmacd22 · July 2015

I saw this yesterday. I was just surprised at how calm they were. I would be freaking out. She's a champ!

PregNancyClark · July 2015

Oh my gosh!!!!!!!! Wow!

yessirio · July 2015

OMG I just watched the video! I was nervous, happy, surprised of how calm they were, n then cried when I saw the baby come out!!! So beautiful! Wow!

mpache06 · July 2015

Omg I watched the video and it's scared the shit outta me...LOL.

chelseajeanene · July 2015

This is my worst nightmare, she's a super woman for real

BabyBugutsky · July 2015

Wow. I'm blown away. They are so calm! So beautiful though and what an amazing birth story the kid will have!

WDDCH · July 2015

Amazing! That urge to push is serious business lol.

surprisepkg31 · July 2015

Umm, that was insane! I can't help but it but the dad although stayed calm, I feel like he just didn't care what was happening!!! He had nothing to say! I was annoyed with him lol. I feel like he should have pulled over!!!! I don't know him being that underwhelmed was more bizarre than the birth.

mommy2b08 · July 2015

I'm also in Houston and have a history of precipitous labor. My second labor was less than an hour from first contraction to birth. I'm terrified.

WDDCH · July 2015

surprisepkg31 said:
Umm, that was insane! I can't help but it but the dad although stayed calm, I feel like he just didn't care what was happening!!! He had nothing to say! I was annoyed with him lol. I feel like he should have pulled over!!!! I don't know him being that underwhelmed was more bizarre than the birth.

I think he was trying to stay calm for them both and was focused on driving. You can tell the phone is in a cup holder or phone stand or something and when he unbuckled he was feeling around while still focusing on driving. He was just trying to get her to their destination. I don't cry when I have babies and am not an overly emotional person. Some people just aren't and that's okay. Doesn't mean we don't feel it; we just don't express it as loudly as others.

surprisepkg31 · July 2015

I'm not super emotional either, I get it he was focused he was driving home was calm, real calm......too calm!!!! I don't know I was just not into his reaction is all I'm saying. She screams bloody murder and he just doesn't do anything? Lol I find that very strange, just my opinion.

shaunnar053 · July 2015

My DF tried to show me this video and I was like "WHYYYY would you show a FTM in her third trimester this video?!" "Are you TRYING to scare the shit out of me?!" I seriously got anxiety for the first time in my entire pregnancy about giving birth after seeing this video, and I just skipped to the end!

He explained to me that he just thought it was "amazing" and wanted to share it with me. He's pretty sweet, but I still wish he would have kept it to himself. :-S :-<

puddinpop95 · July 2015

Can u say Worst nightmare?! Ohhhhhh mg.I can't even think about this

Boobopgirl · July 2015

WDDCH said:

Umm, that was insane! I can't help but it but the dad although stayed calm, I feel like he just didn't care what was happening!!! He had nothing to say! I was annoyed with him lol. I feel like he should have pulled over!!!! I don't know him being that underwhelmed was more bizarre than the birth.
I think he was trying to stay calm for them both and was focused on driving. You can tell the phone is in a cup holder or phone stand or something and when he unbuckled he was feeling around while still focusing on driving. He was just trying to get her to their destination. I don't cry when I have babies and am not an overly emotional person. Some people just aren't and that's okay. Doesn't mean we don't feel it; we just don't express it as loudly as others.

One account I saw of this, he had asked her if he should pull over and she said "No just get there." I would think he would have used the phone to call an ambulance at some point...but it did all happen very fast. I also think that when you live that far from the hospital, you need to be somewhat prepared to have a baby in the car if it comes to that. So maybe they were mentally prepared. When he was taking down her pants, I was like...I'm super glad I only wear skirts...

jwebbbber45678 · July 2015

I'd be so mad if my husband filmed this and put it on YouTube for everyone to see! But good for them for having a healthy baby! Thank god I live ten minutes from my hospital!

Darlenes0819 · July 2015

I'm also in Houston and i am kinda worried as well .
Even tho I only live like 15 minutes from my hospital I hope he doesn't come during rush hour :-SS

sparklett22 · July 2015

Darlenes0819 said:
I'm also in Houston and i am kinda worried as well .
Even tho I only live like 15 minutes from my hospital I hope he doesn't come during rush hour :-SS

I'm about 15 minutes away from the hospital without traffic...but like you said, I'm worried about traffic too. Houston traffic makes no sense.

WDDCH · July 2015

jweber4747 said:
I'd be so mad if my husband filmed this and put it on YouTube for everyone to see! But good for them for having a healthy baby! Thank god I live ten minutes from my hospital!

I'm sure she was okay with it. He's a YouTuber. They were probably filming it for their channel. There are many graphic births posted by mothers on YouTube.

Mufflerlove · July 2015

Seriously this just bugged me. There's no way to know what was actually happening but I didn't like how the husband handled it from what the video showed.

Oh let me just film you while I am driving and also yank down your pants and undo your seatbelt. I would have chucked his phone out the window. Oh, and ps I hope we don't have to pay for delivery fees.

I do agree she must have agreed for it to go public though. I doubt he would post it without her permission unless he's an idiot.

Growingapepper · July 2015

I loved the attitude of the dad. I have a 2.5 hour drive to my birth center and that's without heavy traffic. I am so worried about giving birth in the car and I really hope my husband can stay as cool and collected as this guy did. He asked her what she wanted and she told him to keep on driving. What is he supposed to do while she is screaming in pain? It's labor, it hurts, and our partners are supposed to stay calm for us. If he started panicking and screaming what good is that going to do? After the baby is born he can't just stop the car and celebrate. He still has to get them to the hospital safely. This was an amazing video and I'm so glad I got to see it, it makes me feel much better about the drive I'll have ahead of me.

ktbkitten · July 2015

Well, I am glad that I literally live 5 minutes from the hospital! I don't think I can watch the video though. I've have enough anxiety through this pregnancy. I don't need to look for more

booksandcleverness81 · July 2015

I live 2 hours away from my hospital too, but I have a kind of zen feeling about it like- if that's what happens then it happens and staying calm is really the best thing you can do for you and the baby, so good for them. Not that my hubs would be able to deal with the sitch like that guy, he'd be the one freaking out!

KERJF · July 2015

surprisepkg31 said:

Umm, that was insane! I can't help but it but the dad although stayed calm, I feel like he just didn't care what was happening!!! He had nothing to say! I was annoyed with him lol. I feel like he should have pulled over!!!! I don't know him being that underwhelmed was more bizarre than the birth.

if that were to happen to me ever i would HOPE my DH would be as calm as this guy! especially driving. I think he did amazing. Im sure had he been i a safe place to get sappy and emotional - he would have

he asked her what she wanted - maybe they were close?

cjstats87 · July 2015

We are 5 mins from the hospital now and I'm still worried about giving birth at home or in the car...the last baby was out less than an hour after my water broke...and they are supposed to get faster each baby X_X

GeorgiaDottie · July 2015

She is about to be on the Today Show!

v1wwo · July 2015

She made it look so easy.
"AAAH IT HURTS!!.. Oh look it's a boy"
Watching it made me really scared about the pain but you saw how fast she got over it and was so glad to have her baby in her arms. She is amezing in my book.
The dad was great as well. Calm and composed.
I have a feeling my husband will keep a cool head as well when it comes time and we are stuck in NYC rush hour traffic (but won't film it lol)

jen83mn · July 2015

I found it interesting neither one of them had a working cell phone available in the car, but yet they had their GoPro all charged and ready to go ... who wouldn't have their cell phones charged and ready to go once their due date approaches? Or at least have a car charger?

That being said, she handled that way better than I would have! It was her third kid though; as a FTM I would have been terrified. Thankful I only have an 8-minute drive to the hospital!

cjstats87 · July 2015

So after watching this last night...I had the worst most vivid dream of having the baby at home and no one being able to help...I did have a beautiful baby in it though! :x

Knottie89103461 · July 2015

So scared this is going to happen to me. I live an hour away from my hospital, and i'm not expecting to make it full term by no means. So i'd be worried about if my baby was going to be all healthy and okay (I have a few medical issues), and I know I COULD NOT stay as calm as she did. I'm also expecting on having a decent sized baby, so the pain won't be fun at all. I'm so worried she'll be here any time now!!!

shelbydd · July 2015

I burst into tears watching this and I have no idea why. :-S

LoveLee85 · July 2015

I can't bring myself to watch the video LOL

thinkpink101 · July 2015

I didn't love that he unbuckled her seatbelt and clearly was driving still. Wouldn't it have been safer to pull over and flag down help if they didn't have cell phones?? Then he kept driving with the baby just on her lap. What if there had been an accident? I thought it strange that they had the GoPro all charged and aimed at her, but neither of them had a phone on them. Seems like the first thing you'd grab, especially with other children to check in on. Anyway, impressive that she stayed so calm, and glad it all turned out ok!!

Growingapepper · July 2015

Wow I just can't even. How can people be so judgemental? First of all, why is the cell phone thing so important? I'm sure they had a cell phone.. but I don't think they realized the baby was actually going to be born in the car until it was born in the car. Why did he unbuckle her seatbelt? Because she was pushing a baby out!!! Why did he keep driving?! Because he was on his way to medical help! It makes as much sense to keep driving to safety as it does to pull over and call for help. There are benefits and risks to both. You don't know how far they were from help and you don't know what you would do in the situation until you are in it. Why can't everyone be happy that this couple safely delivered this baby in their car and all made it home alive instead of judging them for possibly forgetting their cell phones in a rush to the birthing center (especially when they have small children at home who are probably unattended or with an untrustworthy babysitter,) for unbuckling a seatbelt in a moving vehicle in a moment of extreme unexpected circumstance, for taking control of the situation and continuing driving to safety instead of stopping and helplessly waiting for 911 responders, and for not stopping the car to celebrate. Are you kidding me people?! These people are amazing. They did an amazing thing. I'm sure everything would have been different if they made it to the birthing center and delivered in a controlled emvironment, but guess what, they had to work to with what they got and they did a damn good job of it. Kudos to them. Shame on everyone who thinks they could have done it better. Rant over.

jmacd22 · July 2015

@Growingapepper agree with everything you said

WDDCH · July 2015

Yes I agree with @Growingapepper

Everyone's a critic and I guess this couple should have done XYZ because they could predict *exactly* when baby was going to come. EYE ROLL! This is an example of the unpredictable nature of birth. This couple did AMAZING but some of the nitpicking is grating on my nerves. Please, when you all give birth, video tape it so we can all judge every aspect of it. Seriously? Some people are mad he pulled her pants down and unbuckled her? She said "get this off me!" and he helped her to do that!

When I had a midwife at a birth center I was instructed to continue on to the birth center if baby was born in the car. The husband asked if she wanted him to stop and she told him to keep going. Birth is the mother's job. Dad is there for support. There wasn't much that he could do except to do as she wished.

Taekarate1978 · July 2015

She had already had several children so maybe that helped keep away the panic mode, but I showed the video to my husband and he kept asking, "Why is he driving so slow?" We are 45 minutes away from the hospital, but my husband guaranteed that he will become a race car driver when needed.

thinkpink101 · July 2015

Growingapepper said:

Wow I just can't even. How can people be so judgemental? First of all, why is the cell phone thing so important? I'm sure they had a cell phone.. but I don't think they realized the baby was actually going to be born in the car until it was born in the car. Why did he unbuckle her seatbelt? Because she was pushing a baby out!!! Why did he keep driving?! Because he was on his way to medical help! It makes as much sense to keep driving to safety as it does to pull over and call for help. There are benefits and risks to both. You don't know how far they were from help and you don't know what you would do in the situation until you are in it. Why can't everyone be happy that this couple safely delivered this baby in their car and all made it home alive instead of judging them for possibly forgetting their cell phones in a rush to the birthing center (especially when they have small children at home who are probably unattended or with an untrustworthy babysitter,) for unbuckling a seatbelt in a moving vehicle in a moment of extreme unexpected circumstance, for taking control of the situation and continuing driving to safety instead of stopping and helplessly waiting for 911 responders, and for not stopping the car to celebrate. Are you kidding me people?! These people are amazing. They did an amazing thing. I'm sure everything would have been different if they made it to the birthing center and delivered in a controlled emvironment, but guess what, they had to work to with what they got and they did a damn good job of it. Kudos to them. Shame on everyone who thinks they could have done it better. Rant over.

Wow, didn't mean to strike such a nerve. I guess it really bothered me because even in bumper to bumper traffic accidents still happen. We got rear ended twice in three years when we lived in a major city with lots of congestion. Once by a box truck and it wasn't pretty. I realize they had to unbuckle the seat belt because the baby was coming out, but at that point I would want my dh to pull over, not keep driving. I read that they were still 10 minutes away from the hospital, so not too far, but too far for me to risk driving with a newborn on my lap. Even if they got tapped by another car it could have been disastrous. I'd like to think we would have pulled over, found something to wrap the baby in and flag down help, but who knows being in the thick of things. I also kept thinking, what about the placenta?? During my births the placenta was almost as bad as the babies, so trying to deliver that while holding on to the baby was going through my mind as well. Clearly everything turned out well for them, and I'm not disputing that she was amazing, but personally *I* would have wanted my dh to help.

BabyBugutsky · July 2015

thinkpink101 said:

Growingapepper said:

Wow I just can't even. How can people be so judgemental? First of all, why is the cell phone thing so important? I'm sure they had a cell phone.. but I don't think they realized the baby was actually going to be born in the car until it was born in the car. Why did he unbuckle her seatbelt? Because she was pushing a baby out!!! Why did he keep driving?! Because he was on his way to medical help! It makes as much sense to keep driving to safety as it does to pull over and call for help. There are benefits and risks to both. You don't know how far they were from help and you don't know what you would do in the situation until you are in it. Why can't everyone be happy that this couple safely delivered this baby in their car and all made it home alive instead of judging them for possibly forgetting their cell phones in a rush to the birthing center (especially when they have small children at home who are probably unattended or with an untrustworthy babysitter,) for unbuckling a seatbelt in a moving vehicle in a moment of extreme unexpected circumstance, for taking control of the situation and continuing driving to safety instead of stopping and helplessly waiting for 911 responders, and for not stopping the car to celebrate. Are you kidding me people?! These people are amazing. They did an amazing thing. I'm sure everything would have been different if they made it to the birthing center and delivered in a controlled emvironment, but guess what, they had to work to with what they got and they did a damn good job of it. Kudos to them. Shame on everyone who thinks they could have done it better. Rant over.

Wow, didn't mean to strike such a nerve. I guess it really bothered me because even in bumper to bumper traffic accidents still happen. We got rear ended twice in three years when we lived in a major city with lots of congestion. Once by a box truck and it wasn't pretty. I realize they had to unbuckle the seat belt because the baby was coming out, but at that point I would want my dh to pull over, not keep driving. I read that they were still 10 minutes away from the hospital, so not too far, but too far for me to risk driving with a newborn on my lap. Even if they got tapped by another car it could have been disastrous. I'd like to think we would have pulled over, found something to wrap the baby in and flag down help, but who knows being in the thick of things. I also kept thinking, what about the placenta?? During my births the placenta was almost as bad as the babies, so trying to deliver that while holding on to the baby was going through my mind as well. Clearly everything turned out well for them, and I'm not disputing that she was amazing, but personally *I* would have wanted my dh to help.

I totally underatand your traffic and accident concerns but I agree with other posters. If pulling over meant added time to "flag down help" (who I'm sure would only be passers-by who probably wouldn't know what to do either and just wasting more time) and less time traveling to the hospital where they can help me and my baby why would you stop? Would you not want to get medical help asap? And not be on the side of the road where it's unsafe to be waiting for help? I would honestly prefer to keep going a a safe speed and get to medical care then pull over and waste time. It honestly didn't look like he was driving super fast and that he was in a huge city with loads of traffic around. I'm sure he was being as safe as possible.

The hubby did everything she asked him to do when she needed it. I'm sure if you asked him he probably felt bad he couldn't do more to support her.

Again your points make sense but I just think stopping would make me upset rather then just getting to the medical help I need.

BabyBugutsky · July 2015

Taekarate1978 said:
She had already had several children so maybe that helped keep away the panic mode, but I showed the video to my husband and he kept asking, "Why is he driving so slow?" We are 45 minutes away from the hospital, but my husband guaranteed that he will become a race car driver when needed.

Ha my boyfriend said the same! I am 25 to 30 mins away from my hospital and we have a truck so my boyfriend has said the same "I'll be a race driver, in a safe way, the day you go into labour" lol. Glad I can count on him.

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