I'll start. I was breathing through a large contraction when there was a very loud pop/boom sounds on the monitor
Me: (yells loudly) holy fuck DH: What was that? Me: I think my water broke DH: oh good cause I thought that was totally the baby kicking the crap out of you.
After my c-section I could feel them putting me back together, I have a low pain tolerance and it was so painful. I called the Dr a Mother effer because he wasn't fast enough given me meds. But the funny thing is that they knocked me out with some killer meds to finish sewing me up, and I kept waking up every 5 minutes asking him if I called him a Mother effer. I could not remember if I had or not or if it was a dream.
When my water broke with DS1 DH and I were standing on opposite sides of the hospital bed and holding hands as I was leaning over on the bed, and it was such an intense strong contraction that broke it that I BIT HIS HAND!
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An hour before I started pushing with DS1 my dingus husband went to the hospital cafeteria and bought . . . sushi. Mind you it was 9 pm and the sushi had probably been sitting there all day. Nor was this hospital near an ocean. He then ate it in front of me in the room. I was pretty grossed out. By the time I pushed for three hours and headed to the OR for a C section he was feeling very queasy. For DS2 he stuck to a fresh turkey sandwich.
After it became clear that DD was in distress and a C-section was going to happen things moved pretty quickly. I did not really even have time to process what was really going on, it seemed to go from me being in the labor room hooked up to monitors to me being in the OR being settled on to the operating table and the staff were all flying around. Once my husband came in the OR (he had to get dressed to be sterile) he looked at me and asked me why I was shaking, he said "are you cold?" I just looked him dead in the eye and said "No, I'm flipping the F--- out." I laughed after I said it and so did all the staff, they told me that was normal...I actually calmed down after that.
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Kinda funny, I worked night shift in the OB department I delivered in and a few hours after night shift came on and some decels, we agreed to a C/S. As I entered the OR suite, the song "Working the night shift" literally Just started playing on the radio. I was like Really!, and my Nurse/coworker and I were laughing about the coincidence.... Which at that place coincidences happened all the time and were usually blamed on a benevolent ghost Margaret.
So I've said it in other threads but I was in labor for a really long time. I ate dinner before going into the hospital for induction on Friday night. Since I made no progress overnight, the nurses were super nice to me in the morning and let me eat breakfast-and again, no progress was made by lunchtime so they let me eat an applesauce. I didn't eat anything again until Sunday around 4:00 after skin-to-skin with DD, so I was starving from lunch Sat until then. Late Saturday night I was complaining about being hungry, and DH had the balls to say he was going out to get Bdubs. I told him unless he was in labor or dying, no WAY was he getting food when I can't have any. Long story short, dude didn't leave and I got my way
With DS1 I had just pushed his head out and I stopped. I said "wow look at those cheeks, they're so chubby!" The nurse kindly reminded me that I needed to keep pushing and could look at him when I was done....whoops!
My OB went to break my water and proceeded to say the WORST thing you could possibly say to a laboring woman: (11 am)OB: Ok, so we just broke your water and it could be up to 18 hours before we have a baby. Me: *eyes get really big* Over my dead body. DS was born at 12:43pm. So it definitely was not 18 hours.
When being stitched up the drs were discussing my tears/where I tore and how to stitch them (it's a teaching hospital) and I heard them say "perineum is intact". I said loudly "yesssss I didn't rip to my a**hole!!!"
I pushed for almost an hour with DD. It was intense, but things went smoothly, and after 54 minutes, she was on my chest. After oohing and aaahing over her for a few minutes, one of the first things I said to DH was, "Man, I felt like I was pushing for so long. But at least I didn't poop!" DH and my mom looked at each other, and he responded, "Sorry, baby. I wasn't going to tell you, but...you TOTALLY pooped." I was mortified for about two seconds, and then I got over it pretty quickly. DH still says that watching me give birth was the most amazing thing...and at the same time, the most disgusting thing he has ever seen.
@cyanope I just want to give you big praise. You are the first woman I have ever known to admit to pooping while giving birth. They say it happens a lot but anyone Ive asked says they didnt. Unless its just that many woman dont even know?
Haha...I share that story ALL the time, @livingoffpbjs! Pooping during labor was one of my BIGGEST fears, and then when it happened, I was like, "Eh. No biggie." I have no shame. Especially when giving birth!
@cyanope And the professionals there see it all the time, it is not a big deal at all. A discreet wipe by the doc and its like it never happened.
I remember one mom in the delivery room jokingly said her baby was 'going to be all "Cash me outside Dr. C!"' All of us were laughing, except for Dr. C who I had to explain the viral video to.
I was induced with DS and decided to ask for the epidural when the pain got to be pretty intense. They said the anesthesiologist would be right in, that he was next door. An hour and a half later, he was still not there. I was pacing and completely irrational that once he did arrive, I tried to negotiate in minutes how long it would take him to get the drugs in. I said, 'How long is this going to take?' He said, 'How about 10 minutes?' I said, 'How about five?' We settled on 7. Honestly, I don't know how long it really took but my nurse was such a rock star to keep me still through it, profanity and all. It is so hard to sit still when a baby is pushing through your pelvis.
Also, if DH tries to shush me through my screams this time, I'm going to chew his head off. I was way too nice last time.
Side note: the reason it took the anesthesiologist so long to show up is because they had an emergency in the room next door. Dad fainted during the epidural and cracked his head open!
I'm surprised they let Dad watch, @jakobaby! When I had mine, the anesthesiologist told DH to go hold my hands so he couldn't see my back. He told us that they don't let partners (or anyone else for that matter) watch for that exact reason...too many people pass out!
Love this! My labor was 37 hours, so I had ample time to say lots of embarrassing things... however, what I remember is that right before they told me it was time to push, I just lost it---crying hysterically and proclaiming that I was a failure who would never financially be able to provide for her. Honestly it was so dramatic. I was really proud of myself for being that ridiculous
@schaze I am beyond jealous. For the whole 37 hours of labor I was not allowed to eat the
entire time. After 12 hours, I exclusively talked about food—what food sounded
good, what I wanted people to get me after I delivered, what I was going to eat
next week, etc.
When it came time to hold up my legs and practice pushing, the nurse took one and my ex took the other. After the first she asked, "Are you feeling okay? Light-headed or queasy?"
My ex answers before I can: "YES."
She just looked at him for a second and said, "Well, we don't want Dad fainting, so let's bring that rocker over here."
The nurse was the BEST.
@Shanski70 I also started shaking uncontrollably when they said it was time to push. It didn't stop until about half an hour after he was born, and they said that was normal.
@livingoffpbjs@cyanope My nurse swore I didn't poop (I was 22 and so mortified by the idea) but I saw her walk away at one point during pushing, hands cupped, into the bathroom.
I totally pooped, but she's a doll for pretending for my comfort, lol.
After a long and complicated labor and delivery, when our parents came in to the room to meet DD, they asked us how we were doing. DH replied that he was exhausted from being awake for so many hours straight. Apparently he was more tired than I was? Major eye roll.
I labored to 8 cm pretty calmly and managing pain. When doctor came in and said it was time to push, I told them I couldn't because it felt like I needed to poop. They said that means it's time to push. We went back and forth of them telling me I needed to push and me saying no, until I just started pushing. I have no idea if I did or did not poop. I didn't ask and they didn't tell.
While I was pushing, I screamed: It's not working, she keeps going back inside. Lol
@EmilyLove25 ditto. They wouldn't let me eat after noon they day I was induced. Then I didn't get to eat through my labor and then the next day I had Banner at 6 pm. They still didn't let me eat till the next day and only after I had my blood transfusion. So I went 48 hours. I lost sh** on them. They also broke my water at 9 am and a lot of blood gushed out, probably why I needed the blood transfusion. And they wouldn't let me shower until the confirmed that I didn't need another blood transfusion. It was the most disgusting I'd ever felt. I'm delivering at the same hospital this time. But I'll be a repeat c-section so it should go smoother.
@cyanope Luckily, DH took it upon himself to sit down and look away when I had mine. I'm delivering at a different hospital this time because we moved. Their policy is that dads have to step out for the epidural. The L and D nurse told me they had too many accidents!
Awesome thread! I was in labor with DS for approximately 18 hours. The little guy kicked the top of the bag open so I was barely even a half centimeter when we got to the hospital. The labor and delivery went pretty smooth. I know for a definitive fact that I pooped continuously while I was pushing. At one point I commented on how bad it smelled and then apologized. Craziest moment was while waiting for the placenta to come and realizing it wasn't going to do it on it's own. Dr. turned to the nurse and said I am going to need the sleeve and all I could think was, "The f@#k?!". Yep, got the full manual sweep to remove the placenta. My epidural had basically worn of at that point, OUCH!
@egirl1025 I also had the OB elbow deep in my uterus. I have to say that the actual giving birth part was almost painless compared to the elbow deep in the uterus. Most traumatic experience of my life. And now the rest of you lovely ladies know that this is a possibility. I'm sorry.
I had a C-section. After DD was out and they were cleaning her off, I started to feel VERY queasy. Ryan brought the baby around to hold her near my face and all I could say was, "I'm going to throw up!" My OB asked if I was feeling nauseous and when I said YES, she stated that this was because she was holding all of my organs in her hands, and if I could hold on just another minute, everything would be put back into place. LOL. Yeah, I quickly told her that I needed something in the IV for nausea, STAT.
I had a C-section. After DD was out and they were cleaning her off, I started to feel VERY queasy. Ryan brought the baby around to hold her near my face and all I could say was, "I'm going to throw up!" My OB asked if I was feeling nauseous and when I said YES, she stated that this was because she was holding all of my organs in her hands, and if I could hold on just another minute, everything would be put back into place. LOL. Yeah, I quickly told her that I needed something in the IV for nausea, STAT.
No. Holy. F**k. Omg I don't even know how I'd react to being told that. Maybe "OK THAT DIDNT MAKE IT BETTER"
Pooping was my biggest fear too! I was so proud of myself that it didn't happen, but my husband broke the news to me days later that it did.
The part of my labor with DD that still makes me laugh was (not when I projectile vomited red popsicle on my mother) but when the doctor pulled the 2 foley balls out. My husband nearly lost it. I've never seen him so queasy.
I just remembered that I majorly eye rolled the intern (it was a teaching hospital) who sprayed IV fluid all over me and DH called me out on it.
I also told DH it wasn't that bad when it was over and he told me it was a good thing I didn't have contacts in or my glasses on because I couldn't see all the equipment and blood everywhere.
After delivery, my bladder was still too full but I was not allowed out of bed yet. My nurses were so sympathetic about what I had gone through, they decided they would push my bladder empty instead of putting another catheter in. They literally pushed on my bladder and made me pee the bed for a good 5-10 minutes until it was empty. DH wasn't really aware of what was going on until I yelled at him that they were making me pee myself. The nurses laughed and told me that they were trying to do it discreetly!
I asked my husband if I said anything else funny during labor. He reminded me that at one point I hugged the tank of nitrous oxide, told the nurse that was my best friend, and asked if I could bring it home with me. Yeah, that happened.
I remember apologizing to the nurses when I was pushing bc I couldn't tell if I was pooping or not and that was gross.
Food was a whole 'nother one for me too... I went 24 hours from breakfast (a bagel at 5am bc I couldn't sleep due to contractions) til the next morning when I got the hospital breakfast, but since I'd had a c-section they had me on the "liquid" diet, and since I'd gotten to the room in the middle of the night I didn't get to do a menu page, so even though I had checked off "vegetarian" on my pre-registration form I ended up with chicken broth. I was so, so hungry I considered eating some but fortunately a nurse came in and helped me get some vegetable instead. Once I finally got cleared for real food I asked the nurses if I was allowed to eat snacks and not just the official meals, and they were like "Ummm.... yeah. Eat that Chipotle."
@egirl1025 I also had the OB elbow deep in my uterus. I have to say that the actual giving birth part was almost painless compared to the elbow deep in the uterus. Most traumatic experience of my life. And now the rest of you lovely ladies know that this is a possibility. I'm sorry.
Definitely ranks right up there with my IUD removal for most traumatic experiences. The strings for my IUD ended up inside my uterus, so a fishing expedition commenced. All I can say is that cervical/uterus pain is an all together different level of pain and I have my teeth filled without novacaine.
Re: You said what?!?!
Me: (yells loudly) holy fuck
DH: What was that?
Me: I think my water broke
DH: oh good cause I thought that was totally the baby kicking the crap out of you.
edited because spelling is hard. haha
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So I've said it in other threads but I was in labor for a really long time. I ate dinner before going into the hospital for induction on Friday night. Since I made no progress overnight, the nurses were super nice to me in the morning and let me eat breakfast-and again, no progress was made by lunchtime so they let me eat an applesauce. I didn't eat anything again until Sunday around 4:00 after skin-to-skin with DD, so I was starving from lunch Sat until then. Late Saturday night I was complaining about being hungry, and DH had the balls to say he was going out to get Bdubs. I told him unless he was in labor or dying, no WAY was he getting food when I can't have any. Long story short, dude didn't leave and I got my way
(11 am)OB: Ok, so we just broke your water and it could be up to 18 hours before we have a baby.
Me: *eyes get really big* Over my dead body.
DS was born at 12:43pm. So it definitely was not 18 hours.
DH and my mom looked at each other, and he responded, "Sorry, baby. I wasn't going to tell you, but...you TOTALLY pooped."
I was mortified for about two seconds, and then I got over it pretty quickly.
DH still says that watching me give birth was the most amazing thing...and at the same time, the most disgusting thing he has ever seen.
I remember one mom in the delivery room jokingly said her baby was 'going to be all "Cash me outside Dr. C!"' All of us were laughing, except for Dr. C who I had to explain the viral video to.
I was induced with DS and decided to ask for the epidural when the pain got to be pretty intense. They said the anesthesiologist would be right in, that he was next door. An hour and a half later, he was still not there. I was pacing and completely irrational that once he did arrive, I tried to negotiate in minutes how long it would take him to get the drugs in. I said, 'How long is this going to take?' He said, 'How about 10 minutes?' I said, 'How about five?' We settled on 7. Honestly, I don't know how long it really took but my nurse was such a rock star to keep me still through it, profanity and all. It is so hard to sit still when a baby is pushing through your pelvis.
Also, if DH tries to shush me through my screams this time, I'm going to chew his head off. I was way too nice last time.
Side note: the reason it took the anesthesiologist so long to show up is because they had an emergency in the room next door. Dad fainted during the epidural and cracked his head open!
My labor was 37 hours, so I had ample time to say lots of embarrassing things... however, what I remember is that right before they told me it was time to push, I just lost it---crying hysterically and proclaiming that I was a failure who would never financially be able to provide for her. Honestly it was so dramatic. I was really proud of myself for being that ridiculous
@schaze I am beyond jealous. For the whole 37 hours of labor I was not allowed to eat the entire time. After 12 hours, I exclusively talked about food—what food sounded good, what I wanted people to get me after I delivered, what I was going to eat next week, etc.
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My ex answers before I can: "YES."
She just looked at him for a second and said, "Well, we don't want Dad fainting, so let's bring that rocker over here."
The nurse was the BEST.
@Shanski70 I also started shaking uncontrollably when they said it was time to push. It didn't stop until about half an hour after he was born, and they said that was normal.
I totally pooped, but she's a doll for pretending for my comfort, lol.
While I was pushing, I screamed: It's not working, she keeps going back inside. Lol
Also I was really worried about pooping during birth but now that I've read these stories I think I'm ok with it if it happens. Thanks Mamas!
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I was yelling for Jesus to take me and telling DH with complete sincerity that I wanted to die.
During pushing I asked if I could take a 15 minute break, to which I was denied. In my defense though, pushing is exhausting!
When they put DS on me, the first words from my mouth were "omg look at his head!"
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@EmmyMommy123 In my OB's defense, I'd been seeing her since I was 16 (so half my life) and we had a close relationship. lol
ETA: THAT, and I'm very science-minded, so I appreciated the explanation. Didn't lessen the nausea though!
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The part of my labor with DD that still makes me laugh was (not when I projectile vomited red popsicle on my mother) but when the doctor pulled the 2 foley balls out. My husband nearly lost it. I've never seen him so queasy.
Labor is is so beautiful!
I also told DH it wasn't that bad when it was over and he told me it was a good thing I didn't have contacts in or my glasses on because I couldn't see all the equipment and blood everywhere.
After delivery, my bladder was still too full but I was not allowed out of bed yet. My nurses were so sympathetic about what I had gone through, they decided they would push my bladder empty instead of putting another catheter in. They literally pushed on my bladder and made me pee the bed for a good 5-10 minutes until it was empty. DH wasn't really aware of what was going on until I yelled at him that they were making me pee myself. The nurses laughed and told me that they were trying to do it discreetly!
Food was a whole 'nother one for me too... I went 24 hours from breakfast (a bagel at 5am bc I couldn't sleep due to contractions) til the next morning when I got the hospital breakfast, but since I'd had a c-section they had me on the "liquid" diet, and since I'd gotten to the room in the middle of the night I didn't get to do a menu page, so even though I had checked off "vegetarian" on my pre-registration form I ended up with chicken broth. I was so, so hungry I considered eating some but fortunately a nurse came in and helped me get some vegetable instead.
Once I finally got cleared for real food I asked the nurses if I was allowed to eat snacks and not just the official meals, and they were like "Ummm.... yeah. Eat that Chipotle."
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