Yeah, that was me too. I thought I was going to move around, but I just stayed in bed with my eyes closed focusing on the baby and my breathing. It was pretty peaceful actually
I just had my baby a week ago and I swear in the 26 hours I was in labor I experienced every single one of these. Smh. Wouldn't change it for the world tho.
My poor husband is naturally boiling hot. When I gave birth, he was doing everything to help, and all I could say was "Babe, I'm so sorry and I love you, but please, DON'T touch me" His hands were so warm I was melting, and knowing that was breaking his heart. He ended up looking at me like a sad puppy, but after that the baby loved being in his arms, so he felt useful and happy again ^^
@@justcommentingonishyes in all 3 unmedicated births, in that last hour during transition I just cant stop thinking why am I doing it this way again? What am I trying to prove? Lol
100%. They briefly tried to lay me on my back to push and I was like NOPE...that is next level pain. Being on my knees to kneel/squat was amazing. I knew I could do it then.
@@Adelaide672actually it’s been said that is the way it should be, naturally the gravity works in your favor. apparently the “laying on your back” position came bc Louis XIV liked watching his concubines give birth as a weird fetish. so now it’s a thing, but before that it used to be women sitting down or on their knees
@@sadiemeyers6758what’s crazy is I am 8 months pregnant for the first time in my life and as I was reading your comment I feel comfort in my back and lower abdomen while rocking back and forth on my hands and knees in bed 😂….i don’t know what to expect next month but I just know I can’t be on my back or side I NEED to be on all fours for sure
Yes I tensed up one time and man did it hurt! Every other time I stayed relaxed and it was a lot of “pressure” but I would say painful. Now pushing was a different story 😂 thankfully she came out in two pushes!
My Aunt had two children, the first took a while to come, shes an l & D nurse. The second one, she thought she could rake her time, but she had her baby right before they made it into the room
I was "the one who wants an epidural ASAP". 😂 That first contraction rolled over me & I hollered "get that ana-man back in here!!" I couldn't think of what to call him 😂😂😂
Shaker! It’s scary because no one talked about it in any book I read or childbirth class. I thought I was having a seizure. The blankets fresh out of the warmer were heaven sent!
It's those types of things that people don't talk about and you wind up totally unprepared for! I threw up for my entire labor with my first. That was a surprise. 😅
Right?? I had a 60 hour labor and i feel like i was shaking HARD for at least 20 hours of it, even after the baby was born. I was afraid to hold her (and bone tired, obviously)
I slept through my contractions with my second child! That epidural was everything! I got 8 hours of sleep and she came out in one push! So grateful for all my doctors and nurses!❤️
I had Morphine AND an epidural. There’s this hilarious video my SIL took of me saying, “The pain’s currently at a 2 or a 3, but sometimes it goes into your 6 or 7 territory.” I’m slurring my words and clearly off my face. Definitely nowhere near a 2 or 3 in pain, let alone a 6 or 7! 😂😂😂
@@of_all_days well they need some sort of respect because yes men do stuff but we have to bleed every month, get told we are weak, have a ridiculous sized belly for 9 months, push a whole human outside of u, get used in bad ways, get body shamed, get told we are too emotional, get told we can’t wear certain things, get pushed around, get called horrible names, feel guilty all the time, hard to find the perfect kind guy, the list goes on
Ngl that epidural hits different. I waited til my 3rd child to go natural. Best believe if my 1st was natural, she'd be the only kid 😂😅 I'm grateful to have had that natural experience though. It was the closest thing to death yet you're bringing forth life 🥹
I was on the toilet at home when my water broke and labored on my hands and knees and pacing around our apartment lol. I didn’t really think I was in labor until my water broke and I didn’t have time for an epidural I was 9 cm when we got to the hospital and he was born 26 mins after we rung the bell to get into L&D. Thank god the hospital was only 6 mins away! I’m a first time mom so I never expected to labor that quickly let alone at 38 weeks
Wow 😅 if/when I become a mother I hope to have a surprised speedy labor and delivery too lol I would think being in ignorant bliss would help the anxiety a little and the pain somewhat..I hope u and ur little one and partner is doing well ❤
I hope I'll have a story like this,.. ❤ Update, I'm hurting for 2 days. Day 1 it's hurt all day, and at 1am I got so much blood and mucus running down. I'm goin to hospital and they said I'm just 1cm dilated and they sent me home. It's so hurt till morning 😭😭😭. My husband give me warm bath, and the contraction lessening. We got a midwife home to check, and still 2cm dilated in the afternoon. Again, at 1am that night I can't take it anymore and goin to hospital. Now just 3cm dilated. They don't sent me home, but F*ck the process is so hurt. Epidural? What's that? Here in the middle of nowhere we don't get any pain medication for labor. 😭 My baby girl finally arrived at 1pm... After I don't know how many midwife surround me for fundal pressure. Oh, and they cut me down there too... I don't have enough strength to pushing my baby out. 😭😭😭 At least my baby is here & healthy right now ❤️
I was that+ the walker, rocker and bath-type. The most annoying was the nurse telling to relax while i felt like i have been constipated for 20 years 😂
😅 I’m a bit of all these you have here and more. I turn up my gospel music playlist, I sing and dance through the pain, it was an amazing experience, I wouldn’t want it any other way, I look back at videos and pictures from all my childbirth experiences and I thank God 🧎🏾♀️🙏
My mum was into doing things all natural when she was pregnant and a new mum. When I asked her recently if she'd do anything differently she looked me dead in the eye like she was staring into my soul and said "take the epidural" in a voice I've never heard her use before or since. The woman lives with chronic pain and takes only paracetomol, her pain tolerance is out of this world so you've gotta know labour was absolutely excrucuating for her to wish she'd taken the drugs.
My mom told me not to get an epidural so I tried to go without one... I have a high pain tolerance but once I was dilated to an 8, I was like "TELL THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO COME SHOVE THAT NEEDLE IN MY BACK." 😂
@@BasedZoomer a reminder that different people have different levels of pain tolerance and different people handle pain differently. what isn't that painful for you could be the most painful thing in the world for another person /nm
I was the sleeper with a good epidural! Man I’ve never been so thankful. I was working against my body so much in labor by tensing up. I was finally able to relax and sleep, woke up from the best nap ever and baby was crowning! Pushed for 15 min and she was out 😀
@@xxoxEMxoxx they numbed me on my back so I didn’t feel anything when they put it in! The hardest part for me was trying to sit still while they did it because I still had contractions going on.
@@xxoxEMxoxxif you have a good anesthesiologist, you don't really feel a thing. They numb it some and the drugs hit so fast any pinch you feel is gone in seconds. Hella better than the labor pain lol 10/10 would recommend. I didn't feel the contractions, the pushing, or the stitching up afterwards. When it was time to push they woke me up and watched the monitor and would say here comes a contraction.... now push! And that lasted maybe a half hr and baby was out.
My epidural was so awesome! Was 4cm when I got to the hospital, got my epidural and slept until it was time to push. I only woke up when the nurses woke me up to check my dilation. I couldn't feel anything, couldn't even move my legs. They told me when to push, I pushed for forty minutes. I didn't know my son was born until they held him up. Best experience ever.
I haven’t had a baby yet but I already know I’m gonna be the one on my hands and knees. When I have really bad intense cramps during my period I would always get on my knees and get on the floor in a weird bowing motion. Idk why but it’s the only position that helps.
ive heard you’re supposed to give birth on your hands an knees(or squatting) bc 1) gravity is on your side and 2) it kind of opens everything up for a smoother delivery. laying on your back is prob the worst position to push a baby out in
@@flyingwaytooclosetothesun yes. Don’t quote me but I think it was King Henry or one of the kings back a long time ago had a kink where he wanted to see his wives give birth so he had them lay on their backs. He wanted to see the babies come out.. and now apparently it stuck and the health care system does it that way.. 😒 But I think hospitals will let you be on your knees but I really don’t know. I hope they allow it.
I was the sleeper who had a good epidural! Man was I tired and in so much pain! Never complained did my breathing was gonna try and do natural but changes my mind. They woke me up right as they wheeled me into delivery ❤
I was the sleeper with the good epidural 😂 my labor and delivery was the most magical moment of my life. To any expecting mamas who are nervous or scared, good birthing experiences do exist!! Stay positive, stay strong, and do whatever suits you best 🥰
I was cursing so loudly the nurses came in and shushed me saying I was scaring the other mothers. My contractions were so bad they had already caused me to lose consciousness twice so I wasn't in the best place when I told the nurses, not so nicely, that I was sorry but I didn't care and unless they were checking me or giving me epidural, to leave me the heck alone. Thankfully my midwife got them all out and helped me through it, and I made sure to apologize profusely for being so rude once the epidural started.
My husband got too close to me during a contraction and I bit him. The nurse scolded me like a toddler lol. No, we don’t bite people. Then don’t touch me and get me some meds!
I was the sleeper with a good epidural. I woke up at 9cm. A practice push showed the skeptical nurse that I was able to push effectively while the epidural was on full blast. She scrambled to get the bed broken down and notify the doctor that “Oh my goodness, baby is coming!” Kept epidural while getting stitched up. So grateful!
Oof. Just reminded me that my epidural started to wear off during pushing (3hrs) and I got a 3rd degree tear. I was too exhausted and excited and in love with my little guy to say anything during the stitching but it SUCKED. Lol.
With my second the pitocin induced back labor contractions were intense. I got an intense feeling that I needed to push and was worried that I couldn't keep myself from pushing "too soon" so I asked for an epidural. Things were really getting excruciating and I was whispering, "I can't do this all day." I didn't specify what I couldn't do. The nurse told me to scream to get my doctor to hurry the epidural, but I told her I couldn't scream. I started curling up in a ball and the nurse asked if she could check me. I was complete. I said screw the epidural, get someone to catch. She told me to pant to keep myself from pushing and called my doctor. The paramedic that was in the hallway came in just in case. My doctor walked in and I whispered, "Told you I was in pain." He said, "You also said your last labor was 11 and a half hours." From start of pitocin to babe in arms was 1 hour and 58 minutes.
When I’m in pain I get very quiet, almost like I’m meditating… My labor was silent. I would nod my head yes or no if they asked questions. The pain was awful but I have 3 great kids now!
@@Maryy2136No. Sometimes, after your first or sometimes even with ur first, you dilate quicker than expected and the baby comes out faster before you have time to sign papers and for them to notify the anesthesiologist for them to come and give you your epidural. I’ve heard after your first, with each child, the labor is quicker. Idk tho, I only have one kid.
First time mommy 🙋♀️ I was the quiet sleeper toughing out the contraction pains 🙄 The worst pain EVER but the whole experience was priceless and surreal!
Lmfao I thought I had it all together. They sent me home the same night with some sleeping pills.but the trauma from my overian cyst rupturing and endometriosis kicked in .so I went back.. I felt like I had a billion of them rupture at the same time. I was bleeding all over the place because I was panicking at like 6/7 cm . I lost conciousness at some point from bnot breathing. I didn't even feel the iv and epidural go in. Took a nap and was 10 cm dilated ready to push. And she came out the same Day they sent me home. 😂 nothing sad about it. Don't listen to the bitches who think they are better since they didn't need the epidural. Everyone feels pain different. And some of them don't even get extreme period cramps. Like how's it like to be God's favorite lol . Stfu
I had contractions the night before my baby was born and couldn't sleep at all. It hurt so bad I wanted an epidural, but I wasn't dilated enough, so as I was waiting and after a while exhaustion hit ne and I started falling asleep between contractions. I've never got the epidural, as I felt the urge to push sooner then they could have given me one
@@gbelleify Many women have said that after they deliver they have back pain "right" where their epidural was. However, the statistics on how many women have persistent back pain after PREGNANCY is very similar. And I've never heard of patients who complain of chronic back pain after their spinals for hip surgery, bladder surgery, etc. So I'm inclined to contribute the chronic back pain to 9 months of shifting center of gravity, hormones that relax connective tissue, and trauma that commonly happens to the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor during delivery.
I just wanna thank Jesus and my anesthesiologist! I went from crying to knocked out! It was like the sandman punched me in the face 😂. My husband makes big babies. I want all the drugs lol.
Heck yeah! I was up all night giving birth after working all day, I was so tired, so as soon as they were able to give me the epidural (which I'd always planned to get), I had instant relief and was like ah, okay, I'm getting some sleep before I'm up and down all night feeding this baby for weeks, wake me when it's time to push 👋 lol It was awesome.
I got induced because I was contracting & sick with a kidney infection. I got to 6cm & got an epidural & then they gave me something else called “NuBane” (spelling?). It made me sleepy. Like just as you’re drifting off & you’re warm & snuggly on a winter night. It was AWESOME. I drifted & dozed with the lights off. Woke up & felt “odd” with a cramping sensation. An hour or so of pushing & I was a mom. Everyone in my family was surprised I didn’t swear, scream or be a bitch. Must’ve been the drugs!!! 😂😂😂😂Good luck new moms. Don’t let the “war stories” scare you. Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
@@beth8775 I’m not discounting the war stories in that sense. Medical intervention is fantastic. I’m talking about the women at baby showers or church that have a few kids & tell their delivery story about the pain only, to some unsuspecting newly pregnant, “first timer”, just to scare them. Yes it hurts. Yes it’s work. But when that baby is handed to you, BAM! You ask yourself, “what pain?” (At least hopefully!)
And all are ok! I internalized a lot in labor with all 6 of mine. I didn’t care who was in the room or anything going on around me. 100% focused inward on what was happening.
That’s exactly how I handled labor with my third child. My eyes were closed for 95% of the time after 6 cm as I was going inward to manage the pain . It was getting really rough right before delivery. I couldn’t control the pain nor my thoughts. All I was picturing was a train ending the pain. After I delivered my little guy I started shaking so bad that I couldn’t hold him for about 5 minutes. As the saying goes.. the best things in life don’t come easy! 😅
I was the curser and shaker after that epidural, with my first. They told me everyone on the floor knew I was having a baby. 😂😂 Now for my 2nd. I'm going for a home birth. 😊
I've always wanted to know, why do some moms prefer home births over hospital ones? Do you personally have a specific reason, is it because it's cheaper? Genuinely curious
lol wondering if you were the mom next to me in labor and delivery. I had just had my son and was holding him and all I could hear was MFer and F*** being screamed next door. Felt really bad for mom over there.
@@cyqur1436it can also just be more comfy. hospital is a white and a big room with everything just kinda weird. home is comfy and you can search for your favourite place
@@aubreyodom468 hahaha might be. 😂😂 There was three of giving birth in a row, to all boys. 😊 I was saying pretty much everything under the sun. 😂😂😂 Sometimes you just gotta turn to those sentence enhancers. 😂😂
@@cyqur1436 Thank you for asking! 😊 so I didn't have the best labor experience. I'll save everyone the details, but pitocin being used when it didn't need to be, not the nicest nurses ,my mid wife was rushing me, and they ripped the catheter out of my back from my epidural, which caused me to have a spinal headache. They let me walk out of the hospital despite telling them I wasn't ok. I couldn't sit up. I couldn't eat, I was throwing up, I couldn't feed my baby, and I was like that for almost 2 weeks, I had to go to the ER, which was useless, and back to delivery the next day for a blood patch. I don't wish a spinal headache on ANYONE. it was HORRIBLE. I also didn't sleep for days before and after labor. (There's more. I'm just saving everyone from reading my crap. 😂😂) Anyways when I have been thinking about my 2nd birth. I want a whole different experience. I already have a kid, so I want to stay here for him. I also feel like hospitals are for sick, and injured people. Pregnant people aren't either of these. 😊 I also have done a ton of research on laboring and being in tune with your body, being safe and comfortable is part of it. 😊 We are made to do this! 😊 Also having a home birth gives you a little more freedom to call the shots. Where you want to labor, water, walk around, bedroom, etc. Also the whole being able to sleep in your own bed after, your own shower, your own food. Just everything sounds magical! As for $$. It is cheaper to have a home birth. My insurance is covering most of it. I do have to pay a little out of pocket, due to where we live and the drive, the mid wife and nurses have to drive. But to me and my hubby it seems beyond worth it. 😊😁💜 (I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. But that's jist of it at least! )
Yes to breathing! I had good breathing with my second until the pushing phase and then I got pins and needles all over. Scary! My home birth midwife gently reminded me how great my breathing had been before and when I returned to deep breaths and focus the strange pins and needles went away. It was a magical and peaceful birth ❤
I worked at the hospital so I was the one who wanted the epidural asap and the one who sleep because I had that good epidural. They had my “Mommy cocktail” when I hit the door and I have the pictures of me smiling during labor to prove it 🙌🏾😂
They're idiotic for telling women to lie on their backs anyways. You did what Nature intended. Lying on your back is literally the hardest way to give birth. If you look at a diagram you'll see the baby has to go sideways and uphill. I think they tell us to lie down because then they can't get sued if a woman falls down. She wouldn't fall anyways if someone was helping her. Lame.
I was the last one, too. My son was breech, and at 6 cm dilated, I almost passed out from the intense pain. As far as I'm concerned, the hospital staff waited too long to get me into the OR for my c-section. Never again! #oneanddone
I was (respectfully) expecting "I Know I Want and am Ready Right Now for an Epidural" Mama to hand over the signed form, then turn around and lift her gown for the anesthesiologist to start it XD
@@Simplelivingslowliving the nurses eventually had to wake me up lol. My baby was ready to come out and I had no clue 🤣. My husband still teases me for almost sleeping through our baby’s birth.
For my first baby, I was the walker, on the toilet, in the water, on hands and knees and even fell asleep in between contractions. Back labor was the most painful thing I've ever experienced. So I did it again and will do it a third time in April. 😂
I totally hear you. I still want a 3rd. I was young when I had my oldest and the nurse tried to trick me by asking mid-contraction if I wanted more kids. I put up a finger to tell her to hold on, breathed through the contraction and then told her, "Yes!!! I hope to have at least 1 or 2 more! Her expression was priceless. Lol
The pain of being in back labor for almost 24 hours had legit traumatized me on a very deep level. They say you forget the pain once the baby is born, but I didn’t. I will never give birth again. I’ll adopt or foster if I want another. Haha
@@taylorgarton6983 Omg, my first labor was only 16 hours and it was brutal. I absolutely understand why you wouldn't want to go through that again after 24 hours 😞. I didn't realize how badly my first labor affected me or that labor trauma was a thing. I didn't want to be touched at all and the thought of intimacy terrified me. It took 8 months before I felt I was ready to be intimate with my husband again. I'm currently 36 weeks and trying to mentally prepare. Any more kids after this will definitely be adoption, I'm so done being pregnant 😭
I love that you portrayed the hands and knees mom! It was 27 years ago and my second pregnancy, but VBAC birth. The doctor and nursing staff were so annoyed by my hands and knees posture during the contractions, and that I had broken the IV (which was placed in my hand.) They forced me to lie on my back and manually dilated my cervix-if you thought contractions hurt; this was by far WAY WORSE!!!! I was made to to labor in the most uncomfortable position and my pain came from back labor. I went on to have two more children several years later in a different hospital and each labor was different. The process of allowing mothers mothers to choose how to labor had lightened up a lot as well. With the last baby, I sat in a rocking chair and I remembered rocking that chair so hard and fast I could have launched like a rocket! 😂 I did again have to return to deliver on the bed, on my back when I just wanted to squat.
I was the sleeper the second time (without an epidural until a point). My nurse had to keep waking me up. But compared to being home with a two year old it was so relaxing.
Being on my hands and knees was me. 😂 My Grandmother kept telling me that’s what you get lol but in a good way down south, grandparents are the best, good souls.
I was giving birth laying on a back for 13 hours…. So yes, the moment the nurse allowed me to walk till the toilet was priceless and at once I felt such a relief while standing I didn’t want to return in a delivery room ..but the nurse kept saying I can’t be vertical for long…and started knocking the door. I’m totally for the toilet one)) or maybe the Walker… it’s definitely easier than lay while contractions
So strange. Actually traditionally, many women do give birth vertically. Whatever standing or squatting, or what not. Lying down is a modern Western medicine thing...
I don't understand why they tell you that you can't be vertical for long when you are literally supposed to give birth being vertical. That's how our bodies do it properly 😅 reason 1 I stay at home for birth or go to a different country besides US
Epidural right away mom. That's me. And if I can't have it yet I'll take some of that stadol please to take the edge off. And then become the sleeper and the shaker.
I was the walker and the toilet seater with my miscarriages. With my first daughter, I was the talker😂. With my second I can't do any of these she came so fast from contractions to baby😅.
I was a shaker with random anxiety after I got my epidural. I couldn't feel anything except random movement from my baby that had me gasping and freaking out lol
I was the sleeper in between contractions and felt like I was annoying this one midwife but I didn't have her for long and the midwife who delivered my son was so lovely and understanding, I'll never forget her.
I’m only 2cm dilated currently and was thinking natural birth but these contractions got me changing my mind QUICK😅 he’s also a large baby so I think I’m going for the pain meds thanks 😂
Don’t have a “hero” mentality. You’re a hero already for growing a life!!! I took my epidural & drifted. It was AWESOME. Labor is hard enough as it is. And don’t get scared of the pain. It’s fleeting & so worth it. ❤❤❤❤
@@potato1084 they had to put in the foley bulb/catheter they didn’t wait for the morphine to kick in and they couldn’t find the mask for the laughing gas so they poked and prodded me like an animal until I couldn’t take it anymore and they found something to give me the gas with. Hopefully he’s out by the end of the day because I’m tired 😆
my wonderful mom was the sleeper with a good epidural 😂 she went to the hospital at 2am and hadn’t slept properly for days, so they gave her a drug and she slept until 1 pm when the doctors woke her up and told her ✨it’s time✨
Same! I was in labor for 5 days. When we got to the hospital I couldn't move because of all of the cords. I was super cold until I got the epidural, and I got some sleep the next few hours.
It's been a month since I gave birth. My blood pressure shot up on the day I gave birth I was on a catheter. Apparently when I was induced I was the most chill woman they ever saw because I was already having contractions and the pain I felt was just like when I was having period cramps. The only thing I complained about was my butt hurting because I wanted to get up and move around but I was stuck in bed the entire time because of the catheter.
@@laurenmiddleton1906Same. for 5 days my contractions were 10 minutes apart. I was a walking zombie bc i could not get any sleep in between and if i did it would be 6 minutes or so. When baby came those 2-3 hours i had till baby ate again felt like the best sleep of my life
They didn’t have my type. 😢 The quiet one who wanted everyone else in the room to not move an inch and be quiet too! 😂
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Yeah, that was me too. I thought I was going to move around, but I just stayed in bed with my eyes closed focusing on the baby and my breathing. It was pretty peaceful actually
same girl... the nurses kept messing with me calling me a freak of nature 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That’s sad
I just had my baby a week ago and I swear in the 26 hours I was in labor I experienced every single one of these. Smh. Wouldn't change it for the world tho.
Shoutout to Anna for getting pregnant 11 times to show us all kinds of pregnant women!
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Too funny 😂
That's so thoughtful of her❤
My poor husband is naturally boiling hot. When I gave birth, he was doing everything to help, and all I could say was "Babe, I'm so sorry and I love you, but please, DON'T touch me" His hands were so warm I was melting, and knowing that was breaking his heart. He ended up looking at me like a sad puppy, but after that the baby loved being in his arms, so he felt useful and happy again ^^
FR my bf too is like a HAWT OVEN (in every way… but in this case we mean body warmth…) I bet that’s extremely helpful with the baby tho I’m sure
Your buddy was brave..i just RAN away when i was with my wife when The nurse called the (((baby is coming out..))
@@dazzkhan2299yikes 😅
I thought I was the only one who doesn’t like being touched when in pain
I asked my husband to go away and he's sure not happy with this rudeness.
And then there's me, screaming HELP ME JESUS every contraction 😂😂
😂 I literally asked “why do i keep doing this to myself?” that pain is humbling 😂
Lol why isn’t this an option 🤣😭😭
I was screaming the whole labor , now I’m pregnant again 😅
Yes I said "Lord Jesus" about 400 times my first, in a crying out for help way but a cursing way. Lol
@@justcommentingonishyes in all 3 unmedicated births, in that last hour during transition I just cant stop thinking why am I doing it this way again? What am I trying to prove? Lol
The relief I got when I was on my hands and knees was NIGHT AND DAY
100%. They briefly tried to lay me on my back to push and I was like NOPE...that is next level pain. Being on my knees to kneel/squat was amazing. I knew I could do it then.
This is going to sound wrong but I read somewhere doing that opens up the hips and helps things along
@@Adelaide672actually it’s been said that is the way it should be, naturally the gravity works in your favor. apparently the “laying on your back” position came bc Louis XIV liked watching his concubines give birth as a weird fetish. so now it’s a thing, but before that it used to be women sitting down or on their knees
@@alexandravjdo that's interesting! Thanks for the correction :)
@@sadiemeyers6758what’s crazy is I am 8 months pregnant for the first time in my life and as I was reading your comment I feel comfort in my back and lower abdomen while rocking back and forth on my hands and knees in bed 😂….i don’t know what to expect next month but I just know I can’t be on my back or side I NEED to be on all fours for sure
I just laid their quietly and breathed haha. The nurse even ask my husband “is she ok she’s been so quite and she’s contracting hard” haha😅
Same! I just focus on breathing & trying not to tense during contractions!
Good for you!!! I wish I knew better techniques when I had my first.
Yes I tensed up one time and man did it hurt! Every other time I stayed relaxed and it was a lot of “pressure” but I would say painful. Now pushing was a different story 😂 thankfully she came out in two pushes!
I took the “Love your Labor” class and it helped tremendously!
This was me. The nurse forgot about me 😅
I was the "make it to the hospital just in time for the doctor to catch the baby."
Same. I felt to push out at home, and we arrived in hospital 15 minutes before his birth 😅
@@LuckeyWlas Oh my goodness, I’m glad you’re okay!
My Aunt had two children, the first took a while to come, shes an l & D nurse. The second one, she thought she could rake her time, but she had her baby right before they made it into the room
You forgot the one who delivers quick and there's no time for any of this.
The yeeter 😂
This was me😭😅
That was me with my second. 8 minute labour. First one however was a total disaster. Grateful for both 😊
It was mine. And I'm so grateful it was easy.
8 minutes? Oh God that's not even enough time to get to the hospital here. The closest one is 30 mins away in either direction!@@lkoikjdhsjs08
Needs to me a new category for me: the exorcist.🤣 I was screaming and bending like I was possessed
😂 I screamed the room down. I bet the midwife and doc wish they had ear plugs
@@JosephineArmstrong-l1u Jesus loves you and has a plan for you!! 1 Corinthians 13:4-6. Jeremiah 29:11! God is with you, Joshua 1:9 Bible verses!❤️✝️🩷
Jesus loves you and has a plan for you!! 1 Corinthians 13:4-6. Jeremiah 29:11! God is with you, Joshua 1:9 Bible verses!🩷✝️❤️❣️🤍
I was "the one who wants an epidural ASAP". 😂 That first contraction rolled over me & I hollered "get that ana-man back in here!!" I couldn't think of what to call him 😂😂😂
😂😂😂ana-man
"ana-man" LMAO its like a superhero (and i imagine that he truly was)
@@Phlorochyll and he was 😂
How was your experience. Are you healthy after getting epidural
Lmaooo facts I never went pass 3cm without one 😂😂 I could not do it!
Shaker! It’s scary because no one talked about it in any book I read or childbirth class. I thought I was having a seizure. The blankets fresh out of the warmer were heaven sent!
It's those types of things that people don't talk about and you wind up totally unprepared for! I threw up for my entire labor with my first. That was a surprise. 😅
Right?? I had a 60 hour labor and i feel like i was shaking HARD for at least 20 hours of it, even after the baby was born. I was afraid to hold her (and bone tired, obviously)
I remember that feeling ohhhh lawwwdd
I was the shaker after he came out. I thought it was blood loss. I couldn't hild him I was shaking so hard.
I shook too after having a C-section. It was so weird and scary! I thought there was something wrong with me!
I slept through my contractions with my second child! That epidural was everything! I got 8 hours of sleep and she came out in one push! So grateful for all my doctors and nurses!❤️
I slept through most of my contractions but I didn't have an epidural, hence why I just kept going back to sleep instead of laying awake for it.
Same girl! I only got about four to five hours but they were everything to me and she came so fast the doctor almost didn't make it 😂
I had Morphine AND an epidural. There’s this hilarious video my SIL took of me saying, “The pain’s currently at a 2 or a 3, but sometimes it goes into your 6 or 7 territory.”
I’m slurring my words and clearly off my face. Definitely nowhere near a 2 or 3 in pain, let alone a 6 or 7! 😂😂😂
I had this experience with my second child as well! Amazing!
Hi…. Is it generally true that using epidural comes with possible back/spinal pain later?
I did squats😂 my husband was like "arent u in pain? Isnt this worse" and im like move over im doing my squats
Yesss! This was me! I ended up with a c section though so I’ll always wonder if the squats made it worse.
Lol
Women deserve all the respect in the world
They really do
Thankyou for saying that. It doesn't get said enough ❤
Not necessarily. Giving birth doesn’t make you worthy of respect. A rat can give birth.
@@of_all_days well they need some sort of respect because yes men do stuff but we have to bleed every month, get told we are weak, have a ridiculous sized belly for 9 months, push a whole human outside of u, get used in bad ways, get body shamed, get told we are too emotional, get told we can’t wear certain things, get pushed around, get called horrible names, feel guilty all the time, hard to find the perfect kind guy, the list goes on
@@Your_Fav_Aussie_Girl you do t deserve respect for being born a certain gender stop being ridiculous
Ngl that epidural hits different. I waited til my 3rd child to go natural. Best believe if my 1st was natural, she'd be the only kid 😂😅 I'm grateful to have had that natural experience though. It was the closest thing to death yet you're bringing forth life 🥹
I did it 5 times! Not sure how I survived! 🤷♀️😂
This sounds terrifying.
I was on the toilet at home when my water broke and labored on my hands and knees and pacing around our apartment lol. I didn’t really think I was in labor until my water broke and I didn’t have time for an epidural I was 9 cm when we got to the hospital and he was born 26 mins after we rung the bell to get into L&D. Thank god the hospital was only 6 mins away! I’m a first time mom so I never expected to labor that quickly let alone at 38 weeks
Hope you and baby did well
Wow 😅 if/when I become a mother I hope to have a surprised speedy labor and delivery too lol I would think being in ignorant bliss would help the anxiety a little and the pain somewhat..I hope u and ur little one and partner is doing well ❤
38 weeks is full term they usually say they can come anytime after 36 weeks
I hope I'll have a story like this,.. ❤
Update, I'm hurting for 2 days. Day 1 it's hurt all day, and at 1am I got so much blood and mucus running down. I'm goin to hospital and they said I'm just 1cm dilated and they sent me home. It's so hurt till morning 😭😭😭. My husband give me warm bath, and the contraction lessening. We got a midwife home to check, and still 2cm dilated in the afternoon. Again, at 1am that night I can't take it anymore and goin to hospital. Now just 3cm dilated. They don't sent me home, but F*ck the process is so hurt. Epidural? What's that? Here in the middle of nowhere we don't get any pain medication for labor. 😭
My baby girl finally arrived at 1pm...
After I don't know how many midwife surround me for fundal pressure. Oh, and they cut me down there too... I don't have enough strength to pushing my baby out.
😭😭😭
At least my baby is here & healthy right now ❤️
Wish my stories were like this..🤦♀️
That sleep you have once you get your epidural hits man, I think that was the last time I slept decently 😂
Same 😂 6 months ago
My type was “omg I can’t do this I’m going to die” for over 24 hours 😅
I was that+ the walker, rocker and bath-type. The most annoying was the nurse telling to relax while i felt like i have been constipated for 20 years 😂
😅 I’m a bit of all these you have here and more. I turn up my gospel music playlist, I sing and dance through the pain, it was an amazing experience, I wouldn’t want it any other way, I look back at videos and pictures from all my childbirth experiences and I thank God 🧎🏾♀️🙏
My mum was into doing things all natural when she was pregnant and a new mum. When I asked her recently if she'd do anything differently she looked me dead in the eye like she was staring into my soul and said "take the epidural" in a voice I've never heard her use before or since. The woman lives with chronic pain and takes only paracetomol, her pain tolerance is out of this world so you've gotta know labour was absolutely excrucuating for her to wish she'd taken the drugs.
My mom told me not to get an epidural so I tried to go without one... I have a high pain tolerance but once I was dilated to an 8, I was like "TELL THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO COME SHOVE THAT NEEDLE IN MY BACK." 😂
😂😂😂😂😭
I don't ever take more than otc pain relief and I loved my two natural child births. It's not that painful?
@@BasedZoomer a reminder that different people have different levels of pain tolerance and different people handle pain differently. what isn't that painful for you could be the most painful thing in the world for another person /nm
@@BasedZoomerdo you rlly think the world revolves around you 💀 jesus christ get an ego check
Just gave birth! 🎉 Wish good luck to every expecting mammas out there!
Was it fun?
Congratulations ❤
@@idkwhatodo521 not that fun, but easier than I expected
Did you take epidural?
@@jilian100fa no, I didn't. But I did exercises to decrease the pain, and they really helped
I was the sleeper with a good epidural! Man I’ve never been so thankful. I was working against my body so much in labor by tensing up. I was finally able to relax and sleep, woke up from the best nap ever and baby was crowning! Pushed for 15 min and she was out 😀
Is the tube they put in your back really painful? I always thought it was just a needle.
@@xxoxEMxoxx they numbed me on my back so I didn’t feel anything when they put it in! The hardest part for me was trying to sit still while they did it because I still had contractions going on.
@@xxoxEMxoxxif you have a good anesthesiologist, you don't really feel a thing. They numb it some and the drugs hit so fast any pinch you feel is gone in seconds. Hella better than the labor pain lol 10/10 would recommend.
I didn't feel the contractions, the pushing, or the stitching up afterwards. When it was time to push they woke me up and watched the monitor and would say here comes a contraction.... now push! And that lasted maybe a half hr and baby was out.
Yup that was me, but the contractions after being induced hurt so bad when i finally gave in and got the epidural that needle didnt phase me 1 bit.
That was me! Epidural did me good lol!!
God bless all the women that have to endure this to bring life in this world
His coat is so shiny!!!!!! His mane so fluffy! Just perfect!
My epidural was so awesome! Was 4cm when I got to the hospital, got my epidural and slept until it was time to push. I only woke up when the nurses woke me up to check my dilation. I couldn't feel anything, couldn't even move my legs. They told me when to push, I pushed for forty minutes. I didn't know my son was born until they held him up. Best experience ever.
This is so cute! I love us! We’re so strong 🥹
I haven’t had a baby yet but I already know I’m gonna be the one on my hands and knees. When I have really bad intense cramps during my period I would always get on my knees and get on the floor in a weird bowing motion. Idk why but it’s the only position that helps.
same exact thing for me. it works for period cramps as well as stomach pain!
@@Todomosameness 😂
SAME!!!!! Lmao. I just texted my
Sister this too! Exactly what you said. 😂😂😂
ive heard you’re supposed to give birth on your hands an knees(or squatting) bc 1) gravity is on your side and 2) it kind of opens everything up for a smoother delivery. laying on your back is prob the worst position to push a baby out in
@@flyingwaytooclosetothesun yes. Don’t quote me but I think it was King Henry or one of the kings back a long time ago had a kink where he wanted to see his wives give birth so he had them lay on their backs. He wanted to see the babies come out.. and now apparently it stuck and the health care system does it that way.. 😒 But I think hospitals will let you be on your knees but I really don’t know. I hope they allow it.
I was the sleeper who had a good epidural! Man was I tired and in so much pain! Never complained did my breathing was gonna try and do natural but changes my mind. They woke me up right as they wheeled me into delivery ❤
I was the sleeper with the good epidural 😂 my labor and delivery was the most magical moment of my life. To any expecting mamas who are nervous or scared, good birthing experiences do exist!! Stay positive, stay strong, and do whatever suits you best 🥰
Thank you. I needed to hear this as a first-time mom to be.
Once that epidural kicked in, I was in heaven. I was finally able to sleep a little. I told my husband that I felt like I was drunk. The sweet relief!
I was cursing so loudly the nurses came in and shushed me saying I was scaring the other mothers. My contractions were so bad they had already caused me to lose consciousness twice so I wasn't in the best place when I told the nurses, not so nicely, that I was sorry but I didn't care and unless they were checking me or giving me epidural, to leave me the heck alone. Thankfully my midwife got them all out and helped me through it, and I made sure to apologize profusely for being so rude once the epidural started.
Nah screw that, they were wrong for trying to shush you.
My husband could hear me when he needed the loo down the corridor
I was screaming most of the time, my contractions were so badly too, I almost pass out for the pain:(
My husband got too close to me during a contraction and I bit him. The nurse scolded me like a toddler lol. No, we don’t bite people.
Then don’t touch me and get me some meds!
I was the sleeper with a good epidural. I woke up at 9cm. A practice push showed the skeptical nurse that I was able to push effectively while the epidural was on full blast. She scrambled to get the bed broken down and notify the doctor that “Oh my goodness, baby is coming!” Kept epidural while getting stitched up. So grateful!
Oof. Just reminded me that my epidural started to wear off during pushing (3hrs) and I got a 3rd degree tear. I was too exhausted and excited and in love with my little guy to say anything during the stitching but it SUCKED. Lol.
I didn't get an epidural but I was the sleeper between contractions 😂 it was funny like one moment I'll be excruciating pain and the next I'm sleeping
Same I slept thru the whole thing 🤣 and I woke up fully dilated.. had a baby 15 minutes after
I was definitely the sleeper with the good epidural who also surprised everyone with how fast I was able to push out that baby once dilated as well
Lord please let this be me! I'm 22 weeks pregnant with my first and the only thing that scares me is labor...! I'm getting the epidural ASAP!
You forgot the ones with back labor who were in so much agony they couldn’t make a sound, and the screamers who didn’t shut up for anything.
With my second the pitocin induced back labor contractions were intense. I got an intense feeling that I needed to push and was worried that I couldn't keep myself from pushing "too soon" so I asked for an epidural. Things were really getting excruciating and I was whispering, "I can't do this all day." I didn't specify what I couldn't do. The nurse told me to scream to get my doctor to hurry the epidural, but I told her I couldn't scream. I started curling up in a ball and the nurse asked if she could check me. I was complete. I said screw the epidural, get someone to catch. She told me to pant to keep myself from pushing and called my doctor. The paramedic that was in the hallway came in just in case. My doctor walked in and I whispered, "Told you I was in pain." He said, "You also said your last labor was 11 and a half hours." From start of pitocin to babe in arms was 1 hour and 58 minutes.
When I’m in pain I get very quiet, almost like I’m meditating… My labor was silent. I would nod my head yes or no if they asked questions. The pain was awful but I have 3 great kids now!
Had a baby 2 days ago. I was definitely the shaker lol 😂
Omg were you okay when you commented this? I know that childbirth is rough!
I'm pregnant with my first and I'm curious on which one I'll end up being.
For your sake, I really pray and hope to God that you get to sleep through it and have a quick and easy labor, delivery, and recovery.
@@HaileyMarieAllie Thank you I'm normally a pretty heavy sleeper, so fingers crossed.
Me too!! I'm guessing hands and knees and maybe walking or water. When I'm sick or in a lot of cramping pain I tend to be a hands and knees girlie😂
I was the sleeper with the good epidural. 10/10. I didn't even break a sweat and I was in labor for 25 hours total.
My one and only tip is: take the epidural.
Reason #63 why I’m never getting pregnant
I’d be cursing in 7 languages
Nothing they haven't seen before. Lol
@@ShieldMaiden95or heard 😂
Sounds like a epic talent 😂😊
🤣
Add it to your resume 😜 pretty sure I made up a new language to swear in during my labor
Pregnant with our fourth and oh how I hope I make it in time for an epidural
I just had my 4th and I did not make it :(
@@clairesanders1456I’m sorry ❤
Wait is it like you have to wait in line or something i dont understand 😂
@@Maryy2136No. Sometimes, after your first or sometimes even with ur first, you dilate quicker than expected and the baby comes out faster before you have time to sign papers and for them to notify the anesthesiologist for them to come and give you your epidural.
I’ve heard after your first, with each child, the labor is quicker. Idk tho, I only have one kid.
@@HaileyMarieAllie huh ok thanks
"The one that likes to be on her hands and knees"
THAT'S HOW YOU GOT INTO THIS MESS!!!
First time mommy 🙋♀️ I was the quiet sleeper toughing out the contraction pains 🙄 The worst pain EVER but the whole experience was priceless and surreal!
I was the curser during contractions and the sleeper after my intrathecal injection lol
That’s sad
@@Notsavannahjimenezzhow is any part of that sad??
Lmfao I thought I had it all together. They sent me home the same night with some sleeping pills.but the trauma from my overian cyst rupturing and endometriosis kicked in .so I went back.. I felt like I had a billion of them rupture at the same time. I was bleeding all over the place because I was panicking at like 6/7 cm . I lost conciousness at some point from bnot breathing. I didn't even feel the iv and epidural go in. Took a nap and was 10 cm dilated ready to push. And she came out the same Day they sent me home. 😂 nothing sad about it. Don't listen to the bitches who think they are better since they didn't need the epidural. Everyone feels pain different. And some of them don't even get extreme period cramps. Like how's it like to be God's favorite lol . Stfu
Cursing relieves pain lol
Dude, I dont know if I am ever having kids but sign me up for those drugs!
@@Notsavannahjimenezz troll.
I was a vomiter. Thank goodness for those blue hospital vomit bags 😂.
I was the sleeper in between contractions! Nothing like those few minutes of relief and then BAM 💥 contraction hits you like a steam engine
Same. Lol.
I even slept through half of my contractions, every time they left the room I passed out lol
I laid on my side from 6cm until the end and also dozed off in between contractions! I think it helped keep me relaxed enough to make it through!
I was that but I also felt hot so I had my mini fan on 24/7
I had contractions the night before my baby was born and couldn't sleep at all. It hurt so bad I wanted an epidural, but I wasn't dilated enough, so as I was waiting and after a while exhaustion hit ne and I started falling asleep between contractions. I've never got the epidural, as I felt the urge to push sooner then they could have given me one
Definitely went through almost all these in ONE labor
The “apologizer”. That’s me.
I was definitely the walker… I couldn’t sit still. As soon as I got in bed, my body would force me to get up and walk again 😂
Your work fit is super cute!
Thank you! 😊
You forgot my sister! She is the : “Gave birth in the car on the way to the hospital and handed the L&D the baby for clean up” type.
I wish I was one of the fast delivery ladies.
I was the one begging for an epidural when it too late for one 😬😭😂
I slept through my epidural too…best medication ever produced😂😂😂. Contractions are no joke
Hi…. Is it true that using epidural comes with possible back/spinal pain later?
@@gbelleify Many women have said that after they deliver they have back pain "right" where their epidural was. However, the statistics on how many women have persistent back pain after PREGNANCY is very similar. And I've never heard of patients who complain of chronic back pain after their spinals for hip surgery, bladder surgery, etc. So I'm inclined to contribute the chronic back pain to 9 months of shifting center of gravity, hormones that relax connective tissue, and trauma that commonly happens to the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor during delivery.
Thanks so much @@stephstephanie805
You left one out. The one that’s screaming at the top of their lungs!
Yep that is me
Lololol me when first getting to hospital "whos that screamimg, cant be that bad"
Me 20 minutes later *screaming contest*
One time for the sleepers with the good epidural!! Woot woot 😂
I just wanna thank Jesus and my anesthesiologist! I went from crying to knocked out! It was like the sandman punched me in the face 😂. My husband makes big babies. I want all the drugs lol.
@@brookew2403my mum says the same because our family makes big babies. My little brother was 4 weeks early and still 8lb 11oz.
Heck yeah! I was up all night giving birth after working all day, I was so tired, so as soon as they were able to give me the epidural (which I'd always planned to get), I had instant relief and was like ah, okay, I'm getting some sleep before I'm up and down all night feeding this baby for weeks, wake me when it's time to push 👋 lol It was awesome.
@@violetskies14 my baby was 3 weeks early and 9 pounds! I absolutely relate to your mum 🤣.
🙌
I got induced because I was contracting & sick with a kidney infection. I got to 6cm & got an epidural & then they gave me something else called “NuBane” (spelling?). It made me sleepy. Like just as you’re drifting off & you’re warm & snuggly on a winter night. It was AWESOME. I drifted & dozed with the lights off. Woke up & felt “odd” with a cramping sensation. An hour or so of pushing & I was a mom. Everyone in my family was surprised I didn’t swear, scream or be a bitch. Must’ve been the drugs!!! 😂😂😂😂Good luck new moms. Don’t let the “war stories” scare you. Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
Don't discount our war stories. Many of us would have died without modern medicine.
@@beth8775 I’m not discounting the war stories in that sense. Medical intervention is fantastic. I’m talking about the women at baby showers or church that have a few kids & tell their delivery story about the pain only, to some unsuspecting newly pregnant, “first timer”, just to scare them. Yes it hurts. Yes it’s work. But when that baby is handed to you, BAM! You ask yourself, “what pain?” (At least hopefully!)
what a relief
@@chinonsoblessing4258 Are you facing a future labor that you’re nervous about? 🥰
I was the shaker & the one who knew I wanted an epidural ASAP!!!! 🤞🏽🙃
My mom: the curser 😂 she knows every word in every language i swear
And all are ok! I internalized a lot in labor with all 6 of mine. I didn’t care who was in the room or anything going on around me. 100% focused inward on what was happening.
That’s exactly how I handled labor with my third child. My eyes were closed for 95% of the time after 6 cm as I was going inward to manage the pain . It was getting really rough right before delivery. I couldn’t control the pain nor my thoughts. All I was picturing was a train ending the pain. After I delivered my little guy I started shaking so bad that I couldn’t hold him for about 5 minutes. As the saying goes.. the best things in life don’t come easy! 😅
What do you mean focus inward? Please explain clearly.
I was the curser and shaker after that epidural, with my first. They told me everyone on the floor knew I was having a baby. 😂😂
Now for my 2nd. I'm going for a home birth. 😊
I've always wanted to know, why do some moms prefer home births over hospital ones? Do you personally have a specific reason, is it because it's cheaper? Genuinely curious
lol wondering if you were the mom next to me in labor and delivery. I had just had my son and was holding him and all I could hear was MFer and F*** being screamed next door. Felt really bad for mom over there.
@@cyqur1436it can also just be more comfy. hospital is a white and a big room with everything just kinda weird.
home is comfy and you can search for your favourite place
@@aubreyodom468 hahaha might be. 😂😂 There was three of giving birth in a row, to all boys. 😊 I was saying pretty much everything under the sun. 😂😂😂
Sometimes you just gotta turn to those sentence enhancers. 😂😂
@@cyqur1436 Thank you for asking! 😊 so I didn't have the best labor experience. I'll save everyone the details, but pitocin being used when it didn't need to be, not the nicest nurses ,my mid wife was rushing me, and they ripped the catheter out of my back from my epidural, which caused me to have a spinal headache. They let me walk out of the hospital despite telling them I wasn't ok. I couldn't sit up. I couldn't eat, I was throwing up, I couldn't feed my baby, and I was like that for almost 2 weeks, I had to go to the ER, which was useless, and back to delivery the next day for a blood patch. I don't wish a spinal headache on ANYONE. it was HORRIBLE.
I also didn't sleep for days before and after labor. (There's more. I'm just saving everyone from reading my crap. 😂😂)
Anyways when I have been thinking about my 2nd birth. I want a whole different experience. I already have a kid, so I want to stay here for him. I also feel like hospitals are for sick, and injured people. Pregnant people aren't either of these. 😊 I also have done a ton of research on laboring and being in tune with your body, being safe and comfortable is part of it. 😊 We are made to do this! 😊 Also having a home birth gives you a little more freedom to call the shots. Where you want to labor, water, walk around, bedroom, etc. Also the whole being able to sleep in your own bed after, your own shower, your own food. Just everything sounds magical!
As for $$. It is cheaper to have a home birth. My insurance is covering most of it. I do have to pay a little out of pocket, due to where we live and the drive, the mid wife and nurses have to drive. But to me and my hubby it seems beyond worth it. 😊😁💜 (I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. But that's jist of it at least! )
I was the shaker, never knew about it until I had my son and the nurses had you keep reminding me to not hold my breath during contractions
Yes to breathing! I had good breathing with my second until the pushing phase and then I got pins and needles all over. Scary! My home birth midwife gently reminded me how great my breathing had been before and when I returned to deep breaths and focus the strange pins and needles went away. It was a magical and peaceful birth ❤
I was sleeping and puking 😂 that epidural took me somewhere 😂
Don’t forget the ‘Don’t make a sound, or I’ll kill you!’ One! 😂😂
I worked at the hospital so I was the one who wanted the epidural asap and the one who sleep because I had that good epidural. They had my “Mommy cocktail” when I hit the door and I have the pictures of me smiling during labor to prove it 🙌🏾😂
This
After the pitocin hit, I was the shaker. Then, I was the sleeper after the epidural 😂😅
I'm saving this for labour😂 this sound on its own is relaxing and super funny. I think I'm gonna be like cmon baby let's super mario!
I’m always the one who wants the epidural, but it always fails and then I end up being the shaker and the crier 😹😹 the ring of fire is no joke.
All of these lol 😩 labor will have you wondering how humanity survived this long
I was the one trying to squat down because I couldn't lay down on my back like they wanted me to. I had all my pain on my lower back and it was hell.
On your back is the absolute worst position!! Literally any other position is better for labor and delivery.
They're idiotic for telling women to lie on their backs anyways. You did what Nature intended. Lying on your back is literally the hardest way to give birth. If you look at a diagram you'll see the baby has to go sideways and uphill. I think they tell us to lie down because then they can't get sued if a woman falls down. She wouldn't fall anyways if someone was helping her. Lame.
You did what is natural and easier that's why. That's how we give birth!❤
I was the last one 😩. God I’d never felt so much pain before. It’s ok. She’s two now and I want another.
I was the last one, too. My son was breech, and at 6 cm dilated, I almost passed out from the intense pain. As far as I'm concerned, the hospital staff waited too long to get me into the OR for my c-section. Never again! #oneanddone
I was (respectfully) expecting "I Know I Want and am Ready Right Now for an Epidural" Mama to hand over the signed form, then turn around and lift her gown for the anesthesiologist to start it XD
You should've added "focused staring at a glint of light on their IV pole to get through each contraction" lol, that one was my mom.
The sleeper with a good epidural 🙋🏻♀️ 🤣🤣🤣 didnt feel anything until it was time to deliver 😎
Sleeper! I slept through transition and it was wonderful! According to my husband I didn’t even wake up when the nurses had to examine me 😂.
😂😂😂 o wow you are def a rare one
@@Simplelivingslowliving the nurses eventually had to wake me up lol. My baby was ready to come out and I had no clue 🤣. My husband still teases me for almost sleeping through our baby’s birth.
Examine you how ?
I was the shaker and the asap epidural. Lol
I think I was all of these 😂 with the exception of the sleeper!
Same 3 days of labor
I already know I'll have a fan on me while rocking back and forth cursing like a sailor
I was definitely the shaker!! I couldn't stop😂
I’m definitely the rocker and hands and knees one 🤣🤗!
I'm a few of these 😅 my favorite though is being in water. I'm much more relaxed and happier in the water at any point, pregnant or not
For my first baby, I was the walker, on the toilet, in the water, on hands and knees and even fell asleep in between contractions. Back labor was the most painful thing I've ever experienced. So I did it again and will do it a third time in April. 😂
Wow
I totally hear you. I still want a 3rd. I was young when I had my oldest and the nurse tried to trick me by asking mid-contraction if I wanted more kids. I put up a finger to tell her to hold on, breathed through the contraction and then told her, "Yes!!! I hope to have at least 1 or 2 more! Her expression was priceless. Lol
And the pain to the back remains between contractions
The pain of being in back labor for almost 24 hours had legit traumatized me on a very deep level. They say you forget the pain once the baby is born, but I didn’t. I will never give birth again. I’ll adopt or foster if I want another. Haha
@@taylorgarton6983 Omg, my first labor was only 16 hours and it was brutal. I absolutely understand why you wouldn't want to go through that again after 24 hours 😞.
I didn't realize how badly my first labor affected me or that labor trauma was a thing. I didn't want to be touched at all and the thought of intimacy terrified me. It took 8 months before I felt I was ready to be intimate with my husband again.
I'm currently 36 weeks and trying to mentally prepare. Any more kids after this will definitely be adoption, I'm so done being pregnant 😭
WHERES THE LAUGHER!! I was cracking jokes!!
Mww hands and knees and this baby is taking the micky out of me !
I love that you portrayed the hands and knees mom! It was 27 years ago and my second pregnancy, but VBAC birth. The doctor and nursing staff were so annoyed by my hands and knees posture during the contractions, and that I had broken the IV (which was placed in my hand.) They forced me to lie on my back and manually dilated my cervix-if you thought contractions hurt; this was by far WAY WORSE!!!! I was made to to labor in the most uncomfortable position and my pain came from back labor. I went on to have two more children several years later in a different hospital and each labor was different. The process of allowing mothers mothers to choose how to labor had lightened up a lot as well. With the last baby, I sat in a rocking chair and I remembered rocking that chair so hard and fast I could have launched like a rocket! 😂 I did again have to return to deliver on the bed, on my back when I just wanted to squat.
Lol I was definitely a toilet gal 😂 I was so sure I needed to go
I was the sleeper the second time (without an epidural until a point). My nurse had to keep waking me up. But compared to being home with a two year old it was so relaxing.
Being on my hands and knees was me. 😂 My Grandmother kept telling me that’s what you get lol but in a good way down south, grandparents are the best, good souls.
Just delivered 5 days ago call me the shaker and the signing epidural paperwork ASAP 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
I was giving birth laying on a back for 13 hours…. So yes, the moment the nurse allowed me to walk till the toilet was priceless and at once I felt such a relief while standing I didn’t want to return in a delivery room ..but the nurse kept saying I can’t be vertical for long…and started knocking the door. I’m totally for the toilet one)) or maybe the Walker… it’s definitely easier than lay while contractions
So strange. Actually traditionally, many women do give birth vertically. Whatever standing or squatting, or what not.
Lying down is a modern Western medicine thing...
Why didn't they allow you to be vertical?
It helps the baby come out easier too! Or kneeling or squatting.
I don't understand why they tell you that you can't be vertical for long when you are literally supposed to give birth being vertical. That's how our bodies do it properly 😅 reason 1 I stay at home for birth or go to a different country besides US
Epidural right away mom. That's me. And if I can't have it yet I'll take some of that stadol please to take the edge off. And then become the sleeper and the shaker.
Also the jello binger. That's not on here. But that's also me. Not allowed to eat any real food with my epidural so keep those jello cups comming.
I was the walker and the toilet seater with my miscarriages.
With my first daughter, I was the talker😂. With my second I can't do any of these she came so fast from contractions to baby😅.
The sleeper with the good epidural that be me 🧡😭
I was the shaker! I could not stop the whole time and after delivery as well
i got my epidural and slept for hours hahaha then was woken up and was told when to push because i didn’t feel a thing 😂 it was great
I was a shaker with random anxiety after I got my epidural. I couldn't feel anything except random movement from my baby that had me gasping and freaking out lol
I was the sleeper in between contractions and felt like I was annoying this one midwife but I didn't have her for long and the midwife who delivered my son was so lovely and understanding, I'll never forget her.
Definitely the sleep. I was out in 2.5 seconds after the epidural kicked in 😂
Your videos have not popped up since the last time I was pregnant last year & I just found out I’m pregnant again & here we are again 😂😂
I’m only 2cm dilated currently and was thinking natural birth but these contractions got me changing my mind QUICK😅 he’s also a large baby so I think I’m going for the pain meds thanks 😂
Yeah that was my best decision 3 days of labor and she was premie.
Don’t have a “hero” mentality. You’re a hero already for growing a life!!! I took my epidural & drifted. It was AWESOME. Labor is hard enough as it is. And don’t get scared of the pain. It’s fleeting & so worth it. ❤❤❤❤
I hope you have a beautiful healthy baby :)
How’s it goingggg
@@potato1084 they had to put in the foley bulb/catheter they didn’t wait for the morphine to kick in and they couldn’t find the mask for the laughing gas so they poked and prodded me like an animal until I couldn’t take it anymore and they found something to give me the gas with.
Hopefully he’s out by the end of the day because I’m tired 😆
my wonderful mom was the sleeper with a good epidural 😂 she went to the hospital at 2am and hadn’t slept properly for days, so they gave her a drug and she slept until 1 pm when the doctors woke her up and told her ✨it’s time✨
Me on the toilet with a pillow for a while with my second was the best spot I could find
😂 I think u nailed them all. Too funny!!
Gosh I’m so glad I’ve never been in labour. But I’ve had the back injections before and ugh, painful I must say.
That was the worst part for me both times i felt like 😅 then it was better
When I was in labor with my daughter, I was very cold. The hospital gave me lots of blankets but I still shivered.
Same! I was in labor for 5 days. When we got to the hospital I couldn't move because of all of the cords. I was super cold until I got the epidural, and I got some sleep the next few hours.
That’s shock :)
Same! I could not stop shaking for anything
It's been a month since I gave birth. My blood pressure shot up on the day I gave birth I was on a catheter. Apparently when I was induced I was the most chill woman they ever saw because I was already having contractions and the pain I felt was just like when I was having period cramps. The only thing I complained about was my butt hurting because I wanted to get up and move around but I was stuck in bed the entire time because of the catheter.
@@laurenmiddleton1906Same. for 5 days my contractions were 10 minutes apart. I was a walking zombie bc i could not get any sleep in between and if i did it would be 6 minutes or so. When baby came those 2-3 hours i had till baby ate again felt like the best sleep of my life