Well for me, I had a bit of a different labor. Both my kids I wasn’t progressing AT ALL. Had a emergency cesarean with my son due to no fluids left. My daughter was a repeat cesarean and again no progression. Sooo never felt contractions or Braxton-hicks, never dilated or thinned out my cervix. 😂
With my first and third, I had amniotic sacs made of asbestos (or so it seemed) and THEY WOULD NOT BREAK - it was like pushing down on a sack of cement. They had to go in and break the bag before I made any progress. With my second, the bag didn't break until his head emerged, and this set up a tsunami all over the bed. Numbers 4 and 5 were a walk in the park by comparison. Personally I don't remember saying anything except "Shut up!" to an intern who was gossiping about something else (this was with #3) and for the rest it was mostly "AAAAAAUUUUURRRRGH!"
Haha! Hi, I had extremely fast labors! First one was 3 hours flat, second was 55 minutes. These were both home births with midwives that were five minutes late.... Everything was fine! I was extremely lucid, remember all the details of both still, and I can tell you I definitely said the "poop" thing. But mostly I remember saying to my husband "Catch the baby!" on both occasions just as they crowned. He's awesome! I never consciously pushed. In my case, the fetal ejection reflex was extremely strong and my body just did its thing. I was just along for the ride!
Both of mine, I was induced due to blood pressure and have had long labors "stalled" at 3 cm (27 hours and 40 hours). But then at some point, my body decides it's go time and transitions in less than 30 minutes. With my first- "my body is telling me to push" "we can check you but you were only at 3cm 20 minutes ago" "get the midwife then, because I need to push" *CNW comes in and is getting gloves on* "Hurry, I can't not push" *them looking over at me while still getting gloves on, "oh, it's really coming!" Baby was out before the midwife had her gloves completely on. Second baby was a longer induction, again it was only about 30 minutes since I had been checked and was still 3cm- (resigned) "ok, maybe we can talk about an epidural now," nurse- "let's get you to the bed and dry off while we discuss it" *I had been laboring in the tub and went to stand up* "nevermind, I think it's time to push" *midwife comes in (knowing my history, didn't even worry about checking me)* "if you think you need to, then let's do this, trust your body" baby was out in less than a minute. It's definitely hard to not see progress, bur I'm not upset about not being in transition longer... I really want to try to go into labor naturally if I have any more, but also think I might end up being that person who has their baby at home or in the car lol 😂
"I don't care if he's naked! I am! Get him in here!" As my Dr. was donning scrubs behind a curtain. Also, "I think I have reached the point when they said I would want to quit and go home."
Baahahaha! With my 3rd there was a mix up on the paperwork. The registration nurse came in saying…”we have here that you’ve had two other pregnancies, but zero live births…please explain.” I told her…”I coughed them up like fur balls to save myself the hospital bills!” She literally fell off her stool! Lol!
2nd baby, " I have to poop, so I think it is time." 3rd baby, on the way to the hospital (on Mother's Day) with almost no pain, and not even sure it isn't a false alarm like the day before. Out of nowhere transition hit. We left the car in the parking garage, in front of the doors, running. Yelled at the retired volunteers at the desk to park our car. Got in the elevator after a poky old lady in a wheelchair creeped out. Freaked out the lady that got on with us and the two little kids on the bottom floor when the elevator went down instead of up and just as the door opened I tried to stand up from the wheelchair to see if it would help and then screamed at the top of my lungs. When we got to the right floor, they took one look and ran ahead, opening the security doors. He was a footling breech and out in 8 minutes from my butt hitting the bed. Both of my docs were out of town, and the nurse told the staff doctor, "I've seen it done, I'll talk you through it." God protected us that day, I bled quite a bit, and his shoulder was caught and for a couple of days he couldn't move it. Also, he was very blue for a minute. Side note that nurse, and the lady across the hall who heard the whole thing, later became friends. One in a homeschool group and the other in breastfeeding peer counselor training for WIC. It was hysterical when we figured out how we knew each other before.
I said all of these things and: "Please, somebody, help me, I can’t do this anymore.” “Why am I such a pansy!?” "I’m gonna poop a bowling ball!” “Call the doc, please please please” “I can’t not push! I can’t not push! I’m sorry!”
This very morning, I was falling asleep, epidural was doing it’s thing and letting me finally rest, I was just 4.5 centimeters dilated my last check right before this when I suddenly felt pressure in bum, I knew it wasn’t poop. I called my nurse and she checked me again, I went 4-7cms in less than an hour. She walked out for 10 minutes came back and I was now 9 cm! Dr. broke my water, I quickly became 10, pushed for a total of 5 minutes and birthed my 3rd baby. The gender was a total surprise, (it’s a boy!). He weighed 9.5lbs at birth which was totally unexpected, everyone had estimated 7.5 lbs to 8lbs 12oz. Amazing thing was my tearing was very minimal. It honestly was an amazing personal experience for me of being induced, getting the epidural, by far my easiest birth, and post-partum hasn’t been without pain but I actually feel pretty amazing considering. My other 2 births were much harder and complicated but I genuinely enjoyed this last experience, so happy to have my baby out and be on the other side of pregnancy ❤
With my first I had a C-section, but I did labor for 26 hours. When my water broke and the contractions got intense I told my husband, "You better be happy with one because I am never doing this again" 4 years and 9 months later his sister was born 😂 My midwives convinced me it would be best to get an epidural just in case I needed to have a second C-section. My epidural was so heavy that I couldn't move my legs. When she was born I didn't feel a thing and it was wonderful! With my first I pushed for 3 hours before they decided to take him by C-section so when I was having my daughter the midwife kept saying you're close and I said please don't lie to me please (because I had heard that before) and my husband said it's true babe we can see her head. With my 3rd there was no time for an epidural. My sweet husband said to me babe you're doing so amazing and I told him to shut up. I also dropped about 234 F-bombs and I kept saying I'm so stupid because I waited too long to go to the hospital. 3 very different experiences and now that I have survived them all I can look back fondly on each of them. Each has their own funny and beautiful parts ❤️
"YOU DID THIS TO ME!" "IM NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN!" "FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK" Just a few funny things I've heard mamas say right before. Always a good laugh about it afterwards.
Both of my babies' births were unmedicated and boyyyy did that transition phase KILL. The pitocin drip turned up also hurt so dang bad. My son was born sunny side up! Best part was I felt like doing cartwheels down the hall minutes after giving birth 😅
YES! It's like the immediate joy, relief, and adrenaline you feel makes you totally forget how hard it was and you see your baby and think "100% worth it"
@@GraceHiniker Yes! That adrenaline made me stay awake for 2 days after giving birth (and I was in labor for 3 days with my son and 2 days with my daughter). I had seen so many videos of new moms putting the baby into the hospital nursery because they needed sleep so I expected to feel exhausted, but I was completely opposite! I was so excited to be a MOM that I couldn't even properly sleep for the first 3 months. Every single morning felt like Christmas. Best times of my life.
I just screamed like a banshee…Didn’t know that sound could come out of a human, but it came out of me!!😂 Transition is so much harder than pushing imo
My baby was premature and breech, so she was already moving past my cervix when I was something like 6 cm. I screamed and was begging everyone to hurry up and get the spinal in because I couldn't resist the urge to push. My daughter tore my cervix all the way down to my vagina, so the next day everyone who helped told me they could see why I was so uncomfortable, lol
No one recognized my transition phase, and they told me not to push. I didn't get to give birth until *the next day.* It was hell. But when I finally was in my final dozen or so contractions, the things I *yelled* were not the kinds of words that are allowed on RUclips. My uterus couldn't push anymore (that was actually written in my file). Thank goodness we are healthy and happy now ❤
This lovely CNA came into the room to help when I was just finishing transition unmediated and getting ready to push. She starts introducing her self “hi I’m so-and-so and I’m here to…..”. I interrupt her and say “I don’t care what your name is why are you talking right now??!?” Afterwards I was mortified! I would never be so rude to someone! I apologized and thanked her for helping us but I hope she didn’t feel bad or take it personally it wasn’t about her at all, the experience was just so intense I was not myself.
Absolutely agree! I know I’m close every time I say “I can’t do this anymore!” My doula will remind me that it means I’m in transition and that encourages me. In my opinion I would much rather push than go through transition becuase my pushing stage is usually pretty short.
Yup, i got checked and was around 9 and 80-90%, the nurse left and i almost immediately felt that poop sensation. Called them back in and i was ready to go 😂
The hospital I gave birth at allowed you to labor in a tub, but when it was time to push, you had to get out. I REALLY didn’t want to get out, but could tell that things were changing. I started feeling the urge to bear down. I didn’t say anything, but somehow the nurse just knew and made me get out! 😅
I’m 16 days away from my due date with my first child and would like to deliver without an epidural. I never had bad menstrual cramps and have yet to experience Braxton Hicks contractions (or maybe I have but they didn’t really hurt)…I just feel so unprepared for the amount of pain I’m about to experience! I just hope the nurses in the room with me are as sweet and supportive as you
You can do it!! 💪 I had my daughter with not so much as a Tylenol for pain and honestly what really helped me is breathing and redirecting the pain into squeezing things with my hands instead. I wish you a fast and smooth delivery!
You do what's best for you honey. Braxton Hicks may not hurt at all, you just might feel your whole belly get kinda stiff and weird. Gets kinda hard like a rock. None of mine ever hurt and I started having them at 7 months both times. I knew labor was imminent when I had Braxton Hicks less than 20 minutes apart for three days in a row for the second pregnancy. It's super annoying to be honest. You got this! You're going to do great :)
I wanted to deliver with no epidural but I was begging for it during the transition phase. My labour was so fast, there was no time for the anesthesiologist to make it. But Anna is right, the transition was the most difficult, much worse than pushing.
I said all of these things. I arrived at the hospital already complete (no time for an epidural) and my sweet angel nurses lightly chuckled, pat me on the head, and delivered my baby less than an hour later. As an RN myself (oncology) I get it, and laugh about it now whenever I tell the story.
The first was a little pain meds in my IV in the hospital. I remember suddenly saying "OMG I'm pushing!" and i guess i was crowning? I think they brought in a mirror an d i was like - i dont want to look at that! (id' been focusing on a spot on teh wall) 2nd was very long labor and at home. My midwife wanted me to use a birth stool but it hurt to sit on it, and i ended up squatting above it. She said "Dont sit on your baby" and i was annoyed lol. SHe was very new to the profession and was supposed to have an older midwife with her but she was at another birth. last one was super fast. I was making tiny pushes in the car on th way there, on my knees because i couldnt sit. When the midwife came in she tore the bag and then said "Ok now give me a big push' and i cant remember if I said it or was just thinking, are you sure? but i pushed and felt the ring of fire. But my last labor was 2 days and this was under 4 hours! i was still unsure (earlier I had said I dont think I'm in labor, but if I am i think its coming a lot faster than the last one - my 2nd husband was clueless and didnt pick up on that)
@@RedRoseSeptember22 Nothing, she said she's given birth 7 times. If one or two of those times she had twins, then she would have more than 7 babies. That's a lot. And giving birth to twins isn't exactly painless.
My unfortunate thoughts right before giving birth was, "why would anyone want to put them selves through this? Or why do I keep putting my self through this?" I'm currently due to give birth to my 3rd child via my 3rd home birth 😅 I'm aiming to not let my negative thoughts over come me this time around though because I truly do love the experience of pregnancy and giving birth but that transition phase really is quite the experience..🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pretty much all of what you said, only I knew that it was the baby, not poop. Transition was the WORST. I was moo-yelling at the top of my lungs, even with nitrous oxide.
I had an epidural placed right before pushing and I never experienced any pressure or poop sensations. I did pass through transition which was super intense and I was screaming and cursing at everyone who tried to touch me. 😂 Anyway before I started pushing I said I am not pushing until my husband is here! I live in Mexico City and here they make the birth partners change into scrubs so needless to say the nurse had to go chase my husband down and hurry him to finish changing and get in the room. Glad I didn't start pushing because as soon as my husband arrived I pushed just two times and my daughter flew right out. I think I kind unintentionally labored down which made pushing much easier.
yes I would rather push my out than the transition stage!! Omg!! I always say that the transitional stage of labor shook me to my foundation. I definitely said all these phrases, but at one point I was just curled up holding the bar thing on the bed crying out, “I NEED HELP!!!!!” The doc that was there while they waited for the on call doc was just like awkwardly standing there like, “omg do I need to be here for this…”
lol I told my nurse that I felt the need to poop. And she was like yeah that’s normal and just walked off without checking me. Then came back 15 mins later and was like omg the head is already right there I need to call your obg smh
I couldnt feel a thing because of my epidural. I couldnt feel when to push. I hated it. I had to use a wheel chair for 12 hrs post birth because my left leg was paralyzed from the epidural. My second and last kid I got the epidural too late so it didn't work in time and boy did that ever hurt but I was up walking around 1 hour after giving birth and I could feel when I needed to push during labour. As soon as the baby was out I actually got up and went for a pee unassisted. No nasty epidural paralyzing my legs the second time around. And not having an epidural made my labour go way faster.
Just had my first natural no epidural birth in June and yes that transition phase was the worst! I asked the nurse to do a cervical check because I wanted to give up. I was at 8cm and after that exam I went to 10cm baby crowning in 2 minutes! The Dr barely made it in the room when my baby was born. I had to ask the nurse to wake my husband up so he didn’t miss it! 😂
I said I couldn't go it anymore and my son was born maybe 15 mins later. I also said i want out, I changed my mind. 😂 also yes transition hurt way worse than pushing bub out.
I have thrown up every time right beofre im supposed to push. My obgyn walks in while im in labor with my third. I have this thing im not sure what it is i throw up and he goes cool its time to push
I said “I want to push it hurts, get my doctor now”. “I’m not waiting for my doctor I’m pushing I can’t help it”. And cried the whole time I time I was saying both of these.
My water broke. I called in the nurse, as I was rolling from my side before I could fully rotate to be checked and before the nurse even had their gloves on, I said, "Never mind, Im shitting," and out came my baby. Edit: grammar
I asked for a bedpan because I had the epidural so wasn’t able to safely walk to the bathroom- I was so so sure I had to poop and was just waiting on hands and knees with the bedpan- Nurse checked me and nope it was just a baby starting to come out 😂
This was back in 1981, with my second daughter. My doctor had just checked me, and I was at a 5, so he went down to do a hysterectomy. Immediately after that, I threw up and my wonderful nurse said that was SUCH a good sign! I ended up going from 5-10 in 30 minutes, and off we went to the delivery room. They told me not to push because the doctor wasn’t there yet! I told the nurse that she could deliver the baby and she said no, we had to wait for the doctor. After what seemed like forever, the doctor came in and said I could push. But it was SO painful and after a few pushes, I said, “How about I go back to the labor room and we can try this again tomorrow?” Unbelievable!!! I ended up pushing baby out pretty quickly and my tailbone got broken! Anyway, it was my shortest labor and easiest delivery! Now that baby girl has 4 kids of her own!! ❤
I yelled at my mom to help me to the bathroom cause “I need to sh!t now” her eyes got huge and wide and said don’t push it’s not poop it’s the baby and I’m yelling at her she’s wrong and I’m going to poop on her 😂😂 then baby turned breech cause she was tiny 4.5 pounds cause my water broke at 34 weeks
I only had the undeniable urge once, to push at the very end, After a couple of hours of pushing. The doctor had just come into the room and was getting ready and they were telling me to wait and not push and I said nope can’t do that, It’s not my choice and I’m pushing so you better get ready.
I Said nothing except: I think I am pushing!“ and the midwife almost couldn‘t believe it and checked me and cervix was open. They tried to Transfer me to another bed but we did not make it because the Head came down with the next contraction which again nobody realized until I said: the baby is coming! And they got ready to catch it 🤣
with my 2nd, during transition I asked the nurse to kill me. “do it with a needle! nobody will know🧡!” and said that I needed a break, some tea and a nap.
1st baby I was almost done having her at home I was 9 when I got to the hospital. 2nd get this baby out of meeeeee 3rd I cried and scream for God our heavenly Father. P.S. I was all alone at the hospital for the last 1
My 4 kids birth My oldest was born during a tornado warning. 23 hour labor Tornado on the ground midwife too focused on tv because it was headed to hospital. He got stuck the nurse jumped on me I screamed a swear word loudly the midwife told me to “shut the f up” I looked up at my nurse who was saying goodbye at shift change 4 hours prior to his delivery. I told her don’t leave me with this bitch alone. She stayed to help deliver my baby at 11:59pm When I switched midwife’s for my second oldest it was the same nurse who got her midwife license. 7 hour labor on Christmas in a blizzard. My third baby was 6 days of labor. He had a lot of problems and I almost died bleeding because my uterus refused to contract when he was out. 4th was 30 minutes from time picocin was introduced and she was out on the bed before the doctor got into the room. I was 6cm when I asked for the epidural not even 10 minutes later she was out. I kept screaming I have to poop and I gotta push. Nurse told me there is no way I was a 10 called me crazy went to check me and there was her head. She runs to get doctor and when they come back in she’s on the bed. I felt like I had whiplash
I bet pushing the baby out is less hurtful than the 7-10. Cos you got something to put the pressure against so to speak. Before the baby gets there...Oh...I don't wanna imagine. I don't want kids, never have. So😅 I'm good with only knowing enough to be able to feel for my cousins and friends when they get their babies 😊
I was in that stage where i couldn't do it anymore,as i sat up to get my epidural,it was to late,i felt my hips decend and move apart and could feel her head moving down,i end up delivering sideways on the bed,moving was to painful 😂natural is the worse thing i have ever done 😅
Do you mean some of the things women say when pushing their baby out? As a nurse who a literal job it is to help women giving birth you would think you would simply use the word “women”, since women are the only ones who have to deal with labor.
Transition was the worst until he was far enough down that my butt hurt so bad I couldn't sit comfortably in the tub or find ANY position that made me comfortable, which was right before he started to crown, then pushing became harder than transition. I arrived at the birthing center 7cm dilated, 95% effaced, so already in transition and oh my gosh the amount of times I felt completely defeated and hopeless I would ever get the baby out was crazy. I had an AMAZING support team that wouldn't let me give up and constantly reminded me of my strength and now I'm a little over 72 hours post partum snuggling the most perfect baby boy 🩵
I noticed that too. Instead of saying “things people say to me when about to push their baby out” it should just be “things women say when about to push their baby out” Childbirth is something only women can do and it is extremely hard and can be dangerous. It’s insulting to say others besides women can give birth. Sincerely, a teenage female.
Tell us your experience. How did you cope with the pain? I didn’t even mention people who have extremely fast labors. I can elaborate on that as well!
Well for me, I had a bit of a different labor. Both my kids I wasn’t progressing AT ALL. Had a emergency cesarean with my son due to no fluids left. My daughter was a repeat cesarean and again no progression. Sooo never felt contractions or Braxton-hicks, never dilated or thinned out my cervix. 😂
With my first and third, I had amniotic sacs made of asbestos (or so it seemed) and THEY WOULD NOT BREAK - it was like pushing down on a sack of cement. They had to go in and break the bag before I made any progress. With my second, the bag didn't break until his head emerged, and this set up a tsunami all over the bed.
Numbers 4 and 5 were a walk in the park by comparison.
Personally I don't remember saying anything except "Shut up!" to an intern who was gossiping about something else (this was with #3) and for the rest it was mostly "AAAAAAUUUUURRRRGH!"
I have the same issue with my sacs too. So annoying. I always ask for the 'knitting needle' bc I hate the mess when I push with it still intact. 😊
Haha! Hi, I had extremely fast labors! First one was 3 hours flat, second was 55 minutes. These were both home births with midwives that were five minutes late.... Everything was fine! I was extremely lucid, remember all the details of both still, and I can tell you I definitely said the "poop" thing. But mostly I remember saying to my husband "Catch the baby!" on both occasions just as they crowned. He's awesome! I never consciously pushed. In my case, the fetal ejection reflex was extremely strong and my body just did its thing. I was just along for the ride!
Both of mine, I was induced due to blood pressure and have had long labors "stalled" at 3 cm (27 hours and 40 hours). But then at some point, my body decides it's go time and transitions in less than 30 minutes. With my first- "my body is telling me to push" "we can check you but you were only at 3cm 20 minutes ago" "get the midwife then, because I need to push" *CNW comes in and is getting gloves on* "Hurry, I can't not push" *them looking over at me while still getting gloves on, "oh, it's really coming!" Baby was out before the midwife had her gloves completely on.
Second baby was a longer induction, again it was only about 30 minutes since I had been checked and was still 3cm- (resigned) "ok, maybe we can talk about an epidural now," nurse- "let's get you to the bed and dry off while we discuss it" *I had been laboring in the tub and went to stand up* "nevermind, I think it's time to push" *midwife comes in (knowing my history, didn't even worry about checking me)* "if you think you need to, then let's do this, trust your body" baby was out in less than a minute.
It's definitely hard to not see progress, bur I'm not upset about not being in transition longer... I really want to try to go into labor naturally if I have any more, but also think I might end up being that person who has their baby at home or in the car lol 😂
"I don't care if he's naked! I am! Get him in here!" As my Dr. was donning scrubs behind a curtain. Also, "I think I have reached the point when they said I would want to quit and go home."
"I'll take that C-section now!" As I was actively pushing 😅. Doc looked at me and "Nah, I don't want to. Keep pushing." 😂
This can’t be real😂 nah it’s totally real🤣 thank you random stranger.
That doc is a legend! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes for real this happened. I have seen moms in transition say I made a grave mistake give me that C-Section as they pushed that baby out like a boss
That’s terrible 😞
While pushing my 4kg son I belted out "cats have it easier! Why am I not a cat?!"
Baahahaha! With my 3rd there was a mix up on the paperwork. The registration nurse came in saying…”we have here that you’ve had two other pregnancies, but zero live births…please explain.” I told her…”I coughed them up like fur balls to save myself the hospital bills!” She literally fell off her stool! Lol!
Literally I'm jealous of so many animals 😂😂
2nd baby, " I have to poop, so I think it is time."
3rd baby, on the way to the hospital (on Mother's Day) with almost no pain, and not even sure it isn't a false alarm like the day before. Out of nowhere transition hit. We left the car in the parking garage, in front of the doors, running. Yelled at the retired volunteers at the desk to park our car. Got in the elevator after a poky old lady in a wheelchair creeped out. Freaked out the lady that got on with us and the two little kids on the bottom floor when the elevator went down instead of up and just as the door opened I tried to stand up from the wheelchair to see if it would help and then screamed at the top of my lungs. When we got to the right floor, they took one look and ran ahead, opening the security doors. He was a footling breech and out in 8 minutes from my butt hitting the bed. Both of my docs were out of town, and the nurse told the staff doctor, "I've seen it done, I'll talk you through it." God protected us that day, I bled quite a bit, and his shoulder was caught and for a couple of days he couldn't move it. Also, he was very blue for a minute.
Side note that nurse, and the lady across the hall who heard the whole thing, later became friends. One in a homeschool group and the other in breastfeeding peer counselor training for WIC. It was hysterical when we figured out how we knew each other before.
I started begging everyone to help me. Even though I knew that no one could help me in the way I felt I needed.
Yes I cried out for help too!
YES 😭😭🤣!
I said all of these things and:
"Please, somebody, help me, I can’t do this anymore.”
“Why am I such a pansy!?”
"I’m gonna poop a bowling ball!”
“Call the doc, please please please”
“I can’t not push! I can’t not push! I’m sorry!”
This very morning, I was falling asleep, epidural was doing it’s thing and letting me finally rest, I was just 4.5 centimeters dilated my last check right before this when I suddenly felt pressure in bum, I knew it wasn’t poop. I called my nurse and she checked me again, I went 4-7cms in less than an hour. She walked out for 10 minutes came back and I was now 9 cm! Dr. broke my water, I quickly became 10, pushed for a total of 5 minutes and birthed my 3rd baby. The gender was a total surprise, (it’s a boy!). He weighed 9.5lbs at birth which was totally unexpected, everyone had estimated 7.5 lbs to 8lbs 12oz. Amazing thing was my tearing was very minimal. It honestly was an amazing personal experience for me of being induced, getting the epidural, by far my easiest birth, and post-partum hasn’t been without pain but I actually feel pretty amazing considering. My other 2 births were much harder and complicated but I genuinely enjoyed this last experience, so happy to have my baby out and be on the other side of pregnancy ❤
With my first I had a C-section, but I did labor for 26 hours. When my water broke and the contractions got intense I told my husband, "You better be happy with one because I am never doing this again"
4 years and 9 months later his sister was born 😂 My midwives convinced me it would be best to get an epidural just in case I needed to have a second C-section. My epidural was so heavy that I couldn't move my legs. When she was born I didn't feel a thing and it was wonderful! With my first I pushed for 3 hours before they decided to take him by C-section so when I was having my daughter the midwife kept saying you're close and I said please don't lie to me please (because I had heard that before) and my husband said it's true babe we can see her head.
With my 3rd there was no time for an epidural. My sweet husband said to me babe you're doing so amazing and I told him to shut up. I also dropped about 234 F-bombs and I kept saying I'm so stupid because I waited too long to go to the hospital.
3 very different experiences and now that I have survived them all I can look back fondly on each of them. Each has their own funny and beautiful parts ❤️
I was shaking violently and throwing up lmfao
"YOU DID THIS TO ME!"
"IM NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN!"
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK"
Just a few funny things I've heard mamas say right before. Always a good laugh about it afterwards.
Both of my babies' births were unmedicated and boyyyy did that transition phase KILL. The pitocin drip turned up also hurt so dang bad. My son was born sunny side up! Best part was I felt like doing cartwheels down the hall minutes after giving birth 😅
YES! It's like the immediate joy, relief, and adrenaline you feel makes you totally forget how hard it was and you see your baby and think "100% worth it"
@@GraceHiniker Yes! That adrenaline made me stay awake for 2 days after giving birth (and I was in labor for 3 days with my son and 2 days with my daughter). I had seen so many videos of new moms putting the baby into the hospital nursery because they needed sleep so I expected to feel exhausted, but I was completely opposite! I was so excited to be a MOM that I couldn't even properly sleep for the first 3 months. Every single morning felt like Christmas. Best times of my life.
I definitely asked for an epidural and my girl was born 6 minutes later. 😂
She is 4 weeks today! ❤
Congratulations momma 🩷🙏🏿!
Great work lil mamá ❤
I just sounded like a prodded cow. Also yelled, "I just really want my mom!"
I admire anyone that made it through labor without pain medication. I was in preterm labor dreaming about that shot. 😅
I just screamed like a banshee…Didn’t know that sound could come out of a human, but it came out of me!!😂 Transition is so much harder than pushing imo
Literally ALLLL of this!!! I’ve given birth 5 times, never had an epidural and I’ve said it all 😂! Great times ❤️🙏🏿!
"I need a break" 😂😂
I was getting anxious because I wanted the baby out already lol
I don’t have kids and am not even sure if I want them. But if I ever do decide to have them, I would want a labor and delivery nurse just like you ❤
My baby was premature and breech, so she was already moving past my cervix when I was something like 6 cm. I screamed and was begging everyone to hurry up and get the spinal in because I couldn't resist the urge to push. My daughter tore my cervix all the way down to my vagina, so the next day everyone who helped told me they could see why I was so uncomfortable, lol
No one recognized my transition phase, and they told me not to push. I didn't get to give birth until *the next day.* It was hell.
But when I finally was in my final dozen or so contractions, the things I *yelled* were not the kinds of words that are allowed on RUclips. My uterus couldn't push anymore (that was actually written in my file).
Thank goodness we are healthy and happy now ❤
This lovely CNA came into the room to help when I was just finishing transition unmediated and getting ready to push. She starts introducing her self “hi I’m so-and-so and I’m here to…..”. I interrupt her and say “I don’t care what your name is why are you talking right now??!?” Afterwards I was mortified! I would never be so rude to someone! I apologized and thanked her for helping us but I hope she didn’t feel bad or take it personally it wasn’t about her at all, the experience was just so intense I was not myself.
Absolutely agree! I know I’m close every time I say “I can’t do this anymore!” My doula will remind me that it means I’m in transition and that encourages me. In my opinion I would much rather push than go through transition becuase my pushing stage is usually pretty short.
Yup, i got checked and was around 9 and 80-90%, the nurse left and i almost immediately felt that poop sensation. Called them back in and i was ready to go 😂
“Jesus, no, I’m out.” Baby was out within a minute.
The hospital I gave birth at allowed you to labor in a tub, but when it was time to push, you had to get out. I REALLY didn’t want to get out, but could tell that things were changing. I started feeling the urge to bear down. I didn’t say anything, but somehow the nurse just knew and made me get out! 😅
I’m 16 days away from my due date with my first child and would like to deliver without an epidural. I never had bad menstrual cramps and have yet to experience Braxton Hicks contractions (or maybe I have but they didn’t really hurt)…I just feel so unprepared for the amount of pain I’m about to experience! I just hope the nurses in the room with me are as sweet and supportive as you
You can do it!! 💪
I had my daughter with not so much as a Tylenol for pain and honestly what really helped me is breathing and redirecting the pain into squeezing things with my hands instead.
I wish you a fast and smooth delivery!
You can do it but even if you change your mind you're okay! I hope you have a safe and healthy delivery, whatever that means for you!
You do what's best for you honey. Braxton Hicks may not hurt at all, you just might feel your whole belly get kinda stiff and weird. Gets kinda hard like a rock. None of mine ever hurt and I started having them at 7 months both times. I knew labor was imminent when I had Braxton Hicks less than 20 minutes apart for three days in a row for the second pregnancy. It's super annoying to be honest. You got this! You're going to do great :)
I wanted to deliver with no epidural but I was begging for it during the transition phase. My labour was so fast, there was no time for the anesthesiologist to make it. But Anna is right, the transition was the most difficult, much worse than pushing.
Practice hypnobirthing, counter pressure, and above all, have a birthing partner who can help you in your coping process!
I said all of these things. I arrived at the hospital already complete (no time for an epidural) and my sweet angel nurses lightly chuckled, pat me on the head, and delivered my baby less than an hour later. As an RN myself (oncology) I get it, and laugh about it now whenever I tell the story.
The first was a little pain meds in my IV in the hospital. I remember suddenly saying "OMG I'm pushing!" and i guess i was crowning? I think they brought in a mirror an d i was like - i dont want to look at that! (id' been focusing on a spot on teh wall)
2nd was very long labor and at home. My midwife wanted me to use a birth stool but it hurt to sit on it, and i ended up squatting above it. She said "Dont sit on your baby" and i was annoyed lol. SHe was very new to the profession and was supposed to have an older midwife with her but she was at another birth.
last one was super fast. I was making tiny pushes in the car on th way there, on my knees because i couldnt sit. When the midwife came in she tore the bag and then said "Ok now give me a big push' and i cant remember if I said it or was just thinking, are you sure? but i pushed and felt the ring of fire. But my last labor was 2 days and this was under 4 hours! i was still unsure (earlier I had said I dont think I'm in labor, but if I am i think its coming a lot faster than the last one - my 2nd husband was clueless and didnt pick up on that)
I couldn't agree more. I've given birth 7 times and have said all of these things at different births, usually within minutes of pushing. 😂
seven kids??? I hope none of your births were twins.
@elsinaattheworkshop all singles. 15 yo to 18 m.
@@elsinaattheworkshop What's wrong with twins?
@@RedRoseSeptember22 Nothing, she said she's given birth 7 times. If one or two of those times she had twins, then she would have more than 7 babies. That's a lot. And giving birth to twins isn't exactly painless.
My unfortunate thoughts right before giving birth was, "why would anyone want to put them selves through this? Or why do I keep putting my self through this?" I'm currently due to give birth to my 3rd child via my 3rd home birth 😅 I'm aiming to not let my negative thoughts over come me this time around though because I truly do love the experience of pregnancy and giving birth but that transition phase really is quite the experience..🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pretty much all of what you said, only I knew that it was the baby, not poop. Transition was the WORST. I was moo-yelling at the top of my lungs, even with nitrous oxide.
I had an epidural placed right before pushing and I never experienced any pressure or poop sensations. I did pass through transition which was super intense and I was screaming and cursing at everyone who tried to touch me. 😂 Anyway before I started pushing I said I am not pushing until my husband is here! I live in Mexico City and here they make the birth partners change into scrubs so needless to say the nurse had to go chase my husband down and hurry him to finish changing and get in the room. Glad I didn't start pushing because as soon as my husband arrived I pushed just two times and my daughter flew right out. I think I kind unintentionally labored down which made pushing much easier.
I said that I was done 😂. Like I could just stop having the baby right then.
The queen postedddd
"I need to poop", "I can't do this anymore", "It hurts and I'm dying" Baby was out in a few minutes 😂
Unmedicated natural birth here.. I said: "I don't want to get another baby!" 😂 and "I can't do this anymore!" she's now 2 months old and the cutest❤
I said yes to pain Killers and five minutes later the baby was born
I said Is my epidural still working I feel something down there😂 yup time to push
yes I would rather push my out than the transition stage!! Omg!! I always say that the transitional stage of labor shook me to my foundation.
I definitely said all these phrases, but at one point I was just curled up holding the bar thing on the bed crying out, “I NEED HELP!!!!!” The doc that was there while they waited for the on call doc was just like awkwardly standing there like, “omg do I need to be here for this…”
"I can feel it! I can feel it!"
4 babies and I have said aaaaall those things hahaha 😍 thank you l&d nurses! You are THE BEST
I screamed and cursed that’s what I did lol
lol I told my nurse that I felt the need to poop. And she was like yeah that’s normal and just walked off without checking me. Then came back 15 mins later and was like omg the head is already right there I need to call your obg smh
I want to go shopping now😂
Wow as a student midwife this was very interesting and inspiring to hear😊😊
“I can’t do this anymore!!”
Baby was born 6 minutes later 😅🥰🥰
Definitely said I felt like I was going to poop haha
I am NEVER doing this again. But I did.
I said all three of these in reverse order! 😂
I couldnt feel a thing because of my epidural. I couldnt feel when to push. I hated it. I had to use a wheel chair for 12 hrs post birth because my left leg was paralyzed from the epidural. My second and last kid I got the epidural too late so it didn't work in time and boy did that ever hurt but I was up walking around 1 hour after giving birth and I could feel when I needed to push during labour. As soon as the baby was out I actually got up and went for a pee unassisted. No nasty epidural paralyzing my legs the second time around. And not having an epidural made my labour go way faster.
I said to my mother … “mommy, I changed me mind” 🤪
Just had my first natural no epidural birth in June and yes that transition phase was the worst! I asked the nurse to do a cervical check because I wanted to give up. I was at 8cm and after that exam I went to 10cm baby crowning in 2 minutes! The Dr barely made it in the room when my baby was born. I had to ask the nurse to wake my husband up so he didn’t miss it! 😂
1st-3rd: no more babies please!!!!!!!!!!
& here i am 23 weeks pregnant with 4th baby 😅
I said I couldn't go it anymore and my son was born maybe 15 mins later. I also said i want out, I changed my mind. 😂 also yes transition hurt way worse than pushing bub out.
I have thrown up every time right beofre im supposed to push. My obgyn walks in while im in labor with my third. I have this thing im not sure what it is i throw up and he goes cool its time to push
I said “I want to push it hurts, get my doctor now”. “I’m not waiting for my doctor I’m pushing I can’t help it”. And cried the whole time I time I was saying both of these.
My water broke. I called in the nurse, as I was rolling from my side before I could fully rotate to be checked and before the nurse even had their gloves on, I said, "Never mind, Im shitting," and out came my baby.
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I went through this at 6 cm , “I can’t do this anymore “. 1 hour later i was at a 9 .
I asked for a bedpan because I had the epidural so wasn’t able to safely walk to the bathroom- I was so so sure I had to poop and was just waiting on hands and knees with the bedpan- Nurse checked me and nope it was just a baby starting to come out 😂
Question: When a patient says they are ready for an epidural, yet they are so close to giving birth, do you still give them one??
This was back in 1981, with my second daughter. My doctor had just checked me, and I was at a 5, so he went down to do a hysterectomy. Immediately after that, I threw up and my wonderful nurse said that was SUCH a good sign! I ended up going from 5-10 in 30 minutes, and off we went to the delivery room. They told me not to push because the doctor wasn’t there yet! I told the nurse that she could deliver the baby and she said no, we had to wait for the doctor. After what seemed like forever, the doctor came in and said I could push. But it was SO painful and after a few pushes, I said, “How about I go back to the labor room and we can try this again tomorrow?” Unbelievable!!! I ended up pushing baby out pretty quickly and my tailbone got broken! Anyway, it was my shortest labor and easiest delivery! Now that baby girl has 4 kids of her own!! ❤
Did you mean an episiotomy? A hysterectomy removes the uterus, an episiotomy is a small cut…
I yelled at my mom to help me to the bathroom cause “I need to sh!t now” her eyes got huge and wide and said don’t push it’s not poop it’s the baby and I’m yelling at her she’s wrong and I’m going to poop on her 😂😂 then baby turned breech cause she was tiny 4.5 pounds cause my water broke at 34 weeks
I only had the undeniable urge once, to push at the very end, After a couple of hours of pushing. The doctor had just come into the room and was getting ready and they were telling me to wait and not push and I said nope can’t do that, It’s not my choice and I’m pushing so you better get ready.
Anna The Nurse, wanna collab it was really entertaining
I think I said all three of those lol
I Said nothing except: I think I am pushing!“ and the midwife almost couldn‘t believe it and checked me and cervix was open. They tried to Transfer me to another bed but we did not make it because the Head came down with the next contraction which again nobody realized until I said: the baby is coming! And they got ready to catch it 🤣
with my 2nd, during transition I asked the nurse to kill me. “do it with a needle! nobody will know🧡!” and said that I needed a break, some tea and a nap.
Not a needle 🤣🤣💀! Oh momma 🙏🏿!
1st baby I was almost done having her at home I was 9 when I got to the hospital.
2nd get this baby out of meeeeee
3rd I cried and scream for God our heavenly Father. P.S. I was all alone at the hospital for the last 1
My 4 kids birth
My oldest was born during a tornado warning. 23 hour labor Tornado on the ground midwife too focused on tv because it was headed to hospital. He got stuck the nurse jumped on me I screamed a swear word loudly the midwife told me to “shut the f up”
I looked up at my nurse who was saying goodbye at shift change 4 hours prior to his delivery. I told her don’t leave me with this bitch alone. She stayed to help deliver my baby at 11:59pm
When I switched midwife’s for my second oldest it was the same nurse who got her midwife license. 7 hour labor on Christmas in a blizzard.
My third baby was 6 days of labor. He had a lot of problems and I almost died bleeding because my uterus refused to contract when he was out.
4th was 30 minutes from time picocin was introduced and she was out on the bed before the doctor got into the room. I was 6cm when I asked for the epidural not even 10 minutes later she was out. I kept screaming I have to poop and I gotta push. Nurse told me there is no way I was a 10 called me crazy went to check me and there was her head. She runs to get doctor and when they come back in she’s on the bed. I felt like I had whiplash
First baby: 16 mins of pushing
Second baby: 23 mins of pushing
I wasn't talking much, I was kinda busy, lol
I bet pushing the baby out is less hurtful than the 7-10. Cos you got something to put the pressure against so to speak. Before the baby gets there...Oh...I don't wanna imagine. I don't want kids, never have. So😅 I'm good with only knowing enough to be able to feel for my cousins and friends when they get their babies 😊
I was in that stage where i couldn't do it anymore,as i sat up to get my epidural,it was to late,i felt my hips decend and move apart and could feel her head moving down,i end up delivering sideways on the bed,moving was to painful 😂natural is the worse thing i have ever done 😅
Do you mean some of the things women say when pushing their baby out? As a nurse who a literal job it is to help women giving birth you would think you would simply use the word “women”, since women are the only ones who have to deal with labor.
People? You mean women about to give birth?
Transition was the worst until he was far enough down that my butt hurt so bad I couldn't sit comfortably in the tub or find ANY position that made me comfortable, which was right before he started to crown, then pushing became harder than transition. I arrived at the birthing center 7cm dilated, 95% effaced, so already in transition and oh my gosh the amount of times I felt completely defeated and hopeless I would ever get the baby out was crazy. I had an AMAZING support team that wouldn't let me give up and constantly reminded me of my strength and now I'm a little over 72 hours post partum snuggling the most perfect baby boy 🩵
Congratulations!
What happened to the word "woman" when discussing female-specific healthcare?
I noticed that too. Instead of saying “things people say to me when about to push their baby out” it should just be “things women say when about to push their baby out” Childbirth is something only women can do and it is extremely hard and can be dangerous. It’s insulting to say others besides women can give birth. Sincerely, a teenage female.
I couldn't talk at all when I was at that point