Share your birth story in six words or less
Categories: Newborns, Just For Moms, Pregnancy & Birth, Playground Bureau
"Touch me again and I'll bite."If you had asked me -- in the middle of active labor -- to share my birth story, the above sentence would have summed it up nicely. But immediately afterward, with the product of that long, hard, messy, but life-changing process nuzzling quietly in my arms, well, it might have been slightly more sentimental:
"My heart is yours. But ow."
Doulicia recently asked her readers to share their birth stories in six words or less. The result is a stunning collection of experiences -- hilarious, emotional, and some, utterly heart-breaking. Here's a sampling:
- Baby came out. I came alive.
- "Are you comfortable? ARE YOU KIDDING??"
- Disabled mom has gloriously normal birth.
- Front seat, 60 MPH, early morning, WOW!
- I can't. You can. She's here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Heather 4-12-2008 @ 11:51AM
#1- 3 to 10 in 45 min (nubane ralxed me)
#2-RUN DOC RUN! You missed it!! (she landed on the bed between my feet)
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Katie 4-12-2008 @ 12:00PM
Admitted at 12:30. Delivered at 1:44!
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Anita 4-12-2008 @ 12:05PM
36 hours long. Wow it hurts.
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Sabrina 4-12-2008 @ 12:33PM
#1 Arm cramp? You can't be serious!
#2 Not another false alarm, you're staying.
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biscuit 4-12-2008 @ 12:45PM
Heart rate dropping. Time to slice!
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Kathleen 4-12-2008 @ 12:57PM
Where is the anesthesiologist? Thank you.
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Madison 4-12-2008 @ 1:42PM
"Oh no! It is too early." My twins were 10 weeks premature.
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Captain Obvious 4-12-2008 @ 2:22PM
26 weeks. 14 ounces. Doing well.
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Trisha 4-12-2008 @ 2:34PM
Induction, Epidural, Push, Push, Push, Baby!
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Jenn 4-12-2008 @ 2:42PM
Some of them are so sad.....
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claire 4-12-2008 @ 2:43PM
Hate Pitocin. Love Epidural. Angelic boy.
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Candi 4-12-2008 @ 3:22PM
Preeclampsia, HELLP, Baby early, 27 weeks.
Preeclampsia, Placental Abruption, another darling girl.
Oh wow, look what we made.
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Melissa 4-12-2008 @ 3:28PM
Holy sh*t! Twins!
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Jan Bay 4-12-2008 @ 3:47PM
Let's see:
How long before the epidural?
Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/
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Lindsey 4-12-2008 @ 4:39PM
Hmmm.
Intense pressure, not pain. Natural delivery.
or
Hard waiting 2 hours to push.
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mamaloo 4-12-2008 @ 4:40PM
I recently posted this, too.
http://momcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/birth-in-six-words.html
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Wendy 4-12-2008 @ 5:17PM
#1: Water Broke. No Labor. Pitocin hurts!
#2: Impatient baby born in bathroom. Surprise!
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Jenn D 4-12-2008 @ 5:50PM
So much easier than the first.
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Angie Felton 4-12-2008 @ 6:30PM
So much for natural: 4 C-sections
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jenn 4-12-2008 @ 8:27PM
Put on Makeup. Go have Baby. (Scheduled c-section, 1 yr ago today!)
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