Share your birth story in six words or less

by Bethany Sanders (Subscribe to Bethany Sanders's posts) Apr 12th 2008 11:00AM

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.

Take a moment to check it out, then come back and share your own six-word birth stories with us.

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Comments (48)

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)

Katie 4-12-2008 @ 12:00PM

Admitted at 12:30. Delivered at 1:44!

Anita 4-12-2008 @ 12:05PM

36 hours long. Wow it hurts.

Sabrina 4-12-2008 @ 12:33PM

#1 Arm cramp? You can't be serious!

#2 Not another false alarm, you're staying.

biscuit 4-12-2008 @ 12:45PM

Heart rate dropping. Time to slice!

Kathleen 4-12-2008 @ 12:57PM

Where is the anesthesiologist? Thank you.

Madison 4-12-2008 @ 1:42PM

"Oh no! It is too early." My twins were 10 weeks premature.

Captain Obvious 4-12-2008 @ 2:22PM

26 weeks. 14 ounces. Doing well.

Trisha 4-12-2008 @ 2:34PM

Induction, Epidural, Push, Push, Push, Baby!

Jenn 4-12-2008 @ 2:42PM

Some of them are so sad.....

claire 4-12-2008 @ 2:43PM

Hate Pitocin. Love Epidural. Angelic boy.

Candi 4-12-2008 @ 3:22PM

Preeclampsia, HELLP, Baby early, 27 weeks.
Preeclampsia, Placental Abruption, another darling girl.
Oh wow, look what we made.

Melissa 4-12-2008 @ 3:28PM

Holy sh*t! Twins!

Jan Bay 4-12-2008 @ 3:47PM

Let's see:

How long before the epidural?

Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/

Lindsey 4-12-2008 @ 4:39PM

Hmmm.

Intense pressure, not pain. Natural delivery.

or

Hard waiting 2 hours to push.

mamaloo 4-12-2008 @ 4:40PM

I recently posted this, too.

http://momcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/birth-in-six-words.html

Wendy 4-12-2008 @ 5:17PM

#1: Water Broke. No Labor. Pitocin hurts!
#2: Impatient baby born in bathroom. Surprise!

Jenn D 4-12-2008 @ 5:50PM

So much easier than the first.

Angie Felton 4-12-2008 @ 6:30PM

So much for natural: 4 C-sections

jenn 4-12-2008 @ 8:27PM

Put on Makeup. Go have Baby. (Scheduled c-section, 1 yr ago today!)

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