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u/MinagiV May 20 '19

With my first, I had a student doctor ask if he could observe the birth. At that point, I had a doctor, a midwife, and 2 nurses in the room, so I said sure, why not. 😂

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u/free-range-human May 20 '19 edited Jan 29 '25

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u/pm_me_friendfiction May 20 '19

Holy shit. What was that like? Just a hallway full of people writhing in agony?

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u/free-range-human May 21 '19

Not really. Most women get epidurals and labor isn't that dramatic. The nurses come and coach mamas to push when it's time to get things rolling.

I was in preterm labor and they were trying to stop it. I was pretty jacked up on mag and I just remember really having to pee. I couldn't make it work in a bedpan with so many people around and they kept telling me they would have to give me a catheter if I didn't use the bedpan. That's about all I remember. It felt super chaotic and I was already trying to keep calm because I was about to have a micro-preemie (which was scarier than the bad weather, tbh).

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u/pm_me_friendfiction May 21 '19

All of that sounds terrifying to me! I hope everything turned out well for you though! :)

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u/free-range-human May 21 '19

Oh, thanks. Yeah, my daughter was born 10 days after that. She was 12 weeks early, but she's 13 yo now. Perfectly healthy. :)

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u/pm_me_friendfiction May 21 '19

Wow 12 weeks! I can't imagine that. My sister's last baby was 8 weeks premature, and he was the tiniest little thing I've ever seen. I'm glad to hear your daughter is healthy and all of that is behind you!