I was chatting to a friend who is due to give birth imminently and I was talking about my own labours and births. With DS I don't remember loads, only being screamed at by someone to shut up and stop pushing. They didn't believe I was fully dilated as I was only 3cms half an hour before. How wrong were they! Again, with DD I don't remember a lot apart from the really vivid image of my mw who had a piercing on her forearm. I remember bending over the bed and she was on the opposite side trying to get a cannula in and I was mesmerised by this piercing. Friend thinks it's quite strange that I don't really remember the specifics of the contractions and whether I was on the bed etc but I do remember a piercing.
Anyone else seem to have blanked out most of their labour but remember random things? I do remember pushing both kids out though, 6 pushes with DS and 2 with DD The midwife just about caught DD in time!
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Does anybody else remember really random things from their labour?
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GrimmauldPlace · 14/05/2016 18:59
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