Did you cry?

[grace7]

Did any of you cry at any stage of labour? Just curious to know. I remember getting a bit teary in the part before transition, think I was pretty delirious.

I cried when they told me I couldn't get an epidural!

It's possible I cried - but there was so much liquid coming out of me who would notice? Vomiting, waters breaking, sweating I would also admit to a little poo. Oh how I celebrated my wonderful idea to eat an enormous roast beef dinner followed by apple pie and custard a couple of hours previously.

No. I gave birth pretty much in silence and was completely shell shocked afterwards. I remember DH crying though.

I was fully expecting to be screaming, yelling, swearing and crying throughout. Just goes to show you don’t know how you’ll react!

I cried with dd1 when meconium meant I had to be transfered from the lovely stand alone unit to hospital. I cried with dd2 because dh, my mum and the paremedics saw I had pooed on my bedroom floor ! But no crying because of labour.

I think I cried twice, once when I was told after being on the drip and in pain for over 8 hours already that I was STILL only 2cm dilated as they hadn't broken my waters properly so had to go through it again (after already been in for over 2 days for PROM) and then I think I cried again when I eventually asked for an epidural and they discovered I was finally ready to push so I couldn't have one lol. I screamed all the way through the pushing stage, but the midwife didn't discourage me from doing it as she said every time I screamed I pushed harder lol

No, but I think I was too out of it by the end! I just kept apologising for vomiting

DH cried for ages though. He's such a wuss.

With DD I cried when they couldn't get the drip in my arm. it was the straw that broke the camel's back and I threw a bit of a wobbler. I didn't cry when she was born, I just said "oh, you're a girl" because I was convinced I was having a boy.

With DS, I cried a little bit, but then had a whopping great PPH which distracted me.

I cried when they gave me the anesthesia for my c-section - I think it was more out of fear than pain. I had been very calm about the whole going into labour thing until it actually came down to being in the operating theatre!

i cried with frustration/tiredness at one point because i felt that i was being pushed towards an option i really didn’t want (forceps) and i was so tired that i wasn’t making my point clearly - luckily DH spoke up on my behalf.

i also burst straight into tears as soon as DD was born because i was so worried about her (ended up ventouse delivery after ‘sustained second stage’ and DD passing merconium) so it was just sheer relief!!

i am NOT a crier day to day but giving birth is not a everyday occurance!

I cried a little when DD1 was born, and sobbed like a baby when my Dad walked in once DD1 was born.
I cried just before I started pushing with DD2, worrying about how DD1s life was about to change so much and had my Husband heard from his Mum to see how DD1 when she woke up to find us gone lol

Yes I cried my eyes out when they placed her in my arms. Big loud snuffling cries- and it takes a hell of a lot to make me cry.

Only when they placed DD - who I had been 100% convinced was a boy - on my chest, and I just thought, of course. Its you.

Although I have just this minute realised I don't have any pictures of me or DH with DD the day she was born and that's made me feel a bit sad.

The doctor warned me I might be 'taken by surprise' by my reaction to the news I'd be having a c section in 4 hours' time. I laughed and said I was just relieved I knew the contractions would be over then, don't worry about it.

Next contraction: hysterical floods of tears at how pointless the previous 3 days had been.

Didn't cry at any other point, think I was too tired and out of it!