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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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What's the most memorable thing said to you while you were giving birth?

365 replies

Elasticwoman · 04/07/2007 18:44

A midwife said to me, as I was going into transition, "This is going well, do you mind if we video you?"

My answer was emphatic, if unprintable.

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TheArmadillo · 04/07/2007 20:12

See I thought it was common.

Luckily I didn't after that - I lost consciousness.

CarGirl · 04/07/2007 20:16

To dp whilst I clung white knuckled to the foot end of the hospital bed, the top of which is waist height one me, on gas & air and having an epidural, and still in agony....

"could you get her to move to the other end of the bed, I'm worried she may fall off"

he said something back like "I'm not asking her to do anything, I value my life too much - I don't think she's going anywhere"

he was right too

clutteredup · 04/07/2007 20:24

I was told that if I didn't push properly they'd have to get the ventouse, follwed shortly later by my scream of - 'can't you just suck it out?'Apparently t was used as a threat - I didn't see why

bookwormmum · 04/07/2007 20:29

'I can see some meconium' at which point I rejoined the proceedings (I'd temporarily disengaged from the whole giving birth thing as it hurt like bl**dy hell ), sat bolt up right, glared at the midwife and demanded to know what she was going to do about it, adding for good measure, not to treat me like an idiot since I knew what meconium was. I think I could have sat an exam on meconium since my previous mw seemed to have an obsession with it .

fanella · 04/07/2007 20:31

When dd was born by cs I had a cyst removed at the same time. Whilst gazing at new dd lying next to me in dh's arms the surgeon waves this wobbly red thing in my face and declares "there's your cyst then love!"

MrsFish · 04/07/2007 20:33

My DH just kept saying to me over and over, 'good girl' good girl' I remember thinking shut the feck up I am not a dog, but was in too much pain to say anything

Toady · 04/07/2007 20:38

Somebody congratulating the consultant on her first VBAC2 {she was a great help stood there with a scalpel in her hand}} they seem to have forgotten that I was the one who pushed him out, i was too happyat the time to care

bettythebuilder · 04/07/2007 20:38

"shall I open the door so you can listen to the carol singers? We're singing Away In A Manger, and one verse of Silent Night, for luck" from the local vicar who popped into my delivery room.

northstar · 04/07/2007 20:39

by a birthing buddy who had come along to the labour ward with me " I know a girl who had the highest ever reading on the scale for contractions - hers were 140 yours are only 120 but you'll probably beat her before you're done"

coppertop · 04/07/2007 20:45

"I've just told your husband you're still only having twinges. It'll be hours yet - oh my god! I can see the head!" - the MW just as dd was being born.

lulumama · 04/07/2007 20:46

I still fancy you

this was approximately 3 seconds after DD emerged from my fanjo

he meant well, but by christ, it was not appreciated

lulumama · 04/07/2007 20:47

By my DH obviously !!

ChasingSquirrels · 04/07/2007 20:47

the mw with ds1 who said "stop screaming, your throat will really hurt in the morning". Apparently she said this 3 times, it only lodged in my brain on the 3rd time and I screamed "my THROAT will hurt in the morning, my THROAT, do you really think I CARE about my THROAT at the moment???????".

cece · 04/07/2007 20:53

PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN

shouted at me by the mw because I refused to push anymore as it was hurting!

babyblue2 · 04/07/2007 20:54

'Would you like me to wake your husband'?

luckylady74 · 04/07/2007 20:56

mw -' you've really got the hang of pushing now - i can see your anus contracting - come and have a look dh!' i said if he dared look at my anus i'd kill him!
mw sewing me up 'did you always have a bit hanging down? me'no i bloody did not'

with the twins iwas determined not to revisit the pain of ds1 but they didn't notice my contractions before i was 10cm [i did but apparently placentas got in the way of the mw feeling them!] so i was shouting ' i refuse to take part in this without f**king drugs' they gave me them and iwas thanking them profusely and they asked if thsat meant the vile swearing had stopped

jeremyvile · 04/07/2007 21:00

Not strictly during birth but just after and not to me but about me.
Had just had a VERY long labour, was exhausted, had lost 3 pints of blood and i think i was in shock, sitting in a wheelchair to go and get cleaned up.
I really was not with it at all and a nurse said something to me but i just couldn't process it or answer or even acknowledge it at all.....
So my lovely Mother pipes up
"Oh i wouldn't even bother talking to her, she's really unsociable, always has been, always will be"

moljam · 04/07/2007 21:01

me- ive changed my mind,i want a dog.

MegaLegs · 04/07/2007 21:07

Some of these have made me howl!

DS1 - MW as DS1's huge head is crowning " Now this next bit is going to sting a bit."

DS2 - DH standing near window " Ow, I've got a splinter in my finger, it really hurts do you think they could get it out for me?"

DS3 - MW in a silly baby voice as 10lb 15 oz DS3 is just crowning. "Go on Mummy have your baby, go on mummy have your baby, go on mummy have your baby etc...."

DS4 - Elective CS - Anaethetist - "How are you feeling now Mrs Megalegs? " Me(feeling rather floaty and lovely) " Fine, I feel lovely."
Anaethetsit" Ah yes, that'll be the heroin." !!

(Wish I could spell anaethestiststhhsths)

Cappuccino · 04/07/2007 21:10

'you're not in labour, induction didn't work now try and get some sleep'

so I watched cop shows for 2 hours wondering why it was hurting so much. I was 9cm dilated by the time they finally turned up with the paracetemol

meanwhile back at home...

my mother had come round in the middle of the night to watch dd1 and dh was anxious to get to me since 'suddenly' I was 9cm

as soon as he saw her coming down the road he ran off to the car - she called him back

he came back for this urgent bit of information that was keeping him from his labouring wife

"Labour can be hard, love. There might be tears'

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Twinklemegan · 04/07/2007 21:12

It's too early for gas and air. Here's some paracetemol.

Those words are etched on my memory to this day. I've never been in so much agony in my entire life.

Cappuccino · 04/07/2007 21:12

lololol at lulu's dh

when my dh turned up the first thing I said to him (apparently) was 'what in god's name made you put on a white shirt for this? do you expect me to wash that later?'

Twinklemegan · 04/07/2007 21:13

Or even better, me screaming at the end of the bath, still having been denied gas and air and DH says:

Oh this is stupid. I think we should go home. (He tells me it was reverse psychology )

womba1 · 04/07/2007 21:14

" i promise you that that by the time my shift has ended (in 4 hours) your little boy will be here....." uttered by my midwife...

She was only 17 hours out with her estimate!!

Frizbe · 04/07/2007 21:15

'did someone just ask me if I want a lamb dinner ' the pethadine had just kicked in.

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