POLL - are you a screamer, a moo-er or eerily silent during labour?

[MrsTittleMouse]

From the "lying down to be examined" thread - there seem to be a few of us who begged to be examined because the midwives didn't believe that we were in labour. It happened to me, and I was completely silent during contractions, so I assume that it is more normal to be vocal. Is it? No judgement call about whether any method is "better" by the way - I'm in the "whatever gets you through" camp.

I didn't scream, moo or keep quiet. I whinged and grumbled.

I was silent

Except for occasional whimperings for drugs

I think I might have made up for it with blood curdling screams in the last minute of DS's birth though.

Until it get unbearably painful, I'm quite quiet, suppose embarrassed, don't like people looking at me, but when I hit that transitional stage, I am loud, aggressive, shout, swear, scream, then swear some more, until I'm sure the whole labour ward can hear me, but by that time, I really don't care. I hate everyone and everything at that point, and want everyone to know it, lol.

I was a teeth grittingly silent one all the way through. I had the awful habit of clenching up with the onset of contraction and almost not breathing (let alone talking) until it was over - much to the consternation of my mw!!
DH would not shut up - jabbered on talking the entire time from nerves, nearly drove me spare

I mooed and talked a load of ru7bbish and was very attached to the gas and air

I whimper and snuffle in a self pitying manner.

Erm, well mw's didn't believe I was in labour despite my loud "ow, ow, ow" noises so I tried shouting for drugs, then screaming for drugs, screaming that I have dizzy fits and would pass out, screaming that I need some f'ing drugs and to find someone who could f'ing give me some. When I was finally given some I turned into a moo-er

I yelled so hard and so loudly I turned the colour of the T-Mobile ad on the right hand side of the screen

I most certainly mooed.

I growled. Apparently. Every contraction a low, throaty, animal hgggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I didn't know this at the time.

I felt it the next day though, I tell you! My throat fecking HURT!!

Low moaning here, v little talking in between contractions, followed by turning into gibbering wreck at transition.

Made a lot of noise during contractions before I got the epidural, mainly grunty type noises rather than mooing or screaming, I did cry though.

Didn't shut up after epidural but because we were chatting, but I did also sleep for a lot of this and DP said I snored rather a lot.

I was pretty silent most of the 2nd stage of labour, except when I was trying to tell DP that I WAS PUSHING,

I really retreat in on myself, and go all quiet.

have had 5 and didnt scream once.......except at dh when he hadn't unlocked he front door for the mw while I was giving birth in the bath

Forgot to say, that down the corridor from me was what sounded like a wild animal, I have never heard a woman make noises like she did, (really rather off putting)

LOL at cazboldy! I'm a quiet labourer! No noise either time once with just G&A then pethadine, second time with epi, but I was told (from a dubious source tbh) that it was a waste of effort. But imo if you have no pain relief or you do, do whatever gets you through, you won't remember!

V quiet during contractions- midwives outside were all laughing apparently as screams were coming from all the rooms except mine. Made up for it when pushing (only 6 mins)- screaming and swearing like a trooper.

I was absolutely silent even when delivering. Woman across from me in the labour ward, well she was a screamer - the mw's were taking it in turns to sit with her as she was so loud!!!

Definitely a moo-er. Cannot be helped and comes from I know not where.

I do remember thinking the first time around even in the throes of labour, "why can I hear cats shagging outside?" My DH looked at me in the most concerned way, because obviously the pethadine had kicked in and that's what I thought I heard, but it was in fact the woman next door. Cue me the next day "I didn't sound like cats shagging did it".

Self pitying crying here and lots of complaining about how I couldn't do it.

(I couldn't)

I was actually looking forward to being able to let rip during labour and shout and swear at the world in general - or to make exotic noises. But it wasn't to be.

I was all whingy and snivelly until the major pain kicked in. Then I was a big loud animalistic screamer I could hear myself as if it was someone else and remember thinking I sounded like an animal.

Full blown screamer here, I have back to back contractions though v intense from word go and my last labour was 95m from waters to baby