https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:36:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884802 Thu, 16 May 2019 15:06:26 +0000 MamaBear87 2884802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: thank you!! I surprisingly didn't feel too shell shocked. I think having prepared for unmedicated it was less scary than had I been planning for an epi again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884799 Thu, 16 May 2019 14:28:35 +0000 crazydoglady 2884799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: Congrats!!!! He's absolutely precious! I went from prelabor to birth in an hour, so I totally understand! I was in a state of shock, but sure as heck was better than my previous 32 hour induction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884738 Thu, 16 May 2019 08:16:26 +0000 foodiebee 2884738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884715 Wed, 15 May 2019 23:12:49 +0000 Sapphiresun 2884715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't let a quick labour deter you! </p> <p>I was 7 hours from first contraction to born with my first, so they put me at "minor" risk for a precipitous labour. #2 I had my first contraction at 1:28, and 10 minutes later they were 30 seconds apart and I felt like pushing so we immediately hopped in the car. We made it, just in time and babes was born at 2:14. So if you know you have quick labours, you just know to take things seriously! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884694 Wed, 15 May 2019 19:22:32 +0000 MamaBear87 2884694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@psw27: it's for sure a trip when it happens </p> <p>@SweetiePie: I wrote mine while I couldn't sleep the first night from the birth high lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884615 Wed, 15 May 2019 12:14:18 +0000 SweetiePie 2884615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! This sounds similar to the birth of my 2nd, but I had planned a RCS so it was definitely scary!<br /> I’ve never posted a birth story for my 2nd. This is making me want to (15 months later, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884611 Wed, 15 May 2019 11:51:33 +0000 psw27 2884611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! I went from fine at 5 pm, to having some discomfort at 7 pm to going to the hospital at 930 to having a baby at 1030 before they could even check me.... so I too am worried about a home birth when we have a third. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884595 Wed, 15 May 2019 09:22:20 +0000 ALV91711 2884595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! What a cutie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884591 Wed, 15 May 2019 09:11:42 +0000 Umbreon 2884591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!! He is so adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884575 Wed, 15 May 2019 07:37:02 +0000 MamaBear87 2884575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: they aren't. I didn't have any pain meds during labor. (I did have the option of nitrous oxide but went way too fast to even think about it) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884570 Wed, 15 May 2019 07:21:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2884570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: I didn’t realize pain meds were an option at birthing centers. My plan was a midwife at the hospital, but my baby was way more stubborn than yours. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884569 Wed, 15 May 2019 07:17:10 +0000 MamaBear87 2884569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I'm feeling so good compared to after my first. I wish everyone was given the option to birth with midwives, such a different experience. </p> <p>@Pumuckl: we are not planning to have anymore biological kids and this just cements it. But interesting that it could be different next time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884562 Wed, 15 May 2019 03:27:35 +0000 Pumuckl 2884562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! What a whirlwind it was. It reminds of my second labor and my third (albeit with twins) was totally different! So don't let the precitious labor for no. 2 keep you from a no. 3 ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884536 Tue, 14 May 2019 19:34:23 +0000 MrsMom 2884536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulation!! What a beautiful birth story and a very handsome baby boy! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884509 Tue, 14 May 2019 16:01:28 +0000 MamaBear87 2884509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: home birth midwives take care of all the cleanup so that's not such a big deal. I can't fathom having 2 kids hanging around though 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884507 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:53:13 +0000 periwinklebee 2884507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: hah hah, the thought of that going down at home (and having to clean up afterwards) is horrifying! Congrats again, so so precious!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884506 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:45:24 +0000 MamaBear87 2884506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: thank you!! </p> <p>@periwinklebee: I'm super glad this is our last. I told my husband if we had an oops we'd almost certainly have to have a home birth </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884505 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:43:41 +0000 periwinklebee 2884505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats - so happy for you!!!! </p> <p>Love your birth story - I also had a very fast birth (with #1, which makes me kind of scared for #2 :😜 ) I was so relieved, as an epidural wasn't an option for medical reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884503 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:31:42 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2884503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: Congratulations!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884498 Tue, 14 May 2019 15:09:08 +0000 Sams Mom 2884498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! congratulations momma, you're a badass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884492 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:48:19 +0000 MamaBear87 2884492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yes. Planned birth center birth </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: I was thankfully planning for a med free birth so I felt more empowered and less shocked. But still feel like holy cow that was fast. I slept terribly last night, kept being woken by birth high hormones </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884491 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:19:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 2884491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: congrats!! My second birth was similarly fast! It took a while to sink in after- and even longer for the adrenaline to settle so i could sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884490 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:13:42 +0000 graceandjoy 2884490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What a great story! Fast and furious! Congrats, you did amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884488 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:11:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2884488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! :boy: </p> <p>Sounds like this was all at a birthing center? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884487 Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:37 +0000 Ajsmommy 2884487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-super-fast-birth-story#post-2884485 Tue, 14 May 2019 13:25:04 +0000 MamaBear87 2884485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second was born 5/13 at 705. I woke up that morning with contractions more painful than what I had been having but spaced like 10-40 min apart, figured maybe start to early labor and tried to ignore them. Sent my husband to work and my 3 year old to school (my mom is here so I wasn't alone)<br /> Went to my midwife appt at 130. Got a sweep. Was 2cm and "decently" effaced. Stopped at my favorite coffee shop to make myself feel better. Had 2 wicked contractions while I was there.<br /> Headed home. Wandered around the house, having contractions but didn't really feel like I should time them yet. Put my doula on standby. Looking at my contraction timer I had 2 5 min apart at 4 o'clock so that's likely when active labor started then there's a gap while I worked through them.<br /> Told my doula I wanted her to wait until bedtime for my 3 year old so I didn't upset her more with her coming over.<br /> Called my husband at 445 and said you should come home. He of course hit every light and didn't get home until 515. Had like 3 contractions, told him to call Willow, he spoke to the midwife on call, she said meet her there at 615. </p> <p>I thought I was dying on the 20 min drive over and started getting worried we were going to have a baby in the car (mind you I was 2cm less than 4 hours ago so I figured I was being paranoid) </p> <p>We got to the birth center at 615 on the dot. Had 4-5 contractions in the triage room. Emily managed to check me, said we're for sure admitting you but do you want to walk around a bit first? You're moving along but he's not that low yet. Scott and my doula grab my stuff and i have to stop in the living room to have 2 contractions, decide they've passed, take 2 steps towards the stairs and I'm like nevermind mumble incoherently and head for my room. Collapse leaned against the bed, have a massive contraction. Fall to my knees after and am internally freaking out because I feel pushy, how am I going to make it through any amount of time like this? (I think this was likely about 20 min but my mind has already compacted it) </p> <p>I manage to smile at my husband a couple times while I try and breathe through these massive contractions. I'm finally pushing involuntarily and I ask Emily in a lucid moment "is it ok that I'm pushing?" She just tells me to follow my body. Next contraction I feel my water break. </p> <p>Finally at this point they put me in the tub, we've been waiting all this time for it to fill. I start out kneeling and I can feel baby making his way out. Kneeling feels horrible because I have to sit back on my heels to keep my vagina in the water. This was the only contraction that I felt totally out of control and let out a shriek. I did pretty well the rest of the time keeping my noises low and breathing. I ask if I can move and roll to my back. </p> <p>With the next contraction I can feel intense pressure everywhere. At this point I think in my head, nevermind I want an epi! I reach down with my hand and feel his head. Yell "oh my God his head is right there!" And get down to pushing. Crown him, think no fucking way is his head going to fit, wait for the next contraction and push him out slowly (may have taken 2 contractions, I just remember trying to pant and go slow because I didn't want to tear.) His head comes out and I wait again. His shoulders took some serious effort to push out too (this I was mad about 😂) </p> <p>And then he was here! At 705, about 3 hours of active labor. Screamed from the moment they put him on my chest. He is adorable and I can't stop staring at him. </p> <p>So I guess I was about 5 cm when Emily checked me but basically fully effaced. So went from 2-5 in about 4 hours and then 5- full in an hour. It was super intense and I'm a bit shocky but so so glad that I planned for a med free birth. I mostly just feel incredibly empowered and so in awe of what I did. I can imagine that it would have been pretty scary if I had been counting on meds</p> <p>I had a 17 hour labor with my daughter so the precipitous birth was really unexpected. Glad we aren't having any more as we'd likely have to have a home birth 😂 </p> <p>For anyone who made it to the end of my 3am birth high writing I take my hat off to you. </p> [attach=6228/19/prib5s.600x450.IMG_20190514_070348.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbreons-birth-story#post-2883764 Wed, 08 May 2019 20:13:07 +0000 DesertDreams88 2883764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Umbreon: @pachamama: I had 2 pretty excruciating unmedicated labor experiences ( One where I eventually got an epidual and 1 where I couldn't). I started to notice around hellobee that a lot of the significantly painful stories involved the water breaking much earlier in birth, and ladies who seemed to have an OK time had their water break towards the end. I posted a survey about once I'm got a lot of replies along those lines. I have this general theory that the amniotic sac maybe cushions the blow of the contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbreons-birth-story#post-2883760 Wed, 08 May 2019 19:49:30 +0000 Umbreon 2883760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: Haha I do have a really high pain tolerance... I remember asking my husband after, "did I even go through transition?" I was just expecting it to be so much worse I guess. </p> <p>Pushing probably hurt the most for me, but it felt good at the same time. But when they told me to hold on and wait for the doctor... that was the worst and felt like the longest few minutes ever. That burn was like nothing else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbreons-birth-story#post-2883742 Wed, 08 May 2019 15:42:27 +0000 pachamama 2883742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Umbreon: ha yes!! you really must have a high pain tolerance though... I had 2 unmedicated births (one was 5lb12oz the other was 7.5 lbs!!) and I will say they were excruciating!!! So I was determined to push them out as fast as I possibly could (20 pushes and about 7 pushes respectively). One more minute and I probably would have DIED. I was like yeah no, this ain't happening anymore. Babies, out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-umbreons-birth-story#post-2883648 Tue, 07 May 2019 20:57:00 +0000 Umbreon 2883648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SupernovaJ: I am in Canada! That's interesting. I had heard from one person that it did nothing for her but a lot of birth stories I'd read in books said it worked. </p> <p>I was in my own world though and it would have taken me out of that. No other nurse even offered me anything at any point and I didnt tell them not to. Which was awesome. I dont know if it's because it didnt sound like I needed it or because they left it up to me to ask.</p> <p>But I remember that nurse saying she normally works at a different hospital so I wonder if that had something to do with it. My hospital had the one of the best reputations for births in my city. </p>