https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 22:28:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728958 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:43:00 +0000 peaches1038 2728958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! 🎉 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728951 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:32:40 +0000 Kitkat 2728951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: owww! I can't even imagine...kudos to you for getting through that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728897 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:12:02 +0000 azjax 2728897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728874 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:52:24 +0000 travellingbee 2728874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great story! With my second I had an epidural that failed on one side and it was hell. I was in so much freaking pain during crowning. He was also big like your guy. :) Congrats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728842 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:19:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2728842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aww, a great story! I'm glad you finally got that epidural! With my first, there was this one spot it never got to either and that really hurt! I suck at pushing so both times I really needed to feel the pressure to get motivated lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728832 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:09:56 +0000 Kitkat 2728832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Forgot to add a picture :happy: </p> [attach=6383/17/ooz94k.450x600.FB566D68-3CC6-4E2D-A1A0-02FDADE5EBAE.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bs-birth-story#post-2728712 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:44:25 +0000 Kitkat 2728712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve been meaning to write my birth story for 6 months now, since, like everyone says, I enjoyed reading them while I was pregnant. So, here it is! (This ended up being a lot longer than I thought - tl;dr at bottom)</p> <p>My EDD based on LMP was October 7, 2016, but we had had some trouble getting pregnant so I was tracking my cycle through temping and was also on Clomid. Through temping, I knew when I ovulated, and this put my EDD at October 12. However, my doctor used the 10/7 date. The 7th came and went with no sign of baby. Throughout my pregnancy I kept the 12th in my head as the due date, hoping that it would make me less impatient, but I have to admit I was pretty disappointed when there was no baby on the 7th.</p> <p>I had weekly appointments from 36 weeks on, and I believe I was 1cm dilated at 36 or 37 weeks. When I had my appointment on October 11, I was 2 cm dilated and had my membranes stripped for the second time. An induction was scheduled for the 17th and my doctor seemed to think I would make it that far. I left that appointment so upset, not so much because I was uncomfortable (I actually enjoyed being pregnant), but because I wanted to meet the baby so badly and waiting 6 more days seemed like an eternity. I had an acupuncture appointment scheduled for that afternoon, and my acupuncturist had told me he would do everything he could to induce labor, but I was not feeling optimistic.</p> <p>I called my husband after my OB appointment sobbing (thanks, hormones) and he tried to talk me down, but there was no convincing me that 6 days was not a long time and that we would, in fact, actually have a baby at some point in the near future. I ended up driving to his office and we went out to an extremely spicy Thai lunch. After lunch, I left and went to the mall to pick up some makeup before my acupuncture appointment. The acupuncturist hooked electrodes up to the needles and told me if nothing happened within two days to come back in. I headed home, DH and I had dinner, watched some TV and went to bed.</p> <p>I woke up at 1:00am to go to the bathroom, and as soon as I laid back down I felt a huge gush. I jumped out of bed, ripped the sheets off in an attempt to save the mattress, and yelled at DH to wake up. As he groggily got up, I went back into the bathroom and my water continued to gush. I am still amazed at how much amniotic fluid was in there. It would not stop. Based on our childbirth classes, I figured we had some time before we actually had to go to the hospital, so I started straightening up the house (luckily my nesting instincts had ensured it was already pretty clean) and took a shower. My bag was already packed, but I kept thinking of random things to add to it.</p> <p>About an hour later (2:00am) I decided we should probably get to the hospital because contractions were starting to get uncomfortable. At that point they felt like bad period cramps. I don’t know how close they were or how long they were lasting because for some reason it never occurred to me to time them. Our hospital is only about 10 minutes away and my contractions were getting more uncomfortable. I told DH on the way there that I was definitely getting the epidural, but was going to try and wait as long as possible.</p> <p>We went to the ER and they wheeled me to the maternity ward while DH parked the car. When I got to the room, the nurse told me to change into a gown and she would test the fluid to make sure it was actually my water breaking. After seeing the giant puddle on the floor in the bathroom, she said there was no need to test. Seriously…I still can’t believe how much fluid there was.</p> <p>DH got to the room as they were hooking me up to the monitors and by that point my plans of waiting as long as possible for the epidural went out the window. I wanted it and I wanted it now. Unfortunately, at that hour, there was only one anesthesiologist, and he was needed for a C-Section. I was in so much pain that I was vomiting. They offered me Fentanyl and explained it wouldn’t take the pain away, but it would make me high enough that I wouldn’t care about the pain. This was not true; I still cared very much about the pain.</p> <p>Finally, around 5:00am, I was able to get the epidural. It took a couple of tires because I couldn’t stay still enough through the contractions, but once it was in, it was heaven. I was able to sleep for a little bit, but once I woke up, I started feeling pain again in one small area of my stomach. I kept pushing the button the increase the medicine, but it wasn’t working (I later found out this was because I had maxed it out. Oops). I called the nurse in and she said she said she would see if the anesthesiologist would give me more. He warned me that he could give me more, but I would probably be completely numb and unable to move. I was so terrified of feeling the pain of the un-medicated contractions again that I told him to do it.</p> <p>I was completely numb from my stomach down and it was wonderful. The nurses had me lay on my side with a peanut shaped yoga ball between my legs to assist with dilation and they would come in every so often to help me roll over to my other side because I could not move. This was so contrary to what I thought I would want, but at that point I didn’t care. I thought I would want to try pushing in different positions, like squatting or on all fours, but after feeling the pain I was in before the epidural, I could not have been happier with my choice. I’ve heard contractions are more intense after your water breaks, so I’m not sure if things would have been different if contractions had started before my water had broken. All I know is that was the most intense pain I had ever felt and I just wanted it to stop.</p> <p>We mostly spent the morning napping. My mom came around 8:00 and my MIL stopped by for a few minutes around 10:00. This was also something I didn’t think I want – I always said I just wanted it to be me and DH in the room and we’d call everyone after the baby was born, but I was feeling so good after the epidural that it was nice to have some company to visit with. At 11:00, the nurse came in to check me and I was fully dilated. This surprised me because I had heard horror stories about the pain of transition, but thanks to the world’s best epidural, I had not felt a thing. She said she was going to turn the epidural off so I would be able to feel when to push. I was not on board with this idea at all. We ended up compromising and she just turned it down instead of off.</p> <p>The nurse took one leg and DH took the other and we started the pushing process. DH would tell me when a contraction was coming because I still couldn’t feel them and then the nurse would count for me while I pushed. I was actually really good at pushing even though I was so numb, so they didn’t have to turn down the epidural anymore (thank goodness). After about 20 minutes, the nurse said they baby was right there and it was time to call the doctor. It ended up taking her 30-40 minutes to get there and I can’t imagine what it would have been like waiting that long with the baby was crowning without an epidural.</p> <p>Once my doctor (plus a ton of other people – I was amazed at how many people were there and amazed at how much I did care) arrived, I pushed one more time and the baby was out. He came out faster than she was expecting and my placenta came out immediately after. It was such a whirlwind that some had to ask if anyone had looked at the clock to see what time he was actually born. It was decided that he was born at 12:08, so it was almost exactly 11 hours from my water breaking to delivery. I had a second degree tear that has had some issues healing, but all in all, it was a great experience; much better than I expected and I can’t wait to do it again. Baby B was born 10/12/16 (his due date based on when I ovulated), weighted 8lbs 15ounces and was 21 inches long. He’s 6 ½ months old now and the happiest, most adorable baby ever.</p> <p>We were in the hospital for two nights. Because of his relatively big size, B had to have his blood sugar checked every 12 hours to make sure he didn’t have diabetes. They also kept getting conflicting jaundice readings – the head scan they did would come back high, so they would do a blood test which would come back normal. After this happened three or four times they decided that he did not have jaundice (or at least not enough to warrant being under billi lights.</p> <p>****tl;dr: easy 11 hour medicated labor, possibly induced by a mixture of spicy food and acupuncture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-502436 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:43:42 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 502436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was a trickle. I felt a leak after I had gone to the bathroom. It kept coming and going for the next few hours but was never a huge amount. I think it was a high leak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-502432 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:23:09 +0000 HLK208 502432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought my hip cracked when I was trying to get up from the couch but then followed a huge gush. Continued to leak for about an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-502430 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:20:25 +0000 Poppymom 502430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Big gush woke me up from sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-501844 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:26:29 +0000 cascademom 501844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They broke my water too when I was about 6cm. It was definitely a weird feeling even with the epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500573 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:52:00 +0000 LaineysMom 500573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even notice it. It was a very amount and nothing came after. My doc had given me a little strip to test for amniotic fluid, so the strip confirmed it. Since I had a scheduled c-sec the next day we went to the hospital. I think contractions started about 1.5 to 2 hours later. It was good we went in though bc DD was all wrapped up in her cord and her HR was dropping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500505 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:06:41 +0000 matador84 500505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A pop I heard, trickle kind of like I peed my pants! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500501 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:01:40 +0000 Bao 500501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They broke mine in the hospital so I couldn't really tell, since I had my epi already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500460 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:21:51 +0000 sorrycharlie 500460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine was a gush! I totally thought that my bladder had just let go. I was already wearing a pad because I had my bloody show that day, and it soaked through that. About 10 minutes later there was another huge gush! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500447 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:12:29 +0000 mrskc 500447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine broke when I started pushing. There was a pop followed by a huge gush. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500433 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:53:11 +0000 Weagle 500433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tiny trickle. I felt a contraction, went to the bathroom and just had a little leak. It broke more in a giant gush while I was at the hospital. I though I had peed myself. And then it just kept coming! I had no clue so much would come out for so long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-500428 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:48:43 +0000 Dandelion 500428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got up in the middle of the night to use the toilet, and when I sat down, instead of the usual tiny bit that comes out when you're pregnant, I had a huge gush. I knew right away what it was. Unfortunately, I was only 32 weeks along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497753 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:18:09 +0000 T.H.O.U. 497753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in bed at the hospital. It felt like I peed my pants but more of a release of water than a flow of water (I didn't feel a pop, but the water coming out felt like it was suddenly let out). </p> <p>I just remember it was really warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497744 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:15:42 +0000 Mrs. Bee 497744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was already at the hospital and wearing a pad. it was a waterfall -- no doubt at all my water broke. soaked through the pad and everything i was wearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497729 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:11:46 +0000 wheres_c 497729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huge gush here </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497579 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:21:28 +0000 creativemomma15 497579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My water broke around 5:45 am while I was brushing my teeth. It was a little trickle and felt like I had peed. The trickle kept coming in waves at that point. I wasn't having any contractions so my OB told me to wait and come in when the office opened at 8. By 7 my contractions had started and were becoming more consistent maybe every 5-7 minutes. At the office they checked me but I don't know how far along I was because they discovered he was breech and sent me to triage to confirm and set up for a c-section. At 9:45 my OB checked me to see my progress and I was over 9 cm dialated and was rushed to the OR. By the time we got there I was completely dialated! It went fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497570 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:18:57 +0000 oahujeni 497570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jumpingjacks: First trickle was at 1am, then every time I got up during the night to pee. Went to the ob at 1pm and after the exam I started having contractions. Since it had been 12 hours since the leak started they sent me to l&amp;d right away to get started on antibiotics. Don't hesitate to get checked out if you think your water may have broken... I got a nice reprimand from my midwife :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497561 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:16:13 +0000 boiledpnut 497561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt a pop, but nothing happened until I got up to go to the bathroom (I was in bed trying to sleep). I peed and peed and peed. lol! It just wouldn't stop coming. Every time I moved, more would come out. I was admitted to the hospital when we got there because my doctors like to deliver within 24 hours after you water breaks. On a good note, I was able to get the epidural at any time since it broke on its own. </p> <p>The doctor who delivered DS said that with first pregnancies, the water breaks on its own only 10% of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497554 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:14:07 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 497554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My water broke in the early hours of the morning, at about 8 o'clock. I didn't realize that's what it was - I was sleeping at the time, my husband was on a night shift so we slept later in the mornings than most couples - so I just got up and went to the bathroom. Laid back down to get some more rest and not fifteen minutes later, had to get back up to go 'pee' again. This cycle went on a few more times before it registered that it might be something else.</p> <p>Continued to let DH sleep, went into the living room to call my midwives, explained what was happening and they made an appointment to see me that afternoon. Told me it sounded like my water had broken. Went back into the bedroom, woke DH, told him what was going on and he called into work to explain the situation, not to expect him that day. I was about four days away from my due date. </p> <p>We went to the appointment, they tested the fluid that by then just kept leaking and leaking - I had to use pads and it still felt like I had to pee every five minutes because suddenly there would be a little gush. It was a little embarassing sitting in the waiting room, let me tell you! Anyways, tested the fluid, turned out that yes, my water had broken at eight in the morning and they told me to go home and wait. </p> <p>The plan was this - go home, wait for the contractions to start regulating and then go into the hospital. If the contractions didn't regulate, they had an appointment set up at my hospital for me to come in the next morning at eight to induce labor. Unfortunately, they had to induce because my contractions never regulated on their own even after they put me on pitocin and told me it was time to push!</p> <p>They had to induce my labor because by the time my son was born, the water had broken 34 hours previous and he was at risk for infection because of it. Not sure how normal this is, just giving you what happened to me.</p> <p>Hope this helps :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497550 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:11:55 +0000 BelugaBean 497550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was pretty much a full break and it just started pouring out. I had just gotten to the hospital and was in the bathroom to pee and change into my gown. I told the nurse and she asked if I was sure. Yeah, I was pretty sure, it was a bunch of liquid just coming out all of a sudden. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497540 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:09:29 +0000 HappyBaker 497540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got out of bed to go to the bathroom and it felt like I leaked when I stood up, I figured it was just pee, but then it wouldn't stop trickling out. </p> <p>Contractions started 2 hours later for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497500 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:57:33 +0000 Jumpingjacks 497500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oahujeni: How long was it from that first trickle until you went into labor? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497474 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:50:55 +0000 runsyellowlites 497474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With G I don't really remember (8 years ago) &amp; with P it was when I was pushing so I was a bit preoccupied. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-it-like-when-your-water-broke#post-497466 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:48:13 +0000 Crisark 497466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine broke with DD #2 right after I got my epidural and was laying there relaxing. It felt like a pop and gush. It was enough that even tho I was numb I knew something was up and I told the nurse I either peed my pants or my water broke lol </p>