https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:58:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161854 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:02:05 +0000 lavender 161854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats and what a beautiful name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161844 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:55:51 +0000 sandy 161844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome job and congrats on your baby girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161843 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:55:42 +0000 Mrsbells 161843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161836 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:44:43 +0000 Running Elley 161836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!!! Loved reading your birth story and your daughter's name is precious :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161829 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:35:22 +0000 BoogieBea 161829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! Thanks for sharing =)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161807 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:12:31 +0000 cvbee 161807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil:<br /> ha. I was scared of the first poo too, and it wasn't so bad. Interestingly (and TMI), this past weekend when Nico was feeding like CRAZY because of a growth spurt, I didn't really get the memo that I needed to drink more and my poop got super hard and I feel like it ripped open some of my, um, stitches or something. Drink water! </p> <p>Glad that the nipple shields are helping you to have a good experience so far with breastfeeding. I totally didn't think my boobs were that much bigger, but then this morning I had all 3 of my nursing bras in the wash, so I put on my biggest old bra for the meantime. Ha! My cups were so overflowing I could hardly even get my nipples covered (and this was a full-cup bra!).<br /> Good luck with the stitches. I think mine healed pretty fast, but it does take some time! I was pretty obsessive about taking the sitz baths 3 times a day and always using my peri bottle when I peed and patting dry with the tissue. Take care of your bottom, not just your LO! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161722 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:51:27 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 161722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: yeah I totally peed right away and it was a monster pee! I was just so full of fluid from thWe IV. I also went #2 the day after delivery which is something I was so terrified of, but it wasn't that bad at all!!!!</p> <p>Breastfeeding is going well. My milk came in this morning and I cannot believe how huge my boobs are. They have to be like an F cup or something. I have been having to use a nipple shield because my nipples retract pretty badly and she can't find my nipple.....I wonder if I will have to use it forever? I pumped this morning and got a little over an ounce of milk....I don't think I will use it but my boobs were just so full!!!</p> <p>My pain is finally bearable today, but it is still really hard to get up and down. These stitches are the pits!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161370 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:35:51 +0000 cvbee 161370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Horray for your birth story! So glad that you are happy about the interventions in the end. I think sometimes when you are prepared for the worst, it makes everything seem so much better. Good for you. </p> <p>Detailed reply: </p> <p>First of all, I am so sorry that you got back labour. I feel like the May due date ladies had more back labour than should be normal. And we had way more anterior placentas too.....relationship? </p> <p>I can't believe that you dealt with back labour for that long. After 3 hours for me, it was push time, and I didn't have time for an epidural, but at that point I wanted one so bad. I can't believe that your first epidural didn't take. As I was reading that part, I was like "wait, I thought she said the interventions were great: this sounds terrible!". </p> <p>I can appreciate that the way it made you relax was helpful. With my back labour I couldn't relax my entire back and shoulders the whole time. I'm good at yoga and stuff, but I just couldn't get my body to relax through back labour....the nurses kept trying to tell me to relax the shoulders and it would help, but I couldn't. I was actually so sore in my shoulders and back from my own tension for 2 or 3 days after the birth! Ha. </p> <p>And you were able to pee right after the birth and could feel your bladder? Nice. I had no drugs, but for some reason couldn't feel my bladder at all. The next day, about 8 hours after the birth, a nurse came to check my uterus and she was like 'your bladder is super full, haven't you peed yet?' and I was like 'I don't feel like I have to'. Then I got up and had the biggest pee of my entire life....yet I had absolutely no urge to pee....bizarre! </p> <p>That is nice that your nurse said the pushing might take 3 hours. I was totally expecting 15 minutes of pushing and was super frustrated as we rounded 2 hours. </p> <p>Yay! Welcome to Willa! </p> <p>How goes the breastfeeding?</p> <p>Congratulations. You are FREE! And you have a baby. :)<br /> Thanks for sharing your birth story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161369 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:35:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 161369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! Love the name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161342 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:24 +0000 Alivoo01 161342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations on the birth of Willa, and thanks for sharing your story with us. I giggled when I read "<i> I even asked the doctor if she could shove her back up there and let me walk around and take a break!!!!</i>" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161253 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:19:50 +0000 PBandBaseball 161253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for sharing your story. It's good to read induction stories that are fairly pleasant. Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161044 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:40:37 +0000 Goldilocks1107 161044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for sharing - I think this addresses a lot of the questions I have about inductions!<br /> Did you get the cervical gel to help soften everything up before they started the pitocin, or did you get to skip that step since you were already 5cm? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-161007 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:13:16 +0000 bpcmarj 161007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad you felt so supported, that's so important! Congratulations:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160987 Thu, 17 May 2012 04:19:51 +0000 mediagirl 160987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations and welcome to Willa!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160980 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:00 +0000 pastemoo 160980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: What a beautiful birth story. I love that the staff really took care of you, and everything went faster than I thought it would with an induction. Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160976 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:01 +0000 Rosie Girl 160976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!!!!! I second you, back labor is the worst thing ever!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160945 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:37:37 +0000 Andrea 160945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!! Willa Capri is a beautiful name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160929 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:14:15 +0000 MsLipGloss 160929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so wonderful - thank you for sharing! Congrats :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160926 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:06:27 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 160926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!! Willa is a beautiful name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160924 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:03:04 +0000 HLK208 160924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh!! Congratulations!! I've been looking forward to reading this! I actually got scared when I read your mouth went numb when you got the epidural--but I'm glad it worked out for you! If I have to get induced (I have high BP too) + back labor, I will get the epidural too! You're a trooper for getting through what you did. Beautiful name too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160916 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:42:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 160916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so so soo happy you are happy with how it all turned out - i think that is so important. Congratulations!! I love her name, I'm glad you stuck with it ;) I think it's adorable. </p> <p>I hope these first few weeks go well for you and that you heal quickly. It took awhile for me and it's really hard when you tear badly :( not fun at all!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160913 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:37:49 +0000 heffalump 160913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! Loves reading your story ... but I am glad I already had my lo because otherwise I would be terrified. I was so scared the epidural wouldn't work,but I'm glad yours eventually did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160907 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:28:20 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 160907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! Lala was OP too, so I remember that back labor! I love the name too and advocated for Willa True as an alternative to Maisie's name. Enjoy your little one, and everyone gets the same prize at the end of labor regardless of whether there are meds or not. I'm glad you had a great experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160898 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:21:40 +0000 cheesetomywhine 160898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! What a great memory of her birth. I love her name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160896 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:20:37 +0000 calsmom 160896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations, girl! Thanks for sharing your story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160886 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:13:47 +0000 jennylynn 160886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>awww congratulations! I love her name, so pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160880 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:02:51 +0000 chopsuey 160880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay Willa Capri!!!!! Congrats!! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160877 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:51 +0000 MsMini 160877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! Your Willa is almost the same size as Sawyer was at birth! I am so glad that you are happy with your experience even though it wasn't your plan. I think that once it is over it is really easy to gain perspective! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160872 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:05 +0000 mrs. wagon 160872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>congratulations!!!!! thanks for posting such a detailed birth story.... I love love love reading these!!</p> <p>I love the name Willa Capri!!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-daredevils-birth-story-long-version#post-160866 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:47:57 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 160866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is finally here!</p> <p>After a long pregnancy dealing with hypertension, I was supposed to be induced by 39 weeks. I really wanted to go into labor spontaneously, so at 39 weeks when there was no baby I begged my doctor for more time. She said I could go a little bit longer as long as I went in for NSTs every two days. My OB said 40 weeks was the limit, and I was set to be induced on my due date. Two days before my due date I was 5 cm dilated already and 80% effaced, so I thought that if baby didn't come by then I would at least have a quick labor.</p> <p>I was super nervous about being induced because I had been all gung ho on having this super natural labor and delivery experience. I wanted to be able to walk around, use the ball, relax in the tub, etc. and I was afraid that being induced would interfere with all of my big plans. I had a very strict birth plan typed up and I planned on informing all the nurses of what I wanted.</p> <p>I got to the hospital Sunday night and was hooked up to the monitors and to the Pitocin (in a triage room). They started it super low, so my contractions came on really slow. They just felt like period cramps. After an hour, they started to get to the point where I could not talk through them very easily, and after two hours they were pretty painful. Even though I was hooked up to the monitors, I was still able to use the ball and get up to use the bathroom. I could have walked around if I wanted to (dragging my IV hookup) but I honestly didn't feel like it.</p> <p>By three hours in, I was in full on back labor (oh my gosh, worst thing I have ever experienced in my life) and the pain was pretty much unbearable. My contractions were 60 seconds apart. For three more hours things went on like this, and I needed my husband to get through every single contraction. The breaks in between felt like heaven...although they were only 50-60 second breaks. I was sitting on the ball and he would apply pressure to my back each time the contraction came. I started to get really nauseated and threw up a couple times. I honestly didn't feel like doing any of the things that I thought were so important, like walking around or using the tub,. My contractions were so hard and close together I felt like I didn't even have it in me to walk or transport myself between them.</p> <p>At this point it had been almost 7 hours and I was hoping I had made some major progress. I thought I would at least be in transition since I came in at 5cm! Well, the nurse checked me and told me I was only at a 6! I was devastated!!! I couldn't believe that after 7 hours of sheer craziness I hadn't even made it that far. I said that I wanted the epidural. At this point I didn't even care about my "birth plan" and if I was going to be laboring this slow, there is no way my body could handle it for 24 hours. </p> <p>They moved me into a delivery room and called the anesthesiologist. One of the hardest parts of the whole process for me was sitting still with the pain all in my back and leaning over for them to insert the epidural. Once I had the epidural in, I laid back in bed and waited to see what I would feel. My contractions stayed the same and my mouth went numb! The anesthesiologist gave me a bigger dose to see if it would kick in, but my contractions did not change in the slightest and I started to get a weird taste in my mouth. She said I could be having a reaction to it, but they tried to move it around inside of me to see if it would change. Of course nothing did. She said she had to take it out for at least an hour before they could try again.</p> <p>Part of me just wanted to say "screw it" and not try the epi again because the insertion was so terrible. However, an hour later when the head of anestheseology came in, I was ready to try again. Thankfully, it worked this time. I was so happy with the way I ended up feeling because I was not numb or paralyzed at all, which is what I was so afraid of and the reason why I didn't want an epi in the first place. I could still move my legs around and I think I would have even been able to walk if they let me try. I still felt every contraction, but the pain was out of my back so it was enough relief to breathe through each contraction.</p> <p>After having the epidural in for an hour, the doctor came in to break my water and I was already at 8 centimeters! Once she broke my water, things really got kicked into gear and I progressed extremely quickly. I couldn't believe it, but I think the epi actually helped my labor progress because I was able to relax and let my body kind of take over. They never even turned the Pitocin past a 4 (doses go up to 20) but labor kept progressing smoothly. Two hours after my water was broken, contractions were getting intense again and I felt like I had to push. The nurse came into check me and sure enough, I was complete!</p> <p>She said that they could start to get things ready and I could push if I wanted, but to know that most first times mom push for three hours or so. She said it could be a while before baby, so she wouldn't call the OB back yet. Well, I started pushing and making progress quickly. My doctor rushed in and it was time to get to business! At first she thought that my pushes were so great that I would only have to push for 15 minutes and I would beat her "all time record." However, we didn't know at the time that baby was sunny side up and delivery would take a bit longer.</p> <p>I am not going to lie, pushing was intense. I could feel everything down there, which was good because I knew when to push and when to stop. However, after a while I just wanted to give up. I was so exhausted and felt like my baby was never going to come out. I got so discouraged and started to panic. I even asked the doctor if she could shove her back up there and let me walk around and take a break!!!!</p> <p>After 1 hour of pushing, Willa Capri made her appearance! She was 7 lbs, 13 oz and 19 inches long. I had her on my chest immediately and even got to rub her off with the towels and stimulate her to get some good cries. I asked the doctor to not give me an episiotomy, so I ended up tearing some pretty long tears. They aren't deep, just really big! I was out of bed 1.5 hours later and even went to the bathroom right away. We are home now and adjusting to our new life together. Mommyhood is amazing but definitely hard. Willa is so beautiful and I just can't believe how perfectly she turned out!</p> <p>All in all the process was about 14 hours. I learned so much from the experience and really feel that the entire medical team was on my side. I was so against interventions (like Pitocin, monitors, epidurals) but I really feel that every single one of them helped my labor. I was able to move around in different positions, feel pain, and knew when to push...all things I thought I wouldn't have with all these "interventions."</p> <p>My birth story was nowhere near what I planned but I think it was amazing. I couldn't have done it without the nurses and my OB and I don't think anyone should feel guilty for not having a med-free birth or uber-natural home birth (how I was feeling at first--I read Ina May's Guide To Childbirth and started to feel that hospitals and OBs were the devil). They all advocated for me and anything I said went...I didn't even need that silly birth plan! Anyway, that's my story. Time to go feed my baby! </p>