https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 01:06:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1915334 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:21:07 +0000 SunnyFarmMama 1915334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was one in my room when I got there but it was taken to another mom so it wasn't available when DS arrived. But he came out in 10 minutes with just a few pushes so i didn't need it but it would have been cool to see since DH was blocking the video camera. I will definitely have one for baby #2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907256 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:06:42 +0000 Adira 1907256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and I won't this time either! I have nooooooo desire to see what's going on down there (and considering my husband almost fainted the first time, I'm glad I didn't witness what he had seen)!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907250 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:02:14 +0000 snowjewelz 1907250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, with barely 1 month to go w/ my 1st, I'm saying no :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907246 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:00:12 +0000 LuLu Mom 1907246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I pushed for 3 hours, and declined the mirror after the nurse (rude one at that) kept asking . I finally snapped "if you want me to faint sure put it to me, but I do not want to see a baby try to pop out of me I want to stay focused" she let it go ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907245 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:59:43 +0000 JennyG 1907245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Umm, no thank you. I'm good not having seen myself from that angle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907223 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:49:29 +0000 MapleMoose 1907223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They offered the mirror and I checked a few times but I found it distracting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907062 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:24:07 +0000 bushelandapeck 1907062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time, yes but I didn't find it helpful and still pushed for almost two hours. This time, I almost didn't even make it to the bed so there was no time for anything like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907055 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:00:48 +0000 lamariniere 1907055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I kept my eyes closed during the birth of both of my LOs. It helped me focus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907034 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 02:05:16 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1907034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Helll no! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907024 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:53:23 +0000 autumnlove 1907024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't ask for and wasn't offered a mirror </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907021 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:49:35 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1907021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! They brought one out for my first but I didn't find it helpful (I was in a squat position and focusing with my eyes closed). This second time around there wasn't time...she came in a whirlwind after about a minute of pushing! I say ask them to offer it this time and if you don't find if helpful then no biggie! But it sounds like some really liked that option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1907007 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:05:51 +0000 birdofafeather 1907007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I pushed for 45 minutes (felt much faster!) and at the end they said they could see her and I felt her head. No offer of a mirror. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906954 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:11:24 +0000 nana87 1906954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved it! Lo was born en caul though so I was focused on that, it looked like a crystal ball. I didn't even notice my lady parts even though I was looking right at them! It did help me push better o think bc I could see what made her come out more </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906901 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:00:11 +0000 meredithNYC 1906901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, Lord no. I just did not want to know what was going on down there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906877 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:34:26 +0000 Foodnerd81 1906877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not, but I guess I would be open to it next time. I don't remember it being offered but I didn't push for that long, and no epi so I could feel everything. But now in hindsight it would have been cool to see. </p> <p>@skibobrown: I totally thought they were lying when tey said they could see her. Then the nurse was like, do you want to feel the head and I thought I'd be having to dig around or something but nope, her little head was right there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906871 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:29:30 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1906871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did! I didn't think I would but I really wanted to see my baby boy come into the world. I will do it this time too if possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906870 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:28:18 +0000 lovehoneybee 1906870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had been pushing for close to an hour and a half when they offered. I'm so glad I did, it really helped me see what kind of pushes were effective. I didn't stare at it or anything, just glanced every now and then, mostly when they first brought it out and then when he was crowning (I didn't believe D when he said there was lots of dark hair...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906868 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:24:10 +0000 hilsy85 1906868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. But I only pushed for 20 minutes, so there wasn't much time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906866 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:22:21 +0000 mrsjyw 1906866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started out with one and had them take it away after the first hour of pushing. It got in the way more than anything. It took another hour of pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906860 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:10:06 +0000 MrsStar 1906860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't use one (since E decided to arrive pretty quickly that the midwife almost didn't catch her) but I would've used one if I had been pushing awhile. I think I'll put it in my birth plan to offer a mirror when we have another lo (if that lo chooses not to be as fast as E) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906853 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:56:56 +0000 lawbee11 1906853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No no no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906842 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:43:40 +0000 Smurfette 1906842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell no! No desire to see it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906828 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:11:35 +0000 mamimami 1906828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NOOOO I don't think I even really opened my eyes until my kids were well out of my "danger zone" haha. I was in another place mentally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906822 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:56:32 +0000 blackbird 1906822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc offered and I said hell no! I had my eyes squeezed shut, concentrating </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906789 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:19:58 +0000 matador84 1906789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Wasn't even offered as an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906758 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:56:36 +0000 woodentulip 1906758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was way too freaked out with my first--flat our refused, and then the doc was like "you can see in the reflection of my glasses" so I looked away!<br /> 4 hours of pushing with #1 turned into 2 pushes with number two and then she kind of exploded out within about 10 mins of arriving at the hospital...there was no time for a mirror...or anything else, LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906743 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:38:56 +0000 Ree723 1906743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did for both LOs and LOVED it! I wasn't planning to use it with DD1 as I thought I'd be scarred for life, but I wasn't pushing all that effectively due to a brilliantly working epidural. Once I got the mirror,I became a great pusher as I could actually see what I was doing. Watching DD1 come into this world was the most amazing experience of my life. I got to see her crown and then pop out - there are no words to describe it.</p> <p>With DD2, I said from the start I wanted to use a mirror again, but I was at a different hospital and they didn't have a big one on a frame, so DH was given a compact sized mirror and had to stand feet end and hold the mirror at an angle I could see. Not quite as magical as with DD1, but still pretty amazing to see my baby emerge into this world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906693 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:23:12 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1906693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They pulled it out for me, but I didn't find it that helpful. I wanted to close my eyes and focus. I think it may have helped at the very end to be extra motivated for the last few pushes but by that point the doctors were already down there.</p> <p>If you're making plans, it's nice to have the option but very hard to predict how you'll feel in the actual moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906690 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:17:00 +0000 sarac 1906690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally planned to. When it came time to push, after 36 hours of labor, I got this hugely primal burst of energy. I felt like a beautiful and strong animal totally in tune with nature - and I was totally laughing about it, at the time. But when they brought the mirror in, I was like noooooo no no no, take that out. Don't spoil the illusion here! I am a goddess! I am so beautiful! So they just laughed and wheeled it right back out. </p> <p> But I wish I'd been able to see, in retrospect. A picture, at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-use-a-mirror-while-pushing#post-1906686 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:12:36 +0000 Bao 1906686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD1 I did because I was pushing for an hour and 45 minutes with no luck, 10 minutes with the mirror and she was out. DD2 practically fell out so I didn't need one for her but would have again, I thought I would've been grossed out but it was very cool. </p>