https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:50:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-812196 Tue, 28 May 2013 07:38:23 +0000 Dandelion 812196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor was a nightmare...not only the loss, but the whole process. I never posted those details, but it was the worst 2 days of my life. I try not to think about it at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-812191 Tue, 28 May 2013 07:35:21 +0000 alleyflowers 812191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was scary and emotional.... so I don't look back on it FONDLY. However, it's only been seven months and I've already kind of "forgotten" the most traumatic bits and the sleepless nights. I guess it's nature's way of ensuring more procreation! :) I do, HOWEVER, look back fondly on that first moment I saw my beautiful boy's face. He was so perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-812157 Tue, 28 May 2013 07:07:56 +0000 looch 812157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting. I haven't actually sat down to think about the experience in a while, but it was fantastic and I wouldn't change anything about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-812154 Tue, 28 May 2013 07:04:26 +0000 ValentineMommy 812154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondly. I had a c-section, but I knew I was having one (for medical issues) going in, so it wasn't a surprise. It was actually a lot smoother than I had envisioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-811988 Tue, 28 May 2013 00:13:51 +0000 erinpye 811988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced and had pitocin, and had a very rough year of a tongue-tied colicky baby, and struggle to breastfeed afterward--but I actually look back at my birth experience very fondly. I loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-808351 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:21 +0000 photojane 808351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still think about it a lot and get choked up. My birth experience was incredible. I will never, ever forget the moment the doctor handed me my girl. It went so well, I'm totally afraid of having another baby... it certainly can't be so wonderful twice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-808344 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:03 +0000 Mrs. Train 808344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondly. I had two c sections and the first one I had medical issues and didnt see my twins for 4 hours but my body needed it to recover so it had to be. I don't think we are any less bonded because of no skin to skin in the first hour. I had two healthy boys who none of the doctors thought would make it so I couldn't care less how they got here, as long as they made it. My daughter was a pretty straight forward c section. We were reunited after 20 minutes. I had some dizziness so I wasn't allowed to get up for 24 hours but that wasn't too big of a deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-808326 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:33:07 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 808326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>fondly, but I had two great birth experiences. I mean, it hurt like crap, but I still remember that it went well and with both of them I mostly just remember holding my little girls for the first time on the outside, so amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-808313 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:24:23 +0000 Andrea 808313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had good experiences both times, but I don't really think about it very much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience/page/2#post-808168 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:31:13 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 808168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: this exactly. I really don't think of it that much! But when I do, I have no complaints. Just seems like so long ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808147 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:16:02 +0000 yerpie110 808147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondly! Though I don't think of my labor too often anymore. I hope my second experience will be just as good (minus my crazy mom)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808135 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:59 +0000 littlepenguin 808135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watched the business of being born and I started dwelling on that I had somehow missed out on a "right of passage" experience by not having a drug free birth. Now I've come to terms that it was a great experience that I would not have changed. I would not be disappointed to have another labor experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808083 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:10 +0000 pinkb 808083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondley, I am looking forward to doing it again because it was the complete opposite of what I thought it would be. I was so scared of labor but I guess you could say I enjoyed it, lol. I hate to say it was easy but that is what best desccribes my labor experience (but not the pregnancy). And I loved going thru the experience with DH and seeing how he handled everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808017 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:23 +0000 GrapeCrush 808017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was it what I was expecting? No. But I don't dwell on the fact that I had to have a csection because I know, in my heart, it was best for both of us. I look back on it fondly because that's when I became a mother and have a beautiful thriving son because of the experience </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808013 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:38 +0000 shopaholic 808013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondly, even though I was totally in the worst pain of my life before the Epi. Once I had the epi, I think I was just so calm. That singular moment when you see your LO for the first time... omg... talk about a natural high! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-808003 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:11:23 +0000 aprk 808003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I'm sorry to read this but also comforted that the raw pain goes away. "Scars on my heart" is a beautiful phrase to describe it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807998 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:29 +0000 bamblm 807998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was not the experience I envisioned, My water broke five weeks early, there were other complications, I could see the concern in the eyes of my doctor and nurses, as well as my husband. I had to get an epidural and pitocin very early, but in the end I had a quick, pain free vaginal delivery of a healthy baby that was able to go home with us despite being early. Do I look on it fondly? No, I would rather have a less scary delivery. Am I glad that I was taken care of and grateful for the interventions that kept me and lo safe and healthy? Absolutely yes. Forever grateful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807882 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:52:20 +0000 blackbird 807882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have fond memories because E is here, but honestly, I rarely think of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807845 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:10 +0000 LuLu Mom 807845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I look back fondly, even though it didn't go the way I thought and ended in emergency c-section. I don't have regrets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807840 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:31:01 +0000 hellobeeboston 807840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fondly look back on my birth experience. I definitely imagined the worst, and overall, I thought the whole thing was pretty incredible - I could do without the 5 hours of pushing next time, but will be less fearful of giving birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807830 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:57 +0000 BlueWolverine 807830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dwell a bit. I had an emergency c-section and I'm really sad that I missed out on the birth experience. I know the bottom line is that LO and I are healthy and happy, but do wish it could have been different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807827 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:13 +0000 winniebee 807827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fondly remember it. Even though I was up for like 30 hours straight and puked my brains out during and after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807752 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:24 +0000 keiki_mama 807752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have to say fondly remember even though it was not the birth experience I wanted. I fell, went to the hospital, pitocin, emergency c-section, LO went to NICU--but this experience brought me LO and I will be forever grateful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807747 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:43:05 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 807747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm... I posted my response, but it looks like it didn't show up.</p> <p>What I said was that I loved my birth experience. I mean how could I not? We were talking about how to deliver a baby gorilla in between my second and my final push. It was by far the most fun part of my pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-807739 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:08 +0000 lomom 807739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked having the c section and easy recovery but I wish LO hadn't had to go to NICU. I wish I could've had the skin to skin and stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-805126 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:01 +0000 petunia354 805126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I feel the same way!! </p> <p>I can't watch births on TV or in movies because it usually reminds me of what I didn't have. I didn't get to experience or see my baby be born since I was under general anesthesia. I was on mag sulfate for 24 hrs afterwards and couldn't get out of bed to see my baby, forget trying to breastfeed. I get so weepy when I think about him all by himself, since DH was with me in recovery. It is going to take a long time for my heart to heal. In fact, the 2nd thing I said when I woke up (after, "was it a boy or a girl?" we were TG) was that if I had known that my pregnancy was going to end in an emergency c-section under anesthesia, I would never have gotten PG in the first place. Of course, I regret saying that now since I am totally in love with LO but I think it's going to be a LONG time before I am ready to go through that again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-805104 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:06:17 +0000 Ree723 805104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved my birth experience and think back on it fondly regularly - mainly when someone has a new baby and I'm immediately taken back to that wonderful moment in my life. I really hope all future birthing experiences are like my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-805094 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:33 +0000 SleepyMonkey 805094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i fondly remember my l&amp;d. i loved my ob-gyn, my nurse and my mom and DH were there. it was great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-805078 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:30 +0000 Weagle 805078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got an epi at 10 because my cervix was in danger of rupturing, and I felt like I couldn't stop pushing. I dwell a lot on whether I should have just dealt with the cervical lip and gone med-free. However, overall my experience was great! I felt like superwoman for weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-dwell-on-or-fondly-remember-your-birth-experience#post-805038 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:14 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 805038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Loved it! But if next time, I could just not tear:) not that I even felt it during the labor but I didn't feel it days after. </p>