https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 03:52:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975938 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:05:49 +0000 2PeasinaPod 975938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Awe...that's honestly one of the sweetest things :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975921 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:58:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 975921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I know- even with a team of stylists it's just not right to need to be that presentable. I'm pretty much exactly at the same point right now as she was and I'm doing well, but I'm still in the hospital gown with a splotchy face from bursting blood vessels while pushing. Hot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975886 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:49:19 +0000 cascademom 975886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I believe that she does her own makeup. As someone here mentioned, she probably had an adult diaper or very big pad on despite the pretty Jenny Packham dress. </p> <p>I don't know if anyone has HBO, but they showed a great documentary last night called "First Comes Love." The filmmaker documented her pregnancy and single motherhood. Her birth scene made me cry, got nostalgic, etc. For me, that was the most accurate representation of a normal birth despite some critics calling it graphic, etc. What's funny is that when she was birthing her son, I thought to myself, wow, that's what it looked like from what my husband saw. In her postpartum scenes, she required a walker and her hair was a mess. That's close to how it was for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975868 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:44:30 +0000 MsLipGloss 975868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: My DH admitted as much. He has also shared that it was scary for him . . . to quote him, "I mean, my whole world was up on that table!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975854 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:41:45 +0000 Cherrybee 975854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: She did look wonderful afterwards. I felt a bit sorry for her though because she needed to look radiant and probably had a team of stylists to make it so. Imagine having to worry about photos less than 24 hrs after childbirth!! I was in blood stained pj bottoms (I changed them twice and bled out onto each new pair until I had none left) and washed my hair but didn't feel up to blow drying it so it was a big curly, fluffy mess! Bad times!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975776 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:27:09 +0000 2PeasinaPod 975776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: This line also made me cringe. My BFF and I always joke that if either of our DHs had to go through anything we went through, they would have never made it through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975751 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:21:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 975751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mean, good for her, but that article is so annoying. Intense 'discomfort'. I did manage to have my unmedicated birth but I can assure you not a single person in that room was 'marveling at my composure'. But like Kate I had a relatively quick and uncomplicated labor. If I had back labor or it had taken longer I would not have done it.<br /> I'm more impressed with how lovely she looked the day after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975682 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:03:45 +0000 MsLipGloss 975682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Oh hon, that is so awful! Drama queen . . . *augh* . . . yanno, being a first time mom doesn't mean that you don't have a clue! And yeah, I would like to help define *intense discomfort* for him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975657 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:58:30 +0000 Cherrybee 975657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I also had an almost-failed induction with the hormone drip on full blast and I did mine with only gas-and-air because, after taking 4 days to get to 2cm, I went from 2-10cm in less than 3 hours and my midwife didn't realise I was progressing so quickly, she just thought I was bring a drama queen!! The contractions were one on top of another from the moment they switched the drip on - it was downright brutal. Oh and i had to do the whole thing (from 2-10 and pushing) in bed on my back because monitoring baby was more important than my comfort. Intense discomfort my arse!! Id like to show him intense discomfort!</p> <p>I think its wonderful she did it med free and hopefully this will raise the profile of hypnobirthing, which really does work for so many people....For me, though, next time, I'm getting the epi as soon as I see that BFP!! No messing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975615 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:46:31 +0000 blackbird 975615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ha, that article makes it sound like two dozen people were there watching her. Doctors behind glasses, a team of midwives...good lord. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975578 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:36:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 975578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: Ditto. And I hemorrhaged, so bring on even more fluids for over 24 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975573 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:35:47 +0000 MrsKoala 975573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I hate reading articles written by men on childbirth, pregnancy etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975543 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:29:52 +0000 cascademom 975543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I hate that line too. She was fortunate enough not have GBS either. I had GBS and needed IV antibiotics. Med-free labor is right for some women, but for me, it wasn't. I wanted an epidural from the instant my labor intensified. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975441 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:06:33 +0000 mrsjyw 975441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for her! She was STUNNING the day after birth. I was a swollen mess from my iv edema! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975385 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:52:50 +0000 regberadaisy 975385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: ha! My immediate reaction was even if it wasn't "textbook" calm I'm sure the media is not told otherwise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975381 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:50:48 +0000 MsLipGloss 975381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@citymouse: Yeah, it's not like she had a wedgie or a sprained ankle, SHE GAVE BIRTH. Sheeesh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975379 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:49:56 +0000 Corduroy 975379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for her. I thought she would be pressured to have interventions "for the safety of the (royal) baby." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975374 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:48:48 +0000 citymouse 975374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @ElbieKay: I also think having her Mom there as her Doula probably helped! I hope my labor goes similarly, we will see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975369 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:47:50 +0000 citymouse 975369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I wrinkled my nose at that line too! And, I haven't even experienced labor yet!! Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975356 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:45:07 +0000 MsLipGloss 975356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so happy for her that her birth experience was (presumably) so calm and happy. That was not, unfortunately, my experience.</p> <p>ETA: But knowing that some people have great labors makes me truly happy . . . it's like finding out that unicorns really do exist! :P </p> <p>A quote from the article . . . "while many moms-to-be call for powerful painkillers to dull the <b>intense discomfort</b> during labor . . ." Intense *discomfort* my ass! My first few contraction sets (yeah, they were stacking in sets of 3 and 4 with no rest in between) would have had this asshat on his knees begging for his mama . . . or death! I had an (almost failed) unplanned induction with tons of Pitocin, back labor, and other lovely stuff to boot! And it lasted waaaaaay longer than 11 hours. I am amazed at how much the pain of giving birth is minimized!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975351 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:43:57 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 975351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nice! 11 hours for a first labor is really great and manageable - sounds like everything went smoothly and without complication for her. I'm happy for them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975341 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:41:51 +0000 mrskc 975341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh very interesting! I bet that's why she was looking so great the next day. I was up and moving just fine just hours after my med-free birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975340 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:41:35 +0000 ElbieKay 975340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, it sounds like she also had a textbook experience with no complications or necessary interventions. I am going to try for an unmedicated birth, and hopefully I will have a relatively short labor and be able to manage it. But if there are complications and I have to be induced then I will most likely get an epidural. I don't want to experience pitocin contractions without any painkillers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975337 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:40:48 +0000 lovehoneybee 975337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few weeks ago I read that she was planning on going med-free and had been doing Hypobabies (or studying whatever the method behind it is, I can't remember if it was that specific program or not). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kate-and-med-free-labor#post-975328 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:38:39 +0000 citymouse 975328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend sent me this link, and I thought it was so interesting!! </p> <p><a href="http://m.nypost.com/p/news/international/kate_natural_woman_5O4jsaYQPmAG5Lae05vDjK" rel="nofollow">http://m.nypost.com/p/news/international/kate_natural_woman_5O4jsaYQPmAG5Lae05vDjK</a> </p>