https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:31:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2719243 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 21:30:28 +0000 Beth24 2719243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby girl is here! Got to the hospital at 4cm. About an hour later I was 5 cm and got an epidural. For the second time, it didn't work - with DD1 I was in labor for long enough that they had time to remove the first one and re-do it. This time around I got an urge to push as the anesthesiologists were trying to decide what to do. About 45 minutes after I was told I was 5 cm I had baby girl in my arms. Epidural never did work so I consider it a natural birth...which was definitely not something I ever thought I would do! Everyone is healthy and DD1 is completely enthralled with her baby sister :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2718487 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:14:42 +0000 oskarsmommy 2718487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: congratulations! So happy for you for the shorter labor - after two boys I'd be pleased to have a girl, not sure if you were feeling the same. She is adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2718423 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:45:27 +0000 MrsB2012 2718423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: oh my gosh a girl! That must have been so emotional for you ❤ congrats, I've been thinking about you and wondering. The pics are beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2718113 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 05:03:06 +0000 lilyann 2718113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had been having consistent contractions through out the day and especially at night for weeks. I just knew baby would come early but each night the contractions would fizzle out. My due date came and went with little progress made at my 40 week appointment (on a Friday afternoon). My cervix was still high and posterior so my OB didn't feel comfortable starting an induction any time soon. </p> <p>I was so disappointed thinking I would have to go into work the following week but I had some fun plans for the rest of the weekend so I decided to make the best of it. We went to a wedding Saturday night and I noticed on the hour drive home, that contractions were getting consistent again but I figured it was like any other night. Around 9/10pm the contractions felt more crampy and I was using the bathroom more often so I decided to try to get some sleep. I would wake up with each contraction but was able to sleep in between them. We got up for church Sunday morning around 7:30 and I made sure to tell my husband about the contractions and that I felt like it would either happen today or tomorrow. We went to the 8:30 service and I had to sit out in the lobby and breathe through them at this point. We had tickets to see beauty and the beast but I knew I wouldn't be able to sit through a movie the way these contractions felt. We called my parents around 10am and told them to come over and get the boys because things were escalating quickly. I was really having to focus, breathe and moan through contractions that were 3 minutes apart. </p> <p>We got to the hospital around 10:30am and got settled into triage, when they checked I was at 4cm, 80%. I had my doula meet us up there because I was already starting to struggle through contractions. My OB wanted me to stay in triage for an hour to ensure I was really in labor and progressing. After an hour of grueling contractions every 2-4 minutes, my body had barely progressed to 5cm and my cervix was still posterior and high. My OB was going to order another hour in triage but my nurses could tell I was definitely in labor and felt pity on me so I got admitted after a monster contraction. </p> <p>After getting settled into my room, contractions were so strong and on top of each other that I asked to get prepped for an epidural. My body was so tense and shaky that I knew I wouldn't have much energy to keep going. The epidural got placed after about an hour and when I got checked again, my cervix had finally come to the front, still dilated to a 5. My OB came in shortly after that to check for herself and she accidentally broke my water. My doula had me switching positions every 30 minutes or so to get baby to descend and I was able to relax. After about 4 hours I got checked again and was at an 8, so close! </p> <p>My doula and husband were being so patient and helpful, especially since I had been having the shakes for hours now and asking for constant massages, ha. I touched up my makeup and mentally prepped to meet our baby soon. Around 7:30pm I got checked and was complete so the nurse called my OB. We waited over 30 minutes on my OB which annoyed me, we were so anxious to meet our little one. She showed up around 8:15 and they began prepping me for delivery. I did 3 practice pushes and then it was go time, I pushed 2-3 more times and baby was out! My husband proudly announced that it was a girl and we both just started bawling. It was a really beautiful moment and I'm so glad we did team green for this pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2718109 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:02:16 +0000 lilyann 2718109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby GIRL arrived Sunday! It was my shortest labor so far! I'll write up my birth story shortly and post it! </p> [attach=2406/17/onmefs.600x600.IMG_4825.JPG] [attach=2406/17/onmefu.600x600.IMG_4824.JPG] [attach=2406/17/onmefv.600x600.IMG_4854.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2717725 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:25:29 +0000 oskarsmommy 2717725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Aspen: thanks!</p> <p>How are you other ladies doing? This board has been so quiet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/3#post-2717501 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:52:18 +0000 Aspen 2717501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: What an amazing and intense birth story! So glad everything worked out so well for you and your family. That picture is worth a thousand words for sure! Beautiful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716538 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:09:14 +0000 Ajsmommy 2716538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: thanks for thinking of us!! Yes we are home and doing great. T is gaining weight and doing really well. We had a specialist appt last week and he was all good. We will have follow up Appts every two weeks for a while.but for now we're good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716467 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:16:37 +0000 oskarsmommy 2716467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: thanks!</p> <p>How is your baby doing? I haven't been on here much, but as you know I sometimes read your posts. Are you guys back home? Praying all is well for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716432 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:52:15 +0000 Beth24 2716432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: Totally get that! It would be nice to skip all the initial check in stuff and get right to the point, but scary for sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716393 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:20:36 +0000 Ajsmommy 2716393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: congrats and holy cabeeza on that birth story!! You're amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716210 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 15:42:18 +0000 oskarsmommy 2716210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beth24: if I had it to do over again, as beautiful and intimate the first part was (just there three of us - not a million people in my face asking questions, etc) I would have left earlier for sure I essentially had a home birth with a hospital delivery - as I had zero monitoring or anything. And I will say, there is something to be said for that. I now kinda get home birth - though I'm not sure I'd ever have the balls to do it. Even after what I lived through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2716092 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 06:31:51 +0000 Beth24 2716092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried to labor at home as long as I could with my first but these last 2 birth stories have me thinking I should go to the hospital sooner rather than later once I start feeling contractions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2715961 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:01:28 +0000 raspberries 2715961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-March 2017 Mamas-</p> <p>Feb 5: anonysquire :boy:<br /> Feb 19: MrsB2012 :girl:<br /> Feb 26: raspberries :boy:<br /> Feb 27: JennEn :boy:<br /> Mar 10: Mrs. Pen :boy:<br /> Mar 17: Weswife :boy: , Pinkberry :girl:<br /> Mar 20: Codeitall :girl:<br /> Mar 21: OskarsMommy :boy: </p> <p>-March 2017 Mamas to Be-</p> <p>March 19: sheskrafty :teamgreen: , kick641<br /> March 21: daniellemybelle :boy:<br /> March 24: lilyann :teamgreen:<br /> March 26: LoveHope :girl: , islarey :girl:<br /> March 27: LovelyPlum :boy:<br /> March 30: Aspen :teamgreen:<br /> March 31: beth24 :girl:<br /> April 2: mrsmacSLP :boy:</p> <p>Always in our hearts :heart: :<br /> Coffee-Lover's baby boy</p> <p>Boys: 9<br /> Girls: 6<br /> TG: 4 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2715952 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:12:34 +0000 raspberries 2715952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: Amazing! Congratulations, mama, hope you're recovering well!</p> <p>@codeitall: Way to go - congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2715947 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:52:31 +0000 oskarsmommy 2715947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: yes - she was also a photographer - thus the pics. She was a life save. She made us leave, and kept implying we might wanna go sooner. Without her we would have called 911 for a home delivery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2715936 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:36:58 +0000 MrsB2012 2715936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oskarsmommy: Wow! First off that picture is amazing, it looks like it belongs in a magazine or something. Secondly that's a crazy story! Was your doula with you at your house? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2715775 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:37:34 +0000 oskarsmommy 2715775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my sweet baby Oliver, Tuesday March 21 at 11:28 am. He came fast and furiously. I looked back at my texts messages, I texted my doula at 9am that day saying I didn't see this labor going too fast, as I had on and off period like contractions since about 4 am that morning with no real pattern. Once my in-laws left, and my son was taken to school, my labor picked up real fast, contractions two minutes apart, painful, but manageable. With my son he was sunny side up, so I was waiting for the pain to get more intense before we left. Around 10:45 the contractions started ramping up and I started crying, telling. My husband and doula I was scared (transition). Contractions did get more intense, but not like I remember with my son. Then my water broke. Shit got real. We took my pants off and my doula was calm, but firm, and said we gotta get there fast. I walked out of my house in a towel, and holy shit did things happen fast. The contractions from my water being broken, and being in the car were hell. I started just wailing through them, dropping lots of f bombs, and kind of roaring like a wild animal. They were 1 min apart. The hospital was 10 mins away, but I started screaming "he is coming". My husband almost pulled over but I had the clarity of mind to tell him to keep going - but I could literally see the baby descending in my belly. I started to get really scared. They decided to pull into the ER entrance, and they got me on a gurney, this is when I was crowning. I was wheeled through the ER, into an elevator up to maternity, pretty much screaming the whole time. I pray that no one in that waiting room thought I was like a car accident patient or something. - my husband said people were freaked out. Literally the second we got in I the L&amp;D room my body just started bearing down, I didn't push at all. It felt like I was throwing up, out the other end. I think that happened twice, and he was out. </p> <p>All in all it was a bit more dramatic than I would have liked, but I am relieved that everything worked out. We are home now, and adjusting to life with 2 kids, but we love our sweet boy so mo much! Attaching a pic from my birth - was so nice to go through this pregnancy with all of you ladies! </p> [attach=7195/17/onbsqm.600x438.IMG_3756.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2714042 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:44:44 +0000 Weswife 2714042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: oh I need that to happen next time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2713884 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:59:11 +0000 Aspen 2713884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: Congratulations! What a great birth story! You rock! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2713847 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:20:20 +0000 MrsB2012 2713847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2713594 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:56:13 +0000 lilyann 2713594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: Wow! Such a great birth story!! Good job, mama!! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2713417 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:32:30 +0000 codeitall 2713417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well little E arrived this morning :) She's a chubster at 8.5lb. Almost two pounds heavier than my first!</p> <p>We went for a long walk yesterday night and contractions started at 9 (I thought they were more awful Braxton Hicks). They stayed 10 minutes apart until 5 when they ramped to 7 minutes and even longer. I woke DH to get the babysitter at 6:30 and by the time he got back, they were less than 3 minutes! We got to the hospital and I was already at an 8 :shocked: Guess I'm better at handling pain than I thought! They pulled the doctor out of the beginning of a c-section to give me a speedy epidural and baby was born an hour later. No tears, just a little bruising. Next time I'm heading in as soon as they're under 10 minutes apart :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712819 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:01:21 +0000 lilyann 2712819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weswife: @Pinkberrry: Congrats ladies!! Hope recovery is going well and that you are getting in plenty of newborn snuggles!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712455 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:39:32 +0000 raspberries 2712455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weswife: @Pinkberry: Congratulations - way to go, mamas! Hope you're both recovering well! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712454 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:38:45 +0000 raspberries 2712454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-March 2017 Mamas-</p> <p>Feb 5: anonysquire :boy:<br /> Feb 19: MrsB2012 :girl:<br /> Feb 26: raspberries :boy:<br /> Feb 27: JennEn :boy:<br /> Mar 10: Mrs. Pen :boy:<br /> March 17: Weswife :boy:<br /> March 17: Pinkberry :girl: </p> <p>-March 2017 Mamas to Be-</p> <p>March 13: OskarsMommy :boy:<br /> March 19: sheskrafty :teamgreen: , kick641<br /> March 21: daniellemybelle :boy:<br /> March 22: codeitall :teamgreen:<br /> March 24: lilyann :teamgreen:<br /> March 26: LoveHope :girl: , islarey :girl:<br /> March 27: LovelyPlum :boy:<br /> March 30: Aspen :teamgreen:<br /> March 31: beth24 :girl:<br /> April 2: mrsmacSLP :boy:</p> <p>Always in our hearts :heart: :<br /> Coffee-Lover's baby boy</p> <p>Boys: 9<br /> Girls: 5<br /> TG: 5 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712412 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:02:51 +0000 MrsB2012 2712412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pinkberrry: congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712400 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:17:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2712400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pinkberrry: ahhh congrats!!! She's gorgeous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712388 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:05:10 +0000 Weswife 2712388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2017-labor-watch/page/2#post-2712387 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:04:17 +0000 Weswife 2712387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: 😊 </p>