https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:45:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-141639 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:54:05 +0000 HLK208 141639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!! This is so encouraging for those who want to go natural (like me!!) it sounds like you handled the whole process really well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98684 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:04:43 +0000 Maysprout 98684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! Sounds intense! You had your water break and pitocin, and still went without any pain meds - you're a champ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98635 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:01:32 +0000 tequiero21 98635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98219 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:19:03 +0000 daniellemybelle 98219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What a great story! I am so impressed that you did it unmedicated even with the Pitocin! Go you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98143 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:02:32 +0000 mrs. wagon 98143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a great birth story.</p> <p>I have NEVER heard of transition being the only legal high, and now I totally look back and understand!! I had an epidural but it wore off when I was 8 cm or so, and now I know I was definitely in transition because when they sat me up to re-place the epidural I totally passed out and felt like I was completely drunk and out of it. The nurses were asking me questions and Rob Sr. kept telling me to answer, but I did not respond at all...!! I thought I was just overwhelmed and almost going to die but now I know... that was the high of being in transition. Oh my! </p> <p>And now I know that I went thru transition without any pain medication. Oh my. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98121 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:38:05 +0000 SAHM0811 98121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What a beautiful birth story!! Congratulations!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98082 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:26:52 +0000 dc yoga bee 98082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-98039 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:40:03 +0000 Mrsbells 98039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats and thanks for sharing your story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97966 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:54:30 +0000 lavender 97966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97896 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:36:25 +0000 ohapostrophe 97896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amazing! Thanks for sharing! Natural birth is such a freaking awesome experience isn't it!?...although wow, I can't imagine it with pitocin added in...you're awesome :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97801 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:55:53 +0000 runsyellowlites 97801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's SO awesome!!!!!!! Congrats on a pretty successful unmedicated &amp; natural birth! The use of pit when really needed BUT with you still being able to cope &amp; help your labor along naturally too!</p> <p>thanks for sharing... with my birth coming up it definitely helps to get all the first hand inspiration I can! =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97798 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:38:01 +0000 prettylizy 97798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: very small first degree tear, 3 stitches and I barely notice it. </p> <p>Thanks everyone for your kind words :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97739 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:44:36 +0000 Crisark 97739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! I've done it twice with an epi and I don't regret my choices but I certainly give you kudos for going natural! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97735 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:42:16 +0000 Alivoo01 97735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations again!! 8 minutes and 3 pushes?? WOW! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97724 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:22:42 +0000 regberadaisy 97724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! If you don't mind me asking did you tear? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97721 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:20:01 +0000 pelikila 97721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in awe of you having a natural labor and delivery with pitocin. I did natural without pitocin and I know I couldn't do it with pitocin. Congratulations on a great birth and thanks for your uplifting birth story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97715 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:16:50 +0000 skibobrown 97715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome story. I'm so glad you were able to stick with a natural childbirth aside from the pitocin :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97706 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:10:59 +0000 mrsjazz 97706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Congrats again. Wow! And natural with pitocin! Gives me more encouragement for my natural birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97703 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:09:17 +0000 winniebee 97703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Way to go on your natural childbirth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97699 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:06:26 +0000 heffalump 97699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So exciting! I think everyone who does natural childbirth is amazing- go you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97679 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:58:37 +0000 MsMini 97679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations on your LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/prettybabys-super-long-birth-story#post-97661 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:45:33 +0000 prettylizy 97661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apologies that it's so long, I just have so much to say!!</p> <p>I was 37 weeks and 2 days, and feeling great. It was my last day at work that day so I was looking forward to a little time at home to relax, put my feet up and get ready for this baby to come. At about 9pm I crawled into bed, and while I was adjusting my army of pillows to try and settle in for the night I felt 'pop glug glug'. I couldn't believe my water had broken early, especially with no contractions yet, but we were off to the races. We raced around the house making sure we had everything we needed packed, and hubby dropped the dogs off at our parents houses while I stayed home to start timing contractions, which were very short and far apart. By 11pm, things were still going slow but fluid was clear and baby was active, so we decided to go to sleep and wait for things to ramp up.<br /> I woke at 5:30am the next day and still not to much going on, so we talked with our doula and decided to start trying some natural induction methods. I used my double electric pump for a while, and paced the house, rocked on the ball. It worked when I was doing those activities, but if I stopped, we'd get a huge lull in contractions. Finally by 1pm we were 16 hours in and decided to head to the hospital to get looked at. I was concerned that I wasn't really in active labour yet, but I felt like we needed to get a progress report if nothing else. By the time I got to the hospital my labour had all but stalled. When I arrived at OB Triage, there was a not so friendly nurse who directed me to a waiting room where I sat for over an hour before being seen. Once I was finally hooked up and checked, they found that I was 2-3cm and still thick. I wasn't thrilled by that news, but they wanted to admit me since I'd been ruptured for over 16 hours at this point. After a long discussion with hubby and my doula, we came to the decision that I was going to go home and continue to try and bring on labour in my comfort zone instead of at the hospital where the pressure for interventions was high.</p> <p>By 3am, I was waking with contractions, the falling back asleep in between, and I was getting hopeful that things were moving along on their own. I'd also 'tossed my cookies' which my doula said was a good sign. The next morning we went to town with the pacing and pumping and man were we working HARD to get those contractions going. This was probably one of the worst parts for me because I was fighting each contraction. Once they were established at home, we decided to go for a drive and see if they would keep up. We spent probably 2 hours in the car lazily driving toward the hospital through every neighbourhood just timing contractions. By 10am, we were back at the hospital getting admitted again. This time I was 3 and thin.......... after all that barely any change! So we just kept at it, pacing the halls, pumping, pressure points, everything we could to keep my labour going. The problem was every time I stopped doing those things for a heart rate check, I'd go 10 minutes between contractions. It was like I had some magic off switch that turned my labour off. </p> <p>At 2pm after much discussion, we decided to hook up a pitocin drip and antibiotics. Even though our fluid was still clear and plentiful and her heart rate was stable the entire time, we needed to move things along and my body just didn't want to contract on its own. I will tell you that I was terrified of what a pitocin contraction was going to feel like. We were so set on doing everything naturally and I didn't know how I was going to cope with the synthetic contraction. Getting me hooked up was another comedy of errors. What should have taken 20 minutes took almost 2 hours. My vein in one hand did something (twisted maybe? I can't remember) so they had to pick my other hand. The IV machine wasn't working it just kept beeping and not doing anything. The wireless fetal heart rate monitor kept shutting off every time they touched it to my belly. Then the wired monitor only picked up her heart rate if I was laying flat on my back while holding it at an angle. We were laughing at the ridiculousness of it all at that point, because what else could you do. Finally the Dr came in to hook up an internal monitor to the baby because I knew I couldn't labour laying flat on my back the entire time.<br /> Once the contractions started coming on their own, it was almost a relief. I laboured for the most part in an upright seated position, just enjoying that I didn't have to work to get every single contraction to come. Finally some progress, and I was able to relax between contractions. I was exhausted by this point. Every 30 minutes they came in and upped our Pit, and the first 2 contractions after each dosage adjustment were the worst. My body had to catch up with the endorphins to cover the pain of the contraction, but I dealt with it. Twice I thought I couldn't make it any longer and needed my doula to talk me off the ledge and re-centre me.<br /> By 10:30 I was in transition, and let me tell you that was the craziest part for me. I felt like I was in another world- like the room was spinning. I could barely keep my eyes open. I'd labour through each contraction then fall asleep in between, even if only for a minute or two. My doula joked that this is the only legal high you're ever going to get so enjoy it. It was so true though, between the adrenaline and endorphins I felt like I was high as a kite. Once I reached 10cm, the fog lifted, I was aware, and felt the urge to push. My doula coached me through the early pushing to get the baby ready, then once the Dr. came in, it was 8 minutes and 3 good pushes and she was out! The sensation of pushing actually felt good at that point, like relief against the pain. I couldn't believe how fast it happened. I had one very minor tear (3 stitches) and I was on my feet within 45 minutes of her being born.<br /> Every moment since has been awesome. I didn't need anything more than a little IBprofen for the soreness post delivery, she latched within 15 minutes of being born and we've been (what I think is) successful breastfeeding since. People were shocked that I was up and about so quickly after delivery, and I credit going natural 100% for that. Being able to get up, move around and adjust my body to accommodate her through the process was invaluable. I would recommend looking into natural childbirth to anyone who asks, it was so worth it. </p>