https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:24:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320378 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:13:46 +0000 Shimmer 320378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right before I was starting to push, I had contractions one on top of another. I was on Pitocin and had the strongest urge to push... and they told me not to! My midwife was in an emergency c-section and the OR wasn't ready for me! So they turned off the Pitocin and my labor STOPPED! No contractions or anything... they were starting to talk c-section until I convinced them to turn the Pitocin back on and I even begged them to turn it up higher than it was to get things rolling again!</p> <p>Those pitocin contractions that I had before the epidural and when the epidural was failing were brutal... ooh and the back labor with Baby A! Pushing out two babies (which took 3 hours) was a breeze compared to the Pitocin contractions and back labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320358 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:54:51 +0000 sorrycharlie 320358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: omg yes. I am dealing with this now. the stool softeners AREN'T working. I would much rather have started stool softeners before delivery and pooped on the table. Pooping on the table sounds much better than pooping in private now!!</p> <p>tip - I fold a pad into 1/3s (so the soft side is out) and hold that against me for counter pressure. it helps a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320355 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:53:36 +0000 sorrycharlie 320355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>honestly, my L&amp;D was quick and easy! recovery has been worse I think.</p> <p>the contractions during transition were bad, but I didn't even know I was in transition! they hadn't checked me when I got to triage because earlier in the day my OB said I was a 3, so they assumed I hadn't really progressed. I was already a 6, and by the time they got me upstairs I was a 10. I got the epidural though to give her time to labor down, because I went from 3 to 10 in two hours. </p> <p>Also - the epidural was a piece of cake. The nurse and my husband each had a hand to keep me still (I was a 10 and +3 station, lol!) and they thought it was hurting because I was squeezing so hard, but it was the contractions. The epidural was heaven. I could move my legs but didn't feel anything in the crotch region :P and then it wore off and that was that! No lasting effects aside from a FANTASTIC mood. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320253 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:58:15 +0000 lemondrop 320253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought of another- that first poop post baby. Not fun even with the stool softeners. </p> <p>All of it sounds scary, but the baby makes everything totally worth it. I would go through it all a million times over and over for this little guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320228 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:56:51 +0000 runsyellowlites 320228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TRUSTING YOUR BODY! This is the number one hardest most vital part of L&amp;D. If you don't trust your body pain is worse and progression slows. =/</p> <p>Hardest physical aspect? Transition for sure! Everyone hates life through transition &amp; the most common time that moms "trying to go natural" cave. This is when the trusting you body &amp; being reminded of such really comes into play. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320090 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:58:28 +0000 prettylizy 320090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me the hardest part was how tired I became. The pain was manageable the whole time, I just let my body do it's thing with endorphins and adrenaline to offset the contraction pain. I was just sooooo flippin tired by the end I kept falling asleep between contractions once I hit transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-320001 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:27:07 +0000 Phillybaby2013 320001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is scary.... Watching a video of a birth is one thing.. A descriptive play by play of your hardest moments is much worse. I'm excited to have my baby in a few months...looking forward to feeling like my body is being tore in two? No thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319913 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:35:25 +0000 mamabolt 319913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The drive to the hospital and having to sit still in the bed in the hospital once I got there so they could do baseline monitoring. I was doing ok with the contractions when I could move around, but when I was stuck in one position I lost my mental edge and started begging for pain relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319848 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:21:57 +0000 lemondrop 319848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not being in control! </p> <p>Contractions were no picnic, but it was feeling like I was on a runaway train that I had the hardest time with- everything was very fast and I didn't have time to get my head around it. If I knew how things would progress ahead of time, I feel like I would have had a lot less apprehension. My hospital and doctor were fantastic, I couldn't have asked for a better labor and delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319844 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:14:08 +0000 Mrs.M57 319844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The contractions before the epidural, definitely cried! Then pushing, just from being tired after 12 hours of labor. I know many have had it way worse though, parts of my labor werent fun, but I don't think as horrible as I expected. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319839 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:06:36 +0000 chrispygal 319839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a planned c-section so the worst part was the anticipation and nerves. The spinal was no great fun but honestly I had worked myself up so badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319774 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:08:02 +0000 googly-eyes 319774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Knowing when to go to the hospital. I had back labor and irregular contractions until the very end (and for 2+ days.) I was very frustrated because I didn't think it could be "active" labor until they were more regular (and chose to go home at only 2 cm from L&amp;D on the first day.) I went to the hospital when I couldn't handle the pain anymore, still not sure if I was really in active labor... I was 8 cm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319758 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:56:48 +0000 bushelandapeck 319758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely transition (7-10cm). I wanted to cry, scream and throw up all at the same time. Being stitched up after wasn't fun either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd/page/2#post-319747 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:49:42 +0000 Lindsay05 319747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That feeling like I couldnt possibly handle one more contraction and before I could even finish that thought another one would start. It literally did feel like being torn in two. Although the passing of the placenta was a totally different kind of pain! I felt like the pushing part was a relief because thats all I wanted to do during each contraction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319745 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:49:00 +0000 pastemoo 319745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sweet T: yeah the intrauterine monitors sucked </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319725 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:43:26 +0000 Sweet T 319725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the hardest part was that I wasn't contracting on my own even though my water broke naturally. I ended up on pitocin and then eventually had to have an intrauterine catheter. By the end of the day, I ended up being maxed out on pitocin and eventually had a csection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319721 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:42:46 +0000 pastemoo 319721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Ugh!<br /> @lydg: How cool that you progressed quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319713 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:39:27 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 319713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The pain from the contractions and the chaos that ensued after delivery. Blood, stitches, screaming. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319707 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:35:31 +0000 lovehoneybee 319707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thinking of lack of food...I completely forgot about this part...what really sucked was I was only allowed ice chips from about 3 am on. After he was born at 1:30 pm they had to replace the epidural (again) because of some complications, so I wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything but ice chips until around 8 pm. They wouldn't even give me a bottle of water :( (DH kept filling my ice chips cup up with water when they left the room). They told me I was getting enough fluid from the IV, but that didn't help how dry my throat and mouth were! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319662 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:16:22 +0000 Ree723 319662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say the worst for me was the internal check when I got to the hospital - I'd never had an internal check before and whilst having contractions one on top of the other, it was definitely no picnic! Also, that magical rest you get between contractions never came for me - they were just rolling waves of pain that kept coming until I got the epidural. After that, everything about labour and delivery was wonderful with no pain and just sunshine and rainbows everywhere, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319627 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:07:31 +0000 bienlivingdesign 319627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing was the most exhausting part, but none of it was really that bad!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319608 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:56:20 +0000 matador84 319608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo it's kind of hazy but I remember when I went from a 2.5 to 6 in less than an hour and couldn't stop pushing she told me she was canceling it because I was progressing so fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319598 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:53:13 +0000 pastemoo 319598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lack of sleep (I hadn't slept from 4am till they put me out for the c-section *the following day* at 7pm). I was too exhausted to feel as present as I wanted to so by the time they said I needed a c-section I had no presence of mind to question it.</p> <p>I really liked pushing because I thought I was there! I thought I would see my baby any second. It was hard/painful but emotionally it was really cool!</p> <p>@lydg: What was their cutoff for epidural? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319588 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:48:57 +0000 immabeetoo 319588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not opening this thread again.. eep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319579 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:45:02 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 319579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing, I hated pushing. Also, being stitched up after, because you're done...but you aren't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319508 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:16:13 +0000 regberadaisy 319508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to say overall delivery was a very pleasant experience for me. The hospital staff was top notch and I went in with a open mind so I placed no expectations on myself.<br /> If I had to pick one it will be trying to figure out if my pains were contractions or not. Whether I should call my OB or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319421 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:27:54 +0000 LAGS 319421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Transition for sure. It was really intense. Mentally preparing to push was a close second, I was terrified when I felt that pressure, but like they say it felt like a huge relief so in the end was a non-issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319417 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:25:17 +0000 heffalump 319417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it was probably all of the time before I got the meds. Especially having to sit still through a contraction while getting the epi. Not easy!</p> <p>Pushing was no picnic either..... and they tell you that when they stitch you up you won't feel/notice because you'll be holding your LO. I felt it, and it was not cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319412 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:21:54 +0000 chopsuey 319412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing. 2 freaking hours. Was frustrating </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-hardest-part-of-lampd#post-319393 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:10:12 +0000 mrsjyw 319393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: trying to read through these instead of watching any birthing videos in preparation! </p>