https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 02:27:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204623 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:27:32 +0000 Mrsbells 204623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section and my recovery was the worst! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204605 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:24:03 +0000 Honeybee 204605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say pushing was the hardest with DD; I actually asked the nurse how much longer it was going to take because I was tired!</p> <p>With DS, I would say it was the placenta delivery because I had to have it manually extracted. Basically, the doctor reached up and scraped my uterus with his fingers to get all of the placenta out. It hurt so bad, I asked if there was a doctor around with smaller hands! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204459 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:29:11 +0000 Weagle 204459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The results of pushing for 2.5 hours (aka 'roids... tmi?) were the worst. Worst part of recovery for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204415 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:10:43 +0000 Lindsay05 204415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing was such a relief! Definitely the labour when it felt like someone was slowly ripping my legs off. Also when they push on your stomach afterwards to get rid of the blood. And then the dreaded recovery was oh so painful and uncomfortable along with the baby blues... Ugh :( Why do we do this more than once? LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204382 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:01:14 +0000 mediagirl 204382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: Yes! I dilated so quickly once I got to the hospital, I thought I would push a few times and be done. Instead, two hours later, they used the vacuum on me. Pushing was the worst part by far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204374 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:58:05 +0000 BeachMama 204374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had early labor for 5 nights where I'd have contractions throughout the night that would go away during the day. The last two nights were extremely painful and I got no sleep. I was finally induced on the 3rd day, had 16 hours of labor (with an epidural), and ended up with a c-section. When they were prepping me for the c-section, my epidural must have been turned off and I was screaming in pain for what seemed like forever. In the operating room I remember someone yelling at the anaesthesiologist "Jesus Christ can't you give her something?!"</p> <p>Afterwards when they're pushing on your tummy was probably the most painful thing I've ever felt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204360 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:50:07 +0000 mrs. wagon 204360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: :( I was crying for someone to help me, too. Wagon Jr. and Sr. had gone to the NICU and I was all alone, and it was the saddest and most alone time ever :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204357 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:48:36 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 204357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: me too!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204350 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:47:07 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 204350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The dramatic part at the end where there is blood everywhere and they're pushing on my uterus and my feet are in the stirrups as I get stitched up. I could feel EVERY LAST STITCH (all 32 of them) and was crying for somebody to help me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204348 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:45:40 +0000 jennylynn 204348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was either the pushing (so much more exhausting than I thought it would be) or the placenta delivery. The doctor had a lot of trouble getting the placenta out so it felt like forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204345 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:44:40 +0000 yin 204345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Active labor was the worst. Not only was it tiresome to push for 3 hours, but it was extremely frustrating dealing with the hospital staff. I ended up crying not because of the pain but due to the staff not being on hand to help me. I had two students in the room guiding me the entire time while nurses would pop in every now and then. The doctor (not mine or anyone in my doctor's office) appeared for the last 20 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204342 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:43:18 +0000 autumnlove 204342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The actual C-section and lack of anesthesia! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204331 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:38:58 +0000 LAGS 204331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess technically it was the active labor part, but specifically it was all her heart decelerations during it that was the worst. Pushing was intense, but went so quickly I didn't mind it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204298 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:25:49 +0000 Andrea 204298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing for 3.5 hours, eternity! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204268 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:17:08 +0000 Lozza 204268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Per capita, (i guess in terms of unhappiness per minute, or something like that), placenta delivery was the worst. I totally didn't expect it to hurt, and I thought I was all done and could finally relax for a minute, but then they started pushing on my stomach and it was excruciating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204264 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:15:52 +0000 loveisstrange 204264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Active labor and pushing. I had some good drugs afterward, so it wasn't so bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204263 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:15:46 +0000 betsyboop 204263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing for 3 hours! And this might be TMI, but I hadn't had a bowel movement that day, so I was really really concerned about pooping while pushing...haha! (somehow I didn't) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204260 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:14:18 +0000 cvbee 204260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing for 2 hours for me too.</p> <p>I thought it was going to be like 15 minutes, since the rest of my labour was soooooo fast. Had I thought "this will probably take 2 hours" it might not have been so bad, but I started getting pretty frustrated. But my birthing team (nurses and DH and OB) were all really positive and kept me going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204254 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:11:26 +0000 winniebee 204254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with @ Mrs. Jacks! The anticipation/timing contractions at home and obsessing over if/when to go to the hospital was the worst for me. </p> <p>Puking before pushing (and right after delivery) wasn't much fun either though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204225 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:57:54 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 204225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does it seem weird if I say anticipation was by far the worst for me? I labored at home for a day and a half and I had myself so freaked out about how bad it might be. Aside from some really painful contractions (baby was OP), labor and delivery wasn't too bad for me.</p> <p>As for physical stuff, my IV caused the most problems out of anything, ironically. I'll never let them put one in my wrist ever again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204216 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:55:28 +0000 chopsuey 204216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pushing for 2 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204211 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:53:31 +0000 mrs. wagon 204211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The placenta delivery and recovery were both really awful. But the sharpest memory I have is the stitching. That was so unbelievably painful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204196 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:47:02 +0000 Rubies 204196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recovery, for sure. I still feel sad about not being able to really soak in new mommyhood and fully bond with LO because of the pain I was in after giving birth. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-worst-part-about-giving-birth#post-204194 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:46:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 204194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Active labor/pushing, delivering the placenta, the stitching up afterwards, or the recovery?</p> <p>With Charlie it was the labor fo shizzle. And with Olive it was the recovery. The stitches were worse than the labor with her though! </p>