https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 20:15:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-711223 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:05:27 +0000 MamaMoose 711223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L&amp;D was a breeze to me as compared to 9 months of pregnancy and the first couple months of caring for a newborn. But just now at 4.5 months I have done a 180 from being scared of going through the newborn stage again to having a bit of baby fever (mainly influenced by the fact that I can't believe how big my girl is getting!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-711197 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:55:54 +0000 meredithNYC 711197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor was not too difficult (I'd rather go through L&amp;D again than pregnancy) and I "forgot" almost immediately after I was healed from it all - so probably 8 weeks or so? Yeah... the healing was pretty awful, in my opinion. But back to your question, I'm 11 months postpartum and sometimes when I think about the birth it seems like it happened to someone else. Really weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-711037 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:19:40 +0000 Dandelion 711037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: The thought of another whole pregnancy terrifies me...if I could just skip straight to L&amp;D, everything would be great, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710932 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:56:03 +0000 blackbird 710932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just hope I don't have to push SO long next time, but a couple of days later, I thought "that's not so bad". PLUS, I feel like I know what to watch out for: I went from a 4.5 to a 9 in 80 min. Next time, I want the epidural EARLY. I think the frustration of a new baby will wear me down more </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710909 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:50:14 +0000 tororojo 710909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was super sore after L&amp;D but it wasn't as bad as I expected. I can imagine going through that again (I'm 5 weeks out) but the thought of another first trimester horrifies me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710734 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:09:15 +0000 hellobeeboston 710734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm 5.5 months pp and I can barely remember labor! I think it's so bizarre -- I actually wish I could remember it better. I had a long 23 hr labor, 5 hrs of pushing and a tear, but I actually felt really good about it. I was healed after about 3 weeks I would say and I kept trying to hold on to the memory of labor - I was SO proud of myself, I honestly didn't think I'd be able to get through it and I still marvel at the fact that I did.</p> <p>Like so many other posters said - time makes the memory fade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710727 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:07:29 +0000 GrapeCrush 710727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>once i was pretty healed from my c-section i was good. but it was even sooner than that when i had even forgotten how to describe the contractions. and it didn't take long for me to forget all together, as i got preggers 6 months pp.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710718 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:06:19 +0000 aprk 710718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm encouraged by all of your comments. I think once I heal physically I'll be ready to heal mentally and emotionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710712 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:05:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 710712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say about 4 weeks PP, I was healed, now even though it was rough and ended in emergency c-section I can't wait for number two, although I know going into it that I can schedule my due date since I will be having another c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710672 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:58:09 +0000 mrsjyw 710672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pushed for two hours, had an episiotomy, and wanted to die on the bed because I thought the pressure/pain was so bad.</p> <p>Clearly it wasn't because my PP healing process/recovery was quick and I was ok with talking about future kid(s) in month 2.</p> <p>I'm 20 weeks pp now and we're already making tenative time plans for LO#2. Time is def a healer. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710657 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:55:20 +0000 teamjse 710657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor wasn't too bad even though it lasted 32 hours. Water broke prematurely and had to be induced. I had an epidural for most of it, just felt buzzing down there. Ds was small so I didn't tear at all and was pretty much back to my norm within the hour. The nurses freaked out when they saw me walking around 30 mins after delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710596 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:41:04 +0000 cascademom 710596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say by a few months pp I forgot. My husband constantly reminds me of the pain, etc. that he witnessed. My labor and delivery was pretty straightforward too, about 14 hours total. I can definitely see doing it again. Part of it was that I wasn't afraid of the labor part. For some reason, I was completely relaxed about that part of it mentally before it started. I was in pain and wanted the pain managed, but I knew the goal, etc., so I wasn't hung up on it during my pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710587 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:38:30 +0000 Dandelion 710587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember everything...my labor was a nightmare. Not sure I'll ever forget this one. I forgot pretty quickly with DS.</p> <p>BUT only after a few days I thought I'd be willing to try again for another baby. It's worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710556 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:54 +0000 swurlygurl 710556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forgot about everything as soon as I had my baby, so I'm not much help.</p> <p>I tell DH how badly I want another already (12 weeks PP), and he tells me I'm crazy because I was so miserable and hated L&amp;D... haha, oops! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710446 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:54:41 +0000 wheres_c 710446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was pretty horrific, 18 hour unpainmedicated labor then an emergency c section with hemmoraging and baby being taken from me as I was too sick to care for him.</p> <p>I haven't forgotten labor for sure, but after about a month with my lovely new baby I was super excited to start trying for #2. That was the point where baby fever made me less fearful about my labor experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710443 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:53:56 +0000 immabeetoo 710443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a relatively easy l&amp;d with an amazing epidural... worst part was having to be catheterized after the epidural wore off, and postpartum complications and surgical stitch repair. I still remember all of it, but was ready to contemplate doing it again at about 3 months PP :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710386 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:31:39 +0000 allison 710386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: ah, the pushing on the belly was the worst! I mean, it was all hard, but I knew I was working towards a goal (getting the baby out), so I did what I had to do. After the baby came out, I was so relieved! So when they started pressing on my stomach, it was just more than I could take. I kept involuntarily grabbing the nurse's hands, telling her to stop. Whoops...</p> <p>I consider my all-natural l&amp;d pretty traumatic, and I had a really difficult pp recovery, too (couldn't walk unassisted for over a week). But at 10 weeks pp, I think I'm pretty much over it. I think just seeing how much my body has healed in 10 weeks is really surprising and encouraging to me. I thought I'd be using a walker for months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710348 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:09:44 +0000 mediagirl 710348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forgot most of it pretty quickly. I don't think I'll ever forget the catheter or them pushing on my belly, though.</p> <p>I think about it like this - labor and delivery is a very short time compared to how long you get to spend with that little, amazing human being that you grew and delivered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710330 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:03:01 +0000 sumer08 710330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's faded over time for me (7.5 months PP), but I still think about it from time to time. I had a rough delivery which resulted in an emergency c-section with a failed epidural, so it was pretty traumatic for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710315 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:46:32 +0000 oliviaoblivia 710315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Despite a two day long labor and the an emergency c-section and a ten pound baby, we started talking about number two while still at the hospital. They were wheeling me out of the or and I asked when I could have another. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710309 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:41:03 +0000 Weagle 710309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm looking forward to L&amp;D again, but not morning sickness. I remember exactly what that was like. The memories of L&amp;D are a little fuzzy, but overall I loved it and felt SO accomplished afterwards. I jokingly commented to DH, "Clearly no one else has ever had a baby before because they would have told me how awesome it is!" I really felt that way, though. I could do without some of the postpartum surprises. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710292 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:18:31 +0000 bpcmarj 710292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I handled labor and delivery pretty well and went into a zone. I said I could totally do it again right after I gave birth. Now, at nearly a year PP, I actually WANT to do it again. Mostly because I want to have that experience again and am really longing for her to have a sibling. Plus, I feel like giving birth was just something I was good at (as silly as that sounds!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710286 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:08:25 +0000 looch 710286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor wasn't awful, but I still remember what it felt like. My son is 28 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710281 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:04:09 +0000 heffalump 710281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Compared to many I had a pretty easy labor and delivery. But easy is still painful! Lo is 20 months so we're thinking of ttc again sometime soon which puts the labor and delivery on my mind again. And I'm not at all excited about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710247 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:22:57 +0000 MrsStar 710247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor and delivery was relatively easy. I think it was about 10 minutes after lo being born I thought "that wasn't so bad, I could do that again" but an hour earlier I was saying I would never do it again and it was pure torture. I forgot how painful it was as soon as she was born. I'm not scared about labor/delivery again, I'm more worried about the fatigue and morning sickness the next time since it was horrible the first time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710217 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:14:54 +0000 googly-eyes 710217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have a particularly traumatic l &amp; d but I never thought it was too bad bc I was so focused on adjusting to having lo. I thought morning sickness was worse... l &amp; d was 3 days, m/s was weeks.... months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710213 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:59:28 +0000 glimmersnaps 710213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been more than 2 years and it still makes me shudder. I'm pregnant now and basically in denial that I'll have to do it again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710197 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:44:40 +0000 luckypenny 710197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That day! Although it was a looooooong and exhausting labor, for me, the whole experience was so ... elevating (not sure thats the right word....) ? I felt such a high and it was incredible. I told my OB an hour later, "I want to do this again!" She told me to please wait a year lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710185 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:01:21 +0000 78h2o 710185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't yet forgotten the suckiness of really bad morning sickness, but for some reason, ive pretty much forgotten 34 hrs of painful labor and a somewhat scary delivery. I'm 4 mo PP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-forget#post-710179 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:55:11 +0000 FarmWifeGina 710179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pretty traumatized (long, unmedicated labor and birth) for 6 or 8 weeks and then I was like wow, that was hard, but look what I did!!!! I DID IT!!! And that outweighed the trauma, lol. By the time I did it again 26 months later, I still remembered, but it had definitely faded and I was reminded again of just how hard it was, but by the next day was like, yeah, I'm crazy, but hell yeah I'll do it again! And now, 26 months after that birth, the memory of the exact intensity has definitely faded, although as I look ahead to doing it again in 7 months or so, the thought of the incredibly hard work of labor makes me tired just thinking about it, but I'll be ready when the time comes. </p>