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We talked about my OB birthing a baby gorilla at the zoo. It was a hilarious conversation, and I don't know that we could ever top something like that!

It was like, "Let's do a test push. Ok, we're going to get ready for delivery. So, anyway, did you know gorilla babies are delivered OP (sunny side up)?"

They were talking about their lake vacation they were about to go on - three of my nurses were going together. They got so caught up in their conversation they forgot to stay on top of my contractions so I was pushing by myself. My OB's phone kept ringing and she kept answering it, which I thought was weird because her other hand was on the baby's head, and, umm, he hadnt been born yet! Lol

Toward the end, my nurse was talking about heading to a Memorial Day Weekend party right after her shift--and how she was planning to have a drink for me for doing so well and sticking to my guns to have a natural birth.

They were pretty much focused on me and how well I was pushing other than that so I didn't mind!

During my C-section they were singing "I'm elmo and I know it" which is the elmo version of I'm sexy and i know. They also talked about food a lot

My favorite anesthesiologist was talking about how she was moving to Virginia to teach at a university. I loved her so much and I'm sad that I won't ever be able to have her help me again.

My stupid nurse just said stupid stuff regarding my son and the baby's death. I was 2 seconds away from kicking her out of the room. My mother was, also.

I also heard a lot about the paperwork I was going to have to fill out. It was very daunting.

@mrsjazz: sort of. I can't express how random it was! She was talking about turning the baby gorilla and getting excoriated after the newspaper article about it. The whole thing was completely random.

During my c-section they were all talking about 80s music (Dancing on the Ceiling came on the radio in the OR) so it was kind of a nice distraction. Then my doctor and the nurses all guessed the weight (they were all really off because she was bigger than anyone expected) and when I was finishing up they joked about where I kept that big baby since I didn't look big.

I had a C-section with no labor so it was very relaxed. I was chatting with them as well. We talked about the music that was playing, the doctor's children, what I couldn't wait to eat once she was finally out, and I joked that the doctor could go home for dinner with his family since I was his last patient of the night. He laughed and said "most moms that come in here don't view that as a positive!" Oh and we talked about the rude NYC moms they've encountered during births and how I was so much fun. I had a blast at my delivery till I started puking from an allergic reaction to the synthetic morphine lol

For the large majority of my labor it was either just me and my husband, or us and one L&D nurse. The nurse was about 20 weeks pregnant and when pushing was getting difficult for me I started asking her about her pregnancy to distract myself. Other than that everyone was just focused on the task at hand.

For most of my labor it was just me and my husband. During the c-section we talked about my work and moving to Alaska until the spinal shakes got to be so much that I couldn't hold a conversation. After that, the only thing I said to the anesthesiologist was ZOFRAN! ZOFRAN! BLARRRRRP! Heh.