My Labor Video – Part One
Before my own pregnancy my only experience with child birth or labor was one moment when I walked into my sister’s hospital room 2 minutes post birth. The doctor still in position, baby crying, and my sister looking as if she had just finished a marathon without any training. I was only 17 at the time and caught up in a world of ignorance. Only one word to describe it: terrifying.
So when I became pregnant this past year I forced myself to watch ever single child birth video available on the internet – the good, the bad, and the terrifying. I would sit on youtube balling my eyes out in fear. My husband didn’t understand why I subjected myself to this. But I had to do it; I had to know everything. To me, pregnancy ending in childbirth was like boarding a roller coaster you knew you would fall out of.
It ended up not being nearly as bad as my brain lead me to believe. (Whose videos did I watch??) Now I see the beauty in it and the whole process is amazing. So here it is – part one of my labor video. Part two is on its way. Don’t worry, the actual event is not shown.
For a little background information: I was overdue and induced labor with pitocin. I was unable to get one minute of sleep during a 4 day hospital stay. Labor lasted 24 hours. More posts can be found in the Labor and Delivery Category.
You did an amazing job especially being without sleep for so long. I’d be quite cranky to say the least!
OH my! I was induced with my first and it sucked:( But, totally worth it!
[...] is the second part of my labor video. Watch Part One [...]
Oh it is so worth it! I’ve been through it three times. Each time was different, but I remember them all so clearly!
Pitocin!!!!!!! That name has me cringing everytime I hear it. I had a caesarean with my second child. My doctor prescribed pitocin to aid in contracting the afterbirth but the dosage was WAY too high. I thought I was going to die.
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