Anybody got any good delivery room stories??

[Fire14]

My mother has a story to tell. She was in to have second child and told Doc. it wouldn't be long till kid was there. Doc being doc said oh you got couple hours yet. YA RIGHT He didn't make it to Burger King where he was heading which is RIGHT accross street from Hosp. He listened to her with third one.

 

[Princess_Aurora]

My first was born so fast that there wasn't really time for much of a story. I was 17 and my mom and older sister were my coaches. My sister, however stayed at home when we left the house to go to the hospital thinking that i would probably be there for hours and she said, "call me when it's time." Well, since I was dilated 8cm when I got there they said it was time! We called her but she didn't get there until right as I was delivering. She had to put on a cap and gown and a surgical mask before she came in. Well, after DD was born the placenta then comes out and my sister takes one look at it and it makes her throw up...only when she threw up she didn't have time to get the mask off her face. Imagine how gross that was for her!

With my second, DH slept the WHOLE ENTIRE TIME! I guess they made that sleeper sofa in my room a little TOO comfy because he was sleeping like a baby. He finally woke up after the dr came in to break my water then left the room to have some breakfast. As soon as he left the room DS was ready to come out! He didn't get to eat much since he had to turn right back around and come back in.

 

[perdidobay]

With my second dd, I was sound asleep when my water broke, woke me up (3:30 am) from a sound sleep. 48 minutes later she was born. Needless to say, the drive to the hospital, arguement with the nurse I was about to shoot out a baby and the whole race to the delivery room is quite a good story. Best part? It was Thanksgiving day, no florists were open, so DH got me flowers from the only place he could find.....a funeral home. Let me tell you they were beautiful. I think those ladies were so happy to do a "cheerful" arraignment!

 

[Poohstyx]

Hey MJ! I remember your DH telling that story about the funeral home flowers, when we saw y'all at Epcot. I still laugh about it. Hey, whatever it takes - how thoughtful of him.

Take care ~
Poohstyx

 

[browneyes]

When we were having our DD, my mom got so tickled at my SO. I was in labor for about 8 1/2 hours. My SO was so nervous, he had to tinkle about 4-5 times EVERY hour.

When we were having our DS, my SO must've been having labor pains too. He was sitting in the recliner about 10 feet away complaining about his back hurting at frequent intervals. I told him if he really wanted some pain, I was more than happy to share my pain.

I think my SO is relieved my tubes are tied. I don't think he could handle another labor.

 

[Regina]

Let's see....

With my first they gave me pitocin to make the contractions stronger. I don't do pain well, LOL. I was shifting around in the bed trying to get a bit more comfy, when DH took my shoulders and started pushing me down. I grabbed his stomach and twisted. In my best Exorcist voice, I said "what are you doing?" He thought that I was trying to leave! Hello, where was I going to go.

With my second, I'm in the delivery room when all of a sudden, I have a cast of thousands. They had a group of med students come in to observe. They asked me if I minded. Why no, why not sell tickets while you're at it?

And finally, number 3. The Lamaze nurse introduces herself. I told her what I thought of Lamaze and I never saw her again. The doctor took a peek at what was happening and thought that he had time to do a scheduled procedure on another patient. After he left, DD had other plans. A nurse took a look and next thing I know she's pushing my bed into the delivery room yelling for anyone to come and help. The doctor got there just in time.

 

[pattyT]

With bolth kids I had VERY LONG labors!
with DS the backlabor was sooo bad that I decided to sit in the rocking chari cuz I couldn't get comfy laying down -
DH fell asleep on me
and I later remembered that hey - the bed inclined so I don't need to be sitting up in the hard chair-
then when push time came -
DH thought he was going to pass out and got up to leave the room - the nurse had to push him into a chair and tell him not to leave they were worried that he would walk out and pass out!
I should have none when he almost passes out in lamaze and turned green that it wouldn't be good!

 

[mtemm]

Oooh! I just thought of another one! In this we were still in the LDR room, thinking that we would have a normal birth. We were at the hospital at 8 that morning to have gel...I was supposed to be sent home after, induced on Friday (this was Wednesday). After a couple of treatments, my dr. was concerned that Daniel wasn't that active...not enough to do a section (yet), but enough that she didn't want to wait. Got me a room, put me on pitocin, and eventually broke my water.

Now, I had been up since 3 or 4 that morning...woke up just nervous, excited, etc. We had left for the hospital at 6:30. This was now around 7 or 8 at night...we were tired and punchy. Once contractions started I HATED the bed. With a passion. I had PIH so they wouldn't let me walk...thankfully my dr. ok'd the rocking chair. Heaven!!! I was rocking away, dealing with contractions, and trying to sort of sleep (yeah, right) at the same time. Greg was wiped out...so tired. He was sitting in this rather uncomfortable looking chair.

So I did what seemed obvious to me...told him to take the bed...rest while he could. It was still very early labor. So he's laying there watching the Olympics on tv when suddenly he jumps up...jeans are all wet.

Now, they did change the pads on the bed after they broke my water, but apparently something was missed...OMG! I was laughing so hard. He was so grossed out...but you know, with everything dealing with childbirth, a little "water" on your jeans isn't such a bad thing

 

[Mishetta]

We didn't want to know the gender of either child, we wanted to be surprised. I just kept saying that I hoped that baby #2 had the same nose as my oldest DS. My DS #1 has the greatest nose, so perfect. So it was like a standing joke, when I had my Ultra Sound, I asked my OB/GYN if he could tell if the baby had my DS #1's nose? He said he couldn't tell but it was possible. Well, here we are, day of delivery & naturally, we still didn't know what the baby's gender was. After a full day of pitocin (after being a week past my due date), I finally delivered my precious little "surprise" & once the baby came out, I started asking "what is it? What is it?" All I heard from my DH was "oh, it looks like the baby does have Nicholas' nose!" Then my OB/GYN said "yes, the baby has the same nose!" BUT NO ONE WOULD TELL ME WHAT IT WAS!!! So I'm screaming at them "what is it, a boy or a girl???" My husband had to look back down at the baby (like he completely forgot to look, he was so excited that baby had my oldest DS's nose!) to tell me "oh, it's a boy!"

 

[poohandwendy]

This isn't a delivery room story but it was pretty funny....also, it may have TMI for some so read at your own discretion....

I was 4 days from my due date with my 3rd child and had been having 'false labor' pains for about a week but NO baby, so I was very anxious and READY for the signs that labor was starting! Well, during pregnancy, especially the end, I was always very warm and slept naked for comfort.

Earlier in the evening I had gone to bed, leaving my DH and my brother in the LR watching tv where he apparently fell asleep after my brother left. When he is not in bed, I somehow always end up on 'his' side of the bed....so, about 3 am I woke up and the bed was wet under my bottom...I was so excited to think that my water must have broken in my sleep!!!! YEAH!! I actually smelled the wet sheets to make sure it wasn't urine (I know, TMI, but anyone who has given birth knows that sometimes we can 'leak' during the last part of pregnancy)...IT WAS NOT URINE!!! YEAH!!....so I am TOTALLY EXCITED and I run out into the living room, butt-naked, screaming..."Honey wake up, my water broke!!!!".....

He looks at me and says...are you sure? I am like "YEAH, I woke up and the bed was wet and it isn't pee!!!"...

He just rolled his eyes and looking at my hugely pregnant, NAKED body he said......."honey, you are going to be really mad, but I forgot to tell you the water bed has a slow leak on my side and MAN am I glad your brother left when he DID!!!!!!" ...

I was so deflated but Hayley finally made her appearance 2 days later...

on a side note, my husband ended up being late for work that morning due to fixing that leak in the water bed...and making me a very nice breakfast!!!!

 

[disykat]

It's fun to think about the funny parts of labor and leave the rest of the stuff out!

My favorites: dh watching the monitor like a hawk and "telling me" when I was having contractions - like I didn't know!

My second son I was awake during a c-section. Knowing I already had one son, the drs. kept saying "it's a girl, no it's a boy, no it's a girl." Dh had to look - they weren't telling.

DH was also fascinated with my insides. I had made him promise not to look - he assured me he didn't. I actually believed him until I heard him giving a detailed discription of the colors of my uterus to his mom. Blech! I don't do that well with blood, etc. and some things I just don't want to know!

 

[Deb & Bill]

I only was lucky enough to have one pregnancy come to full term. When I was in the delivery room, I was about ready to have the epidural. My mom and dad were in the room next door waiting. Now this was a small rural hospital and I was the only one delivering a baby on this day. The anesthesiologist came to administer the epidural. My husband and I both worked in the federal hospital in town, so we knew some of the docs and people who worked in both hospitals. Anyway, the anesthesiologist comes in, dressed in jeans, boots and a work shirt. He starts to open up the back of my gown to get the epidural going. My mom nearly has a cow wondering what the heck that maintenance man was doing to her daughter.

Then when the baby was crowning, the doctor says to the nurses in the room "It's a boy!!. They were very confused as to how he knew that already. But since I had an amniocentisis, he had a reason to know.

 

[Sonya]

I don't know if I shouldn't have opened this thread or if I should thank you all for posting! I'm a bit nervous about all of this but some of your stories are so funny! (and some are very scary!)

 

[Regina]

My favorites: dh watching the monitor like a hawk and "telling me" when I was having contractions - like I didn't know!

My DH did the same thing! I forgot all about that.

He'd always end up with a few bruises before it was over. I'd grab onto a love handle or his upper arm and squeeze the heck out of it, just so he could "share" in the wonder of giving birth.

 

[Lucky4me]

When my first born was about 10 hours old they switched him with another baby.

Both babies were jaundiced and were in incubators side by side. Everyone remarked at how much they looked alike with their ruddy complexions and heads full of dark hair.

They brought the baby to me for feeding and I took one look and knew he wasn't mine. His wristband matched mine so the nurse thought I was nuts. They went and got the other baby and she was feeding my son never realizing he wasn't hers. After a lot of screaming and yelling and probably a few blood tests, I got the right baby back.

The other baby was American Indian and all these years I've called my son my little papoose.

I imagine this happens more than we'll ever know and no one is ever the wiser. Scary, huh?

 

[mum4jenn]

I have had to laugh at alot of these because they bring back a bunch of memories!!! Dh was also one of those that watched the monitor and told me when I was having a contraction. I had been given an epidural twice but it did not work either time. I was having really bad back labor because dd was facing the wrong way (not breech just facing the wrong way).Beleive me I knew I was having labor pains.

A lady in my Moms Sunday school class was visiting in the hosp. and knew I was in there so she popped in right when I was in the middle of a contraction and I could not speak. I also had oxygen going so she freaked out and ran and told my Mom who thought I must be dying!!

We had bought a really tranquil cd from Lifescapes to play while I was in labor but when my Dr. came in he took it out and put in some German Polka music.

Two days after we came home from the hospital the epidural finally kicked in and my left leg went numb so I had to walk up against a wall to keep from falling.

Oh (maybe TMI here) I ended up getting hemmoroids really bad and the nurses would come in to check me after giving birth and they would all coment like."Oh my!!! Girl..you do have a problem down there"

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

With the birth of my first, DH was busy watching a auto race on tv with the Dr. I was like "pregnant woman delivering over here!"

Also, the hospital is a teaching hospital and you get interns who are on their Ob rotation. Now I am normally very shy, but after every nurse comes in to check how you are progressing you get used to it. Sometimes these interns would come in too. One intern came in and the doc asked if he could "check my progress." He does and I ask him how far along I am. He looks at me than at the doc. He had no idea! I was the first pregant woman he dealt with.

Final tale for me: When I finally delivered my daughter DH wanted to get a pic of her before the cord was cut. The anestisiologt said he would take the pic. I said "just make sure you leave me out of it." I was pointing down to my lower region where the baby was still attached to me. The doc said that it wouldn't be a problem. He had taken lots of these pics before. He snaps the pic and that's the end of it. The next day DH comes to the hospital with the pics he just got developed. One pic is no longer a rectangle. I realize it's the pic of the baby with the cord. Apparently the doctor didn't leave me out of it! I always had a hard time going into the local photo shop after that.

 

[mtemm]

Sonya, when you are up to it you'll have to share your (upcoming) story with us!

Childbirth is like a wedding...there is always something unexpected that happens that makes for a great story later. Might be small, might be large, but there is always something to tell.

 

[nancy679]

With DD #1, both DH and Dr were trying to guess the Wheel of Fortune puzzle and I had to tell them when I was having contractions. We still tell that story to DD.

With DD#2, all the delivery rooms were full, so I had to wait in an exam room, on a very hard exam table. Well, as my labor progressed and the pain kept getting worse, the nurses wouldnt give me an epidural until I got into a delivery room. My back was killing me on that hard table, but all DH was doing was complaining how uncomfortable he was because he had to sit on an uncomfortable stool.

With DS , there was 4 of us ready to deliver, so the nurses were betting on who would go first, I ended up being 2nd.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

I have a couple...
There is a little background you need though..... at the time DD was born DW had been an ER nurse for 12 years and I worked as a paramedic out of the same hospital....
The first was when I went with her for an exam. All doctors like to push their speciality and he knew I was a paramedic. After he got done he decided to further my medical education so he called me over and gave me a guided tour of DW's internal anatomy. A LONG one...with her in the stirrups and the speculum in... she was NOT pleased.....
So delivery day comes and they decide it's C section time.
I think DW knows me better than you know your DH snoopy because the first words out of her mouth as I walked through the O.R. door were "DON'T YOU #$*##& DARE TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE DOING".
So the doctor decides to give me another guided tour of her anatomy from a different perspective nobody cared except one OR nurse who considered me not sitting on the stool and the rather off color jokes that were told, since everyone knew everyone, a personal affront, I thought she was going to blow a gasket! We all left the OR laughing at least...