Comments on: Milo’s birth story: fast, friendly, and funny

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:51:07 +0000

@Cara,
I’m definitely thinking of you. After having Milo super speedy, I worried about an emergency home birth. A LOT. I have more than one friend who had one and she lived to tell the tale. Be well.

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:39:48 +0000

I am loving reading all the birth stories:)
I’m commenting on this one since it most reminds me of giving birth to Brooklyn.
My water broke and contractions were immediately less than 3 minutes apart.
I apparently breathed too well because over the phone my midwife guessed I was at 1 cm.
Then all hell broke loose and I knew enough to know I was transitioning and that if we didn’t get to the hospital ASAP I would be giving birth at home…not the plan.
Again at the hospital they took their sweet time, as apparently my breathing made them think I was in early labor — they asked if I was going to do an epidural and I looked to my husband to answer, since the answer was “no” but I knew if I opened my mouth I very well might answer “Yes, please!”:)
They finally checked me when the contractions just kept coming one after the other, discovered I was fully dilated, raced me down the hall, paging the on-call doctor and said “Well, sweetie, no epidural! You did it!”
Then I pushed for 2.5 hours, because Brooklyn was face-up and instead of coming down when I pushed she was just trying to flip over every time.
Then she was here! 6 hours after my water broke.
I’m under strict orders to come to the hospital the instant any contractions happen or my water breaks this time, since they anticipate an even faster labor — this is also why I was bugging my doctor so much when I started having pre-term contractions at 26 weeks this time: “I had my first baby in 6 hours, so I want to get over there now for you to stop these things before they progress any farther.” They replied “Yeah, uh, come now!” and thankfully got them stopped.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:07:58 +0000

@Kat, Milo’s birth was the first time my husband and I had been away from Holden overnight. How did he get so old without our notice?

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:19:25 +0000

“All of a sudden, my toddler looked like a teenager to me.”

That is so true! Our second child was born three weeks ago. When my mom brought my oldest to the hospital it was like someone had artificially aged him the six hours(plannned cesarean) we had been appart.

By: When It Doesn’t Go How You Planned | giggle GAB

When It Doesn’t Go How You Planned | giggle GAB — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:01:39 +0000

[...] they won’t go your way. I really hope you have exactly the birth you want. Certainly my own second childbirth was nothing like this first one; it was fast and easy and ended with chocolate cream [...]

By: Unexpected home birth: I hate it when that happens!

Unexpected home birth: I hate it when that happens! — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:16:12 +0000

[...] of my most recent childbirth that was four hours long (including the waiting and relaxing associated with an epidural), I expect this next little guy to [...]

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:52:07 +0000

@KatieB, he’s MY-low but the pediatrician’s office is split between the two pronunciations so he gets both sometimes.

By: KatieB

KatieB — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:08:10 +0000

How funny – my 16-month-old son’s name is Holden and our name-on-deck was Milo! Though we debated about the pronunciation (MY-low or MEE-low)…which one did you pick?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:21:54 +0000

Hmmm… Guinness and chocolate pie. So totally including that in my birth plan for baby #2.

By: Globe trottin' mama

Globe trottin' mama — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:40:54 +0000

about to give birth any day now. i want that birth story! congrats!

By: Jodie R.

Jodie R. — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:05:33 +0000

I can’t believe your water broke in your doctor’s face– that’s too funny! Probably not funny to your doctor, though

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:37:17 +0000

That second baby doesn’t mess around! They come so quick. And you’d think after having one you’d know when it’s really coming. Nope. My contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was eating a big steak dinner, quietly writing down my contraction times. When dinner was over, my mom, dad and husband looked at the sheet with wide eyes. It was definitely time to go. I was levitating with pain by the time I reached the hospital, and my son was born within an hour of getting there…The second baby comes so easily, it *almost* makes you want a third (gulp.)