I find other people’s birth stories intriguing. A bit like when you have a mouth ulcer and you have to keep rubbing your tongue over it, even when it really hurts.
Are they sadistic? Is that why we like to read them? Maybe we find solace in the fact other people went through a longer, more painful labour than you did. Who knows?
I am sure it is a cathartic experience to write a birth story, both for nostalgic purposes (I imagine you forget some details as time goes on) and, especially if you have a particularly harrowing experience, it may halp you cope.
However with my second labour fast approaching while I still haven’t written up my first birth story, I have decided to write the story of Boo’s birth with a bit of poetic license.
I did not look like this after labour with Boo
No pregnant woman wants to read that I was in labour for three weeks, had 375 stitches *down there* and never slept again for the almost four years Boo has been here, do they?
So, Boo’s birth story, the abridged version.
I looked like this
My waters broke while I was in Selfridges and the establishment kindly offered me free goods for Boo’s lifetime.
I felt no pain at all and, just as I reached hospital, I felt the urge to push.
Once happily settled in a candle-lit room filled with aromatherapy essential oils and whale sounds, I sneezed three times and out popped Boo, smiling.
She latched on to the breast immediately and, as we were so well, we were told to get dressed and were out of the door (choosing our first haul from Selfridges) within 20 minutes.
When we arrived home, Hubster spent the next hour preparing a delicious meal which we ate with pink champagne by candle light and enjoyed the first of many full nights sleeps.
I am just hoping our next delivery goes as smoothly. If you need me, I will be hanging around my local car dealership for the next ten weeks.
Just in case.
teehee… The best and easiest birth story ever…. Sounds very close to my 2nd labour after a horrible first. S wanted out in phones4u in Trafford centre, just as daddy was about to sign on dotted line. Made it to nearest hospital, not mine. Got told off but checked, husband parked the car and almost missed the birth. Within 10 minutes at hospital she was out. Discharged after 6 hours despite a few stitches, so I hope your 2nd goes as close to your abridged version, it really could happen. X
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we could birth like that? I hope your upcoming labour is closer to your fantasy birth than the reality x #sharewithme
Haha if only things went like that.. Imagine all the expectant mothers hanging around Harrods! x
Ahhh absolutely amazing Emma. I love it! So glad it went so well and yes do sit in a mercedes or porsche garage just in case! I love that you have babies like me. They say if the first comes like that usually the second does too. Both of mine were born in three squeeze and under 45 minutes from the time I woke up to holding them and back home. I often wonder where are all the amazing birth stories like ours not the four days four week ones that leave us traumatized. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
Sounds perfect… too perfect at least ONE thing had to make you loose some dignity!!
That really made me laugh. Great blog. Good luck with your next delivery.
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Love it. Would be great if all births were like that (although maybe the UK would end up even more heavily populated with even more women liking the idea of going through a great birth!
Mine was relatively easy, purely because after 13 hours on a drip after my waters broke, nothing more was happening, so ended up in the least like an emergency c section as it could be.
Hope your next birth is more like the good version
It would be truly amazing if we could all give birth like that! I’m going to re-write mine with Lucas in my head to something similar to this 🙂 xx
Bless you. I’ve written all 4 of my birth stories now and each time I’ve found it cathartic. And I assumed nobody would want to know about my son’s birth since it was so horrific.It turned out that people were so supportive and I’ve made some really fab friends since. I’m here to listen if you want to talk, and sending lots of love for your impending birth too x x x x
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