Overheard in a Utah Labor Room

[_Runtu]

This woman came into labor and delivery to have her baby. She brought a CD player with soothing MoTab and church hymns playing. She asked the nurses to please be quiet coming in and out and not raise their voices, so as to maintain a "reverent" atmosphere during the birth of her child.

She insisted on a natural delivery, so no epidural, no pain meds. At one point, the copy-machine repairman down the hall told the nurses, "You'd better get in there; that lady is in real trouble." But it was just a normal delivery, albeit a painful one.

The baby was delivered just fine, but the woman was having trouble delivering the placenta. So, two nurses started pushing on her abdomen to help get it out. The woman started screaming that she wanted pain medication NOW, so the nurses told her it was almost over and not worth hooking everything up. Her husband held her hand and said he'd help her through it. The nurses would just need to push on her abdomen pretty forcefully.

At that, she screamed, "NO ONE IS TOUCHING ME UNTIL I GET THE damned MEDICATION!!"

[_Yoda]

AMEN, Sister! LOL

Epidurals are the only way to go.

Lesson learned, I'm sure. ;-)

[_Bond James Bond]

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

[_Ceeboo]

I still don't get why these women whine and complain about this labor stuff.

I had NO PROBLEM with either one of my kids births.

Piece of cake!

Peace,
Ceeboo

[_Themis]

At that, she screamed, "NO ONE IS TOUCHING ME UNTIL I GET THE f*****g MEDICATION!!"

I will assume that was the first child. :)

[_lostindc]

This woman came into labor and delivery to have her baby. She brought a CD player with soothing MoTab and church hymns playing. She asked the nurses to please be quiet coming in and out and not raise their voices, so as to maintain a "reverent" atmosphere during the birth of her child.

She insisted on a natural delivery, so no epidural, no pain meds. At one point, the copy-machine repairman down the hall told the nurses, "You'd better get in there; that lady is in real trouble." But it was just a normal delivery, albeit a painful one.

The baby was delivered just fine, but the woman was having trouble delivering the placenta. So, two nurses started pushing on her abdomen to help get it out. The woman started screaming that she wanted pain medication NOW, so the nurses told her it was almost over and not worth hooking everything up. Her husband held her hand and said he'd help her through it. The nurses would just need to push on her abdomen pretty forcefully.

At that, she screamed, "NO ONE IS TOUCHING ME UNTIL I GET THE f*****g MEDICATION!!"

lol, my wife and I were Mother F'ing everything during the last birth...wait that does not sound good.

[_Yoda]

I still don't get why these women whine and complain about this labor stuff.

I had NO PROBLEM with either one of my kids births.

Piece of cake!

Peace,
Ceeboo

Typical male response. Pass a kidney stone, then come back and talk to me.

Imagine passing an 8 pound kidney stone through your penis. That's what labor is like.

I can guarantee that if men were the ones designed to give birth, the human race would have died out long ago.

[_Quasimodo]

At that, she screamed, "NO ONE IS TOUCHING ME UNTIL I GET THE f*****g MEDICATION!!"

I've been in attendance in more than a few deliveries. The vast majority have involved epidurals (a calm and pleasurable experience).

A few ladies had opted for no pain meds because they wanted to experience the "joy" of natural childbirth. There seemed to be little joy in those births. Lots of screaming and oaths. Apparently, it hurts to have a baby. This is odd because the actual conception is pleasurable.

Ladies, if your having a baby, do the meds.

[_bcspace]

My wife's labors were over so quickly there was never time for an epidural even though she most definiitely wanted one. Had the same doctor for most of them. He knew to just bring the catcher's mitt.

[_just me]

No way in hell is someone putting an effing huge needle in my back! I hate that they have to put in an IV line.

Aren't options wonderful?

(said the lady who birthed a baby frank breech followed by a D&C without pain meds)