drhelmer- my water broke with my son and the ride to the hospital was horrible. I was gushing in the car with every contraction. when it dried it was extremely hard and we had to have the car detailed.. We didnt have time to grab anything for me to sit on..

Gbaby3 - 7.9 hours ago
Btw- I cry every time I watch baby story when the mamas see their baby for the first time!! :)

Gbaby3 - 7.9 hours ago
Crystal- Dont worry most of us have gone through labor before and were preggers again.... So its obviously worth it and it didn't bother us to the point where we wouldn't do it again!!

drhelmer - 8 hours ago
Nanners- I was told by a frend that her water did smell sweet and also that the clothing that got wet dried very hard so her pants were ruined. I had an epidural w/ my first son, I was induced b/c of low fluid levels. After 16 hours of non stop pain (my contractions never stopped,no time inbetween, it was like a 16 hour long contraction that just got more and more intense) I finally decided to have an epdural. The epidural relaxed me some and actually helped my labor progress more quickly

Crystal907 - 8 hours ago
oh man I'm scared now... :(

greeneyes - 8 hours ago
Nannersmama- where are you? What are you going to do?

greeneyes - 8.1 hours ago
I had back labor, too. Even with the epi, my back killed me. I even puked during labor from the pain. When it was time to start pushing, this evil nurse jumped on my stomach and my baby shot out super fast. I tore extremely bad. I even had to have stitched on parts of my va-jay jay. That nurse was lucky my legs were numb, because I was ready to jump off the table and cause her some extreme pain! I don't know why she did it. We were about 15 minutes from shift change, so I'm guessing she just wanted to get out of work on time. crystal - you're probably right. It's probably just growing pains. they are growing more rapidly during these last weeks.

Crystal907 - 8.1 hours ago
I'll take your word for it... I believe you. Yikes...

Liz3 - 8.1 hours ago
I wish I knew. They explained it to me once but I can honestly say I cant remember. All I know id when the baby facing the wrong way is all back labor.. And I tell you this it hurts like nothing I can explain.

Crystal907 - 8.2 hours ago
Eeks. Liz, why do babies face down cause so much more pain?

Liz3 - 8.3 hours ago
well I thought I had been thru enough physical accidents in my life that I cld go natural but one thing I MUST add is both my babies were face down so I had ALL BACK LABOR!! that may be the difference as to why I hurt so much more than other women. But I dont care if this baby is face up or down they better drug me.. LOL... Just dont completely rule out assistance with an epi.. I wanted to enjoy the birthing moment. You can ask Ray he will tell you, I was in so much pain that he cldnt even deal with the baby for at least an hour after she was born becuz I was in so much pain. He was so worried about me. The docs said the baby was fine etc. He focused completely on me... He said that he cld never see me in pain like that again. So when our son was born I had some pain but the epi came much quicker that time so it was easier for him to deal with..

Crystal907 - 8.3 hours ago
greeneyes, I get crampy menstral like feelings when my baby is going through a growth spurt. It's funny, I'll get a side stitch one day... then it changes to cramps... then it feels like my uterus is bruised... then the next day it itches... then I pop out more. Maybe you're growing! :)

greeneyes - 8.3 hours ago
I vote for heading to the L&D just to be checked out. Especially with your history of the dry birth. Urine has a definite smell, and if it didn't smell like urine, then you should be looked at. Don't feel dumb. I would be the same way. I'm dealing with these crampy pains that I'm assuming are BH, but they haven't really gone away and its been 2 hours. I'm starting to freak myself out, but I know I just need to go to bed. Or at least lie down for awhile. At the very least, call your doctors office and see what the on call doctor has to say.

Crystal907 - 8.3 hours ago
Liz, no I WANT your advice, it scares me to keep hearing the same thing over and over... women who were against it or didn't want it somehow always end up with it. Where are the women with natural birth stories, they're far and few out there.

Crystal907 - 8.4 hours ago
nanners your not dumb! I'd be asking the SAME thing. I agree with Liz, go ahead and call and ask, better to know and have them send you away then tell you 'you should have called us!'

Liz3 - 8.4 hours ago
Crystal- its all in pain tolerance. I could not handle it. The reason I am so hoenst with yall about it is bcuz I wanted to NOT have an epi. I was against it. but when I dialated to 6 and them contractions were on top of each other that was it. I screamed for drugs and they said that the anastetic guy went home and they had to call him and if he didnt come in time then I wld have to go natural. I screamed that they better get me drugs bcuz I cldnt handle it.. I wont lie. Some women like being in touch with their bodies etc.. Not me, drug me up.. As for side effects I was so excited my baby was here that I didnt even notice if I had any. I had Ray at my side and my baby in my arms and that was all I was consumed with.. Everyone hadnles things differently.. But I want the drugs ASAP. even if it does slow down labor. I need drugs bcuz I cant handle the pain.. :o) XXXXHUGSXXXX

nannersmama - 8.4 hours ago
I feel so dumb...It's probably that my 3-yr old is better potty-trained than I am! lol

nannersmama - 8.4 hours ago
I don't know, as I was wearing pj pants...so I don't know what color

nannersmama - 8.4 hours ago
No, it wasn't a lot...and I know that sometimes I have to pee soon after, so I've been making a point of pushing all the extra out. Last time, I didn't have any fluid left, which is why they had to induce me, and while they had to break the bag, there wasn't even a trickle...it was a dry birth.

Crystal907 - 8.4 hours ago
nanners, in my childbirth class they told us to note what color the 'water' was. Was it clear, pink tinged or green at all?

Liz3 - 8.5 hours ago
nannersmama- You need to go to L&D if you dont think it was urine. I sneezed once and peed all over myself and went to the hospital bcuz is gushed and I thought my water broke.. turned out I just peed. better safe than sorry!!! also there is another girl in our wk that thought she peed and when to L&D and her water broke and she is still in the hospital.. I wld head up there or call bcuz you cant be too safe! and it is NOT s stupid question!

greeneyes - 8.5 hours ago
Was it alot of liquid?? I've peed on the potty and a few minutes later had to pee again. I barely made it a few times. If it was alot of liquid, I'd say it could be your water broke. I had my water broken when I was induced and it gushed everywhere. I didn't smell it, so I can't help you there! LOL

nannersmama - 8.5 hours ago
Crystal, I didn't puke with my epi, or feel sick. In fact, I walked from the delivery room to my private room 2 hours later....slowwwwwly, but still under my own power!

nannersmama - 8.6 hours ago
yay for epis before feeling contractions!!! That happened with #1, and it was great....anyways, here's my ?.....I don't know if I peed myself, or if I need to head into L&D....Went pee on the potty like a big girl, went and sat on the floor. All of a sudden, warm and wet...and it didn't feel like it came from the pee-pee hole. If you know what I mean. I think I've lost my plug over the last few days, and baby has def. dropped. I've been spending parts of the last few days feeling like I have cramps, but it's obviously been a while since Aunt Flow knocked. Ps, we smelled my pj pants, and kinda sweet. DId I pee myself, or what? What does it smell like when water breaks?

Crystal907 - 8.6 hours ago
I'm going to go as long as I can without an epi. But I'm sure I'll cave...

Crystal907 - 8.6 hours ago
Oh god Liz don't scare me... I'm afraid the pain will be unbearable... I really don't WANT an epi but if I have to so be it. I'm more worried about the after affects. Puking, numbness, tired...

greeneyes - 8.7 hours ago
Liz3 - Yikes! I'm glad they gave me an epidural before I felt those contractions! Nannersmama- what's your question?

nannersmama - 8.8 hours ago
hey is anyone on? I have a stupid, embarassing ?

Liz3 - 8.8 hours ago
Real contractions are more painful.. However with my daughter my labor was induced before the epidural and they hurt so bad I screamed for an epidural and almost had a stroke bcuz I cldnt take the pain. With my son my water broke on Sunday and I was to be induced on Monday. Those contractions hurt just as bad and as soon ad I got to L&D they gave me my epidural so I didnt have to go thru nearly as much pain with him as I did with my daughter.. LOL

greeneyes - 8.9 hours ago
I was induced with my daughter, so I never felt contractions. I didn't even feel them when they induced me. The machine kept showing contractions, but I never felt them. They gave me an epidural and I didn't feel anything after that. I guess if these were real, they would be more consistent. this is just annoying. and my baby keeps doing karate kicks to my bladder, so that doesn't help.

Crystal907 - 9 hours ago
I would think REAL contractions would be more painful but maybe I'm not one to respond since I'm a first timer... Or maybe it's really consistent non-stop and gets worse and worse?

Deborah Kurczek - 9.1 hours ago
OMG! My comment just posted like 4 times! My computer was acting really funny. I believe it locked up. I had to reboot! Sorry for being a little redundant! Hah! Yawn, it's nearly time for bed, but I'm trying to make it until hubby gets home in an hour and a half. Maybe I'll raid the fridge or watch one of our old movies (Netflix didn't deliver any movies today. Darn.)

greeneyes - 9.1 hours ago
How do you tell the difference of BH and real contractions?

Crystal907 - 9.2 hours ago
greeneyes, I've heard that along with your stomach getting super tight for a couple minutes.

greeneyes - 9.3 hours ago
I guess I'm having BH contractions tonight. They aren't real intense, but they are uncomfortable. I didn't experience these with my first daughter. Can anyone else give me a heads up on this feeling? It's like bad period cramps that come and go. Is that BH?

Crystal907 - 9.3 hours ago
SARA I JUST BAKED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!!! I finished the batch from yesterday. I heard that refrigerating the dough overnight helps but not sure if they came out any better than yesterday's batch. Funny. Now I just need to freeze some so I don't eat 2 dozen cookies!

Crystal907 - 9.3 hours ago
Sara, hee hee, touche'

Deborah Kurczek - 9.3 hours ago
I was in bed for two and a half months with my first one. It seemed so long...I must have read like hundreds of books and played Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong for hours (this was in 1993). I also watched a lot of Melrose Place reruns (you may not remember that show). I couldn't wait until I could get out of bed. Now, it seems like all I want to do is lie in bed. lol

Deborah Kurczek - 9.3 hours ago
I was in bed for two and a half months with my first one. It seemed so long...I must have read like hundreds of books and played Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong for hours (this was in 1993). I also watched a lot of Melrose Place reruns (you may not remember that show). I couldn't wait until I could get out of bed. Now, it seems like all I want to do is lie in bed. lol

Deborah Kurczek - 9.3 hours ago
I was in bed for two and a half months with my first one. It seemed so long...I must have read like hundreds of books and played Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong for hours (this was in 1993). I also watched a lot of Melrose Place reruns (you may not remember that show). I couldn't wait until I could get out of bed. Now, it seems like all I want to do is lie in bed. lol

Deborah Kurczek - 9.4 hours ago
I was in bed for two and a half months with my first one. It seemed so long...I must have read like hundreds of books and played Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong for hours (this was in 1993). I also watched a lot of Melrose Place reruns (you may not remember that show). I couldn't wait until I could get out of bed. Now, it seems like all I want to do is lie in bed. lol

odaina - 9.5 hours ago
we are doing good, yes still in bed. Anxious to hold her already.

Deborah Kurczek - 9.5 hours ago
Odaina, that's good that he steps up to his responsibilites as a father. By the way, I was wondering how you and baby are doing? Are you still on bedrest?

odaina - 9.8 hours ago
not as much he was and is very attached to her and nothing has change that i let him know that just because he sucked as a man he doesn't hav to do the same with our baby.