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We went in to the hospital at 9:00 pm 11/17/11 and my son was born at 7:25 am 11/18/11 It seemed fast for a first delivery, but now we are pretty sure I was in labor for the three days before. It was so embarrassing to remember the nights events that next morning, but hilarious and memorable now. :) I KNOW when I gotta go, just not that I was in active labor prior to induction! Haha

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My nurse came in about 45 minutes later and said that if I didn't want to give birth in a toilet, I had better get back in bed because they were going to check me and give me my epidural. Then to prove that I DID have to go, I went and went to my bed. Lol! I got my epidural and in the middle of getting it I felt a gush and thought I went again! I told the nurse "Oh my goodness, I am so sorry, but I think I just peed on you." She said "No honey, your water just broke!" Then we laughed and I went back to sleep.

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I had to wake up my husband to clean it up because I tried and I couldn't touch the floor due to my HUGE belly and contractions. He helped me to the bathroom and held me on the toilet because I kept falling asleep and with every contraction, I would wake up and insist that I was about to go.

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The ambien made me loopy and I slept through most of my labor. I only woke when I had a contraction and told my husband that I needed to pee. The nurse said that was just pressure and to stay in bed. Well, I HAD TO PEE! My husband fell asleep so I got up and started walking to the bathroom. I then proceeded to pee all over the floor on the way to the bathroom and embarrassed,

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I was 41 weeks exactly. Was sent to be induced. The nurse gave me ambien since it was my first we expected a loooong labor. After taking the ambien I was hooked to the monitor and the nurse said "woah, did you feel that contraction?!" I said "That's what that was?!" For three days beforehand I had been feeling that and though my son was stretching since he liked to let his feet camp out around my rib cage. (He went head down pretty quickly and stayed there for the rest of my pregnancy) All of my friends and family told me that if I had a contraction I would KNOW, I had no idea. Lol, we were walking around walmart buying playing cards to pass the time before we went to the hospital and I was having those pains so when the nurse said it was a contraction my husband was like "I told you!!!"

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At 8 months I broke my water with my son. We didn't catch it until a month later he was in distress and moving very rarely. He had a few small pockets of water left but not much. They sent me straight to the hospital for induction at 37 weeks. It was a long and hard three days and I had horrible nurses. They had the monitors on his head the last day. His heart stopped for 36 seconds and I was rushed to the OR. When he got here he was blue and not making a sound. What seemed like an eternity later with me screaming "why isn't he crying" I hear a faint little whimper. This was the most traumatic experience I've ever went through and swore I'd never do it again, but here I am ttc. It was the best and worst experience of my life but it was worth every minute.

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I went in to be induced a week after my son was due. They first tried the catheter ball thing they inflate the first night, but that did nothing. the next morning I didn't begin contracting on my own, so they started pitocin. Later that afternoon the dr broke my water. I wanted to try really hard for a natural birth, so didn't get an epidural during this period. I still wasn't feeling the contractions, so they kept increasing the pitocin level. Suddenly I went from zero pain to contracting every minute...so painful. I vomited, and the nurse said that was a good sign that I was getting close to be ready...I never dilated past a 6 (he was too large for my birth canal). After 12hrs of no pain meds and my labor not progressing I had to have a c-section/epidural (which I was so thankful for at this point lol). Between being induced, and having him at midnight (on Leap Day), we ended up being in the hospital for 6 days!

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My contractions started at 2am. It was my first baby so I wasn't quite sure, so I got up and rifled through all the child birth class stuff and google. Some things matched up, and some didn't; so I tried to go back to sleep. 
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​My water broke at home at 130pm. 
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​We stayed home for a long time calling the doctor back and forth. I knew we'd be leaving soon so I waddled to the kitchen to get something to eat because the hospital won't feed you til after the baby is born. I could only take a few steps at a one before another contraction would come. They were about 2 mins apart by the time we left home. 
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​I was going to try for a natural birth, but ended up getting an epidural. I'm so glad I did because I was able to enjoy the birth. It was very smooth and easy. My daughter was born 11/11/11 :)

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My 8 yr. old girl was transverse (sideways in my womb) and had to be delivered via c-section. And as I heard her first cry Barry White's "Let's get it on" played and my husband yelled, "That's how we got into this mess!" Lol
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​My 6 yr. old boy was breech (head up) so I again had to get another c-section. While getting prepped for surgry I noticed the station was on alternative rock. The anesthesiologist asked if I wanted to change it. I said no it didn't bother me. And as I was getting ready for the BIG prick to the back for the numbing, "Another one bites the dust" came on! I remeber the nurses laughing and me trying to stay completely still while they were cracking up!! :)

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