@Rita @Pearl @Mayflower
So you all had easy births!! Good for you.
My first one was dreadful. Last 32 hours. ( at home)
My midwife was an idiot she knew nothing. ( like she told me to push when I had hardly started) Doctor came and he was great.
Poor man, I married at 18 and was aged 20 for my first one , and I swore at the doctor like a sailor , finally telling him that I was worn out, tired ,and in much pain, and if he wanted the "blankity blank" baby out, he could &%$#@ do it himself...because I was quitting, and I turned away to the wall.
So in the end , because it would be a dry birth and I was totally worn out , the doctor put me out and took her using forceps.
I was very shamed faced when I went to see him for my check up 6 weeks later. But he just laugh at my apology and said that he had heard far worse.
The second one , same doctor , different midwife. Was pretty awful too,,,but I didn't 'lose it' and thankfully it was over in five hours.
I always remind my kids on their birthdays. LOL