Is there anything about your birth experience you would change if you could?

Brandi says:
Nope, she is here and healthy what else can i want.
Brittney says:
Nope! It was an incredible experience!
Tasha says:
Nope
Heather says:
i wish labor with kaiden would have went faster, but i have beautiful, healthy babies, and thats all i ever wanted!
Brittany says:
Nope
AMANDA (MANDI) says:
no
Jennifer says:
No, because everything was perfect.
Leslie says:
Just that I wished I could have held my son longer. and my family and friends would have been there with me when my daughter was born.
Danielle says:
Being groggy the entire delivery and the next day. Since he was blocking my kidney I was given drugs to subdue my pain and I could barely keep my eyes open, even when I was awake I wasn't really there.
MAYTE says:
NOPE
Teeba says:
Wouldnt have taken Jetts father in with me
Felicity says:
the speed in which Kieran in particular arrived, perhaps hold off on pushing with him. Ghastly, ghastly labour.
Gabrielle says:
no
Victoria says:
i want another c section nxt time
Jamie says:
Nothing, they all went great.
Amy says:
Not a thing- other than the sick stuff.
Libby says:
Yeah not going into labour early!!!
Jessica says:
nope loved every min of it
erin says:
No
Rachel says:
No! except for one thing~ having a camera
Rachael says:
I wish we would have had a C-section. He got stuck on the pelvic bone, my cervix tried to come out with him, then I spiked a fever. He came out with the cord around his neck. We were in heavy labor from midnight until 4:51am when he was born.
Lindsey says:
No
Kylie says:
Nope
Sara says:
With Macy absolutely nothing, I had a wonderful experience. With Kian, I wish it had gone faster since my epidurals didn't work
Mindy says:
With the fist two no, with Laurynn I wish I wouldn't have the trouble I did.
Brooke says:
Yes I would have asked that a heart monitor be put on my babys head instead of been stuck with those horrid belts around me on my back for hours on end
Elizabeth says:
No. I was so lucky to have incredible experiences both times! Wonderful recoveries too.
Katrina says:
Absolutely nothng. Both kids are happy healthy and absolutely gorgeous so would not change it for the world.
Christi says:
With Denver yes, I wish I could have chosen another hospital. One the hospital was so far away from home (1 1/2 hours away) and Two the night nurses there were not very friendly at all and all they could do was tell me what I was doing wrong with my child and that I shouldn't do this and shouldn't do that. With Bryson I would not have changed a thing. Bryson came into this world the same day that my brother came home from Iraq. I had the 2 best gifts that I could have wanted.
Jennifer says:
YES MY SISTER WOULD OF BEEN WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME AND NO ONE ELSE
Rosa says:
not one thing
Katie says:
I would have slept more
Danielle says:
I wouldn't change it. They're both here and healthy. That's all that has ever mattered to me.
Katie says:
I would not allow them to give me reglan, I have never had such a terrified feeling in my life. Not what someone should feel prior to surgery.
Christi says:
I always wanted a natural child birth, I guess not meant to be. Also I wish I asked for a different nurse with Eliza bc she was not very supportive of me walking around and not getting an epidural. She wanted me to lay in bed and be numb I guess...
Scierra says:
yeah not sleeping
Breann says:
I would have made the nurses either take me to my daughter or bring her to me that night. Plus I never got to see my daughter have her first bath. They never even told me they were giving her one to give me the option of watching or helping.
cheri says:
the 2 born out of the hospital
Patricia says:
mostly everything
Jessica says:
no
Christine says:
Not having a c section. But I am glad that I didn't have to push for nothing.
Candace says:
ya to go longer
Jessica says:
nope.
Kala says:
I would hav tried to have her normally I know Caden is going to be here by c-seation
Laura says:
no both was fine
Nikki says:
wish i had mason at home
Pamela says:
No
rebecca says:
nope
hayley says:
get there sooner so cud av gas n air lol
Samantha says:
nothing really
annie says:
yea i would have pushed my epidural button!
Katie says:
yes..i wish i would of told the hospital that i was goin to stay instead of having them send me home. if i woulda stayed it would of saved me less hassle.
Monica says:
With Owen I wish things would have gone smoother and that Chris would have been there. That was the hardest thing, him not being there with everything that was going wrong.
Heather says:
I wish I could have had him vaginally but allergic reactions aren't exactly planned.
Jennie says:
hmmm, i dont think so
Cionette says:
i would never want to be induced again
Renee says:
nothing
Tracy says:
i would....my first labor i was begging for an epidural and they wouldn't give me one....i would have begged a little harder until i got what i wanted LOL
Amanda says:
No.
Vanessa says:
Not a thing, it was amazing.
Patricia says:
If I would have known it was going to take so long and be having a c-section I would have eaten first.
kirsty says:
i wish i had seen it.sounds weird but i do.i ask lee all the time what it looked like.n i wish i had got my camera in the delivery suite with me,everythin was so rushed i didnt get to pick my camera up to take a pic of him the first minute he was born!
Alyssa says:
Try longer to have her vaginally
Kya says:
no dont think so but i want to try and go further without the epi again but who knows lol
Kaitlyn says:
to actually have support, which i didn't
Lisa says:
no. i loved my experience and i would do it again
Lauren says:
no
Tish says:
yes and no, i wish noah wasnt breech and i didnt have complication so i could have a natural delievery but then not anything coz it was worth it all
Jennifer says:
I would love everything to be the same except for 2 things. I wish my partner and mother could have been their earlier so I didn't do the first half on my own and second I would want to be able to hold my baby without her having any breathing problems and being able to come into the room at the ward with me.
carissa says:
no
Kirbie says:
the midwifes with Leitarah telling me i wasnt in labour and tried to send me home i told them i needed to push they pretty much told me i was stupid and to go to the toilet i came out holding her head between my legs
Marianna says:
more cravings
Laura says:
Yes, it to go more smoothly
Richelle says:
Would have liked to go naturally and what happened after he was born...and the fact that after he was born the placenta fell apart and they were going to take me to thertre but instead the doctor decided just to rip it out!!!!! OUCH!!!
Amy says:
no i wouldn't change it if i could but im not aloud anymore natural births
katie says:
yes i hope the next time i don't have the contraction in the back
karlee says:
nope
krystal says:
i wouldve never had c-sections.
Mitzi says:
Yes, I would have a midwife and go all natural. I believe I could have held off the epidural to reach the full 10 cm.
Liz says:
yes there are certain people i wouldnt have had there and i would have taken the drugs when they offered them to me with dylan
Meagen says:
Bryce - nothing Savannah - tgo have least heard her cry or hold her hand or see her eyes
Sara says:
No.... not really
Brandi says:
nothing at all.
Sharon says:
wouldnt have a premmie
Susan says:
No! The gorgeous screaming bundle is well worth the pain!
rosie says:
not a thing!!!
Amy says:
no i would still scream at everyone and i would do it all again with no pain relief
INA says:
NO PAIN MEDICATION AND TRAY TO RELAX MORE
Nichelle says:
No it went well .
Melissa says:
Yes
Faith says:
yes I would try to have the Twins without the drugs
Anonymous says:
no
Kym says:
gestational diabeties - hope i dont have it this time
Jade says:
Yes change of midwives. The old crones need to retire! They made remarks and thought I could not hear them! Rude! It made the birth experience not all that nice.
Ewa says:
i wish that i was able to be awake when josh was born, but it turned out for the best that i wasn't, as he came out and wasnt breathing. Mia - nothing really i'd change - happy in the end :)
Sarah says:
have him at chorley hospital they are sooo much nicer.
Clare says:
nope i loved all of it
Caitlin says:
i would have natural.. coz i had an emergency c setion i was so out of it everyone got to hold my baby b4 me :(
Natalie says:
nope
Amanda says:
no i loved it i could av dun it again straight after
tina says:
yes the hospital i gave birth at
Natalie says:
with faith quite a bit but that was due to complications
shana says:
i would like it to go properly
Dani says:
only that she scared me cos they lost her heartbeat.....i had to be hooked to a monitor whole time too
Nicola says:
Nothing
Madeleine says:
jack, i wouldnt of had pethodine before the epidural and sally i would of got a diffent dc to do epidural coz he messed it up twice
Samantha says:
no both were ok labours but wish i'd have tom was back to back
Joelle says:
lewis i would of made it so there were no problems so i could have him naturalsame as hannah
Jemma says:
LOADS with Riley, with Jack i'd change the location, i would've had a home birth.
debbie says:
everything i would be at home for a start and never have epidural or pethedine or gas and air if i dint have the gas what made me sick maybe i would have had jemma with out forcepts
Deborah says:
i'd opt for an Episiotomy weird i know but a controlled cut is better than a natural one :(
Lesley says:
No
Laura says:
i'd want a active birth, had to stay on bed on monitor cos his heartbeat kept dropping
Claire says:
more pain relief if i ever do it again IF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jemma says:
nope
Solana says:
yes! everything! i wish i could have gone alot smoother.
Amber says:
Nope
kailey says:
nope
Hilda says:
get a better mid wife
Danielle says:
yes i would have like a defferent induction method or since he got stuck anyway to just have the c section from the start
Mandy says:
yea being able to get the epadural woudve been cool but other then that no.. it was pretty fast
Cheyenne says:
nope
Amanda says:
I wish I had more time to process having to have a c-section, I would have handled it better and been more prepared.
Emily says:
I would have at least liked to go into labor.... I didn't have a single contraction by the time our c-section came around.
Jennifer says:
I would have liked to try to go with out the drugs, but then maybe not...
Rebecca says:
nope
Katie says:
Not a thing it went perfectly.
Tina says:
nope it was completely perfect
Gemma says:
I want a water birth next time
Larissa says:
i would have liked 2 try without the pain relief but i'm a pussy lol
Megan says:
nope
Janine says:
Well it would have been nice to experiance even my waters breaking i think, but i dont know, i had to have a c-section as she would not have come naturally with the position she was in, i'm just glad we're all ok
verity says:
not having a c-section !!!
Kaia says:
Nope. :)
leah says:
I wish I would have tried laboring in the tub before I got the epidural
Shauna says:
I really wanted my water to break on its own
ashley says:
no i dont think so.
Jasmin says:
no not really
Tiffany says:
i had an amazing birth experience but it would have been nice if Ryan could have been there for it, instead of in iraq
Terri says:
Nothing at all Ethans birth was perfect
April says:
I would want to change everything, and had it go exactly as I had wanted with a home birth.
Hillary says:
no i dont think so.
Chasity says:
NO EPIDURAL
Amy says:
i would make the first epidural work... everything else was great
Jamie says:
nope
Meaghan says:
The pain of things that i didn't think would hurt!!
Erin says:
take better care of myself and see if that helped my pregnancy and labor go smoother
Ashley says:
No.
Kerri says:
eh well loads.. but cant change the past!
Katie says:
No! everything was perfect! The baby was healthy, the family was there, I got to experience no pain meds, and thankfully it happened quickely!
Danielle says:
I would let my mom and mother in law be in the room. I didn't because I was nervous I guess.
Angel says:
not get the epidural wit addison or maybe not gettin induced....wish i would have experienced the labor process more
Sandra says:
No
tracey says:
yes with my 1st labour i would change the midwife.
Annie says:
No
Allison says:
no it was what it was and it gave me my son.
BobbieAnn says:
yea i want natural c sections suck !!!!
Elizabeth says:
no it was great all three times
Sarah says:
nope
Tameika says:
Probably have pain medication sooner and watch my baby being born
Christine says:
The length f labor and the pain. Where I delivered. And I'd love to do a water birth!!!
Lauren says:
only the length, and the effectiveness of the epidural. Other then that, Kurtis and my mom were amazingly helpful, the nurse I had was abesolutely fantastic!
myrisa says:
That I would've seen a midwife with my first. It's just so much better of an experience!
Ellen says:
I would have had a C-section and would have not gone with the Dr I did!!!
Katie says:
nope
jaymee says:
no
Amy says:
I would have liked to have some kind of labor pains so I know what they feel like.
Ashly says:
No, everything happens for a reason
Devon says:
nope. it was perfect. sometimes i wish i would have been awake for my labor, but i'm kinda of glad i wasn't bc it made it go by much faster
Beth says:
No it was all goood.
Vilka says:
wishing my daughter was stil here :(
Rachel says:
having my sister in there for my last one
Lauren says:
getting the epideral sooner
Julie says:
I'd go back and have a spinal block with Alaina as well, it was so much better that way!!
surina says:
Not a thing.
Tiffany says:
I would of stayed longer in the hospital.....lol
Colleen says:
No, I think how it happened made me who I am today and those are good experiences to have.
Erin says:
i wish i hadnt had to push for so long.....but i dont have much say in that i suppose!
Katie says:
Nope, it went really well.
Nicole says:
I don't think so. I do plan on not having any drugs this time though.
Samantha says:
No
Leslie says:
The end- it was scary because he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck 2 times. His heart rate was dropping. But he was fine and perfect.
Amy says:
No
Caryn says:
nope...it may not be easy on me...but all of my babies have been healthy!
Josie says:
I wish that with my girls, I would have tried to do it without the epidural.
NOEMI says:
I THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR MY FIRST TO BE READY TO COME OUT SO THAT MAYBE I COULD HAVE EXPERIENCE A FULL NATURAL BIRTH.
Vanessa says:
No, not at all.
Juanita says:
I'd have preferred not being so ill... but I can't say I'd even change that because I'm a firm believer in the whole "everything happens for a reason" thing.
Crissy says:
No not really. Wish I could of done a natural birth but it is what it is.
Michelle says:
I wish Roxanna would have been delivered before she got in distress so I could have held her right then....
Tamrah says:
yes, i would have made my pelvis bigger so i didnt have to have a c-section
Jade says:
I would go to bed earlier, cos I was SOOOO tired.
Karli says:
No
Jenene says:
No
Maria says:
No...
Tobey says:
it was what it was....I wish I could have done it the way I wanted to, but, in the end, I got a beautiful baby boy - why would I change that??
Laura says:
Nope all was great
Amber says:
No not really.. I wish Caylas wouldnt have had so any complications. But it did prepare me for the next one.. So I guess everything happens for a reason.
Stephanie says:
I would have had someone who knew how to hekp me manage my pain more.
lori says:
nah not really.
Rachel says:
I'd have had her naturally and experienced the pushing and labor and delivery.
Libby says:
I wouldn't change the birth experience because I learned so much about myself and what to expect this time around. The one thing I would change would be the presence of that awful headache.
stephanie says:
nope
Brittany says:
no i just wish i could have experiance the whole "labor" thing
Megan Elizabeth says:
Yeah, no preeclampsia!
Brenda says:
I would NOT be induced.
Kellie says:
I do not want to be induced again...
Wendy says:
Nothing it was a piece of cake.
Carolyn says:
Does changing the father of my boys count? LOL
jasmine says:
not really, just to trust my body and not give in to what the nurses tell me
karla says:
olivia i would change hospitals, and would have waited longer to go to the hospital with both.
natalia says:
ALL OF IT... HAVE HEALTHY FULL TERM BABIES
Debbie says:
Although it was heartbreaking and terrifying and emotionally devastating... hubby always says that we got to experience and meet JT long before we should have.. so we should be happy for the extra time. I would have loved a full term, healthy pregnancy, but watching him grow from a little over a pound and the 'firsts' we experienced in the hospital are things I will always cherish.
Kristen says:
the weight gain
Michele says:
Nope
christine says:
i wish i could have actually given birth
Patricia says:
yes, I would have asked to go to the bathroom, that prompted a cathader (sp) in which they scratched me putting it in.
Valerie says:
I wouldn't have wanted him to be rushed off where I couldn't be with him.
Ashley says:
The meds they gave me made me kind of out of it. Next time less meds and I also want just Mark and I to be in the delivery room so it can be a shared experience between just the two of us.
Ashley says:
no
Vanessa says:
I would have liked to be a little calmer in Roman's delivery. I think maybe if I had taken a birthing class that might have helped. I also would have had Joel there for Zoe's birth.
Valerie says:
No...worked great for me!
Emma says:
nothing
Kirsty says:
I would have the waterbirth. Also I think I was so tired from 3 days of labour that I didn't feel that euphoria and rush of love as I had expected to. By 2 weeks we had bonded so that was a huge relief!
Melissa says:
Maybe not have the nurse open the window during the pushing when my legs were up in the stir-ups...But that is about it.
Evie says:
I told them my tilted pelvis would cause a problem of him coming out. They kept it going and then his heartbeat went down. Come to find out not only was he stuck because ofmy freaky pelvis but when he was born, his cord was around his neck.
Lisa says:
I wish my own doctor had delivered her but she was out of town that wknd. Also that my husband would have taken more pictures of her right when she was born.
elizabeth says:
no, its a pleasent memory for me, hence wanting to do it again! lol but i would like to try a water birth next time
Stephanie says:
My Partner to be there with me so I could blame him for everything and to hear him say he loves me
seeriya says:
no i think my births and labours were just fine
Katelyn says:
nope
Hollie says:
yes owuld not have forceps
Leeanne says:
nope nothing =]
natasha says:
No
Kelly says:
less pain
Kelly says:
Nope
lisa says:
no i would do it all again over and over
venita says:
nope
Becky Jade says:
Nope, nothing at all
brandy says:
no
Anna says:
nope! it was good
Shannan says:
the hospital and the doctors
Anna says:
nope
Angela says:
2nd pregnancy i would definately change hosp
Ashley says:
Nope
Amy says:
nope
Michelle says:
Not a thing.
Rebecca says:
No not at all
Lauren says:
Nope went exactly the way it was supposed to.
Sheena says:
I wouldnt move furniture at 35 weeks pregnant. I would deliever at a different hospital, and I would NOT allow and student in the room.
Kerrie-ann says:
nothing at all i loved it
claire says:
nope
Tracie says:
not having a c section and going through natural labor again
kristy says:
hayden i wish my body would have held on longer
Rhonda says:
not really

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