What 1 thing would you have changed about your birthing experience?

Emma says:
Having both my mother-in-law and my mum there
mariangela miguela says:
xx c section xx
Elaina says:
nothing
Adrienne says:
nothing
V says:
nothing. they were all perfect exactly the way they were.
kay says:
i wouldn't have waiting until i was 4 weeks overdue to have a c-section!!! those last 2 weeks were pretty miserable!!!
Marielba says:
Having an epidural during my first labor
Vanessa says:
it is what it is
Magaly says:
if it were possible, would have liked to "see" everything...its a miracle of life
Julie says:
Would have rather wanted regular child birthday not C-section.
Zeneida says:
Going to the hospital to soon i would have liked to stayed home and gone through the labor in a more comfortable setting...but fear takes over and i ended up going to the hospital b/c i start thinking about the what if's??
Neliza says:
maybe taken the epidural sooner.. i stood with pain for 8 hrs before i had it..and although i was given the option of a huge mirror to watch, i didnt.. next time, i would have Pierre record it.,maybe,, lol
Eileen says:
I would have loved to have my epidural work properly and to have finished delivering Zack without having to wait for 15mins for my doctor to show up while Zack was crowning. . .
Jessika says:
when my youngest came out not breathing and when i asked if he was ok they tell me there not sure their working on him... the worst feeling in the world...ugh
Evelyn says:
Absolutely nothing.
Robin says:
nothing really ,the girls came out , they are fine and i was fine , cant ask for more that that
Claudia says:
Being induced would of rather naturally
tammy says:
the c section i had to have was emergency c section
Marissa says:
Hmmm there are several things I would change but i would have liked my epidural to have actually worked that would've been nice lol
Jenny says:
The fact that i ended up with an emergency c-section and i couldnt be awake because of it because they gave me too much epidural drug and my lungs stopped working. So i never got to see Gabe for 3 hours :(
Cynthia says:
having rj with me
Rebecca says:
the first time waiting so long for Epidural and having all the people before hand there. The second time NOTHING
Hannah says:
Dun Do As Much Gas N Air Lol!
Jackie says:
Not having a c-cection with Jaime. Worst pain ever!!
Christine says:
Having Chris there.
jamie says:
ill never get induced EVER again lol
Trista says:
nothing I wouldnt change anything
Anonymous says:
to have dr.jeanne be my doctor when I was pregnant with Addison. that was a very scary time for me.
Heather says:
Nothing. All three births were surprisingly quick and easy.
Julie says:
C-section with the first!!!! Choosing a dr tthat would show up with the 2nd. And nothing about the third.
Sara says:
Nothing It wasn't bad at all. I can't complain about anything except being down in the middle of Pittsburgh cause she was coming way too early
Rebecca says:
I probably would have listened when the midwife told me to stop pushing
Addie says:
nothing. both deliveries produced beautiful healthy babies
Angie says:
I would have eaten before I got induced. I didn't know I wouldn't get to eat for 40 hours.
Roxanne says:
I would have had the gas and air while I was pushing, instead it got taken off me!!!
Audrey says:
Nothing that I can remeber
Janice says:
The first time I would have made the doc break my water sooner took him 17 hours to do it & another 7 for him to come out. Jace I would not have taken the pain meds that made me vomit while I pushed him out. Jaxon it was perfect.
Emilie says:
a c-section right away and no contractions
Ashley says:
nothing
Leanne says:
i wouldnt, i couldnt, everything went according to plan
Sally says:
Erm, i wouldnt with joe, it wasnt nice, ut too difficult to say i would change anything. With issac i would of planed a home birth, if i knew what would happen, then i could of made sure it as clean, warm and dry. I would of had a midwife there and had been comfortable and not scared. In fact i i can, i will be having a home birth if i ever have another,
Quandetta says:
that i didnt stay in labor so long with the first one
Rachel says:
nothing.
Leslie says:
Not much I could have changed, I wish with Reilly I didn't throw up though.
Jessica says:
nothing
Katrina says:
the 32 hrs of early labor contractions every 5 - 15 min
Ashlee says:
Mikayla's was fine only 4 hours. Brian's I would have wished it to be faster it was 12 hours and very painful.
Andrea says:
Epidural..!!
Brittany says:
the 2-3 hours of pushing
Jayne says:
Not letting midwives/doctors taking over for my first child and letting them give me painkillers!
Anastacia says:
Nothing
Nanc says:
there is nothing i would have changed, if there is a next time i just hope that i don't have back labor.
Samantha Lee says:
Being able to remember it like I did right after it happened...
Brandy says:
I would have been more adament about them taking me the 2nd time I went in with contractions. Then maybe I wouldn't have had to have c-sections.
Lisa says:
I wouldn't have let the nurse talk me into a epidural
crystal says:
letting my water break with brandon.
Brooke says:
Not having a c-section to begin with
Tanya says:
not getting the epidural. i am stronger and could have gone with out it.
Jennifer says:
With Hunter, I would have tried not to panic so much. I also would not have pushed for so long and demanded some thing else to be done.
Jean says:
Nat and Carter- Hated the epidural side effects!!! Should have had a birth plan. Ryder-Not a thing. It was an amazing experience. Easton- Using Pitocin and an epidural. :( Wished my doc would have been there because it migh have turned out differently.
Jennifer says:
I don't think I would have changed anything. It was my first one so I didn't have any expectations.
Janell says:
nothing both were so different Kaden a vaginal birth and Sawyer a c-section both were great!
Megan says:
I would have liked it to be much faster....Having contractions that long was not fun. I would have also liked to not have had the resident doctor that was on shift when I arrived. He sure didn't seeem to know what he was doing....thankfully my doctor arrived later and was there for the delivery!
Carly says:
I was induced every time. I would like to have experienced going into labor on my own.
Lyndsay says:
Nothing with Aubree. With Paityn I would have asked for the epidural right away.
Crystal says:
not having to be put to sleep so i could see cam and daddy could of been in their
jacki says:
Nothing...it was by the book...and everything that happened was necessary in getting him here..including turning off my epidural an hour before was born..that kind of sucked..
Casey says:
not getting stuck at 7 centimeters with the first , and to not have gallbladder attack during labor with 2nd one .
Darlisha says:
hospitals
Jodie says:
i wouldn't change it,it didn't go to plan but its how my little girl got here,would have changed the midwives on the ward i was induced though!!
Tonya says:
Wouldnt have cursed out the anestehtoligist when i was in labor with my daughter- i was in the middle of a very painful contraction and i told him he was gonna have to ******* wait!!- My doctor and husband were both on the floor rolling with laughter- wanted to kill them both!
Tosha says:
Having a dulla (I even had a offer from a friend)
Amy says:
I closed my eyes during pushing and didn't actually watch her head crown or any of that. My doctor asked me if I wanted to touch her head and for some reason I declined. I guess I just wish I had taken more time to take it all in. When She finally came out I barely even saw it I just closed my eyes and pushed as hard as I could and opened them right as she was landing in my doctors arms.
Jessica says:
my son i would have waiting a little longer t have my epidural other then that nonthing!
Brielle says:
I would have chosen a different doctor. Throughout my pregnancy I saw five different doctors. My first doctor (Vanderweide) left his job after being found guilty of molesting his step-daughter, then I switched to Patenge and he was out for back surgery for the last couple months of my pregnancy. So a Dr. Snowball from Florida ending up delivering my baby and I didn't like her at all.
Amy says:
If I'd known she was too big n needed a csection, I would've gotten the epidural from the start
Heather says:
the pain!
Elise says:
the pain lol
Kimberley says:
to of had hin naturally
Jody says:
Not having a low bloodsugar level
Karrin says:
hummm NOTHING>
Claire says:
the pain
Kristi says:
Nothing
Katie says:
I would have tried harder to go without the epidural.
Sarah says:
it would have been a water birth like I wanted
Tshawn says:
nothing.. she came on my due date.. she pushed her self out so i wasnt in distress for too long, the epidural worked perfectly ... i was happy!
Stephanie says:
nothing
Kellie says:
Havng my first baby in a military hospital, on Christmas when every one is on leave (including Dr.) ... And most of the staff was deployed to Desert Storm ?!?! Wasnt feeling the LOVE if ya know what I mean!!
Anita says:
the doctor he was very rude
Kristen says:
nothing. i think i did pretty well!
Emma says:
the timing had to have a cold lunch lol
julieanne says:
to make sure that the father is always hand cuffed to me (refering my ex partner (at the time)) lol
Tara says:
I would have went to Radford Hosptial.
Carrieann says:
that is wasn't so LONG!!!! w/both my girls it was over 12 hrs of labour!!!!!!
Ashley says:
Maggie was natural fast and painful. I got an epidural that took effect after I had Molly - so I guess I would have had the epidural a little sooner than later.
Melissa says:
I wish I had a chance to hold him sooner
Samantha says:
nothing
Kayliecia says:
Umm, 2 Posterior baby's..wish they would have came out the right way less pain.
Angela says:
with alexander it would have to be his hear rate scare and with benjamin nothing
Amy says:
Having an epidural with my first born, good experince bu not as real as feeling it all, i loved my 2nd birth as i was able to move around and look after my child a lot quicker, with my first born, i couldn't feel my legs for hours afterwards so i could not see to her the way i would have liked
Wendy says:
getting an eppie with Ry. That was the most painful thing ever!!
Ashley says:
After having an epidural with the first...decided I would never do that again and go natural next. After I had a c-section for the second said, I would never ever have one again. So, my third and fourth were VBAC's and I loved that I was able to have them naturally with no drugs or epidural.
Elizabeth says:
had an epidural with anna..it was so painful and my doctor refused to listen to me.
Jamie says:
I would have asked for an epidural with my first born
Savannah says:
Sierra- would have gone to the hospital when my water broke versus waiting for contractions Gaetyn - would have held my ground about the C-Section I had been promised that morning Kaleb - I would have insisted on a litmus test when I KNEW my water broke but they insisted it didn't, and I would have asked for frequent ultrasounds while I was laboring to ensure my abruption didn't get worse (which it did) Had they done either of these things Kaleb wouldn't have been a spontaneous breech delivery on the way to the OR for am emergency C-Sect
Johnna says:
the fact that he was 15 days overdue and him just about dying
brittany says:
I wish I could have had him naturally
christy says:
natural no csection
Lisa says:
Nothing!
Megan says:
i wish it wasnt so hard on jayson :(
Natasha says:
I really wanted to have a water birth
Tara says:
nothing
Sai says:
not having been induced the first time
Ashli says:
no complain about the pain
Charissa says:
more drugs
shana says:
When the handed Grace to me the first time i was a little grossed out. I had no idea she would look like that. Its still one of the best things to see my lil person tho.
Heather says:
Have to agree with Charissa...more drugs!
Amber says:
nothing everything went perfect!!
Isaac says:
I wanted to do it naturally
becky says:
Nothing it was a breeze
Samantha Carrie says:
nothing really it wasnt the nicest thing but its supposed to be like that. It adds to the reward afterwards.
Lexi says:
I just wish it hadn't taken so long
Amy says:
Nothing...I thought it all went as it was meant to go.
jenifer says:
with my 1st child I would speed it up and make it less painful with my second child I was really sick for 3 months then went in to labor and delivered in 2hrs. Too fast for an epidural I'm really not a delicate person but it hit so hard so fast and the pain was so bad I remember relizing just how easy it could be to die during birth
Molly says:
I would want the anesthesiologist to get there sooner when I was having Aeris (took her 2 hours!) and I'd like for Gaige to have come quicker, lol. My water didn't break on its own and they let me stay in labor 7 hours before breaking it lol.
Crystal says:
I wouldn't have changed a thing; pain is weakness leaving the body.
Jillane says:
nothing for either
Crystal says:
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