18 moms talk about what really motivated them to 'push' during labor.
Giving birth is one of the most difficult and rewarding experiences in many women's lives.
The process can be painful beyond belief and trying to get through it requires some serious focus. Sometimes that focus can be unexpected. Here is what 18 moms have to say about how they got across the finish line.
1.
I gave birth to my son 10 months ago almost 11. The only reason I pushed out my baby fast was because I was hungry not because I wanted to meet him earlier. I asked for the epidural before they served dinner.
I did not know you couldn't eat after receiving the epidural. So my primary goal to push my son out was to remove the epidural from my back and shove food without no restriction. My mom is impressed that I pushed my first baby in 9 minutes.
I'll never tell them that it because I was hungry AF and wanted to eat. Sure meeting my son was great but I couldn't think about anything but food. I got to enjoy a sandwich and a boxed apple juice while looking at how pretty my son is.
2.
My nurse was about to be off shift and she said she wanted to meet my baby lol. Seems weird but I was out if it like “gotta do this for Jackie!”
3.
My daughter has a birth defect so there was NICU staff in the room waiting for me to give birth. I felt so bad for wasting their time and taking forever to push. I know it's their job but at the time I was motivated to push so they wouldn't have to wait on me.
4.
My husband and I already share a birthday and this baby ended up needing to be induced 2 days before our birthday. EVERYONE was like “omg all 3 of you will share a birthday!!” The hell we will. He was born the day before, I had 18 hours to spare ?.
5.
I had my first twin at 11:30pm and lord help me I would NOT spend the rest of my life explaining how “yes they are twins but have different birthdays” or messing up paperwork so I pushed that second baby out in 10 min.
6.
Lol mine was as soon as she's out we can remove your PICC line and IV and you can have a shower, I was like ok get ready to catch then ?. I had a PICC line (semi permanent IV) since I was 12 weeks pregnant and every shower I had to wrap my arm so it wouldn't get wet.
7.
I have chronic migraines and had to be induced because I had preclampsia. I was on a magnesium drip and having the worst migraine of my entire life but they couldn’t give me any medicine.
The ob put his head in the room and said once I pushed her out; I could have my migraine meds and went to check on someone else. It took me two pushes and they had to go run him down in the hall ?? I absolutely feel ya.
8.
I’m sort of the opposite. I was having precipitous labor with my 2nd. I was basically holding her in since I didn’t want to deliver on my living room floor. Once I got into the ambulance, I was like “great, now I can have her” and out she came.
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notyouraveragetwin
My motivation with my second birth was a diet coke. Seriously. But then i wanted a regular coke and felt like it was the biggest decision ever lol. The nurse brought me two mini diet cokes and a mini regular one. Lol I forgot about that memory!
10.
With my second baby I was starvingg, I remember talking to my husband about Chick-fil-A while I was pushing. Kicker was I hemorrhaged really really bad after and they gave me a shit ton of meds to stop the bleeding that wouldn’t let me eat for a couple of hours.
I also didn’t realize it was Sunday so no Chick-fil-A but I did get Jimmy Johns which I hadn’t had in a while??♀️
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I'd been pushing for a few hours and my doc was starting to toy with the idea of discussing a C-section, but what really did it was when I realized it was 11pm on an even-numbered day. I like both even and double numbers and it was currently the 22nd so I rallied hard and came in under midnight! Even better, I had him at exactly 11:11.
12.
I pushed my son out in 4 pushes lol he is my first baby and everyone was super impressed ? I just couldn’t feel anything and I was promised chocolate cake?
13.
There are pictures of me housing 2 double cheeseburgers while my husband looks dead scared at a brand new newborn.
14.
Meanwhile, I held my son in until after midnight because I didnt want him to be born on friday the 13th!
15.
DumbPotatoBasket
I delivered my son as soon as my body would allow. I pushed him out while simultaneously grunting to my husband what I wanted from steak n shake. 'I waNNNNNGGG ? a choclaNNNNG ? milk shaNNNNNGG!' ?
16.
The anesthesiologist had a difficult time placing my epidural. So when the second anesthesiologist got it set i was so relaxed. Mid strawberry ivy and phone conversation with my momma my son was obviously on his way, I couldn't hold him in. My only regret was not getting to finish the most amazing icy pop ever! Lol
17.
I was pushing for three hours and in the last hour a new nurse named Erin came on. Erin was a god damn legend and not only did she hold my perineum together she also held the food menu in front of my face while yelling “tell me your order girl bc we are getting this baby out and having a feast” and f*ck if I didn’t push that dude out ten mins later ?
Then I ate scrambled eggs while Erin braided my hair. I think of Erin a lot lol.
18.
I was sooooo thirsty during/after my c-section I was barely interested in holding my baby! I know I was somewhat out of it because of the anti nausea drugs. They brought me something that tasted like a sonic slushie thing (and I hadn’t had anything like that in a LONG time due to GD) and it felt like heaven drinking that.
Meanwhile there’s a picture of my baby just laying in the bassinet and I feel so guilty about it now! I was super shaky too and scared to hold him.