I finally understand why women like to share their labor stories. It's such an amazing experience that you want to re-live it over and over again. And because it's so surreal that you almost have to say it out loud from time to time to believe it really happened, at least that's how it was for me.
But I'll spare you the whole story and just share one of my favorite labor memories. Brad and I had created a labor playlist for his iPod. Since we started dating we've created playlists from time to time for various vacations, etc., and it was only fitting we'd have one for this. When we first got to the hospital I was between 2-3 cm dilated, and the nurse had us walk around for a while to see if my labor would progress. The pain of the contractions was getting worse, but the painful part was really short so I could use my Lamaze breathing to get through each one. Brad and I plugged in the dual headphones and listened to our playlist as we held hands and walked slow laps around the triage hallway, stopping every couple of minutes so I could breathe through a contraction. It was 4 a.m. and the triage area was nearly deserted so it felt really private and intimate even though we were at the hospital. We were joking around and so excited anticipating the birth of the Bean. It is one of the sweetest memories of my labor experience.
Here is what we were listening to:
"Danny's Song" by Loggins & Messina
"Baby I'm-A Want You" by Bread
"Sweet Life" by Paul Davis
"Baby, What A Big Surprise" by Chicago
"Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait
"Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor
"(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka
"Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim
"Cry Baby" by Janis Joplin
"Baby I Love Your Way" (Live) by Peter Frampton
"Baby, I Need Your Lovin'" by Johnny Rivers
"Let's Go" by Wang Chung
"Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money
"Don't Worry, Baby" by the Beach Boys
"Baby, Come to Me" by James Ingram, Patti Austin & Quincy Jones
"Maybe Baby" by the Crickets
"Be My Baby" by the Ronettes
The above photo was taken about 20 hours into my labor after I said screw Lamaze and got an epidural.
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