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[Peggies]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby on your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So is that a thing? Is that mandatory?

 

[Ionian]

It's odd here but I have no kids. My Father used to wait outside until invited in by nurses. 8 kids as well.

When my Polish missus talked about pregnancy she said only her Mother would be allowed in. Dunno if that's the way in Poland or she didn't want me to see her during labour. Jokes on her! Never got her pregnant.

EDIT: I remember doing a card for her during one birth (I was very small) "Congratulations, it's a gril!". She loved it and kept it stored away. She even kept my armband from birth and gave it to me. I was the first born. She kept and gave the others to my siblings as well.

 

[Peggies]

It's odd here but I have no kids. My Father used to wait outside until invited in by nurses. 8 kids as well.

When my Polish missus talked about pregnancy she said only her Mother would be allowed in. Dunno if that's the way in Poland or she didn't want me to see her during labour. Jokes on her! Never got her pregnant.

EDIT: I remember doing a card for her during one birth (I was very small) "Congratulations, it's a gril!". She loved it and kept it stored away. She even kept my armband from birth and gave it to me. I was the first born. She kept and gave the others to my siblings as well.

Jesus, you’ve got 8 siblings? Oh, you Irish .

It could easily bei an eastern European thing, where women don't want to be seen like that by their men (all sweaty and full of poop...sorry I can't get over the poop thing).

"Congratulations, it's a gril!" now that's cute .

 

[MidGenRefresh]

It's the most beautiful and the most disgusting thing that you can experience.

Regarding timings: every labor is different. Don't think about it. Just enjoy the moment.

 

[Ionian]

Jesus, you’ve got 8 siblings? Oh, you Irish .

It could easily bei an eastern European thing, where women don't want to be seen like that by their men (all sweaty and full of poop...sorry I can't get over the poop thing).

"Congratulations, it's a gril!" now that's cute .

Oh we screw like rabbits. My dads family had 10 surviving. 2 girls died in childbirth (both girls). Unmarked graves. We visited it. Their names weren't even on it but weathered to next to nothing. Very small stones.

A priest wouldn't allow it, was against the church. Unmarked burials but he finally found it. Have an aunt as well that was a nun, she had kids and was disowned. When my grandfather died he left her next to nothing, he threw out all her pictures. It's always a pleasure to meet her, although she smells like piss.

She is very old though, my cousin is a Policeman that was involved with the London terrorist attacks. Was a first responder. He visited here with his wife, I took him out for the night. I think I gave him brain damage. His wife was someone he fell in love with in childhood. Stunning woman.

 

[Peggies]

It's the most beautiful and the most disgusting thing that you can experience.

Regarding timings: every labor is different. Don't think about it. Just enjoy the moment.

I can work with that, thanks!

 

[Peggies]

Oh we screw like rabbits. My dads family had 10 surviving. 2 girls died in childbirth (both girls). Unmarked graves. We visited it. Their names weren't even on it but weathered to next to nothing. Very small stones.

A priest wouldn't allow it, was against the church. Unmarked burials but he finally found it. Have an aunt as well that was a nun, she had kids and was disowned. When my grandfather died he left her next to nothing, he threw out all her pictures. It's always a pleasure to meet her, although she smells like piss.

She is very old though, my cousin is a Policeman that was involved with the London terrorist attacks. Was a first responder. He visited here with his wife, I took him out for the night. I think I gave him brain damage. His wife was someone he fell in love with in childhood. Stunning woman.

As always, a beautiful story from the green isle.

Reminds me a bit of Monty Python.

 

[k_trout]

c section birth and that was brutal , felt like I was in an abattoir lol if I could relive it I would wait outside

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Missus had to have a C-section so he was early, she was tripping, I was tripping. She stayed in over night and it came to the morning of the op, i turned up, didnt really have a clue what was happening, not much communication at all, half hour before we were told she was going down, I had to dress in a theatre gown and crap crocs, nearly put it on wrong so me arse was out, still tripping

So they got her on the bed, i'm at her head and cant see anything down there as they had a massive sheet up, she says she can still feel them cutting away, they administer more meds, at this point she's a potato talking nonsense, i'm still tripping if the babys okay. Twenty minutes later they lift a baby above the sheet. It's grey and sitting exactly like Buddah, not moving. Now i'm proper tripping, a grey lifeless Buddah? What the fuck?

They usher me into the next room with him to administer a vitamin K shot, he woke up instant, screamed the place down, thank christ for that I though, still tripping

I go back to her still on the table and she asks if he's okay, yep, perfect.

I was told I had to go and come back later, so I did. I get into the ward and the nurse gives me a nappy and says 'go on then', oh okay I said. I come up to this baby, never even held one and was trying to put a nappy on, the kids body is smaller than my hand, ten minutes later after much tripping, a partial nappied baby.

The next night the missus wanted to leave as it was awful in there. I drove them home and we spent the worst winter snowed in on the 6th floor in the worst block of flats in town. It was awsome. We moved out after six months into a much nicer place

That was twelve years ago. Now he's just a pain in the arse wanting £80 Fifa's and i'm still tripping nothings good enough

..We never had all that bare chested baby on you bollocks

 

[IDKFA]

My wife's labor was long and traumatic.

After hours of pushing, they were close to going for a C-section, but then decided one more attempt.

They put a bucket on the floor and using a scalpel, started furiously cuting away to make the exit larger for my son. They then used a ventouse delivery to pull my son out by his head. Luckily it worked and mum and my son we're fine, but fuck me it was an intense experience.

If I hadn't gone for a shit that day then I would have absolutely shat myself.

 

[Ionian]

Missus had to have a C-section so he was early, she was tripping, I was tripping. She stayed in over night and it came to the morning of the op, i turned up, didnt really have a clue what was happening, not much communication at all, half hour before we were told she was going down, I had to dress in a theatre gown and crap crocs, nearly put it on wrong so me arse was out, still tripping

So they got her on the bed, i'm at her head and cant see anything down there as they had a massive sheet up, she says she can still feel them cutting away, they administer more meds, at this point she's a potato talking nonsense, i'm still tripping if the babys okay. Twenty minutes later they lift a baby above the sheet. It's grey and sitting exactly like Buddah, not moving. Now i'm proper tripping, a grey lifeless Buddah? What the fuck?

They usher me into the next room with him to administer a vitamin K shot, he woke up instant, screamed the place down, thank christ for that I though, still tripping

I go back to her still on the table and she asks if he's okay, yep, perfect.

I was told I had to go and come back later, so I did. I get into the ward and the nurse gives me a nappy and says 'go on then', oh okay I said. I come up to this baby, never even held one and was trying to put a nappy on, the kids body is smaller than my hand, ten minutes later after much tripping, a partial nappied baby.

The next night the missus wanted to leave as it was awful in there. I drove them home and we spent the worst winter snowed in on the 6th floor in the worst block of flats in town. It was awsome. We moved out after six months into a much nicer place

That was twelve years ago. Now he's just a pain in the arse wanting £80 Fifa's and i'm still tripping nothings good enough

..We never had all that bare chested baby on you bollocks

Christ that is a harrowing story, until the end. Honestly laughed at that.

 

[Punished Miku]

I don't have any kids but I got to watch a couple c-sections and a couple live births in school. The c-sections look like a carpenter violently disassembling some shelves with lots of blood. The live births are not that insane honestly, but maybe they are if you're intimately involved with the person. It's pretty much what you'd expect.

I'd imagine the main thing the dad is feeling is just total inadequacy and guilt. All they can really do is stand there while their partner screams in pain for hours and a team of more qualified people do their work. You're kind of just the fly on the wall in a torture session, only you kind of are responsible for the entire thing lol. If you're at all concerned about the experience of the father, I'd just say to toss them a comment or two to let them know they're appreciated, while you suffer in agony.

 

[The ninja farmer]

Remember my first born being quite nervous and planning out best routes, contact numbers, parking, etc …..

by the second. I was eating cereal and playing Xbox. While ‘mum to be’ paced up and down on the stairs, breathing quite hard

after a couple of hours of listening to her shout at her own mum, we went to hospital and my second daughter arrived not long after that

personally, not very traumatic for me

 

[Peggies]

My wife's labor was long and traumatic.

After hours of pushing, they were close to going for a C-section, but then decided one more attempt.

They put a bucket on the floor and using a scalpel, started furiously cuting away to make the exit larger for my son. They then used a ventouse delivery to pull my son out by his head. Luckily it worked and mum and my son we're fine, but fuck me it was an intense experience.

If I hadn't gone for a shit that day then I would have absolutely shat myself.

"Making the exit larger"? Poor missus! Good that it all turned out fine!

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Christ that is a harrowing story, until the end. Honestly laughed at that.

I actually left out the worst bits, didnt want to worry him too much

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby in your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So ist that a thing? Is that mandatory?

Wife sent me an email to work ‘Don’t freak out, but I think the baby is coming’.
She gave birth in 40 minutes after coming to hospital, second kid was even faster.

 

[Jaysen]

Staring down the barrel of my wife’s vagina. Good times. Respect to what women go through though. That was intense.

 

[AJUMP23]

I sat behind my wife's shoulder and encouraged her. I was surprised by the amount of blood that came out as well. I was happy I was there for all of it. I almost slept through the birth of our second kid, and I was in the room.


I wouldn't recommend standing at the business end, but do what your wife wants, also when your wife gets an epidural sit down, my dad who did anesthesia has seen many a dad fall over watching the needle go into his wife.

 

[Kev Kev]

 

[poppabk]

Both kids were C-sections. You stand at your wife's head with a sheet up. They wouldn't let me look at the cut open belly, I was kinda disappointed. There was a lot of full force pushing on the belly, like they were trying to close an overly packed suitcase. I actually got to do all the cool stuff like help weigh them and get their footprint while my wife didn't really get to see them till later. The real 'magic' for me came later when everything has calmed down, everyone is safe and healthy, and you are holding your nice clean kid in your arms.

 

[Peggies]

Christ that is a harrowing story, until the end. Honestly laughed at that.

Right? I'm kind of sorry I asked .

 

[Peggies]

And who is Jack Nicholson in my case? The baby or the doctor?

 

[JBat]

2 kids. One natural one c section. I'm to squeamish for blood and guts in media let alone reality. For our first she was getting an epidural so they make her sit up and lean forward so they can put the big needle in her spine. I guess the hit a vein because blood sprays a little. I'm sitting in front of her across the room and still see it. I go pale and light headed. They had to bring me some juice and sit down for awhile lol. After that she couldn't feel herself farting like crazy and would blame it on everyone else in the room.
She labored for about 12 hours but when it was time to push it took about 10 minutes. They told us that was pretty quick. During that time I hid behind the back of the bed rubbing her shoulder giving encouragement. Didn't see a thing as planned. When they asked me to cut the umbilical cord I said no thanks so her mom did it. They pretty much let who ever she wanted in the room to be there.
For the c section we showed up when they told us to and they got her prepped. They gave me scrubs and when it was time to go in I said I didn't want to see anything and they told me not to look at anything blue. Everything in the OR was covered in blue lol so I looked at the floor while the led me to the stool next to her head. I did about fuck up though. The doctors were talking to us while they did their thing so I look up as a reflex and notice the lamp above her had a reflection but was able to turn the brain off and look away before anything register

 

[SlimySnake]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby in your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So ist that a thing? Is that mandatory?

No cursing in the delivery room. But lots of screaming at every contraction. My wife didnt curse at me, but she didnt exactly give the impression that she was glad I was there lol. She still wanted me there for the second one so maybe she did. You just gotta have a thick skin during that time.

No poop but lots of blood, i made the mistake of looking back when they were cleaning up my kid and stiching her back up. it was a bloodbath.

I rushed her to the hospital. DONT take a taxi. lol you dont want to put another man through that shit.

You dont HAVE to take off your shirt. Thats what they have the mom do. It helps with the dad but you dont have to do it. I just opened my shirt buttons and had them lie on me for a few minutes. Didnt let anyone take pics of me though. You are supposed to do it right away so if you are not feeling it, as long as the mom does it it's fine. If she's inebriated then yes, do it. It really helps apparently.

 

[Peggies]

So, from what I gather it's going to be bloody and noisy and dirty.

Kind of like an episode of Vikings. I think I can do that.

Also a big applause to your missuses and babies and youse of course.

 

[Catphish]

My wife had a c-section, so I was sitting with her by her head, holding her hand, while a sheet was pulled up just above her belly, obscuring the view of the business end. Docs did their thing, baby came out, they cleaned her up, and that was that. Minimal drama.

However, I was an emotional wreck leading up to it. I was so worried that something might go wrong and I'd lose them both. No real justification for the fear, but it was there, and prevalent.

In the end, everything went fine.

Edit: Oh, and if by chance you've never heard of meconium, you might want to look it up before delivery day, unless you want to have the soul scared out of you by baby's first poop.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby in your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So ist that a thing? Is that mandatory?

I saw my daughter's birth. There could be poop, vomit, it was a place with a lot of women into pre-labor. Well, if you saw any other birth video, it is the same. I hear curses and screams. Regarding emotions, I only had one when I saw her in the incubator (she was placed there for a few minutes), I got scared, what if I am a bad father, someone who cannot give her what she needs. I still have those fears from time to time.

 

[Marlenus]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby on your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So is that a thing? Is that mandatory?

No cursing, there was a solid Darth Vader impression with the gas and air. There were some jokes as well like 'why would anybody do this more than once'.

Also after the baby is born the placenta needs to come out as well so that can take a while.

Also there is plenty of merconium which is a dark green tar like substance and the baby will shit out some for a while after birth.

In our case all 4 have been water births, 1 at the hospital and 3 at home and all have gone swimmingly with nonl complications.

 

[Fools idol]

I struggled with hardcore anxiety my whole adult life - so naturally I was worried I wouldn't cope well with the stress and potential complications of my child being born and my wife going through it.

I shocked myself - it was almost like instinct kicked in. Once we got in that room and she started to push, everything melted away and I sat by her side the whole way giving support and encouragement, and the relief we both felt after she was done was magical shit.

My advice - if you are squeamish, stay at the head of the bed with your wife and hold her hand. Stay the FUCK away from the business end cause let me tell you you will never feel the same again if you look.

Remember what the 60 year old veteran midwife told me - painkillers in 2021 are a helluva drug and nature takes it's course - they're just there to grease the runway and mop up the mess. Babies are resillient as hell, and can and usually do take a rough time of it coming outta there, but they make it through the large vast majority of the time.

You got this bud.

 

[Rawker]

Stay above the shoulder, get some ice to cool her off and shut the fuck up.

 

[Skyfox]

Ours didn't go well. Would have better having it anywhere but the hospital because the staff there were absolute scum.

My wife had dilated like halfway at home with no issue. We should have just waited.

 

[synchronicity]

I was in the operating room for my ex-wife's c-section. I got to see her guts laid out on a table beside her. I was like, "Doesn't she need some of that stuff?"

And they had attempted a vaginal delivery for a long time before opting for the c-section, and my kid's head was all stretched out like Alien. I was like, "Um, is that normal?"

It was emotionally very draining though - both in the intensity of the moment and in the anticipation of the responsibility of fatherhood. I'm still tired, more than 18 years on now.

 

[Kraz]

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

With one delivery the mother cursed a bit, but nothing excessive. More between contractions than during iirc. Typically constipated and pooped deer pellets during a couple big pushes when working all the regional muscles. There was some training for familiarity with what muscles to work, but everyone expect much of the process to be instinctual. So good luck!

The start of labour was pretty obvious and different than Braxton-Hicks. Contacted midwife. We followed the charts and advice trusting when things were getting close, but not too close, and drove there carefully. About a 15 minute drive at 2am on a Thursday. Took about 3 hrs after that, maybe 5 hours total. Their stay 2 day.

There were all sorts pitching their wares. From pictures to insurance policies, nannies, daycares and schools. Products.

 

[jason10mm]

Both were vaginal deliveries, so I mostly just stayed by my wifes head to help her push. Number 2 came so quickly she didn't even have time for an epidural. Got to cut the cord both times. First baby got hung up crowning for an hour until my wife REALLY pushed. He still has a bit of a cone head to me Second baby dropped low and we lost the heartbeat a few times, that got things excited in the room let me tell you until she delivered a few minutes later.

The "skin to skin" thing is mostly for the mother I feel. IIRC it's supposed to A. reassure the baby by giving it a heartbeat to listen to, B. reassure and stimulate the mom for breast milk, and C. transfer skin bacteria from mom to baby to help baby develop a protective skin ecosystem. Not sure there is any real value in doing it as a dad unless mom is unavailable or you want a social media post for kudos.

Vaginal delivery is also supposed to help transfer "good" bacteria from the vagina to the baby to help jump start a healthy gut biome. So barring something like Strep B or breech presentation, I would always advocate for vag delviery over c-section unless medically indicated.

Anyway, congrats. You will want that baby out these last few weeks because your wife will be terrified counting kicks. Then once the baby comes you will want it back in there because now you will be terrified of EVERYTHING including eating, pooping, and sleeping.

You will not sleep if you don't take turns and plan well. Use friends/family as often as you can. Babies are not that fragile. Good luck

 

[Krappadizzle]

Wife had Covid, got it the 3 days before she was due to go in for induction. Went in the night before her due date and was in a quarantined room with her over night. Next day they tried to induce labor and that lasted for 16 hours with it not really working. By the second day my wife was just exhausted and miserable and just asked for a C-section. A few hours later they had us in the OR. She was put under and I came in, they cut her open and blood was everywhere, was crazy, her blood pressure dropped too, was scary for a few moments, our daughter came out crying and the took her to the corner of the room. My wife saw her for a few seconds before they out her under completely and sewed her back up and took me out of the room.

Went back to our quarantine room and the nurse came in with the baby and my wife a few minutes later. I bathed my daughter and got her swaddled and started feeding her formula.

My wife was MISERABLE, being cut from the C-section and dealing with constant coughing from covid. She honestly slept for most of the next two days with the nurse checking in on us every 4 hours or so. I took over all duties with our baby and it was just a magical time for me. While my wife is having this miserable time I'm having this like life altering moment and connection with my daughter.

All in all, looking back, if the delivery date was more accurate or the induction had worked like it should of, I think my wife would have had a more memorable experience, but she was so miserable from covid -19 and the C-section that she spent a majority of the week we spent in the hospital just drugged up and sleeping.

Amazing moment for me though, definitely everything kinda changed when it all happened. We are in our 30's and been married for nearly 12 years or so by that point and we didn't think we'd ever have kids.

 

[Jaxx_377]

My wife may have had the easiest childbirth I've heard of. Her water broke around 3am, their were no contractions for a while so we took our time to get to the hospital. We got their around 510 am and went straight in to the birthing room to get ready, The nurse came in to take some blood from my wife to prepare the epidural and my wife went in the the bathroom to put the gown on and had her first contraction. Then 3 minutes later as the nurse was drawing the blood she had another. The nurse finished taking the blood and left the room upon my wife immediately told me to get her back cause she felt like she had to poop and I guess that is a sign the kids coming now. So I walked down the hall and told the nurse my wife said she felt like she had to poop which I guess is a trigger phrase cause the head nurse hit an alarm button and nurses came running. I walked in behind them and they were quickly trying to get things together for delivery and just as the doctor walked in my wife had her last contraction and as the doctor was putting on the gown my son popped out of her like a party favor. Seriously that little guy caught air and landed a good foot or so down the bed. The whole thing from first contraction the birth lasted 9 minutes. After she said she felt fine. Ive never heard of an easier birth.

 

[FunkMiller]

As someone who never wants kids, I salute each and every brave and hardy cunt here who has endured/enjoyed the birth of their child.

Sounds fucking gross, lads.

 

[Lord Panda]

Our baby is due in a few weeks and I'm interested in your experiences. I find it hard to find no-bullshit stories in the internet without phrases like "overwhelmed by emotions" blabla. I need some hard facts here.

Was there a lot of cursing in the delivery room? Or - God forbid - poop?
Did you rush her to the hospital herself or did you take a taxi? How long did the whole thing take?

Oh and, did you have to take off your shirt and put the baby on your naked chest? I saw a lot of pictures of topless guys with their babies on their small chests. So is that a thing? Is that mandatory?

Congrats mate, wishing you and the missus the best.

We’re about to be first time parents ourselves in the next few weeks, and these accounts are making me a tiny bit nervous

 

[dem]

Both my kids were c sections.

I wasn't overcome by emotion or anything. Once you get that kid home you will quickly realize life will never be the same.

I refused the cord cutting. Once the kid was out they put him on a table to do some tests to make sure everything is good and then they handed him over. I never did the skin to skin thing.

The first baby poops are thick tar. I had no idea what to expect. Be liberal with the vaseline.

 

[Peggies]

Congrats mate, wishing you and the missus the best.

We’re about to be first time parents ourselves in the next few weeks, and these accounts are making me a tiny bit nervous

Thanks a lot and congratulaions to you too! Hope everything turns out fine!

I know right?! Sounds kind of "intense" but, well... I asked. Worst part is, I AM the missus in our case . Just wanted to hear how this whole birth thing is for you, guys.

 

[Vyse]

It's the most beautiful and the most disgusting thing that you can experience.

Regarding timings: every labor is different. Don't think about it. Just enjoy the moment.

This. Both of my girls were different.

 

[GeekyDad]

Easy to forget when you're doing your day-to-day, but now that you bring it up, the main thing is, I experienced watching my wife do some shit no soldier could tolerate or withstand. Three times. And the last was the most dangerous.

Not sure what you're expecting to read from any one of us, but get down on your fucking knees and thank your wife now and every day after.

 

[poodaddy]

I was shitting myself and throwing up at the same time in the bathroom of the delivery room when my daughter entered this world. I'm told that it helped my wife relax, as she couldn't stop laughing and she gave birth all naturally so relaxing was important for not tearing.

The nurses all laughed too. I was kind of a hit.

I was fine till the smells, that's what ultimately caused my stomach to go, that and the shit mixed with the white fluid that sprayed out of her mixed with blood. I had to hand the leg that I was holding to a nurse at that point; shit was coming up.

 

[Durien]

With our first, my wife woke me up with a weird look on her face and said, I think the baby is coming. Race to the hospital, get checked in, and then it was just a waiting game. She was in labor for like 17 hours and my son got stuck doing thing the natural way so she had an emergency c section. She's Japanese with a small frame and we had all the measurements done and her docto thought she might be able to do it naturally. Nope...when he was born 9 lbs 4 oz and 24 inches long. I was able to see the procedure get done, which as I am interested in learning about most things, I was actually allowed to watch the c section happen which was incredibly cool!

Since she had an unplanned c section, she was at the hospital for the weekend. There was a daybed in the room for me to sleep in and such. I never took my shirt off but lots of skin to skin contact between my wife and the baby.

For my daughter, my wife went straight to the c-section as she decided we weren't to risk the same issue. Since it was planned we checked in, went into the room and had it done. Yup watched that too cause it was super interesting the first time lol. This time I could film but not until they pulled her out. Same thing 3 days in the hospital for her. As I had my son, we just went home at night and showed up the following days until we could bring her home. No skin to skin for me, just my wife.

Ask questions if you are not sure. Ask for help when needed. Make sure your wife eats before delivery date. My wife went into labor around 6 in the morning and delivered our son at 11:30 at night. The only thing she could eat the entire time were ice chips , no food. So by 9pm my wife was starving...

I don't remember my wife swearing. She actually tried to do it without the epidural but eventually gave in.

Know that after the birth you'll make frequent dr apps afterwards for the next 2 weeks. You'll need to keep track of how often the baby eats, number of diapers and type of diapers. Get outside help if you can. The mom's going to take a day or 2 to recover lol this isn't the movies believe me...

 

[Durien]

Wife sent me an email to work ‘Don’t freak out, but I think the baby is coming’.
She gave birth in 40 minutes after coming to hospital, second kid was even faster.

Wow! My wife said she's jealous LOL!!!

 

[Durien]

Oh dude before I forget, might sound stupid or whatever but make sure your car seat is installed and installed correctly. They will not allow you take the child home until they check. We were all set but they told us this which means it has happened before with other people.

The other interesting thing. They put s bracelet on the baby and if the bracelet is cut off or the baby is brought beyond a certain threshold prior to check out, that area goes into lockdown and no one can get out.

 

[Peggies]

Oh dude before I forget, might sound stupid or whatever but make sure your car seat is installed and installed correctly. They will not allow you take the child home until they check. We were all set but they told us this which means it has happened before with other people.

The other interesting thing. They put s bracelet on the baby and if the bracelet is cut off or the baby is brought beyond a certain threshold prior to check out, that area goes into lockdown and no one can get out.

Car seat is already installed but thanks a lot!

 

[K' Dash]

it was a c section last july, I was there with my wife the whole time, once they got the baby out I went away with her, cut the cord, they made some tests, gave her a couple vaccines and gave her to me to do skin to skin, I stayed in the room with my daughter alone like an hour, it was pretty emotional for me, I just cant get enough of her.

Edit: I also filmed everything.

 

[RJMacready73]

No.1, massive hangover from drinking all nite, baby decides to come 4 fucking weeks early queue utter pandemonium as wife was 40miles away, drove 120mph up motorway probably 5times over limit, sat outside delivery room head busted, severe sweats, baby is coming out through rooflight, I'm brought in to see wife getting set up, place is filled with teams of nurses and doctors, I'm in shock, I say all the best love, she's looking at me to make it all go away and I'm ushered out, then brought back in to hold her hand, nurses more concerned about me ffs, decide to have a peak and see doc pulling kid out through stomach, nearly passed out gore everywhere, brief meeting with the wee chap gurning like fuck and then ushered out, exit surgery find entire family camped in waiting, tell them ITS A BOY! all hell breaks loose in waiting room.

No.2 get a time to arrive at hospital for 2nd birth via c section, arrive early, wife wheeled off, wee baby girl arrives as scheduled

Schedule appointment with doctor to get my balls cut off so no.3 doesn't arrive.

 

[RJMacready73]

My advice just make sure you're there for the missus, she's the one storming the beaches you're there to offer support, hold her hand and run to the fucking moon if she needs you too.. as for all that hippy new age shit, if you're into it go for it, not for me but I'll tell you this you'll fucking melt when you hold your kid for the first time