Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I was thinking "just get through it" the entire time and I barely uttered a word, grunt, etc. Even the nurses made a comment of how quiet I was. Truth is, it expended to much energy for me to say anything, so I didn't.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I only started screaming when they made me stop pushing and started prepping me for a c-section and had to push DD back up a bit for it. Otherwise I was very quiet and focused and even falling asleep between contractions for a while toward the end. (It was a REALLY long day.)

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

No noise for me. Thank Goodness I had a very quick and easy labor.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I know I didn't scream and I didn't cry. But I might have grunted a little towards the end. I was pushing for an hour plus.

But I remember when I was first admitted, we could hear this woman SCREAMING in the room next to us. My husband and I looked at each other in horror. We asked the nurse if she was giving birth right now and she said "No, she was just getting an internal"

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I SCREAMED in the OR when I was having my C/S with DS. They pushed him up my abdomen so far it hurt sooo bad!! Thinking back, it may have been painful due to the problems I had with my gall bladder, but MAN did that hurt!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

if anything i grunted. at the end of the contraction i would let out a loud noise...the word is escaping me...not grunting...not gasping, gosh i can't remember. but yeah towards the end of each contraction i'd let out a loud exclamation if that's even a word. why can't i think today? lol.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

i recall grunting while pushing and then towards the end when i was just exhausted and done i was screaming out of frustration!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I did not delivery vaginally, but I was in active labor for about 3 hours.

I did not scream or cry, because I could barely breathe, my conractions were awful.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

Nope!! I was pain free thanks to the oh so wonderful, magical, lifesaving epidural!! After 4 hours of pushing, I was kinda whimpering from exhaustion but thats it!

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Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

is there a none of the above choice?

Nah i was silent.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I cried like a little baby when the doctor broke my water. I will never forget how bad that hurt for some reason.

Even though I had an epidural after four hours of pitocin with no pain meds I never made a peep. I was just concentrating so much on my little angel.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I was totally Linda Blair Screaming, yelling, cursing...if my head could have spun around like hers did, it would have

In my defense, I had 2 failed epi's, was on pitocin, and DS was sunny side up, so all the labor was in my back...I really wanted to stop and just leave DS inside...I kept telling DH I can't do it.

But then my best friend, aka, the spinal, came along before my emergency section, and I was in lala land...I went from being Linda Blair to Shirley Temple in about 1 minute

Looking back, I LMAO thinking about my poor DH, nurses & dr's LOL.

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Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

With my 1st one the nurses told me I was scaring the ladies down the hall With my last two I had my good friend "epidoral" and I think I only made grunting noises while I pushed.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I didn't make a sound. But I also didn't feel anything because of the epidural....and it only took about 20 minutes for me to push her out!
I remember hearing screams coming from other rooms and I was terrified!!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

Very quiet! The only noise I made was a gasp for air after each push.

Oh and I guess I was breathing pretty loud through contractions.

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Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

My epi wore off and the baby was sunny side up. I was ok for the most part but as he was actually coming out, I screamed - loud - Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!! They heard me in the waiting room. My neice heard me and said, Oh that couldn't have been Aunt Fran and my mom say Yup that was her....

In my defense, the waiting area was very close to the labor rooms... Yup I swear!!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

Boy, did I ever...

...and I had a scheduled c-section!!!

LOL I never experienced labor...just the feeling of wanting to vomit on the operating table

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Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

i didn't which was surprising to me. i did ask god to help me on more than one occasion though i also probably broke DH's hand from squeezing it so hard!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

No I didnt make any noises but I cursed the woman who asked me if I had ever been treated for depresson and asked me if I wanted to speak with a hospital social worker while I was in full blown labor and prepping for an emergency c-section. Seriously? Therapy? Come on now!

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I wasn't vocal I really did not have the nergy and wanted the baby out

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

I was in labor for 30+ hours. I screamed, cried and cursed a lot. When she was crowning I screamed at my husband to get my clothes...we were going to come back tomorrow I lost my mind. I also screamed at the Dr. he didnt know what he was doing bc she wasnt going to fit. It should have been a reality program.

Re: for fun: did you yell, scream, or make grunting noises when you were in labor or while pushing?

DS was born in less than 3 hours from the time my water broke. When I got to the hospital I was 3cm and within 20 minutes, I was 10cm! Needless to say there was no time to get ANYTHING!!! I had to NOT push for 15 minutes until my dr. arrived! So yeah... I screamed! Loud. My sister heard me in the waiting room! They were telling me not to scream as screaming would make me push but sometimes I just could not help it!