Brianna (Caller)

People say they get nauseous when they go into labor. So I'm sure part of it was that too. But I had puked everything out. I couldn't keep a thing down. We did call Elizabeth and it was 630. that Sunday evening. So I had been in labor for nearing 24 hours by that point. He called Elizabeth, had her on speakerphone, and he was like, Elizabeth, I think that this is it. What do we do?

People say they get nauseous when they go into labor. So I'm sure part of it was that too. But I had puked everything out. I couldn't keep a thing down. We did call Elizabeth and it was 630. that Sunday evening. So I had been in labor for nearing 24 hours by that point. He called Elizabeth, had her on speakerphone, and he was like, Elizabeth, I think that this is it. What do we do?

People say they get nauseous when they go into labor. So I'm sure part of it was that too. But I had puked everything out. I couldn't keep a thing down. We did call Elizabeth and it was 630. that Sunday evening. So I had been in labor for nearing 24 hours by that point. He called Elizabeth, had her on speakerphone, and he was like, Elizabeth, I think that this is it. What do we do?

And Elizabeth nonchalantly was like, do you really think so? I don't know. Like, what's the time between contractions? He told her what it was. I got the sense from that call hearing her that she was really skeptical of the fact that we thought that I was actually in labor and ready to go. She kind of kept pushing back. At eight days overdue? Yeah. And I remember screaming at that point.

And Elizabeth nonchalantly was like, do you really think so? I don't know. Like, what's the time between contractions? He told her what it was. I got the sense from that call hearing her that she was really skeptical of the fact that we thought that I was actually in labor and ready to go. She kind of kept pushing back. At eight days overdue? Yeah. And I remember screaming at that point.

And Elizabeth nonchalantly was like, do you really think so? I don't know. Like, what's the time between contractions? He told her what it was. I got the sense from that call hearing her that she was really skeptical of the fact that we thought that I was actually in labor and ready to go. She kind of kept pushing back. At eight days overdue? Yeah. And I remember screaming at that point.

I was like, this is so painful. I cannot take this anymore. And that's when she was like, well, yeah, I think she's in labor. So how about you guys come in? I remember arriving to the birth center around like 630, 645-ish. And I can actually probably pull up my notes at this point. We arrived 1825. So that would have been right around 630 that evening. The birth center had two stories.

I was like, this is so painful. I cannot take this anymore. And that's when she was like, well, yeah, I think she's in labor. So how about you guys come in? I remember arriving to the birth center around like 630, 645-ish. And I can actually probably pull up my notes at this point. We arrived 1825. So that would have been right around 630 that evening. The birth center had two stories.

I was like, this is so painful. I cannot take this anymore. And that's when she was like, well, yeah, I think she's in labor. So how about you guys come in? I remember arriving to the birth center around like 630, 645-ish. And I can actually probably pull up my notes at this point. We arrived 1825. So that would have been right around 630 that evening. The birth center had two stories.

They put me in one of the bedrooms upstairs. And the first thing that I remember is they had me go labor on the toilet. So they had me sit backwards. There was a pillow on the back of the toilet tank. They piled up pillows so I could put my face in there. They said that was one of the techniques. So I was fine with it.

They put me in one of the bedrooms upstairs. And the first thing that I remember is they had me go labor on the toilet. So they had me sit backwards. There was a pillow on the back of the toilet tank. They piled up pillows so I could put my face in there. They said that was one of the techniques. So I was fine with it.

They put me in one of the bedrooms upstairs. And the first thing that I remember is they had me go labor on the toilet. So they had me sit backwards. There was a pillow on the back of the toilet tank. They piled up pillows so I could put my face in there. They said that was one of the techniques. So I was fine with it.

But the thing that really made me nervous was that when you're sitting on the toilet too long, your legs start falling asleep. And so they specifically said when we're like practicing these positions, even during like birth class, you need to have your feet up on stools. They had me go sit on the toilet and there was no stools. And so Elizabeth is like, well, we need to get stools for your feet.

But the thing that really made me nervous was that when you're sitting on the toilet too long, your legs start falling asleep. And so they specifically said when we're like practicing these positions, even during like birth class, you need to have your feet up on stools. They had me go sit on the toilet and there was no stools. And so Elizabeth is like, well, we need to get stools for your feet.

But the thing that really made me nervous was that when you're sitting on the toilet too long, your legs start falling asleep. And so they specifically said when we're like practicing these positions, even during like birth class, you need to have your feet up on stools. They had me go sit on the toilet and there was no stools. And so Elizabeth is like, well, we need to get stools for your feet.

They were running around the birth center trying to find stools. They couldn't find stools for me to put my feet on. So my legs are like dying as I'm dying in pain, laboring on a hard toilet, having contractions. My husband's like rubbing my back and they finally gave up, didn't know where the stools were.

They were running around the birth center trying to find stools. They couldn't find stools for me to put my feet on. So my legs are like dying as I'm dying in pain, laboring on a hard toilet, having contractions. My husband's like rubbing my back and they finally gave up, didn't know where the stools were.

They were running around the birth center trying to find stools. They couldn't find stools for me to put my feet on. So my legs are like dying as I'm dying in pain, laboring on a hard toilet, having contractions. My husband's like rubbing my back and they finally gave up, didn't know where the stools were.

And they got a plastic sleeve of pads or maybe like adult diapers and shoved those underneath my feet. And of course they squished down because they're like cotton. So that didn't help at all. And I finally got irritated. They were filling up the tub. I don't even remember when I got into the tub. Oh yeah, here it says patient ambulated from toilet to tub without assistance. That was at 1938.

And they got a plastic sleeve of pads or maybe like adult diapers and shoved those underneath my feet. And of course they squished down because they're like cotton. So that didn't help at all. And I finally got irritated. They were filling up the tub. I don't even remember when I got into the tub. Oh yeah, here it says patient ambulated from toilet to tub without assistance. That was at 1938.