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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world. Let others know what your experience was like.

• Fifty Hours of Labor and a Transport
  I had planned on having a homebirth for the birth of my first child. I had a terrific pregnancy with no morning sickness, little fatigue and the like.
• Induction, Two and a Half Hours of Pushing, Vacuum Extraction
  On August 16, 2000 I found out I was pregnant. My then fiancé and I were completely shocked.
• Abby's Birth
  My water broke at 5 a.m.
• Short Labor, Forceps Delivery
  My husband and I had only been married two months when we found out we were expecting. Although this was not a planned pregnancy, we were thrilled.
• Perfect Pregnancy, Complicated Labor, Bruised and Battered Baby Boy
  I found out I was pregnant with my first baby in November of 2000 when I went to the doctor for a throat problem I was having and they took a blood test. Needless to say, my boyfriend and I, who were both barely 19, were quite shocked but happy.
• Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
  My first child, a boy, was due on March 31, 2000. I went into labor twice before his due date and both times my labor was stopped with muscle relaxers.
• Premature Labor, Induced
  About two years prior to conceiving Thomas I had an LEEP procedure to remove some precancerous cells from my cervix with a laser. It was a pretty scary period of my life and it only got scarier.
• My Wife Had Never Felt So Weak
  After a wonderful pregnancy, my wife and I were looking forward to the little bundle of joy that was going to be in our lives. She was a week overdue.
• Thirteen Days Late, 17-Hour Labor, Vacuum
  My husband and I were so excited when we found out we were having a baby. We met with my doctor who then explained in brief terms that I had a coxcomb cervix and must be closely monitored throughout the pregnancy.
• Chelsea Madison's Birth
  I was 18 and my boyfriend was 19 when I got pregnant. After we found out I was pregnant, we told our parents and were married two months later.
• Long Labor, Scary End
  I have always wanted to share my story with others. My firstborn was 14 hours of labor with no drugs.
• First Baby, Forceps
  My due date was May 13, 1999 and it was Friday, May 7. My husband and I were on our way for Mexican food with a group of about 20 friends.
• Seven-Hour First Labor
  I was pregnant with my first baby and had planned to work up until five days before my due date which was April 30, 1999. I worked second shift at the time.