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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.

• C-section Emergency
  I went into labor with my son one week before his due date. The labor went as routine as any other.
• Thirty Hours of Labor, Then C-section
  I woke in middle of the night on April 15, 2005, thinking it was just a normal "pee" break. I started to feel pains, but had been feeling the same kind of pain on and off for months.
• Traumatic Emergency C-section
  My name's Katie and I live in a small town. I had planned to give birth to my baby at the small local hospital, which had limited resources.
• C-section to Save My Baby
  Cesarean (C-section) or natural (vaginal) birth? This was a very important question for me when I was pregnant.
• Twelve Hours of Labor, Pitocin, Epidural
  Like everyone else I went in to have my labor induced at 39 weeks. I had only dilated 1 centimeter and was told that I was having a big baby (ultrasound measured 9 pounds).
• Rough Time But Well Worth It
  I was very shocked and scared to find out I was pregnant. I had been told I could not have kids by several doctors and hadn't got pregnant in years of trying, so I wasn't too careful.
• Labor or C-section
  I was 17 when I got pregnant with my first child. I think it was the hardest time of my life.
• Long Labor
  I was three days past my due date with my first baby. My water broke about 8:30 p.
• C-section Variety Platter
  At 37 weeks pregnant with my first son, I began feeling odd. My first instinct was to check my blood pressure, and sure enough, it was high.
• My Little Man (Bryan)
  I went in to the doctor after I had taken a home test to confirm I was going to be a new mom! It did.
• Surprise C-section
  I had to have a Cesarean section with my daughter. I had pre-eclampsia and the doctor wanted to induce me.
• Thirty-nine-and-a-half-hour Labor, Then C-section
  I was 36 weeks and my blood pressure was very high. They put me in the next day for an induction.
• C-section 20 Hours After My Water Broke
  I was in bed and I had to go pee at about midnight. So I got up, and by the time I got to the bathroom there was something running down my leg.
• The Day Caleb Was Born
  Well, my son is now 18 months old, and the way he was born still makes me sad. I have to wonder, did I not try hard enough?
• Fetal Distress – Emergency C-section
  My husband and I were awaiting the birth of our first baby – a girl.