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@katrina2017 Insinuating that this has anything to do with the mother’s diet is a very harmful comment to make and I’d like to suggest you delete or rephrase.

@iamlavey She probably is! This was #3 and my biggest by 3 lbs - by far the easiest

@aloverofrigtheousness I was mentally prepared for that kind of outcome.. honestly amazed myself!

@jesuswalkedthroughme Only at the end when the pushing really hit! Most was bent over leaning onto the bed that was raised higher.

@weboh I had a “partial” one (low dose) for the last 40 minutes - pushing only. Took the edge off the contractions but allowed me to feel them still and feel the pushing

@petroula Trusting your body is huge - if you wait for it, your body will start pushing on its own and that is when you will know it is time. It is an incredible thing to experience!

@marineskok 5’7

@serenity19 At my 20 week scan (21+2 gestation) baby weighed 475g and measured approximately 1 week ahead on all measurements. At the 40 week scan, the head and abdomen both measured as “out of range” and the legs measured at 39. At birth, baby’s head was round, but nothing record breaking...

@speden Very similar for my 1st as well! My second was much better and this time, had we known the size sooner maybe they would’ve mentioned a C section but finding out after 40 weeks we were all team “trust the body”.

@knowledgeseeker313 It will get better! The stinging goes away first, but you will be sore for awhile. With my 1st (8lb 11oz) I had 3rd degree tears - 4 large rips the whole way out that was 2+ hours of stitching. Recovery was long, but my 2nd and 3rd babies were a breeze.

When I found out at 40+4 that my baby was measuring at 5200+g (11.5 lbs) I came to Reddit looking for birth stories and didn’t find much, so I’m sharing mine for the next mama who comes looking! After still not going into labor naturally and being at a 2 for many days, I chose to be induced at...