What They Don’t Tell You: Childbirth

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SUBJECT 1: They said "You have to go to the hospital right now." And I was like, what? What do you mean right now?

SUBJECT 2: First your water's going to break, and then this is going to happen, and then they'll get closer together, and they'll get really intense-- I wasn't doing any of those things! I was just feeling uncomfortable.

SUBJECT 3: I thought when you had the contractions was the time to push, but you have to wait till you're dilated a certain number of centimeters.

SUBJECT 1: I'm like, don't give me the epidural, I'm going to go all natural. But by the time that the water broke and that I'm throwing up, I'm just like, please give me the epidural, please give me the epidural!

SUBJECT 3: Blood everywhere, amongst other liquids and things, I don't know.

SUBJECT 2: They said "Hey, you want to cut the cord?" And he goes "Uh, OK. Snip it off--" he said it's kind of tough. You know, it's like cutting through the grisly part on a steak.

SUBJECT 3: And you're going to forget about all the pain. The minute they're there, you forget about it all.

SUBJECT 2: I have a baby.

SUBJECT 1: The baby is safe, and that's the most important thing in the end for you.

SUBJECT 2: Just know that you can do it. And even if things go wrong, you can still do it.

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