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Your Birth Story in 6 Words

Posted by Madeline Holler

You know that book Not What I Was Planning, the collection of memoirs that are six words long? Well, a blogger/doula is riffing on that idea and asking people to writer their birth stories in just six words. (I believe "ouch" counts as a word.)

Can you do it?

Here are a few so far:

Front seat, 60mph, early morning, WOW!

Nurse insists it's worth it. Correct.

On all fours, laughing him out.

Unplanned cesarean. Stillbirth avoided. Overwhelmed...overjoyed.

thank god i'm not pregnant anymore.

Don't push, can't not, he's here!

Come on, Babble readers, give us your birth and adoption stories in six words.

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Posted Apr 04 2008, 01:56 PM

Filed under: bloggers, doulas, birth stories, not what I was planning, six-word memoirs

Comments

	Mom2Two said: One week early, I'm not ready! (the girl) and Get this baby out of me! (the boy) April 4, 2008 2:25 PM
	IAinND said: Ready for painkillers. Oops! Too late. April 4, 2008 2:36 PM
	bookmama said: Bradley intentions...every intervention...happy ending! April 4, 2008 2:41 PM
	marlene said: i hope i don't poop. April 4, 2008 3:03 PM
	lukesmom said: mom planned, God laughed, baby smiled! April 4, 2008 3:03 PM
	Cassie said: 24 hours labor = one baby April 4, 2008 3:11 PM
	Jennifer said: So much for a birth plan. April 4, 2008 3:33 PM
	Mae said: Like a marathon? Try mega-(wo)man. April 4, 2008 3:45 PM
	leahsmom said: Meeting you so soon! Scared, joyful. April 4, 2008 3:55 PM
	Janice said: Wheelchair! Nine? Told you! (Pushes) Baby! April 4, 2008 10:14 PM
	mags said: Easier than the weeks that followed. April 5, 2008 11:05 AM
	Jasmin said: I'll never do that again, maybe. April 5, 2008 11:24 AM
	maeby said: whats that burning sensation? oh shit! April 5, 2008 11:27 AM
	Renee said: Pushed so long, forgot about baby. April 5, 2008 2:56 PM
	mamaloo said: K: Spring blizzard blankets pain with joy. S: So quiet, so simple, at home. April 5, 2008 4:41 PM
	bethany said: giant head, thank god for c-sections! April 5, 2008 10:32 PM
	froggemom said: midwife saves possible hospital nightmare. surreal. April 6, 2008 8:57 PM
	maconchick said: To the hosptial sooner next time. April 6, 2008 9:40 PM
	Abel D. said: Huh? Oh. What time is it? April 7, 2008 2:24 AM
	dp1038 said: Pitocin and epidural made it easy! April 7, 2008 1:23 PM
	amber said: i did it drug free, baby! April 7, 2008 1:27 PM
	mamarama said: #1: Go home. Back so soon? Girl! #2: Morning. Induce. Wait. Next morning--boy! April 7, 2008 1:31 PM
	Mom2BK08 said: planned natural, hit 7, drugs please April 7, 2008 1:35 PM
	Crystal said: To hospital on motorcycle, no really! April 7, 2008 1:35 PM
	KP said: Thirty hours later, out she came! April 7, 2008 1:40 PM
	shontilynn said: Doctor, when I say stop, STOP. April 7, 2008 1:44 PM
	krisrudy said: I bit and scratched my husband. April 7, 2008 1:53 PM
	Jenn said: No Drugs! Okay, maybe. Blue Contractions. April 7, 2008 1:54 PM
	Dana said: Fast. Husband = Iraq. Phone = Best Friend. April 7, 2008 1:56 PM
	copperhead said: Cesarean. "You're too old to wait." April 7, 2008 2:01 PM
	Michele said: Wait for family to arrive? No! April 7, 2008 2:16 PM
	Joanie said: Nurse, seriously, CLEAN UP MY PUKE. April 7, 2008 2:18 PM
	dhsredhead said: Why does this take so long? April 7, 2008 2:22 PM
	KC said: No epidural, pushed, ended with C-section. April 7, 2008 2:30 PM
	Chiara said: home, water good, massive push, sploosh (I'm laughing at so many of these! This is great.) April 7, 2008 2:38 PM
	Melissa said: Hardest work, biggest reward. Go team. April 7, 2008 2:49 PM
	mamadrama said: 52-hour labor, big head, forceps, baby! April 7, 2008 2:54 PM
	Meg said: Didn't mean to go natural - oops! April 7, 2008 3:10 PM
	Kathryn said: Don't tell me it doesn't hurt! April 7, 2008 3:25 PM
	mfavorite said: They should offer epidurals at spas. April 7, 2008 3:27 PM
	Cynthia said: Four-day homebirth. Would do again. April 7, 2008 3:31 PM
	Sarah said: There's no room at the inn. April 7, 2008 3:38 PM
	studioandy said: six weeks early. he is fine. April 7, 2008 3:46 PM
	JulieS said: failed induction. scheduled c-section. beautiful boy! April 7, 2008 4:09 PM
	Dani said: Hail Mary delivery after three days April 7, 2008 4:20 PM
	cnoelk said: natural became chemical, childbirth became picnic April 7, 2008 4:47 PM
	B said: #1: Did I really just do that?! #2: So much easier. I love waterbirth. April 7, 2008 5:21 PM
	Nicole Cooper said: truth? that was the easy part. April 7, 2008 5:24 PM
	sara Baum said: it works ! she actually came out! April 7, 2008 5:41 PM
	kendra! said: Forty-four hours. Caesarian. Prize: Gorgeous Girl. April 7, 2008 6:00 PM
	scarlett's mum said: nude and noisy three-hour shower. April 7, 2008 8:09 PM
	Michele said: Two epidurals, neither worked, felt everything! April 7, 2008 8:42 PM
	Doodlebug said: #1: New doctor - never again - worth it. #2: Four hour labor, baby's here! April 7, 2008 8:53 PM
	Carole in Korea said: Wouldn't flip over. Cut her out. April 7, 2008 8:53 PM
	Judy in Hillsborough said: Am I doing this right? April 7, 2008 9:30 PM
	Shawn Corry said: What? Pull my cervix down? Why? April 7, 2008 10:09 PM
	Severine said: Splash, ôm... WHAT!??!?! snif, snip. Healthy! April 7, 2008 10:38 PM
	gabe and kaylee's mom said: #1- two days. no drugs. hi there #2- second baby not easier damn liars April 8, 2008 10:12 AM
	Renski17 said: These are great! Baby#1 - So quick - arrived in the ambulance. Baby #2 - Due May'08 - Moved closer to hospital. April 8, 2008 11:20 AM
	LindyB said: Big head. Broken artery. Unending love. April 8, 2008 1:32 PM
	Lucy said: Water Broke - Manicure - Four Pushes - Miracle! April 8, 2008 1:39 PM
	km said: #1: Can we stop at Starbucks first? #2: Chin to chest? Oh, he's out. #3: TBD...any day now. April 8, 2008 7:13 PM
	Kimmba said: 1. C-Section six weeks early, beautiful boy. 2. Repeat c-section, gorgeous little daddy's girl. April 9, 2008 12:34 AM
	camerashymomma said: Homebirth. Baby Boy. Hemmorage. Horizontal bedrest. April 12, 2008 9:08 PM
	amama said: E: birthtub leaked! slow heartbeat, c-section, LOVE. T: unsuccessful VBAC. redhead!? peace, hmmmm vasectomy? April 15, 2008 2:28 PM
	Gabe's mommy said: Long time coming, but complete joy. April 17, 2008 11:24 AM
	delia boylan said: doc said beer would dull pain. April 23, 2008 5:39 AM

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Comments

Mom2Two said:

IAinND said:

bookmama said:

marlene said:

lukesmom said:

Cassie said:

Jennifer said:

Mae said:

leahsmom said:

Janice said:

mags said:

Jasmin said:

maeby said:

Renee said:

mamaloo said:

bethany said:

froggemom said:

maconchick said:

Abel D. said:

dp1038 said:

amber said:

mamarama said:

Mom2BK08 said:

Crystal said:

KP said:

shontilynn said:

krisrudy said:

Jenn said:

Dana said:

copperhead said:

Michele said:

Joanie said:

dhsredhead said:

KC said:

Chiara said:

Melissa said:

mamadrama said:

Meg said:

Kathryn said:

mfavorite said:

Cynthia said:

Sarah said:

studioandy said:

JulieS said:

Dani said:

cnoelk said:

B said:

Nicole Cooper said:

sara Baum said:

kendra! said:

scarlett's mum said:

Michele said:

Doodlebug said:

Carole in Korea said:

Judy in Hillsborough said:

Shawn Corry said:

Severine said:

gabe and kaylee's mom said:

Renski17 said:

LindyB said:

Lucy said:

km said:

Kimmba said:

camerashymomma said:

amama said:

Gabe's mommy said:

delia boylan said:

GROUP BLOGS

Strollerderby

The smartest, funniest, most exhaustive parenting blog in the blogosphere.

Droolicious

Modern design for modern parents.

FameCrawler

Your daily baby celebrity fix.