Giving birth is an incredibly personal experience. You’re using your body in ways you never have before, and things can easily go wrong. Not to mention, it’s the first time you truly get to meet your baby, so you’re probably going to be protective over who gets to be there. However, for some people, their …
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Bride has meltdown after 38 weeks pregnant sister goes into labor during her wedding: ‘She says I should have waited until after the wedding to go to the hospital’
Almost anyone who has ever had a baby will tell you that the last couple of weeks of pregnancy can be a miserable experience. The baby is so big that you can barely walk, sleep, or do anything without needing to pee, and your entire life seems to be like one long waiting game for …
Seguir leyendo Bride has meltdown after 38 weeks pregnant sister goes into labor during her wedding: ‘She says I should have waited until after the wedding to go to the hospital’
Boyfriend refuses to let his expecting girlfriend have a C-section, claims it will ruin her body and prevent natural birth in the future: ‘Ben is very traditional, his mother gave birth to 3 children naturally’
Giving birth is never a walk in the park. Whether you have a natural birth or a C-section, your insides are going to exit your body, and that’s frightening. You’re either going to push a football-sized living person out of your body, or your stomach will be sliced open, with your insides all spread over …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend refuses to let his expecting girlfriend have a C-section, claims it will ruin her body and prevent natural birth in the future: ‘Ben is very traditional, his mother gave birth to 3 children naturally’
Husband pressures wife into having baby, flips out when they divorce and she only wants custody every other weekend: ‘I’ve seen how hard single moms have it’
When you get married to someone or even just get into a serious relationship, there are a select number of topics that you and your partner unquestionably have to be on the same page about. Right at the top of that list is whether you want kids or not. There are few common experiences that …
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New mom threatens to keep her baby from sister and mom after they kept her puppy in a harness for a couple minutes: ‘She then called, yelling that I was lazy and unreliable’
Taking care of someone else’s pet can be a daunting task. Some people are rightfully protective of their animals and have very specific ways of taking care of them. I once cat-sit for a woman who required that her cat’s food be in the microwave for only 13 seconds before she was allowed to eat …
Seguir leyendo New mom threatens to keep her baby from sister and mom after they kept her puppy in a harness for a couple minutes: ‘She then called, yelling that I was lazy and unreliable’
New dad doesn’t look at baby during birth because he was worried about his wife’s pain, gets chewed out by his mother-in-law and wife: ‘She started crying over how I don’t love our child’
If you’re a parent and not a doctor, birth is extremely unpredictable. If you’re giving birth, you’re at risk for so many health complications, not to mention that you’re fully awake during the most physically painful moment of your life. It can be beautiful and life-affirming, too, but you can’t deny that it’s also really …
Seguir leyendo New dad doesn’t look at baby during birth because he was worried about his wife’s pain, gets chewed out by his mother-in-law and wife: ‘She started crying over how I don’t love our child’
Expecting mother demands mother-in-law take care of her for 40 days after birth, MIL refuses when asked to stay in a hotel: ‘I am willing to come up for a weekend at most if I cannot stay in their home’
It’s no secret that moms don’t always get a lot of support in the weeks after they give birth. My mom was glad that my sister was born on a Friday so that my dad could help for two days before he had to go right back to work. Not everybody gets extended (or any) …
Seguir leyendo Expecting mother demands mother-in-law take care of her for 40 days after birth, MIL refuses when asked to stay in a hotel: ‘I am willing to come up for a weekend at most if I cannot stay in their home’
New mom forbids in-laws from seeing her child after their inappropriate delivery room behavior: ‘I don’t trust them’
As one commenter aptly put it, «Giving birth is not a spectator sport.» It’s a special moment, sure, but it’s also a highly medical one. Lots of things can go wrong at worst, and at best, it’s excruciatingly painful. Most people don’t like sharing their deepest and difficult moments with folks they’re not the closest …
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Parents skip 16-year-old son’s high school graduation because his sister went into labor, doesn’t give birth until 18 hours after the graduation: ‘They could have had at least had one of them stay with me’
No parent wants to have to choose between children during important in their lives. People can plan around this as much as they want, making sure weddings don’t fall on milestone birthdays and avoiding proposing on Christmas. However, sometimes nature takes its course, and older sisters go into labor on their little brother’s graduation day. …
Seguir leyendo Parents skip 16-year-old son’s high school graduation because his sister went into labor, doesn’t give birth until 18 hours after the graduation: ‘They could have had at least had one of them stay with me’
‘This one is 2 days old’: Woman called in to minimum wage job on Mother’s Day 48 hours after giving birth
Mother’s Day was this Sunday, and it allowed all of us to take some time to thank the mamas in our lives. And for good reason. Moms do so much unrecognized labor it would count as a more than full-time job if you were measuring it that way. And all for free. So the least …
Seguir leyendo ‘This one is 2 days old’: Woman called in to minimum wage job on Mother’s Day 48 hours after giving birth