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Things to Do When You're In Labor

If patience isn't your strength, you may need some help surviving umpteen hours of pregnancy labor. Pack some diversions in your hospital bag: playing cards, a Game Boy or month's worth of gossip mags. You'll be grateful for the distraction from the boredom...and the pain.

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ourrune
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8/12/2009 - 10:37AM
Report Abuse 		yeah i feel ya brittany that does kind of seem weird. but then i did sit around and make everyone laugh because i was apparently saying hilarious things and not making sense from all the drugs they were pumping into me. it might be a good idea to bring something we like just in case and hopefully we dont need it because i just want to get it done and over with.
brittanyh1804
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8/12/2009 - 10:28AM
Report Abuse 		Yeah... i can't imagine sitting there playing card games without throwing them in the floor when my husband asks me if it hurts. This seems alittle unreal.
bittersweetdee
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8/12/2009 - 10:25AM
Report Abuse 		My kids have DS's so I'll be bringin Mario Kart ;)
Dharmasmommy
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7/22/2009 - 2:54PM
Report Abuse 		No one mentioned what you should do first-- Shot explitives and blame your SO...it's ALL his fault
opiesgirl
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7/22/2009 - 2:32PM
Report Abuse 		Ok, so I have given birth the natural way and with an epidural. If you get an epidural, we had a funny joke book we read, I had books etc. If you are not getting the epidural... all I have to say is there is no such thing as passing time... it hurts like hell!:) When it comes time to push I really focused on that because it felt GREAT to push:)
newwith2
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5/21/2009 - 2:22PM
Report Abuse 		i'm taking my Ipod and i'm lucky enough to have a man who likes to play board games and cards so i hope that i will make it through!
Kirstyn
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3/27/2009 - 2:51PM
Report Abuse 		I have no idea how I'm going to distract myself...there not letting me have anything un-necessary in the room! I'm pretty sure a DS is a necessity though...if they don't want to hear me bitching lol
MammaStratton
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3/10/2009 - 10:05AM
Report Abuse 		I don't know about the rest of you - but I could not concentrate on ANYTHING during labour with my first baby. Labor lasted 36 hours....I guess the diff is if you are able to get comfortable with an epidural - mine didn't work. :(
O_amber_O
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10/13/2008 - 10:41PM
Report Abuse 		my sister brought a picture book of Ireland to distract her.... but she was 7 cm when she got admitted ... so there was no need =P


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