Well my wife ended up being in labor all night and well into the next afternoon. They decided to induce active labor and told me I should go eat something so that I don't pass out. I told the nurse I was fine because I really felt great and she told me that the low blood sugar and lack of sleep would make it a very real possibility I might pass out.
Not wanting to look like an as[/b]s and pass out halfway through labor by not following the nurses advice I went and grabbed a little something from the hospital cafe. After eating it I felt 1000 times worse. The whole night of not sleeping and stressing hit me in an instant. I damn near passed out before they even started the pitosin. If I had it to do all over again I think I would have skipped the snack and just tuffed it out.
BTW forgot your congratz earlier paulsol. If this is your first the life you knew is over.
Well my wife ended up being in labor all night and well into the next afternoon. They decided to induce active labor and told me I should go eat something so that I don't pass out. I told the nurse I was fine because I really felt great and she told me that the low blood sugar and lack of sleep would make it a very real possibility I might pass out.
Not wanting to look like an as[/b]s and pass out halfway through labor by not following the nurses advice I went and grabbed a little something from the hospital cafe. After eating it I felt 1000 times worse. The whole night of not sleeping and stressing hit me in an instant. I damn near passed out before they even started the pitosin. If I had it to do all over again I think I would have skipped the snack and just tuffed it out.
BTW forgot your congratz earlier paulsol. If this is your first the life you knew is over.
For one of my kids I had been up for over 36 hours prior with work, etc. and I just could not take it anymore. I got my wife to the hospital and crashed on the floor for 2 hours. It was enough sleep to get me through the next 12 hours at least, and I even cut the cord...
My first baby was born at the University hospital. The doctor announcing the baby was crowning was a cue for a whole class of med. students to file into the delivery room. I was in no position to argue and could've cared less at that point.
I wonder now if they schedule class around expected deliveries or if I just go lucky?
My most vivid memory of that particular birth was a the big blob of blood that came flying out of me and landed 'splat' on the doctors glasses.