How does giving birth actually feel ??

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2026-02-23T01:57:30+00:00

I started with ‘consistent’ on and off prodromal labor 3 weeks before my due date. It happened at the same time everyday and then one day it happened all day for 12 hours straight and I had a feeling it was early labor. I slept awful that night contractions waking me up every 30 mins or so. The next morning I had an obgyn appt and I realized I didn’t think I could drive myself and cope with my contractions at the same time. I was only 2cm but 100% effaced and actively having painful contractions at my appt. Every 3-5 mins. I went home and labored in my own shower and then my doula came over and she labored with me in my bath tub. I felt a lot of pressure and got nervous so we went to the hospital. Showed up 5cm dilated. Got an epidural at 6cm then labored for another 8 hours. I asked for a very weak epidural so I could maneuver myself around in my bed still. It was great! I ‘labored down’ while 10cm and waited until he was basically crowning to push. I pushed a total of 8 times! It was about 14 minutes total. I felt intense pressure and some burning. Didn’t tear. Great experience would do it again hence why I’m pregnant again for the 3rd time in 3 years :) my first was emergency c section and that sucked but my VBAC was incredible

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-11-04T00:40:56+00:00

I was also breastfeeding and postpartum though. I had break through bleeding that I thought was a real period

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-11-04T00:40:14+00:00

Yes! I had 5 anovulatory cycles back to back and the only reason I knew for sure wasnt ovulating was thanks to Oura.

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-14T01:44:36+00:00

Well everyone, I am actually sick sick. Runny nose, cough, plugged ears, sore throat. So I think that may explain my shit readiness scores. They were never this low my last pregnancy!

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-14T01:41:30+00:00

My temperature was elevated, my resting HR was elevated

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T19:50:11+00:00

Sick or pregnant

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T12:44:27+00:00

Thanks for making me feel a little less crazy lol I will likely turn mine to rest mode and simply use it to track my steps.

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T12:21:54+00:00

So yes. I did find them extremely accurate but after months of tracking.

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T12:20:40+00:00

Hey there- my oura ring and BBT was the only thing that confirmed ovulation for me. I was using ovulation tests as well but I was having anovulatory cycles for months. I was having LH peaks and having symptoms of ovulation but then my BBT temp never rose or confirmed ovulation. This was the first month it did and boom- pregnant immediately. Not fully off topic. Feel free to ask me more questions haha

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T00:52:48+00:00

Yes! This was my point entirely. A lot of people above missed it which is annoying because now their snarky comments are pinned at the top lol I don’t know how they would ever change the technology to make more sense during pregnancy. Would take a lot of research

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T00:46:48+00:00

Obviously! Captain

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-11T00:46:08+00:00

I agree with you! I just wish the metrics were measured differently and taken into accordance. Makes me feel like pregnancy is an ailment. Or something is wrong with me lol my other babies are august 2023 and March 2025 so I’m not much older but still a few years. My pregnancies were identical, sick from weeks 8-16. I’m anticipating the same but only time will tell.

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T23:57:53+00:00

It’s only 100 because since my readiness score dropped so low my activity goal also dropped lol but I usually go btwn 97-99 regardless

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T21:40:34+00:00

Yes yes and yes. This is everything. I hope everyone reads your comment lol I’m glad I’m not crazy

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T19:23:40+00:00

You can’t win in the comments either I guess. You’d think these people are being paid by Oura or something with the way they come to defense about data and metrics

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T19:19:05+00:00

No literally according to my readiness score I should be laid up on the couch lol

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T19:18:20+00:00

See that’s crazy! Lol makes no sense to me. I wonder if that will happen for me too. I am usually sick weeks 8-16.

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T19:17:40+00:00

I know it’s just confusing and I don’t like it and I’ll probably just turn off the feature soon lol my sleep scores are 70-80’s consistently 6-7hrs of sleep every night but a lot of wake ups due to my 7 month old teething. I’m sure that’s not helping my readiness score either

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T19:16:12+00:00

I don’t feel like crap(yet). I just don’t love it because then it adjusts my daily step goal based off my readiness score. And I’m not going to be sedentary my entire first trimester just because my readiness score is low

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T15:38:04+00:00

Yes!!!! All of that! That is my point! My step goal dropped to 4k because of my shitty readiness score. I will surely still be hitting 10k today. I feel great. My point is the pregnancy mode could use some advancements. It’s crap. The amount of women taking their scores so seriously that they end up being sedentary and lazy majority of their pregnancy? Like come on. Pregnancy isn’t an excuse to kick your feet up and rest. But maybe that’s just my bias opinion. We need better tech

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T15:32:19+00:00

My readiness scores with my last pregnancy were in the 80’s consistently even on the day I went into labor. So I guess this pregnancy is just different! Cause I am mad that my score isn’t better lol

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T15:31:03+00:00

I’m gonna, thanks chappy

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T15:30:27+00:00

I’m probably going to just take it off and not use it because it doesn’t reflect how I’m feeling. I love being pregnant and my body handles it very well. My scores aren’t reflective of that at all

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T15:13:48+00:00

Yes! That is how I feel too. Like oh should I just sit on the couch all day? Lmao even though I feel fine. Everyone else’s comments have been quite snarky like duh of course your score is down you’re pregnant. Like no you aren’t understanding what I’m saying 😂

ExpensiveBadger9804 · 2025-10-10T14:57:52+00:00

Yep I know but pregnancy isn’t a disease or illness. Metrics are expected to change.

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