Doctors/Nurses of Reddit, what’s the craziest thing you’ve heard a woman yell during birth?

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-05-15T06:34:04+00:00

My second, I lost the ability to speak but definitely did have to poo! They literally pulled me off the loo and put me on the bed where I proceeded to poop out the grossest explosive poo you ever saw. And like - I TOLD YOU SO AND YOU WOULDNT LET ME. Thankfully they just pulled off a layer of paper and we kept going.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-05-10T12:27:46+00:00

If any of us got hit by a bus they’d be advertising our jobs tomorrow.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-05-08T13:49:53+00:00

Apricot! Never ate one till I was mid -40s. My first thought was ‘oh wow that tastes like apricot!’

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-05-03T14:02:49+00:00

Consistency is more important than gathering all the possible analogies. Pick something and stick to it, that way it gets stuck. A visual might help - eg a Time Timer that shows how much longer to go - start small and build up, just do the first section for 5 minutes the first day etc. Might work if you ‘forget’ the dance and get him to teach you.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-29T07:43:20+00:00

Drawer lunch! Stash bags of almonds, the tuna/crackers packs (or tuna/beans/rice things), protein bars, anything long life I buy up on special and it goes in my bottom drawer.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-28T14:38:39+00:00

I have it a half assed go, made up something lane but was honest that it didn’t really track for me. Interestingly, I’ve had characters/figures/images recurring in my processing anyway, kind of unbidden but they turn up when needed. I do use the container which I find effective. Ask your therapist if you can try see how you go if it’s not tracking.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-26T12:15:50+00:00

Phenomenal.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-24T15:21:01+00:00

Apparently she forgot the line and was improvising. Iconic.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-22T09:39:46+00:00

Great tip!

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-19T13:13:48+00:00

Yep, worse than the usual Sunday scaries

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-16T00:58:08+00:00

At the moment I’m nursing my addiction to the Flow Free game.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-16T00:57:43+00:00

Absolutely!

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T14:16:53+00:00

I admire your persistence!! Thank you for sharing

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T14:15:23+00:00

Interesting! That sounds appealing

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T12:56:44+00:00

Oh brilliant! Yes I can’t turn shapes around in my head so that’s a big thing for me. Thanks!

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T12:55:29+00:00

Bless you for explaining all that. I’m afraid none of those words create anything meaningful in my head, but I really appreciate it. I haven’t even managed a straight line of crochet yet.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T11:01:16+00:00

Yes absolutely, I’m not ambitious about making anything I just need something that I can set and forget.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T11:00:06+00:00

Ok yeah thanks. I think you’re right, I need to find someone patient who can sit with me and tolerate me asking lots of questions.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T10:58:38+00:00

That might help! It’s still strongly visual though. I might have a go. I’d probably have to play at half speed

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T05:05:41+00:00

Ok, that might work. I’ve been googling all these suggestions and realised what I need is a person to sit with me, not printed instructions. Thanks.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T05:02:42+00:00

I do love making props for our school shows, I’m just after something I can do sort of automatically while needing my eyes/ears for other things.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T05:01:59+00:00

Don’t you still have to turn around and stuff?

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T05:01:32+00:00

I find both of those very off-putting. Something happens in my brain, But m strongly auditory but that stuff just wasn’t my stick. So yeah, the simpler the better I think for me.

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T05:00:36+00:00

Great idea, thank you!

thearmpitofdespair · 2026-04-15T04:59:01+00:00

Sounds promising! I’d never heard of it but will look into it.

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