Crazy birth stories! Do you know how you came into this world?

15-Jan-23 09:23am
Katzeye
I was adopted so I have no clue about my birth or where she gave birth to me.
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14-Jan-23 19:05pm
Dada WA
My mum walked 2 miles to nearest hospital during the 2nd world war to have me. Remember when I was 4 mum and I came home and lights were on in house. Mum was worried but it was my dad home from India after the war. First time he saw me.
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- 15-Jan-23 09:27am
  Pamela G
  What an interesting story!
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14-Jan-23 02:29am
allin
i believe it was right after my mother called my father an SOB, screamed in pain then squirted me out,, just like all other births ;-))
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13-Jan-23 23:19pm
Marion A 510542
same as everyone else !!
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13-Jan-23 22:31pm
Paul W 383502
Premature at 4 lb 13 oz.
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13-Jan-23 22:07pm
JANET R 328390
Absolutely no idea. We never discussed anything like that in our family. I am not saying it was good - just how it was in our family.
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13-Jan-23 22:04pm
Maria B 89860
Yep. We lived in a village so dad had taken my mum to the hospital in the nearest township, a few days early,. Grandma went to visit her and took her back home, consequently I was then born at home, though dad had gone to fetch the doctor, with a dray and bulls. It was winter and the snow was very deep and still falling and by the time he had got back i was already in the world of turmoil and confustion.
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13-Jan-23 21:54pm
Kathy A 494332
I was born in an house they called a maternity hospital . WS never td of any unusual stories except I cried alot for food. After my older brother being a model baby, I was a right royal pain
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13-Jan-23 21:39pm
Valerie L 616412
I was cesarean and born with gastroenteritis, and given 1 hour to live. As it was a catholic hospital the nuns called the priest and baptised me and said a special mass for me, 77 years later I am still here. It was a big worry for my mum and dad as their first daughter died at two weeks old.
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13-Jan-23 20:27pm
Paula J 395266
I came into this world in the usual way with no crazy or funny story. I was born at home, my parents first child and first grandchild for both families. My uncle who was 5 years younger than my mother was delighted to be an uncle and took me out in my pram when I was one hour old. He would remind me of that every time he saw me.
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13-Jan-23 20:02pm
Heather N 69229
My mum said that it took her two days to have me therefore I have two birth dates …as the Doctor says I was born 1minute to midnight ??…but the Matron of the hospital said I was born 1minute after midnight ??…yes so for the last 75 years I have two birth days…also birth certificates…
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- 13-Jan-23 20:20pm
  Liane H
  Wow Hopefully not on the cusp of the horoscopes as well or u would 2 star signs to boot ! Do u get double the presents ?
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- 14-Jan-23 18:43pm
  Heather N 69229Liane H
  Yes sometimes…especially when my mum & dad were alive..but my husband is very kind & gives me two presents…
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13-Jan-23 19:49pm
Pauline S/NZ
No idea
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13-Jan-23 18:13pm
Missy Wyld
I was born at home (on a farm), so was my older sis. When my head came out they found the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, was touch & go there for a while, as they had to release me from the cord, and finally I was born. I believe I have what's now known as birth trauma. :(
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- 13-Jan-23 19:29pm
  Liane H
  There's been a few cords wrapped around babies necks stories so far ,and some really harrowing tales ...glad u made it safely Missy !:)
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13-Jan-23 16:45pm
Paul C 392065
yes I teleported
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13-Jan-23 16:29pm
merricat
I don't know anything special about my birth, but my first baby was due Christmas Eve. However, on November 30th, there was a blizzard. My husband called me to say that he was leaving work early. When he got home 4 hours later, I told him that my water broke. I called my OB and she told me that 1st babies usually take a while so there was no rush. When I got to the hospital, I spent most of the night walking the hospital halls. Finally, at 5:30 a.m. my daughter arrived. The next morning the nurse came to visit and fill out the birth certificate. She asked me my age and I said, when do you mean, now or when she was born? She looked puzzled and I said that today was my birthday, 12/2. So now her birthday is 12/1. P.S, her husband 's is 11/30.
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- 13-Jan-23 20:32pm
  Paula J 395266
  I have an April fool. I'm guessing you're American so your birthday is December 2nd but your daughter is December 1st and your son-in-law is November 30th. Have I got that right?
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- 14-Jan-23 13:15pm
  merricatPaula J 395266
  Yes, that is correct.
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- 14-Jan-23 18:25pm
  Paula J 395266merricat
  I have 3 living children. My daughter was born on a Monday which was a public holiday for the October long weekend. Both of my sons were born on a Tuesday, the eldest on April fools day which was the day after Easter Monday and my youngest son was also born on a Tuesday which was a public holiday in Victoria for The Melbourne Cup. Two of my children were the same weight and 2 were the same length so I don't have too many facts to remember. Facts can be funny things can't they. Where is the states are you? I lived in Nashua NH many, many years ago. A lovely pretty place but too cold for me.
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- 15-Jan-23 09:31am
  Pamela GPaula J 395266
  It is cold in NH! I am another American in Atlanta Georgia. It is cold here today (for us). The temp never got out of the low 40s. However, it is supposed to be in the low 60s Monday.
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- 15-Jan-23 11:03am
  merricatPaula J 395266
  I live in NY, it is pretty cold here, but we just had our 1st significant snowfall, which is late for here. We're lucky we don't live in Buffalo, where they got 77" of snow a couple of ago! I have 3 daughters. The 1st one was due Christmas Eve. The 2nd one was due 9/7. My husband said that I would give birth on Labor Day, I said no way, that's too cliche, but he was right, she was born on 9/1, Labor Day! When I told my family that I was expecting again, baby #3 was due on Thanksgiving, my brother asked if I had to have all my babies on National holidays. Fortunately, she arrived early,too!
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- 15-Jan-23 17:52pm
  Paula J 395266Pamela G
  My house in Nashua was much warmer than our houses in Australia. I really don't like the cold and was very happy today when it was 30C which is 86F. I love the feeling of the sun and warmth on my face and arms. Not all Aussies agree with me but I love it. A week of over 40C, that's over 100F starts to get me down though. In Winter we need thick PJ's, thick dressing gowns, an electric blanket, a doona and flannelette sheets at night but I didn't need any of that in Nashua.
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- 15-Jan-23 17:53pm
  Paula J 395266merricat
  We can't help it if our children are "special" can we?
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13-Jan-23 16:12pm
Pat C 618241
My Mum had all of my family late. By that I mean she would have labour pains start and be taken by Dad to the hospital. After a few hours the pains would stop and the matron would tell her to come back when the time really was due. She told me she went back and forth 3 times before I finally made my entrance.
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13-Jan-23 15:49pm
Teresa B 1063510
There was not any amazing story about my birth.
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- 13-Jan-23 16:12pm
  Asesh S
  Same here
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- 13-Jan-23 17:19pm
  Dianne B
  Same here
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13-Jan-23 15:47pm
Morenita
Yup! I was born with my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck and i was purple during a storm in Tijuana and the power went out.
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13-Jan-23 15:42pm
Jeanine R
My mom had me a week or so late and she said she had "twilight sleep" I was 3 lbs 10 oz, I had my son on his due date. a bit unusual from what I hear,
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13-Jan-23 14:44pm
Phyrephly
expectant parents were encouraged strongly to pre-book about a month ahead of due date, My parents did so, same attendant was on next day when mum arrived via taxi (dad was at work), Attendant thought Mum was visiting someone else, Mum said "no, I'm here to have a baby!"
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13-Jan-23 14:30pm
Tiffany L 690503
I never been pregnant
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13-Jan-23 14:28pm
Vicki S 484904
head first
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13-Jan-23 14:12pm
Dorothy D 93467
I was born at home in the early morning. My sister aged 7 asked my brother (10) if we had got a cat when she heard me cry. I think she was quite disappointed when I appeared instead!
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13-Jan-23 14:04pm
nina m 212027
mum was in labour with me snowing like so hard we call the midwive shes on the way on her bike in the snow got the next door neibour to help the midwive came to late i was there but a drink was getting her warm
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13-Jan-23 13:05pm
Anita
My daughter had her second baby 4 months ago. The first birth went like a dream, everything went well. With her boy, the midwife told her that baby was too big and she must consider water birth, she didn't know from better and agreed. When she went into labor, they got the pool/bath ready for her and in she went. After a while off pain and pushes she told the Midwife that it felt like baby was stuck inside, but they told her everything is going to be fine, 5 minutes went past and she said that she wanted to get out of the bath and while everyone was trying to help her out, baby started to come out with his head, but I had a fright of my life, he was like dead blue. Then my daughter were on the floor on her back and out baby was. Luckily for all of us, he was stuck with the shoulders but was released JUST in time. Now I am blessed with 2 Beautiful Grandchildren. Love being a Nanna
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13-Jan-23 12:40pm
Gaza
My Mum just had Christmas lunch and thought she ate too much, went to the toilet, and there I was.
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- 13-Jan-23 14:36pm
  Phyrephly
  Classic, lol, & a Merry Christmas was had by all, methinks!
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13-Jan-23 12:39pm
Bugalugs
Mum told me that the doctor and midwife both told her that as soon as my head was fully out I raised my head, opened my eyes and then turned my head from side-to-side as if just having a look around! Not sure what I would have done had I not liked what I saw!
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13-Jan-23 12:29pm
Pam G 449028
No idea of my birth story, mum didn’t discuss anything like that.
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13-Jan-23 12:26pm
boy blunder
my little grandson decided he was popin out early 12 weeks in fact,, the daughter was in a little pain cramping type pains so I suggest a warm bath my wife took her in some towels not 5 minutes later and little hunter wanted out , we rang ambos 2 came within minutes and my wife delivered the little guy even blowing in his first breath to get him started we nearly lost him a few times ,he has a few probs but will be six next week
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13-Jan-23 12:23pm
Jenny L 591463
I was born on a Friday afternoon at around 2 pm how civilised am I. Any way I was the third child so Dad didn't see me until I was about 3 hours old and he came after he had finished work which upset my Mum because she thought he should have come as soon as he could. My second daughter I gave birth to on the lounge room floor by my self except my cat was meowing at me and I kept saying I am a little busy to feed you right now. She knew I was in labour and she was great cat.
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13-Jan-23 12:23pm
Jimmy 1114235
To Michelle S you need to tell that story to someone who gives a good fu%@ about what you wrote BLM su#@s and the rest of them Demoncrats. They're the ones who started all this sh#t. So go on run that mouth you democrat they watched the riots, murders, property being destroyed. cops being killed the list goes on!! YOUR HALF RIGHT THATS IT. REMEMBER DEMONCRAT ARE IN POWER!!!!Edited 13-Jan-23 12:33pm
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13-Jan-23 12:19pm
Shelia C
I was born on my Mom's birthday
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13-Jan-23 12:17pm
Darren S 116121
my wife and our second son,the mid wife came in saying a lady in the next room was giving birth to 10 pounder,my wife thought that was hilarious saying she would be split in half with one that big,our son ended up being 10 pounds 9 at birth,there was some strange faces pulled that day ,later on I said that was punishment for laughing about the other lady
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13-Jan-23 12:07pm
Henrietta
Can't say I know as at 13 months I was adopted so have no medical history
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13-Jan-23 11:48am
Greg B 520364
I was not paying attention at the time. I believe I interrupted her dinner.
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13-Jan-23 11:44am
Sonya F 68771
I have no story to tell
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13-Jan-23 11:22am
Jan H 753322
Mum had a terrible time Having me! I was early, breach and in a humidity crib for awhile
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13-Jan-23 11:20am
Kevin L 1010680
Daddy sat on mommys tummy and I woooshed out into aunties arms hehehe Im this many (holds up 3 lil fingers)
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13-Jan-23 11:09am
Wayne Wilson
I was born the day before mother's day.
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- 13-Jan-23 11:49am
  Greg B 520364
  You became mother's day
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13-Jan-23 11:00am
Denise C (Qld)
Years ago a gp told me I was found under a cabbage patch!
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13-Jan-23 10:54am
teresa b 607654
Promptly at 2.10pm, on time, , been prompt ever since, never late.
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13-Jan-23 10:49am
Joe B 288252
3:30 am and it took more than 1 whack to get me going, so my Ma told me…..lol …and it still takes more than 1 whack to get me going
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- 13-Jan-23 15:43pm
  Christine M 323842
  Oh Joe… lol
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13-Jan-23 10:23am
Judy CooplandiaQueen
In a elevator
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13-Jan-23 10:09am
SANDRA G 394859
Debra D This is similar to when I had my first son They forgot about me strapped me up and left When the next doctor came on duty, I was still not ready, but the pain was terrible They called in a specialist, and I went straight up to theater couldn't wait any longer My son was born by caesarean He weighed 9lb 7oz everyone thought he looked like a 3 month old Didn't leave hospital for 3 weeks. Wasn't allowed visitors for a week.
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- 13-Jan-23 19:15pm
  Debra D 624780
  Wow, wonder how they forgot about us, guess they was so busy. In my case, one doctor forgot to tell the other doctor who came on duty. I was only 17, all alone, no one to help me or get help. It was so scary.
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13-Jan-23 10:02am
Sandra C 12043
It was never a topic let alone a favourite one in our house.
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13-Jan-23 10:01am
yvonne l 1107206
nothing exciting here
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13-Jan-23 09:55am
IdentifyAs
Yes I do! I was surprised that my mother remembered nothing at all about my birth. I was born 61 yrs ago, at Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington Sydney. Mum went into labour on 23rd August and I was not born until 26th. I got my records from the hospital a few years ago. Apparently I was breech and born that way. Mum was knocked out and cut all the way to her bottom. The notes say after after two days "normal baby". Mum remembers when she saw me that I was such a pretty baby with big blue eyes and a full head of hair that the nurses were walking around with me and showing me off. I wonder how close I came to not making it. I was so loved by many people. I was a normal weight (7lb 7 oz) and my mother about 5feet tall and small. All my kids were huge, over 9lbs. But I'm proud to say I pushed them out into the world naturally - best things I have ever done. Love being a Mum. Two boys and a girl.
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- 13-Jan-23 10:03am
  Liane H
  Gosh your poor mother. She was my size then and I had troubles with my semi regular delivery of my 6lb3 son .A bonnie outcome in the end! Many breech bubs are really miracles from that era
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- 13-Jan-23 10:29am
  IdentifyAsLiane H
  Indeed! I found my GP was born in the same hospital a few weeks after me. Interestingly he is left handed, I was born left handed but heartily discouraged by grandma to not use my left hand. In the end I am ambidextrous, can can only draw with my left hand. My lawyer was also born breech and he was also left handed. I've always thought I was different and a bit of a freak. Maybe it was from my struggle to be born. These days doctors don't muck about, you end up with a caesarean.
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13-Jan-23 09:51am
Debra D 624780
When my daughter was born 6 years after my Son I went to a bigger hospital 2 1/2 hours away. The doctor called and asked the nurse if it could wait till after he had supper, imagine that. That didn't happen, she was born in 5 hours after the induced labor. There was babies being born all over that day, so many they had to put me out in the hall way with a lot of other women. I was bleeding bad so they packed me with ice. Then at the first feeding, an older woman brought in the baby for the first feeding, gave my baby to the lady in the other bed. I kept thinking that looks like my baby, well it was. Of course she got to feed her the complete first bottle of milk. Then I wasn't allowed to hold her cause there was rules 15 minutes out of the nursery. I am still angry over that one today.
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13-Jan-23 09:51am
Sherry L 1144204
Keyword how we came into the world that's going back a few years still have the picture of me being born in the hospital as well as the congratulations cards the year 1969 I was small baby 5 lb lots of dark black hair normal for my mom But I do know that my mom had a craving for carrots mind you in the winter time in New England somehow my dad man should find fresh carrots and they weren't from the supermarket I don't know where he got those from but I do know the minute my mom gave birth to me 2 minutes later she was rushed back into surgery her appendix burst
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- 13-Jan-23 15:36pm
  Liane H
  Too many carrots? My mum with me and I with my son both craved green apples. Strange as i never usually eat apples..My mother nicely tells me that hers had to be sour ones lol!Edited 13-Jan-23 20:33pm
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- 14-Jan-23 07:17am
  Sherry L 1144204Liane H
  so funny the cravings people have mine was fresh vanilla and blueberries lol
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13-Jan-23 09:47am
Debra D 624780
When my first child was born he weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces, and I had no one with me at the hospital. I was scared and alone and as if this was not enough, the doctor FORGOT I was there in labor. A day and a night later, a different doctor accidentally found me, he was so angry he said bad words. He had to work overtime and get that baby born, I had a dry birth with my Son, I almost bled to death, but today my Son is alive and well and close to 50 years old. Thank God for Dr. Maxwell and that he found me. I was afraid to move was laying in bed with a strap around my waist. I was having a difficult time holding my water all that time for sure.
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- 13-Jan-23 10:19am
  Liane H
  Yes thankyou dr Maxwell for finding you ! You must have been terrified and delirious all at the same time .
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- 13-Jan-23 19:17pm
  Debra D 624780Liane H
  I was scared so bad, wondered where everyone was, it was kind of dark in the room.
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- 13-Jan-23 19:21pm
  Liane H Debra D 624780
  well your lovely son made it thankfully into safe hands! And thankyou for sharing your other stories also :)
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- 13-Jan-23 20:31pm
  Debra D 624780Liane H
  Thank you so very much Liane H. Yes, he is still with me today, and I could never imagine life without him. He helps so many people out there it is amazing.
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13-Jan-23 09:43am
Debra D 624780
My Mother was a short tiny little lady. She had 3 daughters, then lost both twin Sons one half way through the pregnancy, the other full term. Then she got pregnant with me. She ate corn flakes every day while she was pregnant. Thank goodness, or I would not be here today. She went into intensive labor and we lived back behind a huge river you had to walk out or ride a farm tractor out to the long swinging bridge to get to the vehicle to go to the hospital. She had my Sister with her and they started up through a mile away to get to my Grandma to help her, and this direction was away from getting to the hospital. It was midnight, my Sister was so scared as Mom lay down in the field and told her to go get help at 4 years old. Somehow, she made it all that ways alone and got Grandma to help. Grandma had Dad take her on the tractor (my Dad drank alcohol as well as my Mom). When they got her to the hospital the only thing that kept her and I alive was that I weighed 10 pounds and 11 ounces. I was a miracle baby, born natural and today I am 67 years of age. My Mom just passed away last year end of November at age 96. I am totally so missing her today.
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- 13-Jan-23 19:26pm
  Liane H
  I'm sorry for your loss Debra .Your mum had a long life til 96 , what an achievement, she sounds like she was an amazing mum x:)
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13-Jan-23 09:13am
Carol S 657195
I was born at home which was the norm in 1952, It was the hottest day in June, and the doctor came to the house to deliver me. He had no idea what he was in for and neither did my parents. I was turned upside down. The doctor tried in vain to turn me, but to no avail! I'm not sure how long the labor was, but it was a very trying time for everyone including me! Finally, I was born with my whole body black and blue! My mother and I both almost died. After two girls and hoping for a boy to help on the farm, they didn't tell my mother that I was a girl because they thought she wouldn't try as hard! My father cried and said, "Mom, there won't be any more!" My youngest sister was 8 because Mom had two miscarriages after she was born. The doctor gave Mom something so she wouldn't miscarry again. On my father's death bed, he told Mom he had buried one of the babies under the pear tree behind the house! His telling that story made me realize what a strong, wonderful, loving man he was! I cry just to think of the pain he must have endured, and what did he think about when we moved off the farm leaving the deceased child behind!
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13-Jan-23 09:01am
MARGARET p 388156
I was born in Queen Victoria Hospital In Melbourne which is no longer there. My mother had a normal birth but it took longer as I weigh 13 bounds and full of hair.
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- 13-Jan-23 09:13am
  Michelle S 553303
  Good Lord, that sounds especially painful for your poor mother! I imagine she had either a large episiotomy or a very bad tear!
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13-Jan-23 08:44am
77ccusmc
My son was born at West Point Military hospital. 29 hours of labor no pain meds. Finally they gave me a shot of something that relaxed me and my son son was born. Nurse Ratchett kept saying dumb stuff until I told her I was coming after her after my son was born. I would not even let her in my room after that. When i had my daughter 13 years later the nurses were so kind it made my daughters birth much easier.
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- 13-Jan-23 09:05am
  Liane H
  Good for you ..love that nurse Ratchett! I had one of those with my son's birth ( well the after-care nursing staff) One of the patients actually told her off on my behalf as I was in young tears ..,29hrs of labour my I hope your daughter was a bit more considerate !;)
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- 13-Jan-23 11:42am
  77ccusmcLiane H
  She was 2 weeks late with only 8hours of labour
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13-Jan-23 08:37am
Priscilla R 316016
I was born at home during an air raid - nothing unusual about it at all.
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13-Jan-23 08:32am
Maria G 1081856
i arrived well cooked after 36 hours of mum being in labour
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13-Jan-23 08:12am
mary c
Ha love your arrival story Liane. My mum loved to tell her experiences..no drama with mine except that her posh dr had just come from being at the Theatre and arrived in suit and bow tie..though she might have just been hallucinating wishfully! My daughter's birth was not so pleasant 'til the Epidural God arrived..and I recall hubby huffing on the nitrous that was meant for me, lying on my hosp.bed and filming the caesarian.
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- 13-Jan-23 09:14am
  Liane H
  Hah! So that's where u get your poshness from Lol. They do say most gynos have to wear bow ties for erm practical purposes anyways ... I ordered a labour with the works for my 14hrs with my son . Give me the lot I said ,ended with salad server delivery and he had frog breathing equipment for a few mins ,then I had a nice donut ring ( not the edible kind nope:/) to sit on for 2 weeks afterwards. Never again!!!
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- 13-Jan-23 16:01pm
  Christine M 323842Liane H
  I had one of those salad server deliveries with my son ( thought I had invented that terminology). Had to wait for the registrar to finish his game of squash and get to the hospital , as nobody else knew how use those particular salad servers, as they were for salads that were large and still very high up in the fridge. They were very handy with the knife also. Happy to slice away to allow more manoeverability for those salad servers. I didn’t really like the experience. Was shaking so much that when they gave me a cup with morphine it later I dropped it and spilt it on the floor. Was bloody devastated coz I wasn’t getting any more!
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- 13-Jan-23 18:18pm
  Liane H Christine M 323842
  oh no dropped the salad dressing! Did u dare take the plunge again or was 1 sufficient? At least I'd had an epidural in the dying stages,and was so delerious after all the other things I'd pre-ordered for appetisers, when they gave me the little yellow book with the photo of a strange baby in it ( vaccines and records book) ,l said "oh you've taken a photo of him already ! "
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- 13-Jan-23 18:40pm
  Christine M 323842Liane H
  Yes the salad dressing, if I could have got down on the floor and licked it up I would have. I had an epidural, but had referred pain, so they gave may another spinal injection to stay still for mid contraction ( you know how much fun that is) called a saddle block. Anyway, that one totally negated the effect of the 1st epidural. I lay with a face washer over my face pretending I wasn’t there waiting for it to get to such a dangerous point that I would be rushed off to theatre. The squash game must have finished in the nick of time. Took me 5 years to go again. Still have PTSD.Edited 13-Jan-23 18:42pm
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- 13-Jan-23 18:52pm
  Liane H Christine M 323842
  lol u poor thing ! Fortunate timing on that squash game for sure. They had to wake my dr up as he'd gone back home. And my ex was slothing asleep in the lounge area somewhere.Honestly!! Lucky i guess i was in the room with the machine that goes 'ping'! As they told me the fancy casual birthing suite i wanted was booked up.Think they saw me coming and lied but thank god they did! . Never mind there's now the grey hairs they give us to look forward to .Kids hey? Gotta love em ! Edited 13-Jan-23 18:58pm
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- 13-Jan-23 19:37pm
  mary cLiane H
  I must say i have never heard the salad server description before!! i bet you never went near a salad for a very long time afterwards. if ever.. Caesarian so weird..like an alien space invasion.
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- 13-Jan-23 19:43pm
  Liane H mary c
  ah yes there is also the caesar salad ,croutons optional?! Haha! If u scroll down to Walter's story OMG.harrowing but pleased he is with us safely !
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- 13-Jan-23 19:45pm
  mary cLiane H
  i was too stunned to reply re Walters- my God eh. just so wrong. Re the salad dept..thankGod we weren't taken to with some sort of birthing chocolate utensils. Edited 13-Jan-23 19:49pm
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- 14-Jan-23 11:21am
  Christine M 323842mary c
  Mary they’ll take to you with any kitchen utensils that they find lying around the hospital that they think may be useful, yet they are tight arses with that salad dressing (Lianes new name for pain relief that I love). I was glad they didn’t hit the cleaning department and have a crack at the vacuum extraction aka the cone head technique!
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- 15-Jan-23 18:35pm
  mary cChristine M 323842
  The awful thing is after a day or more of hideous labour you don't care anymore what the heck they use..just make it stop!!!!!Edited 15-Jan-23 18:50pm
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- 15-Jan-23 19:03pm
  Christine M 323842mary c
  Yes, it becomes “it” and you want IT OUT!
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- 16-Jan-23 08:14am
  mary cChristine M 323842
  Sooooo true!! haha.
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13-Jan-23 07:55am
Jania S
I was born in displaced persons home, and our generation had more important things to discuss, and as for my daughters birth, I slept through it [ no medication] just slept. so no stories to tell.
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13-Jan-23 07:46am
Janice M 1118237
I was only 6 pounds when i was born but my daughters were huge. Oldest one 9 pounds and second one 10 pounds.Edited 13-Jan-23 07:46am
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13-Jan-23 07:37am
Claude H
I was born the natural way like most people.
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13-Jan-23 07:37am
Carolyn K 714554
My sister had a pop baby. After having twins, the doctor told her that if she had 1 contraction, to go straight to hospital and tell them to call him immediately. At about 3am she went to hospital. When they heard she had only one, they put her on a stretcher and finally called the doctor. She started to have a second contraction and when they checked, the baby was coming out. The doctor arrived with his clothes over his PJs. Yes 3 contractions.
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13-Jan-23 07:27am
Carolyn K 714554
I was born at 4.30pm. I have 3 kids, all born within 5 minutes of 4.30pm.
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13-Jan-23 06:58am
JANN R
I dont know just a normal birth in hospital
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13-Jan-23 06:50am
Greg T 1126372
I had jaundice but that is fairly common I understand
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13-Jan-23 06:43am
John b 479999
3 days overdue .born 8:30ish pm feb16 ,1972.
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13-Jan-23 06:41am
Francis S 1044530
Thanksgiving Day 1939 my mom said she was thankful to to to out in the world
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13-Jan-23 06:40am
Christina D
I was born at lunchtime and Mum said she could hear the lunch cart rattling down the hall as I was coming out. My Great Grandfather was born on a ship 2 weeks out of NZ (they were coming here from the UK)
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13-Jan-23 06:38am
Lyn 78550
I am a twin and was delivered normally. I beat my sister by 2 minutes. Mum did not tell us about the delivery. I know that she was thrilled to have 2 healthy girls.
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- 13-Jan-23 11:22am
  Mopos
  (Talking about "twinnies" I wonder how they are going Mr and Mrs fy. Off subject I know but still wonder how a lot of "old friends" are going.
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- 13-Jan-23 11:31am
  Lyn 78550Mopos
  It is unfortunate Mopos when 'old friends' separate as in this case. So sad. Twin 1 is still of course with us. They were great together. Take care. xxx
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13-Jan-23 06:33am
Susan KTC
Haven’t been told by my mother, I certainly had a long labour, 18 hours, my son In prostrated position, therefore had to turn around, wrapping the umbilical cord around his neck, panic from the doctor! Finally a big baby boy, A mop of red hair, his father named him Daniel, and called me his hero!
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13-Jan-23 06:08am
kristian s 513441
I don't know
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13-Jan-23 06:04am
Lachelle B
I had bad stomach pains, so my sister took me to A & E. Taken for an x-ray to find I was in labour, two hours later I gave birth. Had no symptoms. Doctor said he was tucked at the back so I didn't 'show' and born a month early. Thankfully I had loads of support, learnt how to take care of him during my hospital stay. Three days later I came home, the house was kitted out with what I needed from friends, family and people who had heard about me and knitted like crazy! I bawled my eyes out. His middle name is Miharo meaning surprise and 20 years later he's a strapping lad at 6ft 3. Our second son wasn't a surprise, phew.
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- 13-Jan-23 08:14am
  mary c
  Wow Lachelle- what an incredible shock!!!! It would have seemed so unreal but got real fast i bet. Thankgoodness for everyone there for you and bubs :))
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- 13-Jan-23 09:22am
  Liane H
  Unbelievable! U hear these stories and think how would someone not even know they were pregnant? The body is a strange conundrum at times . What a beautiful and crraazy suprise !! :)
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- 14-Jan-23 15:11pm
  Lachelle Bmary c
  I kid you not I have no recollection of the first year of our sons' life except for photos I took. I think I was in shock without realising I was in shock if that makes sense. And baby Octavia is one today!
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- 15-Jan-23 18:46pm
  mary cLachelle B
  Actually i felt like it was all totally unreal when i had our girl- like for ages and i had 9 months to get my head around it!!! I would truly be stunned too if that were me. Has he continued to surprise you?! Man oh man i can't believe it was a year ago that gorgeous wee new bub photo was on your posts!
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13-Jan-23 05:27am
Vivian M 867575
I was born in the back of a truck!
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- 13-Jan-23 09:23am
  Liane H
  I do hope there was a bale of hay to collect u?!
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13-Jan-23 05:03am
Beverly I
I was born in new zealand Hospital normal birth ,i was born a baby of colour as i have some moari blood ,but as time went on i became white yeap i faded lol i"m now white but i still have the Moari blood
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13-Jan-23 03:52am
Tina 423889
I dont really know my story but I do know I was sick and had to stay in the hospital for a week after I was born.
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13-Jan-23 03:50am
POPPA
AT THE HOSPITLE
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13-Jan-23 03:16am
Pamela G
I was a day late and the only girl in the nursery. I barely had any hair. My mother said the nurses put a pink bow on my head so people would know that I was a girl.Edited 13-Jan-23 03:17am
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13-Jan-23 02:50am
DENIS PONCH
I WAS BORN in the old womens hospital in Melbourne in 1942 which was pulled down 12 years ago .I have worked on 17 hospitals all over Victoria i was working at Ferntree Gully hospital when the 1st man landed on the moon that only seen's like yesterday to me, it is funny how life pass's you bye. So people enjoy it while you are on this planet. That's Life People. Deponch
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13-Jan-23 02:38am
LA
I must have been too excited. I can't remember! Hahah!
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13-Jan-23 01:53am
Julie K 348980
My sister was in labour for only 20 minutes.
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13-Jan-23 01:50am
LESLEY S 385154
I had to go to National Womens hospital in Auckland to have my son under the guidance of Sir Albert. I needed to have the waters broken in the morning and then had to wear a monitor for my baby's heartbeat etc for the day. I was told that i had to be in three pieces by 10pm otherwise i had to have a C. Section birth. Anyway the time rolled on and the doctors were in the staff room. They would come to see how i was progressing. Next I knew I was having a tummy shave and the monitors went back on. They were held in place by 6inch wide plaster strips from side to side across my tummy. Each time i turned over the baby heartbeat would stop. When it first happened i was scared and all the medical staff were as well because i was the first person to use this equipment. 10pm got closer and at 7minutes to 10 I called out the baby is here and all of the medical staff came running. He was gathered by the nursing staff and taken to the. Nursery and put into the incubator. It was a scary time and beautiful too to. A lot of healthi issues had to be dealt with over the next two weeks to keep him alive. He is now 50 years young and fabulous.
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13-Jan-23 01:48am
Anne S 123999
Delivered my grandson 13 years ago in bathroom, my beautiful daughter in law made not a sound and remained standing for the whole event! Just amazing.
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- 13-Jan-23 09:37am
  Michelle S 553303
  That IS something special! When my 18 year old daughter was getting close to term she didn't like me going to work without her and so I would take her to work with me as I worked nights in an A&E Department and I would leave her in one of the consult rooms to sleep. On this night however she started getting pains not long after we arrived at the hospital. As I was working I couldn't leave the ED to take her to Maternity for a check up which told us that she was in labour but the Wardsperson did. Thank goodness that the Ward wasn't busy that night as I got to walk up and see her a couple of times overnight and she had friends who came to stay with her when I couldn't. But at 7am when I was off duty I went and stayed with her and my 9 pound 10 and a half ounces grandson was born at 12:30pm! He had to be resuscitated at birth but was OK by 5 minutes old and even though I was with her and saw him be born, after the Doctor bought him back into the delivery room I was determined that my daughter get the first cuddle with Billy. He'll be 18 in March and I don't know where the time has gone. Your DIL sounds courageous and I am sure that the three of you are close because of your experience.
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- 13-Jan-23 09:45am
  Anne S 123999Michelle S 553303
  Yes we are!
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13-Jan-23 01:18am
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Because of racial segregation (DEEP SOUTH) - I was born in my parents' house - Blacks (AT THAT TIME) could not use the local hospitals (WELCOME TO AMERICA). It was touch-and-go for two weeks (MY MOTHER HAD TO PERFORM A CESAREAN SECTION OPERATION ON HERSELF) - obvious - my mother and me - survive the ordeal!Edited 13-Jan-23 08:52am
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- 13-Jan-23 01:43am
  Liane H
  Now that is crazy and scary ,but glad it was a good outcome of survival and u are with us today ;)
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- 13-Jan-23 01:44am
  Linda C
  Thanks that now this has stopped in USA. Very sad that people can be so biased. Times have changed dramatically over the years since then and they improve yearly.
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- 13-Jan-23 01:58am
  BLACK LIVES MATTERLinda C
  Actually things are getting worst in the USA. USA is not enlightened as most people believe (THINK: Former president Donald Trump who tried to pull off a coup and is still not in PRISON)! Two sets of different rules for Minorities and Whites!Edited 13-Jan-23 02:10am
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- 13-Jan-23 02:11am
  BLACK LIVES MATTERLiane H
  I get the ability to think outside-the-box from my mother - LOL!
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- 13-Jan-23 02:16am
  Linda CBLACK LIVES MATTER
  Trump did no one any favors really. People shake their head is disbelief at how USA is going in the wrong direction. I meant though things have improved in many ways for minorities in America but that does not mean it is 100%. Due to your health system, many people are not given good health outcomes especially the poor or underprivileged etc.
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- 13-Jan-23 06:36am
  Lyn 78550
  Performing a Caesarean on oneself gave me the chills BLM. What a story to tell. Have a good day over there. Lyn.Edited 13-Jan-23 06:50am
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- 13-Jan-23 07:12am
  Jimmy 1114235Linda C
  Trump made America great again and he was the best President in the world, he cared for the people and he worked hard to get the price down on gasoline and many other things I can't count there are so many. If you don't live in the USA I would not speak and if you do you must be a democrat I call them demoncrats they are trying to destroy the USA for sure so keep your tongue quiet until you read up about trump. I am a TRUMPER ALL WAYS WILL BE Trump made America independent we have more oil than anyone in the world thanks to trump because he eased the rules on looking for oil and natural gas this country would have been a lot better off BIDEN he is a crook and giving our secrets to China Edited 13-Jan-23 10:08am
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- 13-Jan-23 09:00am
  Liane H BLACK LIVES MATTER
  That is truly a miracle thing your mother did..Amazing that u both got through it .. and a yes always a very good skill to have in life to think outside the box! As my father once commented, overjoyed on the arrival of my child " he's really one out of the box!" Then being a journalist ,realised his accidental pun !
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- 13-Jan-23 10:04am
  Michelle S 553303BLACK LIVES MATTER
  I don't believe that Trump actually did anything differently than other President's have over the past 200 years+ since the Republic has been formed. If you're referring to the January 6th "insurrection" and the constant warbling on and on about a whole bunch of utter nonsense, then I'm afraid you've been deceived by the MSM. The Democratic Party has been race baiting for years and it's actually racism against WHITES and ASIANS that is now a MASSIVE problem in the US fueled constantly by rhetoric designed to polarise the American population and create further division between members of the HUMAN RACE, which is the ONLY race around that human beings can be! I am of Australian Aboriginal descent but I am more my mothers lighter colouring as opposed to my Dad's darker skin and black curly hair. I identify as an Aboriginal person but you would likely say I was white. But it DOESN'T MATTER what colour you are or I am because we are both human! I understand that if you have had these historical negative experiences that you might be resentful but I didn't do this to you nor did other Americans now living. This whole "cultural racism" is a weapon designed to feed into YOUR prejudices which it clearly HAS done to the point where you are racist yourself and seriously those BLM protests back in 2020 only served to CREATE further division and killed many innocent people and animals and the actions that I observed from media reporting on these "peaceful protests" other than MSM showed thuggery of a level that did nothing to engage me nor many Americans in support of the rioters but just disgusted them AND me! The continued display of theft, abuse and savagery displayed by BLM protesters and the large companies of corporate America who DONATED to the BLM money making machine, eventually providing enough money for the so called "leaders" of the cause to purchase a few top tier houses for those Socialists in control, but did NOTHING for anyone else. I think that ALL LIVES MATTER and the entire BLM narrative has created far MORE racism than was around beforehand, real or imagined! I know that you won't like what I've just said but this isn't the 1950's with the Klu Klux Klan! You can convince yourself that it IS, but that's just not true!
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- 13-Jan-23 10:34am
  Liane H Michelle S 553303
  All babies are beautiful regardless of skin colour. In fact my son being of mixed race ( half indonesian/ anglo) is actually considered more special in our family because he is a little different. People fall in love with him everywhere he goes.Black ,white ,we are lucky to live in Australia yes I realise this and there will always be issues around racism deep rooted in other places and minds we cannot fix or even begin to understand . This page is about birth stories as a gentle reminder, Not politics ! Edited 13-Jan-23 10:35am
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- 13-Jan-23 10:41am
  BLACK LIVES MATTERLiane H
  Thanks for reminding me the topic was about birth stories!
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- 13-Jan-23 10:43am
  BLACK LIVES MATTERMichelle S 553303
  You do know the topic was about birth stories!
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- 13-Jan-23 10:49am
  Liane H BLACK LIVES MATTER
  Just didn't want your day to go down a turbulent tunnel unnecessarily;)) And I do understand .
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- 14-Jan-23 11:08am
  Christine M 323842
  Your mother must have been one tough cookie Walter!
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13-Jan-23 00:34am
Pennye R
I was born in the hospital but was snowed in there as the biggest storm in years blew through.
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13-Jan-23 00:21am
lin r
WAS BORN DURING A BIG SNOW STORM MOM SKED DAD IF HE WAS THERE HE SAID NO THEN HIS PICTURE WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER DUMB THING TO I ABOUT
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13-Jan-23 00:05am
Rhonda D 522615
I was born on Halloween. My folks were having a Halloween party. I was born at home.
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