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How does this happen?

hyacinth003 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:33:43 GMT

A woman in Gwinnett County, Georgia gave birth in a Kroger store.

She was on the way to the hospital with her husband when her water broke. She felt they would not make it to the hospital, so they entered the Kroger store to head to the bathroom.

A 7lb 11oz baby girl was born there. She is the couple's third child.

For one thing, I think I'd rather give birth in the backseat of the car rather than a public bathroom! But, who knows what you would think?

I had 19 hours after my water broke before I gave birth. How do some women have their babies so quickly????

I know that women who have had more than one baby theoretically give birth with shorter labors. But, how does it happen so fast without even being able to get to the hospital? I'm jealous!!

Hyacinth

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Melania — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:40:33 GMT

You're a nurse right?

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brii — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:44:25 GMT

I had my second 20 minutes after my water broke. I was dilated only to 3. You never know what's going to happen...

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croemer — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:45:34 GMT

On 1/25/2015 brii said: I had my second 20 minutes after my water broke. I was dilated only to 3. You never know what's going to happen...

I had my 1st 4hours after my water broke and we lived about 1.5 hours from the town I was going to have her in.

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lulu2 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:47:38 GMT

I had a colleague whose wife gave birth in the rest room next to the admitting office in the hospital. They named the boy JOHN. (really)

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Kalli — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:53:11 GMT

Hyacinth003, yeah, I used to ask that same question. After getting to the hospital, I was in labor for 11 hours for my first child. Ugh. But my second was under an hour after arrival at hosp so it was certainly quicker the second time.

Anyway, I agree that I'd rather have my child in the back seat of my own car than a public restroom. Maybe the mother waited too long to leave for the hospital. And you know how you just HAVE to push in those final minutes!

Hope that baby and mother are doing fine.

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Buck-i-Nana — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:56:37 GMT

I had my 2nd about 5 minutes after arriving at the hospital, and he basically just surfed out as my water broke. My labor was only 3 hours start to finish and was totally different than my labor for my first, so I thought it was just a back ache for about the first hour.

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Sushismom — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:57:46 GMT

Think of the mess in the back seat.

My sister barely made it to the ER for her third. They lived about 10 minutes from the hospital.

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brii — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:58:58 GMT

She probably needed or thought she needed to use the bathroom. I wouldn't want to have a baby in a car or a restroom.

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Irshgrl31201 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:59:25 GMT

From the time I felt my first labor pain to the time my daughter was born, it took about 2 hrs and 15 minutes. I could have been one of those people who wanted to stop. I had to pee so bad on the way to the hospital. I was living in NM and I wanted to stop at Allsups to just run in and use the restroom. My boyfriend was like are you crazy? I don't want the paramedics having to deliver the baby on the bottom of a dirty convenience store bathroom!

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brii — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:05:28 GMT

I thought I had to go to the bathroom. The nurse and my husband were helping me get out of bed. I sat up and felt the baby coming out. That's how fast it happened.

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colliemom4 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:14:52 GMT

A friend of mine gave birth in a car.

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hyacinth003 — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:00:20 GMT

On 1/25/2015 Melania2 said:
You're a nurse right?

I am, but it sure wasn't MY experience!

Wish it was!!

Hyacinth

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feline groovy — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:02:52 GMT

A public bathroom wins, IMHO.

There's hot water to wash your hands and sterilize things, warm & cold water for other stuff, more room to get into the best position, and the chance that a nurse/doc/EMT/cop/fireman/doula in the store could help.

Blessings to the whole family, and a cool tale as well. 8)

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Shorty2U — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:16:56 GMT

My ex mother in law (from first marriage) had all 8 kids in no time as in minutes of labor! One was born in an elevator!

Me on the other hand, was in labor 13 hours with EACH of my 2 children. (2nd child was an emergency C section).

Oh well some just have it easier than the rest of us. lol. Well good for them!

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heartkeeper — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:08:29 GMT

I had a 41 hour labor with my first one. It took almost a full three hours to push her out. My other deliveries were C-sections. My pregnancies became harder, not easier, for me.

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september — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:16:18 GMT

On 1/25/2015 Sushismom said:
Think of the mess in the back seat.

My sister barely made it to the ER for her third. They lived about 10 minutes from the hospital.

That's exactly where my mind went! You can mop up a bathroom. the car would be ruined!

But seriously...as mentioned...there is more space in a bathroom, plus water for cleaning up.

And my labors were very long, but my mom had me (her 3rd) right after going through the door of the hospital. Her labor lasted about 1 hour.

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Buck-i-Nana — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:14:30 GMT

On 1/25/2015 Shorty2U said:
My ex mother in law (from first marriage) had all 8 kids in no time as in minutes of labor! One was born in an elevator!

Me on the other hand, was in labor 13 hours with EACH of my 2 children. (2nd child was an emergency C section).

Oh well some just have it easier than the rest of us. lol. Well good for them!

My 2nd was born at a military hospital, no private room or even semi-private room after the birth. As I already posted, I was only in the hospital about 5 minutes before my son started coming. When I was moved to the ward, all the women there were chattering about "did you hear about the woman who delivered a 10 pound baby in 5 minutes? God I h8 her" You bet I didn't say a word!!!

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LilacTree — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:27:18 GMT

I had four babies in four and a half years. My water broke first every single time. Labor 18 hours with the first, eight hours with the second, four hours with the third, and two hours with the fourth. We always got to the hospital on time . . . in fact my first child was born while I was in the hospital visiting my sick mother-in-law when my water broke while I was sitting in the chair! They just wheeled me upstairs, everyone was laughing about how I was in the right place at the right time! However, that was a long labor and what they call a "dry birth." Not fun.