‘Our Birth Story’ Cartoons Show the Reality vs Expectations of Having a Baby

I had a birth plan with my second daughter. With my first, I was just confused by a lot of stuff, and sort of flew by the seat of my pants. But I planned better with the next one, and had it all laid out! While it went pretty much how I wanted it to go, my birth plan and actual birth story didn’t exactly match. It’s hard to plan for an event that is, by nature, unpredictable. Even if you have the best intentions and everything written down in great detail, things so wrong. Stuff happens! The blog “How We Came to Be” used a brutally honest comic to show just how much a birth story can differ from a plan. The story in the comic is a common one. But it might help others to know that they’re not alone.

A birth plan and a birth story will, a lot of times, be totally different.

The blogger shared her birth story in a unique and sweet way. The birth of her son didn’t go according to plan.

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Water births and rainbows and good hair, who doesn’t want that?

 

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But then, expectation crashed headfirst into reality.

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Sometimes, our bodies have different plans for how the baby is going to get here. Placentas and blood pressure can be real bitches.

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Nurses are seriously amazing. Which helps to remember when they’re poking your arm with needles.

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Honestly, with my first I had an epidural, and I didn’t feel the pee thing go in. Really, really happy about that.

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Being wheeled into the OR when you planned to give birth in a tub can be a crushing blow.

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So many thoughts and fears must’ve been swirling through her mind. It’s hard to let go of your plan, while still hoping everything turns out ok.

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The scene from Alien is exactly what I’d be picturing, too.

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But then the baby arrives! And he is fine! And you think, ok, it’s over. But, it’s not.

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Just when think it’s safe to relax, they stick this squirmy little thing on your boob and hope for the best.

Even in the best of scenarios, the aftermath is brutal. Bleeding, chapping, soreness, exhaustion. I remember feeling like I’d been hit by a truck. And I had to take care of this baby!

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It’s all overwhelming and amazing and pretty awful.

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“Ok, you’re all doped up. still bleeding, your nipples are aflame, and you have this pretty serious health condition to consider. Best of luck to you, off you go!”

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The ride home from the hospital is usually when reality starts to kick in. You’re a mess, but you’re going to be ok.

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You’ve been pregnant forever, your birth plan was shot to shit, you have no idea what your body just went through, and now you’ve got this baby. But, you’re ok. And the baby is doing great. Nothing makes sense, but it will start to at some point.

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Reading this comic brought up a lot of feels for me. There were things I wanted to happen that didn’t, and things that did happen that I was not prepared for. Giving birth means, in a lot of ways, giving up control over this very scary thing that’s about to happen. A good birth plan is important, for sure. But it doesn’t mean as much as a good birth story, and a good birth story ends with a happy, healthy family.

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