21 Of The Most Insane Things That Have Happened During Childbirth

14.

I walked in on my patient having sex on the hospital bed with her partner three hours after labor.

15.

Teen having her first pregnancy, thus a prolonged labor, asked if she could have a quick smoke break.

16.

My hospital has a limit on how many people can be in the room, but we try to be lenient. One family took this to an extreme. There were at least 6 family/friends in the room (plus me, another doctor, two nurses, and of course the patient). 4 of these people had cell phones out and all were filming portrait close ups of the birth on their phones. They kept bumping into me as I was trying to make sure the baby doesn’t rip everything on the way out. I kept my cool until one screamed out, “oooohhh she boo boo on herself!!” And reached her arm over mine to zoom in on poop. This was visibly distressing the mother so I kicked them out while silently laughing underneath my mask.

17.

I was just born and the nurse put me on my mothers chest. Mom looks at me and asks the nurse to take me away again with the words: “Oh god – take her! She looks like my mother in law!” Funniest part: My mom was friends with a nurse at that hospital and years later she was told the funny story of how a mother didn’t want to look at her newborn because it looked like her mother in law.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.