Labor and Childbirth | What To Expect

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Labor and childbirth are nothing if not full of surprises, right?

The Million Moms Challenge asked The SITS Girls to share something shocking we learned during labor and childbirth.

Ha! What WASN’T shocking for me (Gigi) about labor and childbirth would have been the better question!

Labor and Childbirth

I was shocked…

1. To learn that contractions do not, in fact, feel like menstrual cramps. Cramps are dull pain. Contractions feel like someone just placed a blazing hot cast iron skillet on the inside of your uterus.

2. That it would take so long. I am a very timely person. I like to do multiple things at a time. I am efficient and productive. 17 hours of sitting around waiting for a pumpkin-headed child to get out of my belly really set off my schedule.

Want to read the rest? Oh, there’s more. LOTS more. Head over to the Million Moms challenge to see what else shocked me about labor! Share your story about what went through your mind when you held your baby for the first time? By replying, you will be entered to win an exclusive Million Moms Challenge Gift Pack, which includes an iPad2, a custom-made Million Moms Challenge pendant and a $50 donation in your name to Global Giving. If enough moms sign up for the Million Moms challenge, Johnson and Johnson will donate $100,000 to help women and children!

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