Yes, I am the first-born, WHY DO YOU ASK?

[darkluna]

Little Sis is about to pop. She said she's been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for about a week, and she's dilated a centimeter, and she's still like "La la, life goes on. Perhaps I shall have some scrambled eggs." I'm sure part of her easygoing attitude is because she's done this before, but she was pretty calm with Little Man too.

If I, god forbid, ever got so far as giving birth, I'm sure I'd act like I was the only person who had done it in the history of ever. I'd call an ambulance at the first hint of a twinge, and come into the hospital like "HOLY CRAP ON A STICK, I AM IN LABOR!" And the nurse would try to be nice, like, "All right, ma'am, we just need you to fill out these forms." And I'd be like "I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND. A BABY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. BRING ME DRUGS AND AN ARMY OF SUPPORT STAFF IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER."

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[zinnia-ziegler.livejournal.com]

Haaah...I'm more bothered by the nausea factor than anything else. Pain of delivery? Not a deterrent. The idea of vomiting for months? Makes me instantly go "Omgdonotwant!"

Not that it matters though, because I don't want kids anyway. XD

[darkluna.livejournal.com]

I don't want 'em either, so I'm glad Little Sis stepped up. (When she was expecting my nephew, I told her, "Thanks for takin' one for the team!" :))

The main thing that horrifies me is the thought of 9 months without constant infusions of caffeine and nicotine. :O

[zinnia-ziegler.livejournal.com]

Torture! D: Do. Not. Want.

It bothers the hell out of me to think of something inhabiting my body.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

" And I'd be like "I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND. A BABY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. BRING ME DRUGS AND AN ARMY OF SUPPORT STAFF IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER."
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That would pretty much be my reaction too.

[militsa.livejournal.com]

I know it seems weird, but towards the end of a full-term pregnancy, most women lose their fear of childbirth and you enter a weird phase of expectant euphoria, when you just can't wait to have it over with and have the baby already. With all of my pregnancies I was pounding down stairs and jumping around to bring on labor, and once it starts the adrenaline gets you and it kind of takes you over. Not to say it isn't also a bit scary...but it's mostly the good kind of scary (if everything's normal).

The main thing that horrifies me is the thought of 9 months without constant infusions of caffeine and nicotine.

*whispers* Evil secret: I cut down but never really gave those up during my pregnancies, and nothing bad happened.

[darkluna.livejournal.com]

Little Sis is at the stage where she's walking around a lot and telling the baby "You can come on now, really." It's cute.

I cut down but never really gave those up during my pregnancies, and nothing bad happened.

Yeah, Little Sis's doctor said a little bit of caffeine is not as bad for a baby as a mom trying to go cold turkey. But I'm not so good at moderation. :D

[shiny-glor-chan.livejournal.com]

Merrrr, I wrote a whole little rant about this then my internet went spazzy on me and deleted it. D:!

I'm glad I'm too young to be expected to have children. If I had a kid, people would probably be more upset than happy. ^-^;; *is 18 going on 19* And if I have a kid before 21, I will be very disappointed in myself. (Side Note: My cousin had a baby when she was 21, and I've watched everything that's happened since then. Not pretty or good for anyone involved.)

Another thing, I have bunch of bad karma coming my way; I know it. And if I had a child, that would be all the karma wrapped in one devil child package. >>;; DO NOT WANT. And if I ever DO want a child, hell'll freeze over before I birth it myself. I'm much too vain for that whole process. I'll be a rich-ass translator and have an unfortunate surrogate birth my baby for me! >>;;

Yay for long-ass rants? :D?

[havenstar.livejournal.com]

And I'd be like "I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND. A BABY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. BRING ME DRUGS AND AN ARMY OF SUPPORT STAFF IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER."

I keep laughing hysterically every time I glance at that because IT'S SO TRUE I WOULD DO THE EXACT SAME THING.

[rpdichotomy.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. I was like that with Jake. And then with Molly and, ironically, I was all "what's the big deal?" with Warden even though he was the pregnancy I had problems with. XDDD