Birth story haikus
I am limited to one-hand typing while holding the new baby, so how about if you all do all the work for this post? How about this: Let’s do birth story haikus!
I love hearing birth stories, but they’re always so long — I don’t think I’ve ever been able to capture one of mine in less than 2,000 words. I thought it might be fun to put them in haiku form (if you need a refresher, it’s a 5-7-5 syllable scheme). Here are two of mine:
BABY #1:
Natural childbirth:
this is gonna be great, right?
Doctor Bradley lies.—-
BABY #5:
O epidural,
You have failed me once again.
Uh-oh, time to push.
What’s your birth story haiku? Feel free to do it for one, some or all of your births. Thanks in advance for my amusement for the afternoon.
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Mom says I was huge
In utero bowling ball
So glad I was out
Now this looks fun….. I’m sure there’s nothing better I could be doing with my time…
#1
natural childbirth
didn’t know it hurt this much
with help, I found peace
#2
water broke first thing
it hurt more than the first time
healthy baby boy
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Now this looks fun….. I’m sure there’s nothing better I could be doing with my time…
#1
natural childbirth!
didn’t know it hurt this much…
with help, I found peace
#2
water broke first thing
it hurt more than the first time
healthy baby boy
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ohhh 2 pages!!! delete the extra ones… the last is best.
#1
He’s lying sideways
One foot all hanging down
Crap, my liver’s failed.
#2
Tried for a VBAC
Two days later, C-section
Uterine window
#3
Schedule it this time
Turkey cooks, potatoes boil,
Labor, why so soon?
#4
Waited for schedule
Just like that, quick and easy,
Girls are different.
#5
Lost one, now I’m scared
I’m old, people think I’m nuts
Can’t wait to meet her
Doc says: “No, not yet.
At least six more hours to go.
Oh wait, nevermind.”
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Number Five: things loose.
Baby born into toilet.
Please don’t ever tell.
#1
Surprised by the pain…
Epidural not in the plan…
Who am I kidding?
#2
Scary induction…
Back labor is even worse…
Oxygen then babe!
#3
Preeclampsia…
Mag sucks, all hot and loopy.
Epi failed, came fast!
#4
doula here to help.
Avoiding epidural.
Who am I kidding?
Intense agony,
One more soul to adore God
On which shall I dwell?
Oh this is beautiful!
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“Man up with your pain —
How hard can third section be?”
…She really said that.
(Yes, a female OB actually told me this after I had post-surgical complications that had me screaming when I tried to walk.)
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# 1
Late night water breaks,
No contractions, pitocin,
Epidural, YES!
dozing to a wee
Heartbeat, then pushing out fine,
Is she really mine?
#2
Late night water breaks,
No contractions, pitocin,
Epidural, WAIT!
THEY’RE IN CAHOOTS AND
HE’S NOT EVEN OUT YET! Oh,
We are going down!
dozing to a wee
Heartbeat, then pushing out fine,
My own dear sweet boy!
Cute idea & congratulations!! I just moved from Austin in Sept. Would’ve loved to have met you! I need to “properly” introduce myself…coming soon (I hope!).
Side note, after living in Austin for nearly 20 years – all my adult life – I only saw one scorpion which was killed by my husband throwing a shoe at it (my hero). And I’ve never been stung/bitten/whatever, in bed or anywhere else.
OK, here are my “stories”:
#1
Pushed nearly three hours
“Sorry, she’s too big to fit.”
Sectioned nine pound girl
#2
Successful VBAC
Pushed for an hour-and-a-half
Then epi! Yea! Boy!
#3
Due in December
C-section or a VBAC?
Lord, Your will be done.
Are you kidding me?
fourty hours not dilat’d?
c-section?! sounds great!
are you kidding me?
Fourty hours, not dilat’d??
c-section?!?! Sounds great!!!
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First the water broke
Next was thirty hours labor
Emergency C
Exhausted and sore
Amazed at the miracle
He made me a mom
You asked for them, I wrote them, and I’m not pitching them just because I’m a few days late!
Sent me home first, then
epidural, extraction—
Oh look! She knows me!
Up at four with pains.
Push at eight—no time for meds.
This “girl” is a boy!
Too soon, can’t stop them.
Room empties for C-sec prep.
But I’m first, she’s here.
Walk, walk, thumbs in back,
doc dressed like a sci-fi part.
Three-push power! Sigh.
Walk, thumbs, like before.
Home in hours! Kids stream out to
meet baby brother.
First home birth. Nervous.
But my boy comes through shadows
And all shall be well.
Perfect water birth
at home. Then–the bliss! Heated
sheets on my own bed!
Me and him this time.
I push her into his hands.
Three of us, alone.
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I normally don’t like haiku that don’t have a seasonal reference, but thinking about it, all of these do.
Couldn’t quite boil it down to a single haiku …
Had a nice birth plan
Baby’s late we must induce
Pitocin brutal
Epidural? Yes!
Induction fail, C-section
Perfect baby boy
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Peter:
Two weeks late; pushed all
night at home — aspirated.
Long week in NICU.
Leo:
Labor short 8 hours
Didn’t realize when I pushed
Second bad breather
Tim:
Was barely full-term
Water-birthed, screaming baby!
Hospital this time
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#1 ten days past due date
8 hours pushing-cut rip
pain-ah!10-5 son
# 2 ten days past due date
husband late-backseat labor
squat on bed a girl
#3 ten days past due date
home-birth friends surround
up to pee whoops -boy
#4 labor? not yet due
?10cm? babe must turn ouch
knees to ears-a girl
#5 Cold December night
warm at home in labor
back pain-then daughter
Warm November night.
New baby in daddy’s hands
Still on the front lawn.
#1
Early Morning break
Of sunlight and my water
Inducement begins.
#2
Constipation- Not!
Back Labor…time to push her
out in record time!
#3
Two napping kids…whoops!
Stand up- water breaks… a flood!
baby on the way!
Hmm… let’s see…
12 hours in labor
Oh No! Still at 2cm
Morphine makes it nice
I cried when I heard that I was only 2cm after 12hrs! They would have sent me home had my bag not been ruptured:).
Oh, this is way too fun!!
Abigail:
Planned for natural,
But baby’s acynclitic.
Section, here we come!
Hypnobirth still helps
Me stay calm through the epi.
Not a fan of needles.
24 hours
after first contraction hit,
Abigail is born!
Penelope Jane:
Hypnobabies this
time–thought I’d change it up some.
Psyched for my VBAC!
OB hems and haws.
“Hospital policy changed,
no VBACS, sorry.”
OB outta here!
And I said, “Hello homebirth!”
Found awesome midwife.
First contraction hit.
I thought, “Still plenty of time.”
SHOULD HAVE STARTED SCRIPS!
Five hours later, I
have another baby girl.
Got my heart’s desire.
What a fun idea!
in honor of 30 hours of labor:
Likes where he is now
This was a bad idea
Totally worth it
And about early motherhood:
Why did no one warn
Pain and fatigue continue
Fulfilled by deep love
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Fifty-three hours–fun!
A homebirth turned Pit party
But I pushed her out!
1st:
Melting exhaustion
until your heart piercing cry
changed me forever
2nd:
Uncontrollable,
joy, schöner Götterfunken,
Breathe in your new strength!
1st:
Melting exhaustion
until your heart piercing cry
changed me forever
2nd:
Uncontrollable,
joy, schöner Götterfunken,
Breathe in your new strength!
(Not sure if I the last attempt worked)
#1
twenty-two hours in
surgery ends laboring
sweet boy in our arms
#2
another big one
surgery scheduled, at peace
little sister in our arms
“A BIG boy,” says spouse!
“Umbilical cord!” Doc says.
Welcome baby girl!
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Sorry, couldn’t fit it in one Haiku, so here’s a Haiku story.
Tantrums stop labour.
A stressed woman will not birth.
Labours start again.
Midwives hide upstairs.
Please body, release the babe.
It hurts so much! Why?
Please! Epidural!
They all ignore me. Thank you.
She comes. Perfection.
Five weeks too early. Am I an Eight yet? Heart rate is dropping!
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