No, we are not talking about the latest Guiness record about how many unusual things can be done in a car, but about a real case that has happened to an American mother, to whom her baby decided not to wait for them to arrive at the hospital and He had to give birth with the car running, while his partner recorded everything.
Our young couple was going to the hospital, supposedly to give birth, he had placed a camera to record the entire trip, in what my father calls "the mania that now to record every minute of your lives" and less bad He did it, because after more than 45 minutes driving his baby he decided that he was already quite busy for today and that he was not going to miss the rest of the trip, so the expulsion process began.
In the video it looks like the contractions become quite painful (There is some moment of the tape that hurts even me) and at a certain moment she shouts "Oh my God! It's coming out!
At that moment he helps her unfasten her belt and lower her pants just in time before the baby's head peeks, it is at that moment when her partner asks her if she stops or not and she replies that no, keep driving . A couple of shoves later his precious baby of four and a half kilos It is in his arms and this story ends with a wonderful happy ending.
The calm, above all
It leaves me surprised and most people who have seen the video, the calm with which the couple faces a situation that as little we could call "complicated". Keep in mind that the couple already had two more children, hence perhaps the child was born so fast and did not give them time to get to the hospital, but still have to highlight the cold blood of the two, and especially hers, to solve the situation.
And, although a birth is a natural process and nothing has to go wrong, and you just have to get carried away by what the body asks you, one thing is to say it and another very different thing that is happening to you, or Your partner at that time.
So for my part to congratulate the mother for the fantastic work done and the father, who despite having received numerous criticisms on social networks for not stopping the vehicle and helping, I am one of those who think that before not knowing how to help , it is best to find someone who does know and in this case it was best to continue on the way to the hospital, which is usually where the necessary professionals are located and leave that "Is there any doctor in the room" For the movies.
Anecdotal data
Maybe it's because of, we're going to call it "professional deformation", but one of the things that has missed me is that the mother didn't hug the baby, I mean the famous skin with skin, that yes, I didn't stop stroking it that for the case I think That is the same.
Another question I always ask myself is, why wear pants on the day of delivery? I understand that nobody wants an emergency delivery and that when you are with the contractions and reviewing everything that you are going to take to the hospital nobody thinks about how you are going, -except for our grandmothers who whenever you went to the doctor asked you if you had changed- .
I remember that it was something I thought when the second was born. What if something happens and you have to give birth before you arrive? Isn't it more comfortable, speaking in terms of simplicity when there is nothing to interrupt "the exit", wearing a skirt? I don't know, I recognize that it's something unimportant, but I've always had that doubt.
When to go to the hospital?
We all would like, yes, parents too, to be able to get to the hospital and go out with a beautiful and rosy baby 20 minutes later, but as a rule it is not usually so, although we can find cases like that. But the normal thing is that the delivery takes much longer than those desired 20 minutes, even that it lasts several hours or that they simply send us home to wait there.
Therefore, When should we go to the hospital? These are some basic recommendations, which does not mean that you have to study each case.
When you break waters and they are dark, it is normal for them to be clear. In case they are not dark you do not have to run, in fact, you can wait for more than 24 hours, although it is not recommended because there is a probability of infection.
When there is bleeding, this is the time of delivery or at any time during pregnancy.
When strong contractions are every five minutes although if it is not the first it must be before because the dilation is usually faster.
Check the trip to the hospital and if you have never done so, try to do it at least twice, once during the day and once at night. It is good that you familiarize yourself with the journey when you are calm than having to follow the GPS indications when everything has tripped, especially the nerves. If there is traffic jam at rush hour, try to find an alternative route.
The case is not unique.
Here is another mother who has been the same. And it is that watching the videos seems as if it were easier to do it in the seat of a car than in a hospital.
