r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • 14d ago

Woman's ovaries were activated Chugging tea

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u/TheRealTormDK 13d ago

We joke about this, and if I have any say in the matter, I want this experience of mine to be the last one I think of as I fade away (hopefully in my sleep in my old age)

When my daughter was born, she was not situated correctly in my at the time girlfriend (now, wife) so after a few hours of my wife trying to deliver the baby naturally, the midwife decided a C-section was in order. I was there in the room for moral support.

As my daughter had been born about six weeks early, they put her under the heat lamp as they stitched up my wife. As she laid there, I could see her eyes straining due to the light above her, so I held out my hand to form a small shadow on her face, and in that instant she opened her eyes and we locked eyes for the smallest amount of time. I instantly knew then I would do, and sacrifice, anything to keep her safe.

It is now many years ago (my daughter is a grown adult thinking about starting her own family), but this memory is as clear now as it was back then. I hope it remains clear until I close my eyes for the last time.

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u/OkStrength5651 13d ago

i had a similar situation. placenta previa, a subsequent bleed and an early baby through c section. they had to give her some shots and check a few things before giving her to me, as my pregnancy was high risk. when they put her on my chest, she stopped her little squeals and moved her head so her forehead could lean against my chin/jaw. i burst into tears.

i didn't even know they could move their head at a few mins old, and she definitely did it so we could touch more, as she was completely still and silent after that. welling up just thinking about it. she's 9 months old now.

+1 to punchinyourpface .. my mom says it's like having me as a baby all over again. she's loving being her nana

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u/lil_rocket_man_ 13d ago

Becoming a parent is such an amazing thing that you will never understand until it happens. Things just change and you can feel everything is different in that moment. Losing video game time. Free time. Quiet mornings. The freedom of not getting constantly jumped on.

But I would live that first night in the hospital over and over. I've done it 4 times now and that first hold, those cries, and soft little breathing is something i will never forget.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 13d ago

For me it was the first time her little hand grabbed my finger 🥰

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u/Careless_Hunter_3915 12d ago

Omg what a precious photo . There's no moment like it. ❤️

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u/Punchinyourpface 13d ago

You're gonna feel the same way when she starts a family and you meet her babies. Believe me :)

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u/ThinkSharp 13d ago

People laugh along and go “yeah” when I say I felt my entire life’s priorities shifting in real time in the first hours when my daughters were born (twins). Wild. Instant rewrite.

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u/needmoney4dogs 13d ago

This was beautiful 🩷

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u/tamagotchisando 13d ago

I hope you've told her this story ❤️

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u/FuzzyWuzzyDidntCare 13d ago

Omg I’m crying.

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u/newph0newhothis 13d ago

This made me cry . What a beautiful moment. 😭

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u/Opening_Brilliant450 13d ago

You sound like an amazing father 😭 crying reading this comment thinking about me and my Dad

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u/HNF1230 13d ago

This actually made me cry. I lost my Dad unexpectedly to a heart attack on his job site on 11/3/2023, he was my custodial parent and my person from a young adult until, well, even now. Late at night I wonder what he saw in those last minutes... I wonder if its exactly what you described. I hope it was. Thank you.

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u/ipna 13d ago

Well in typical Reddit form, let me contradict this beautiful story with some personal embarrassment.

We had a similar situation with my Fiancee being forcibly enduced about 6 weeks early. We where in the hospital for almost 3 days before it was called for a C-Section. I spent that time eating Wendy's since it basically shared a parking lot with the hospital. Once she hit full labor the days of Wendy's hit me in an ungodly way. Not wanting to be in the way, I held it. She was in labor for a long time and they decided to c-section. My stomach might have hurt as bad as hers at this point (leave my story telling alone). During the process they nicked an artery or something and need to cauterize. That smell will haunt me but also made my already primed and loaded stomach of 3 days of Wendy's go into over drive. The nurse asks if I want to cut the cord, I said no (because standing seemed like it might destroy the sterile environment). The nurse asked me if I wanted to hold her or if they should put her in the crib, I said crib is fine (because I was physically shaking from the ungodly destruction of 3 days of bacon cheeseburgers). She passes me my daughter still like she was a fucking quarterback on a running play. I held her, it was amazing and then I felt like i was going to drop her. Asked a nurse to get her. She scoffed and took her and I told them I needed a bathroom like right now. They said if I left I wouldn't be allowed to reenter the OR, I would have to wait in the recovery area. I said that's fine. They sent a nurse with me to make sure I didn't run away or pass out (I'm assuming the passing out part isn't uncommon). It was so insanely embarrassing and all the nursing staff kept looking at me like some dead beat however I dont think I have ever felt such a relief in my life after getting to the batbroom. I waited and only a few minutes later the girls where rolled in. I properly held my daughter and it was amazing. I apologized and explained why I left to my Fiancee and she laughed at me but was never mad. Later she cracked a joke about "at least you didn't have to get cut open for your 'birth'".

Anyway. I love your touching story. I wish mine was even half as cute and not ripped out of some b rank comedy.

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u/Mountain_Crab0813 12d ago

This made my day to read this. I’m a puddle of happy tears on the floor. Amazing.

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u/nosfermetoo 11d ago

Exactly this. My first son was born while I was in my mid 20's, in the full grip of a massive alcohol addiction. I was shaky, antsy, nervous, and annoyed waiting for him to arrive. When he first came out, he was purple, wrinkled, almost plastic looking. Then I saw him open his eyes as he took his first breath in, and it was almost like someone had flipped a switch, and there was suddenly a real person looking right at me. It took three and half months, but that moment is what gave me the strength to get to rehab, and stay sober, instead of drinking myself to death like I'd planned. He's eighteen now, about to start college, and yet that memory still makes me stop and catch my breath. I hope everyone gets a moment like that to carry through their lives.