The Baby: My Experience During My Son’s Birth

Ricky shares the chaotic, exhausting, and unexpectedly funny story of his son Richie’s birth.Music by the Purple PlanetTimestamps:00:36 - Ricky introduces his story of becoming a father00:59 - The church barbecue and the dirty soda bar01:51 - Four cups of caffeinated soda change the night02:28 - Staying awake until 2 a.m. reading a book03:46 - Brooke’s water breaks and the rush to the hospital04:43 - The unexpectedly long wait in triage05:32 - Labor begins slowly after the hospital admits Brooke06:50 - Hospital meals for Brooke, but not for Ricky07:28 - The expensive hospital cheeseburger08:30 - Surviving labor with almost no sleep09:20 - Nearly 24 hours of labor and the start of active pushing09:47 - Ricky’s concerns about the baby’s size10:52 - Stress over the baby’s heart rate11:38 - Two hours of pushing and an exhausted Brooke12:08 - The last-second decision to perform a C-section13:24 - Ricky waits alone outside the operating room14:27 - Entering the operating room and trying not to look at the surgery16:34 - The umbilical cord is wrapped around Richie’s head twice16:57 - The tense wait for Richie to cry17:21 - Ricky cuts the umbilical cord18:04 - Meeting and holding his son for the first time19:43 - Four nights begin in the maternity ward20:06 - Watching movies during the hospital stay22:24 - Food from the nourishment room23:41 - Using the hospital nursery to get some sleep25:00 - Why the hospital felt like a boring cruise ship25:22 - Exploring the chapel, cafeteria, and hospital corridors27:52 - Getting the car seat ready for the trip home28:47 - Ricky’s rant about newborn photography pricing30:25 - The nonstop stream of newborn tests and paperwork30:59 - Ricky wraps up his birth story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.