No, not in WalMart!
Posted on June 23rd, 2006 by kimc
We had a lovely day at the lake. Still no baby, but I did have a bit of a scare in WalMart.
Just inside the entrance I had a doozy of a contraction - the way down low kind that makes an experienced mom think her water is going to break.
During the 30 second peak, I had all of the following thoughts:
- “How embarassing if my water breaks right here in the entrance!”
- “Maybe not so embarasssing; nobody would think I peed myself. It
would be pretty obvious what had happened.” - “But my water never breaks until I’m ready to
push. How embarassing to give birth right here in the WalMart
entrance!”
Then the contraction ended. I breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried on. Some stories are fun to tell later, but that might be just a little too fun. I’d never live it down.
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Sorry, I realized my post was a bit jarbled.
Basically, I was asking if the possible years supply of diapers would be worth the act of giving birth at Walmart.
Somehow I don’t think so
“Mommy, where was I born?”
“In Walmart, dear.”
“Was I on special?”
“No - you ARE special!”
I can just imagine the conversations as the baby grew older!
Oh mercy!
With #5, my water broke in Arby’s. You should have seen the lady going through the drive through staring at my “puddle” as I waited outside the door for my shocked husband to pull the car around!
And I didn’t even get a free sandwich out of it, let alone a year’s worth!!
Glad you got home “safely”.
~Karen
Lauren,
I’m not sure either. It would be a fun story to tell in years to come and free diapers would certainly sweeten the pot, but I’m very happy *not* to be telling that story.
Mama K,
I’d love to hear more of *that* story. I’ll bet your kids love to hear it too!
Davidus,
You have no idea. I used to be teased by everyone who knew us because I spent so much time in WalMart. No one who knows me well would be surprised at my giving birth in WalMart. I think they all feel it’s inevitable - they’re just waiting to see which child.
No a contraction story. But when I was early pregnant I passed out in a store. I’d just had a blood test and my blood sugar was too low. A doctor also in the store rushed over to help. When I came to, he asked if I had these often. I told him no, that I was pregnant. He replied, “oh, is that all.” and walked off. So much for his superman moment, I guess.
Spunky,
Maybe he was a specialist who hoped you were having a problem within his area of expertise, and you disappointed him. tsk, tsk.
Was it so bad you had to laugh as he walked away, or did it leave you fuming?