Let's not kid ourselves — giving birth isn't all flowers and sunshine. Yes, you're becoming a mother and bringing a whole new, wonderful life into the world, and that's amazing.
But it is also almost always painful and usually at least mildly unpleasant. It's a huge feat to give birth to a baby, no matter how. Natural childbirth in a hospital, natural childbirth in your home, and cesarean sections all have their struggles and challenges.
Going through labor can bring out a side of a woman that she and her loved ones never knew existed. This extreme state can lead to some pretty shocking stories from the delivery room. Some of them end up being the funniest stories you'll ever tell.
After all, it's good to laugh through the pain, right? Especially when something so beautiful is at the end of it.
Do you have a funny story from labor? Let us know in the comments and please SHARE with your family and friends on Facebook!
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"When my brother was born, they had to use forceps to get him out. My mom saw them and screamed, 'THOSE ARE SALAD TONGS! YOU ARE NOT PUTTING ANY DAMN KITCHENWARE IN THERE!'" – jpuckey
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"My roommate and I just finished our labor and delivery rotation in July.
"During one of the births she was helping out in, the mom and the dad were separated but still good friends. So while this woman is pushing out her baby she begins to half tell/half scream that my roommate should date her ex/the baby daddy. The conversation went something like this:
"Mom: You should really…. (screams in pain)…. go out with…. (screams again) him sometime. He's really fun.
"Dad: I wouldn't mind some drinks sometime, what are you doing this evening?
"No, she did not go out with him." – Ash_ash
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"To this day she doesn't remember this. My wife had an epidural for the C-Section and at one point asked, 'Is it out yet? I really should get home now.'
"So I answered, 'No honey, they're still busy cutting.' Her reply had the entire OR in stitches. 'Ok. Tell them to neaten up while they are in there.'" – zalurker
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"When my sister was in labor, she was screaming and our mom was trying to be comforting: 'It'll be OK. Take some deep breaths. It'll be over soon.'
"Then my sister looks up at our mom and says, 'You have no idea what this is like.'" – baconated
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"Patient fully dilated, started pushing, then changed her mind. 'I don't wanna do this, I'm going the [expletive] home.'
"And then tried to get off the table." – jinx614
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"One lady was too posh to swear when in pain from contractions, she just said 'jeepers creepers.'" – Parkertron
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"When I was born, my dad didn't know that babies are usually born face down, and as I was coming out he screams, 'OH MY GOD SHE DOESN'T HAVE A FACE.'" – leftoverpieceofcake
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"I was on meds at the time, I was begging for BBQ ribs in between contractions. 'C'mon, honey! The nurses will never know!' They were standing right there." – AmeliaPondPandorica
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"Apparently, when my aunt was giving birth, she was all jokes. Very angry jokes, but jokes nonetheless.
"'KNOCK-KNOCK! WHO'S THERE?! THE BABY? NOT YET!'" – Tchrspest
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"When my first child was born his head was kind of misshapen, and when the doctor lifted him up to show my wife she yelled, 'Why the [expletive] does he look like a raptor?' I lost it." – Gfy_ADOOM
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"My wife told me, in a satanic voice, to 'get better ice chips, these suck!' I am not sure what the quality issue was, but I ran and got her a different cup full." – FalstaffsMind
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"During labor, about a half an hour before the God awful ripping and tearing, I was losing it. My older sister panicked and sort ran around the room. My mom, the birth coach, said to my sister to give me a focal point. Something to concentrate on so I didn't jump out of the nearest window.
"My sister lifted her shirt and shows us her boobs. Hilarity and awful pain ensued." – Reddit user
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"After a long contraction, I said quietly, 'I'm gonna set everyone in this room on fire.' Everyone laughed, including the nurse, but I think my devoutly Christian mother-in-law started to cry." – Reddit user
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"I had a c-section and was pretty out of it. When they held up my daughter and said, 'here's your baby!' I responded, 'That's not mine, I've never seen it before in my life. Take it to lost and found.'" – irritablevowels
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"A young couple, mom and dad were both around 18 if I recall correctly, first baby for them both. Mom's pushing and Dad is doing this awkward jig wanting to be helpful but not really knowing how to be helpful.
"At one point I say, 'Okay, we can see the head now' (still awhile to go) and Dad jumps up, runs to the counter, puts on rubber gloves, and gets into football receiving position, like 10 feet away from mom's legs.
"We all burst out laughing and he was very embarrassed to learn that babies do not shoot out across the room to be caught like a football." – la_madeleine
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