In my own case, I don't remember much about the labor process for my two kids. Neither was horrific. In fact, both of my kids were delivered in a pretty easy-going four-hour time period. I simply wasn't concentrating enough on the process to recall any of the juicy details later, as Stacey has masterfully done in her memoir.

Here is an excerpt, used by permission.

"I'm told many women go to the hospital thinking their water has broken when in fact they've simply wet their pants, not uncommon given the lack of bladder control late in pregnancy...But let me tell you this: when your water breaks, there is no mistaking it for anything else. That is, unless you have bladder the size of Texas...My parents, who live about an hour away, agreed to go to the house and then meet me at the hospital. I wasn't sure that would go well; the baby's bag was packed and had been for weeks, but mine pretty much had the DVDs in it so far. They assured me they would call when they got there and I could guide them through the packing process.

This resulted in them not bringing a good 50 percent of what I instructed them to pack, due again to that chasm between planners/organized folks and me. Many of my clothes were in a laundry basket at the foot of my bed. I thought the fact that they were folded would give away that they were also clean. Thing is, my parents didn't realize they were folded and didn't want to bring me dirty clothes. Bless their hearts. Have they never seen me fold before?"
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"I [had] had almost as much difficulty choosing people to invite into the delivery room as I did choosing a donor...I imagine this selection process is somewhat like choosing bridesmaids, only in this case your lucky friends will have the honor of holding your bare legs and cutting the umbilical cord instead of holding your bouquet and straightening your train.

"If you're a planner no doubt you don't need my input on choosing your delivery team; no doubt you already have that covered in your beautifully crafted birth plan. If you're not, all I can say is don't sweat too much over it. You and your baby, the stars of this show and the only players who really matter, will be there no matter what. The rest will take care of itself."