This is not something you read it every day. I am still surprised, is this really true. Because women bear unimaginable pain during delivery time. And brain definitely won’t work properly in such situations. So, I just want to say hats off to this superwoman.
Tia Freeman, a computer specialist in the US Air Force, was in for a huge shock when she started going through contractions while travelling from the US to Germany.
The 22-year-old assumed that the pain she was going through was probably from food poisoning due to the meal she had eaten.
However, Freeman soon realized that she was actually going into labor while going through customs.
At that moment she had just landed in Istanbul for a stopover. Not keen to give birth at the airport, she decided to go to her hotel room and started watching YouTube videos to find the best way to deliver a baby.
If you are wondering how she managed to do it all by herself, then continue reading.
1. Freeman Came To Know That She Was Pregnant
I didn’t know I was pregnant for awhile (already in my 3rd trimester) and before you ask the birth control I was on made it so I didn’t have a cycle every month. So not having a period wasn’t an indicator for me. On top of that I didnt really gain any weight.
Me when I found: pic.twitter.com/An5QA3hX8A
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
2. She Wanted To Move Away From Everyone
So then I’m in denial for another month after that like there’s no way a Bitch is preggo. At this point I’m working in VA and away from everyone so I just decided not to tell anyone. My dumbass was like maybe it’ll just go away… pic.twitter.com/TtSMTqc7Ln
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
3. Purchased Tickets For A Vacay In Germany
So I had already purchased tickets for a vacay in Germany and ya girl was not about to waste international flight money. So I was like if the boy comes on time I should be all good in the hood. So I came home for two seconds before hopping on the my flight to Germany. pic.twitter.com/SWYOpatnEN
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
4. She Had A Meal
So everything is going well no biggie but dawg this is a 14hr flight & there was a complimentary meal but everything had meat in it & you know I’m a vegetarian so I was like I can’t eat this but 14 hrs was too long to wait so I decided to eat the salmon hoping I wouldn’t get sick pic.twitter.com/9CfF4XzYzT
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
5. But She Thought It Was Poisoned
No I don’t know if it was he salmon, the flight, or it was just my time but out of no where I start cramping up. I’ve still got like an hour left before we land. I just knew I had food poisoning. Y’all I was HURT pic.twitter.com/WBgWcG0NkU
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
6. She Started Experiencing Cramps
I’m like oooooh shit where are these cramps coming from? You know what I’ll just go to sleep. Sleep cures everything right pic.twitter.com/z9QcUxdMtD
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
7. She Managed To Bear The Pain
So anyway I make it until we land but when I wake up the cramps have gotten worse and I’m like okay I just want to make it to my hotel. Its my layover and I’m only here (Istanbul, Turkey) for 17hrs. But getting through customs took FOREVVVVVVVERRRRR pic.twitter.com/VUFDhyrCR1
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
8. She Realized That It Is Labour Pain But Not A Normal Pain
I’m literally gripping the railing trying to make it through the lines. At this point I feel like I’m about to pass out. I’m sweating. I feel like I have to vomit. I’m going through it. Then I’m like wait a minute bitch are you in labor?!!! pic.twitter.com/p6SMEfunP0
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
9. She Wanted To Google It
So my ass decides to google it. The internet was like well my good sis the only thing different between labor and Braxton Hicks is your water breaking. This was completely not helpful so now I gotta wait until then to knownif this is legit or not. pic.twitter.com/fzXPGcDtV0
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
10. She Tried Her Best To Make It To Her Hotel
Either way it goes I’m not giving birth in this airport so I start gassing myself up bc I am NOT having a baby in this airport. I start talking to myself like Bitch what you’re not gonna do is give birth on the airport floor. So you need to get it together & make it to your hotel pic.twitter.com/Ywjk9fmsaD
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
11. She Was Clueless As She Was in Country Where No One Speaks English
I make it to my hotel & now I’m sure I’m in labor. There is no way in the world I’m not in labor because I can barely standup at this point. So I’m in a foreign country, where no one speaks english, I don’t know this country’s emergency number, & I have no clue what to do. pic.twitter.com/sk6k10zdu5
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
12. Only YouTube Helped Her To Deliver A Baby
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988920938921189376
13. She Filled The Tub With Warm Water
So yo it’s GAME TIME. I don’t have time to be nervous. It’s time to get shit done. I spring into action. Filling up the tub with warm water #WaterBirth, grabbing a towel to bite down on, grabbing another towel to wrap him/her up with whenever it pops out pic.twitter.com/PVu2SWLCiG
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
14. Very Focused
It’s weird how focused a person becomes when they’re adrenaline starts going. Because at no point ever did I freak out. Like I just did what I had to do.
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
15. She Followed YouTube Video
So anyway. I strip down and climb in the tub. The internet said there were a couple positions that people find the most comfortable. I picked the one that worked for me and I was like okay BOOM let’s birthed this baby. pic.twitter.com/I6BabFMcCD
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
16. She Motivated Herself
So the internet said I shouldn’t start pushing until my contractions where 2mins apart. Bc you don’t want to exhaust yourself too early and then not have any energy when the kids ready to come, you know? And I’m like okay bitch you’ve got a timer on your phone. You can do this! pic.twitter.com/QSi7iJ4vAx
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
17. She Felt Extreme Pain Which Every Woman Suffers During That Time
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988924447359946752
18. Finally, The Baby Was Out
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988924886264565761
19. She Had No Clue About The Sex Of The Baby
At this point I have no clue what the sex of the baby is so after catching my breath I lift it up like “What is it?” pic.twitter.com/dMUwCDO58X
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
20. Water Births Are Hard
Also Side Note: #WaterBirths are not as pretty as what you see on @YouTube there was no tranquil, hippie music playing gently in the back ground, or amazing natural lighting. It gets MESSY. pic.twitter.com/Igv5g6i7C4
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
21. She Checked Natal Chart. Really, How?
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988926651726778369
22. The Placenta Is Still Inside Of Her.
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988927704165683200
23. She Again Followed YouTube Video
Warning Viewer Discretion is Advised ⚠️
So I’m sitting with Young Xay laying on my chest waiting for the placenta to pass. The internet told me to rub my lower abdomen to persuade my placenta to come on out. So her I am baby in one arm rubbing my pelvis with the other hand lol
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
24. She Googled How To Cut An Umbilical Cord.
Almost immediately as I sit down it plops out. The hotel had these sanitation baggies in the bathroom so I just picked it up by the cord and dropped it in the bag. Now it’s still attached to him so now I’ve got to google how to cut an umbilical cord. pic.twitter.com/urJHrIu9mN
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 24, 2018
25. Bathroom Looked Like The Set Of A Horror Movie
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988935120085282816
26. She Thought Airport Is The Better Place
I didn’t know what I would need to leave the country with a newborn baby and I thought no better place to ask than the airport. pic.twitter.com/wTEhjfoIqC
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 25, 2018
27. Airport Workers Freaked Out
https://twitter.com/TheWittleDemon/status/988937072764387329
28. Me Too Shocked!
To wrap up I go to the hospital get checked out everything is fine. He’s perfectly healthy! Lol the doctors were shocked to hear my story. I made national news & people would stop us to take pictures all the time & a random elderly woman grabbed my boob as I was breastfeeding pic.twitter.com/gGp4lJvEvl
— Tia Freeman (@TheWittleDemon) April 25, 2018
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