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Labor pains can be overwhelming, but they didn’t stop Alaha Karimi from applying a full face of makeup before giving birth to her daughter. Karimi, 27, considers makeup to be one of the things she loves most — so she used it to distract herself from the pain of childbirth.
Karimi gave birth to her daughter over a month ago, but she only recently posted the photos to her Instagram. The photos depict her lying in a hospital bed with her eyeshadow palette laid out in front of her, meticulously putting on primer, lipstick, and eyeshadow between contractions. What would normally take about 45 minutes ended up requiring about three hours, but it was her way of staying relaxed during labor.
“I did my makeup in between my contractions,” Karimi told ABC News. “I had to keep pausing whenever I’d get a contraction, and I had to catch my breath. But, honestly, doing something I loved helped the time go by so much faster and made everything so much easier.”
The makeup helped her get through 10 hours of labor for a natural childbirth — meaning she didn’t take any pain medications. “I went to the hospital at 7:30 a.m., and I was in labor for a total of 10 hours that day,” Karimi told ABC News. “I had an epidural around 8:30 or 9:00 a.m., so when it started to wear off, I needed something to distract myself from the pain.”
Though it may seem frivolous to apply makeup during labor, taking part in a hobby is a good way to distract yourself from all the hours of waiting. Pregnant mothers have been known to take walks, get massages, and dance the tootsie roll (or even "Thriller") to alleviate labor pains and keep things moving.
“Anyone who’s gone through labor knows you can’t do anything for hours except wait,” Karimi told ABC News. “Some people walk around, some people read books, some sit and watch TV. I did my makeup and I shouldn’t be shamed for that.”
