Where most celebs are too posh to push and schedule their babies birth around their schedules, Tori Spelling at first tried in the natural way.
Tori's water broke 15 days earlier than expected and her doctor had to induce labor, which ended up lasting 17 hours. The contractions "felt like I was being Tasered!" the 33-year-old actress tells **Us** in an exclusive interview.
"As foolish as this sounds now, I wanted to feel how bad it would hurt. But I think I let the pain go on a little too long before I got the epidural."
When Liam's heartbeat started dropping, the actress' doctor, Dr. Jason Rothbart (also Angelina Jolie's Ob-Gyn), explained he needed to perform a Cesarean section.
"I asked Dr. Rothbart if he'd do a good job, and he said, 'Well, Angelina didn't complain.' So I was like, 'If Angelina let him do a C-section in Africa, I am OK. I felt comforted by that.'"
Becoming a new mom has helped Tori reconcile with her estranged mother, Candy.
The two reconnected for the first time when Candy showed up at L.A.'s Cedars Sinai Medical Center on March 12 to be with her daughter while she was going into labor with Liam.
"I'm so happy she's back in my life," Spelling tells **Us**. "Having a child puts it all in perspective. Knowing the bond I have with Liam means that I get my mom's bond with me."