Childbirth is pretty crazy under any circumstances — delivering a whole new human into the world is an insanely cool feat. But new mom Tia Freeman's birth story takes things a step above the rest! When the 22-year-old casually tweeted the tale [1] of delivering her firstborn son, alone, in a foreign hotel bathroom, she claimed not to grasp "what's so shocking" about the entire situation . . . but the internet (and the international press!) couldn't believe the details of the birth.

Tia, a member of the US Air Force, was able to keep a cool head when, on the first leg of a holiday from the States to Germany, she started experiencing painful "cramps." When she landed in Istanbul, Turkey, for an overnight layover, Tia described in a series of viral tweets [2], she googled and realised that she was likely in labor! What happened next is an absolutely wild ride; from a DIY [3] bathtub water birth to makeshift shoestring "clamps" for cutting the umbilical cord, her story is absolutely a must read. While we certainly wouldn't recommend Tia's unorthodox birthing method if you have a choice, it's a pretty incredible testament to this new mom's willpower and inventive thinking.

Read some of the story ahead, then read her birth story in full [4] on Twitter. It's definitely one of the craziest childbirth tales you'll ever hear!