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To think the midwife will not give two hoots about my bikini line?

337 replies

IneedAsockamnesty · 18/10/2013 22:02

I'm going into hospital in just over a week to be induced, I can not see my bikini line and am disinclined to brandish a razor and any sharp bladed object near something I cannot see.

So will the midwife even notice let alone care?

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ThePinkOcelot · 18/10/2013 22:04

Of course she won't!
FWIW, I balanced a mirror on the loo seat and gave myself a haircut.

BrokenSunglasses · 18/10/2013 22:05

She might notice but she won't care. I'd imagine she would be more surprised to see a perfectly trimmed bikini line by the time someone was ready to be induced!

SPsTombRaidingWithCliff · 18/10/2013 22:05

No. No one cares. And it isn't true that they shave you when you go into labour. I learnt that the hard way, cheers mum

AndHarry · 18/10/2013 22:06

YANBU. I gave myself a trim just before having DD last year. I took a little chunk out of my labia with the scissors :(

Then she was overdue by 2 weeks so I went to get waxed and had to be rolled off the therapist's couch Blush

Moral is: Go natural.

Trills · 18/10/2013 22:06

I've wondered about this.

Surely people don't think that any medical professionals will care.

So are they shaving or waxing just in case they have a tear, so there isn't hair near the wound?

That's the only logical thing that I can think of.

SPBisResisting · 18/10/2013 22:07

Hang on...youre pregnant?!

emsyj · 18/10/2013 22:07

No, she won't notice or care.

summertimeandthelivingiseasy · 18/10/2013 22:07

Midwife won't care. Go to the hairdresser's instead (if you can stand the hairwashing).

Mydelilah · 18/10/2013 22:09

They won't care. I got my bikini line waxed when I was in early stages of labour (I did not know this at the time!). It was a very very very bad idea indeed, trust me if you are close to delivery you do not want to go there....

QueFonda · 18/10/2013 22:09

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ByTheWishingWell · 18/10/2013 22:10

Don't do it! I had this dilemma.

I decided to get a wax instead, but got told not to do that so late in the pregnancy. I then decided the smartest solution was to use hair removal cream. Which resulted in chemical burns and a pretty much unchanged bikini line.

The midwife sees it all every day, she won't even notice (although they do notice angry red burns Blush.

atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 22:11

She won't care and nor will you once you a tree in the moment!

AndHarry · 18/10/2013 22:12

Do wash though.

AndHarry · 18/10/2013 22:13

And don't give birth up a tree.

ceeveebee · 18/10/2013 22:14

If you had to have a c section they will shave you if you haven't done it yourself, but otherwise there's no need

Snatchoo · 18/10/2013 22:15

Nah, she won't care.

I shit practically in my midwife's face and she was completely unfazed. I expect some errant hair (which she had to deal with while stitching me up) was a walk in the park after that!

Mrspebble · 18/10/2013 22:18

They won't give a damn .. I couldn't see down there.. Ended up having an emergency section.. In the midst of all the hullabaloo I heard the electric razor down there ... Saved me the job... Joke!!!

Chattymummyhere · 18/10/2013 22:18

They don't care to your face but they do sometimes have a good giggle behind the door...

I shaved the morning in labour with my first and had shaved the day before labour with my second who was past due date..

Go in how ever you feel happy with that's all that matters

zzzzz · 18/10/2013 22:19

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Yonididnaedaethat · 18/10/2013 22:19

When I was having stitches with my 2nd DC the midwife said "it's hard to see with all the hair" ShockShock I was mortified!! so I made sure I was tidy for the next time.....and typical I didn't need stitches! 10 years on I still remember that comment like it was yesterday lol

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xpatmama · 18/10/2013 22:21

I think they don't care. However if you need to be stitched up I understand it's quite helpful if the area us shaved :-)

VivaLeThrustBadger · 18/10/2013 22:21

I can promise as a midwife I wouldn't even notice. I certainly wouldn't comment or giggle about it behind your back and have never heard anyone else do so.

Sometimes ladies apologise to me for stubbly legs and I always say that mine are worse. Sad thing is its normally true! Grin

ThoRAVENomiki · 18/10/2013 22:22

A lot of people don't shave ever, let alone during pregnancy or labour so I'd be surprised if natural hair growth would cause medical professionals to ''have a giggle". Don't worry about it OP they won't care Smile

spicynaknik · 18/10/2013 22:22

A good giggle? If your job involves seeing fanjo after fanjo of heavily pregnant women, why on earth would it be funny that someone hadn't trimmed their pubes for a while? Like it wasn't the norm. Jeez.

They won't care two hoots.