To want to broadcast the video of the birth at my dd's christening?

[OhCrumbs]

We tried to have a child for a long time and so when I became pregnant I was thrilled. My husband and I did a kind of video diary charting the pregnancy as it went along and obviously he videoed the birth too, which was a wonderful experience that my husband participated in.

We are to hold my daughter's christening in a few weeks and during the ceremony I'd like the video to be screened as a celebration of all we went through and experienced to get to that day.

But my husband's mother heard about our plans and now his family are threatening to boycott the ceremony, calling me a "freak" and saying it would be distasteful. How can a birth be distasteful?

Rhubarb, have you really got a video?????

geeeeeeenius!

...wish you had managed a profile page, tho- was reeeeelly looking forward to seeing "OhCrumbs' pictures"

hehe can I see a picture of the toilet roll holder?? Pretty please

Oh yes most definitely Bucharest, haven't you? I think everyone should have a birth video that is screened on special occasions, such as dinner parties for the boss.

Rhubs - this is the best larf I've had in aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss

To the OP - you must be mad.

Rhubarb, if I had, it would feature the gynaecologist sat between my legs rather than my burgeoning fanjo, as even in the throes of childbirth I just kept thinking "I can't believe that the man sat with his hands in my vagina looks like David Dickinson the antiques man, complete with bouffant hair and orange skin".

Ohhh buggerlumps - why can't I spot these threads???! [smacks forehead emoticon]

OP I thought having to see a slideshow of a child changing throughout the course of his first year was vomit inducing enough. Perleease.

The journey was very special to you and should remain (very) private. Seriously no one wants to sit through all that schmultzy/gory stuff.
You'll kill the atmosphere for sure.

You'll have to excuse my ignorance...

...I've only caught a snatch of the action.

snatch

Well done Rhubs

Long before I was lumbered blessed with little ones my friend insisted on showing me lots of alarming pictures of her home birth...

the one that stuck in my mind was of her placenta lying on a copy of that day's Guardian, with the quick crossword clearly visible and half done

...couldn't help but wonder whether they did the crossword before, during...or after

Yes! 'YABU Nobody wants to see your vagina' has to be quote of the day, please. That has made me laugh more than anything.

And rhubarb, punch on the nose cos I fell for it.

Undercova - yes I was worried about the feathery bits and dangly-bits too. I think if I had been born with both maybe I'd be making a video for public showing too

Will the sound be muffled?

I think this is a MARVELLOUS idea it makes all the christenings I have been to look boring. IF you have cupcakes as well can I come?

crumbs, who ya tryin ta kid?

well, my dh says post on here and we'll all vote lol! Personally, i think its a nice idea, just be tasteful with it - you dont want the sentiment of the birth and the christening to be overshadowed by the audience gobsmacked by graphic images - as those images will be remembered rather then the service!

roflmao, well done Rhubarb!

Go ahead. Thats a great idea. Completely normal

I haven't read it all but it sounds dire! I hope that you aren't going to bring it out for DCs 18th birthday!

Well, I also have a lovely video montage of stills from my DD's fab waterbirth - I love it and look at often, and have even privately showed it to my Mum. BUT I would never show it to an assembled throng of family and friends! I'd keep it private if I were you. (I don't think you're a freak, I love birth videos, I just think it's not necessarily something other people will want to see).

great thread

Doh, just read the rest of the thread properly and realised this is a wind up - that'll teach me lol