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One Born Every Minute - will you be watching?

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MarathonMama · 03/01/2012 14:21

I know it's slightly sad strange to admit but I love One Born Every Minute and can't wait for the new series to start tomorrow.

I'll be watching even though I'm 30 weeks pregnant and it's bound to put the fear of god into me, will you?

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MandaHugNKiss · 04/01/2012 19:38

I'll be watching! Was an avid fan whilst pregnant with DS2 didn't watch series two and am 21 weeks pregnant today!

As much as many of the births could seemingly be better served by the women getting up off the bed/changing positions I feel that it shows different outcomes and so can prepare a (pregnant!) viewer for the fact it may not go the way they imagine and that's ok.

cakeismysaviour · 04/01/2012 19:41

No, not watching. Last time I got really annoyed at half of the DHs/DPs on there.

beatrice75 · 04/01/2012 19:54

fishpond Well said!
I'm not American but my first DS was born there. I had top medical insurance and delivered in what i thought was a top maternity hospital. Not so!
Not knowing any better, I went with what I was told: 1. Sintocin drip as soon as walked in with broken membranes (at term) 2. epidural at 3 cm (was hardly asked if that's what I wanted, they just assumed I would) 3. two hours of being told when to push 4. massive episiotomy from one side to the other when no progress pushing was made 5. three venteuse attempts which left my pelvic floor damaged forever 6. morphine post partum because of the episiotomy (which I did not request but was strongly advised to get) which was not recorded on my file so the nurse attending the following shift me forced me to eat normally 1 hour later 7. Incontrollable throwing up as a result of the morphine + food 8. Drug to stop vomit which completely knocked me out for hours and caused me to have a panic attack because I couldn't look after my DS. Additionally DS had a large bruise on his head and his face was asymmetrical and although he's turned out absolutely fine thank goodness, he had a fever for 2 days after being born which I put down to his traumatic birth. Because of the temperature he was admitted to a paediatric hospital only 12 hours after we made it home.
Turns out he was transverse and back so with the epidural what chance did I have of pushing him out without intervention, trauma and putting him at risk?
Should have had a CS really but I didnt know any better! Apparently having high CS rates is something that American OBs don't like!
Second DS was born in an NHS maternity ward with zero intervention and was an absolute walk in the park in comparison!

LillianGish · 04/01/2012 19:57

I absolutely love it (hadn't realised new series was about to start so thanks for that!). I always cry - mainly because it brings back all the lovely memories of the arrival of my own babies. I must say I think I enjoy it a lot more for having been there and done that, not sure I'd be watching if I was pregnant - especially for the first time. As others have said, they do seem to focus on the more dramatic births so not very reassuring for first-timers.

madam1mim · 04/01/2012 20:01

I'll be watching even though it irritates me! as other people have said, need to get those ladies off their backs! Is very different watching after you have actually been through labour as of course you become an expert hehe!

zebras · 04/01/2012 20:07

don't know if I can bring myself to, watched the first series while expecting DS in complete ignorance of how much it actually can hurt, and loved it. Now expecting no2 and not sure I can bear to be reminded of the pain. I do love it though and I know one of the midwives at the LGI so probably will.

Mouseface · 04/01/2012 20:08

I've watched them all and will be tomorrow

scriptbunny · 04/01/2012 20:11

On a slightly serious note, I was a first-timer last summer and watched every ep I could get my hands on via 4OD in my third trimester. At the time I felt I was being a bit morbid watching so many dramatic births, but when the time came for my own delivery and I found myself in a somewhat dramatic emergency C-section under General Anaesthetic one of the things that kept me calm was the memory of the episode of OBEM where exactly the same thing happened. I think if my DH had watched the same show he'd have found the whole experience far less frightening.

LaCalaveraCatrina · 04/01/2012 20:25

I missed series one - out on a course. I've heard excellent things about it (although my birth experiences were a long time ago) and also that it's a bit uncomfortable as a lot of the mums and dads are very young and naive.

So worth watching seems to be the general consensus?

winterreise · 04/01/2012 20:30

Sending hugs and hope to all those who can't watch because they can't get pregnant.

onelittlefish · 04/01/2012 20:36

I watch it because it endorses my belief that far too many births end in c-section and also because I am in awe of anyone who can give birth naturally in a water-bath. I always wanted. Maybe I will get pregnant for a third time to see if I can do it.

NotnOtter · 04/01/2012 20:48

I've had four babies at LGI - but NOT my last....
I am looking forward to recognising midwives but my experience in recent years is that you saw very little of them hance one of the reasons i moved. Was desperately in need of cleaners last time i birthed there

rednosedreindeerhead · 04/01/2012 20:49

i'm 37+3, watched all the other series, loved them, and now preparing myself to crouch behind the sofa and watch this one too although absolutely terrified that it'll shock me into the reality that I'm actually giving birth soon... My OH is out working so I'll be a miserable crying fat old wretch by the time he gets home

Kayzr · 04/01/2012 20:51

Yeah I'm going to be watching it. I'm 16 weeks so I'm not too worried about labour yet!

sailorsgal · 04/01/2012 20:52

They recruited mums from the high risk clinic for the series in Southampton so thats why so many of them were complicated births.

Dozeyland · 04/01/2012 20:53

I'll definitely be tuning in tonight! I watched it and was pregnant with DD, I had a good birth with her luckily, I would always think... OUCH... how am i going to do that? Then you see the baby being born, and the pain just floats away. and i experienced this with DD, happened so fast, and there she was..... OUR baby, that WE made :o :)

I was relaxed throughout her pregnancy, and i am now, had some family stresses, and also thinking how will it really be 2nd time round? but its got to be done, and it just has to be made as positive as possible, healthy baby at the end of it is all that matters!

NotnOtter · 04/01/2012 20:55

interesting sailorsgirl - I met a woman in august who said she had been asked to be on it - guess which clinic i met her

Victorialucas · 04/01/2012 20:57

Is this the thread for watch-and-chat tonight?

sailorsgal · 04/01/2012 20:59

Might just be more of the same then.

One mum I taught yoga to said she had images of me in labour shouting "get off the bed".

JackiePaper · 04/01/2012 21:01

OOh I am watching
Last series I was a wannabe student midwife, now I'm a first year student and starting my delivery placement soon!! In a few weeks that'll be me!!!

KenDoddsDadsDog · 04/01/2012 21:01

Here we go

Dozeyland · 04/01/2012 21:01

i'm crying already!!!

kdiddy · 04/01/2012 21:02

I have just cried at the credits. This is not going to be good!!!

CatPussRoastingByAnOpenFire · 04/01/2012 21:02

Well here goes, let's hope this thread doesn't turn horrid like the last one did!

NotnOtter · 04/01/2012 21:03

no smokers out the front - HAS to be edited!

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