Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Flip

Original poster

Just watched One Born Every Minute for first time...

12 replies

NothingisForgotten · 19/10/2018 08:12

... and I’m horrified! And bawling and sappy. I’m only 14 weeks but at 39 you’d think I’d have more of a clue about what I’m going to go through!

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

myotherbagisgucci · 19/10/2018 08:14

For me, ignorance is bliss when it comes to child birth. Lol!

DrWhy · 19/10/2018 08:15

YouTube some nice hypnobirthing videos instead! It can be absolutely fine!

Mummab3ar · 19/10/2018 08:17

Hahaha, I was addicted to it when I was pregnant with DS1, but funnily enough I think it prepared me for the worst. When I went into labour it only took me 1hr 30mins to meet my baby boy !

I think because I was expecting it to be as gruesome as some of those women on One born every minute, I actually ended up pleasantly surprised and had a really good birth.

JohnLapsleyParlabane · 19/10/2018 08:18

OBEM bore no relation to any of the births experienced by me and my antenatal group. It's sensationalist and heavily edited. Avoid in future.

chloechloe · 19/10/2018 08:46

If you’re the anxious type you should really avoid watching it as it’s edited to be overly dramatic. Having said that I binge watched it on mat leave with my first but I’m not the type to worry and took it with a pinch of salt.

Like a PP has said - google hypnobirthing or positive birth stories instead!

mumofmunchkin · 19/10/2018 08:56

It's overly dramatic, and really doesn't reflect the experience of childbirth.

sparkles212 · 19/10/2018 08:59

To be honest I thought they were wimps on there and it was semi staged until I gave birth myself. Not the screaming bit when they're actually delivering - pushing the baby out wasn't the bad bit for me and I was cut but the contractions at the stage I wanted to start pushing - bloody hell!! I think I was hanging head first off the bed with all my modesty gone crying and saying I can't do this...cant really remember much else lol

It is a show created to show drama as much as poss though as they want the viewers.

kmreeve · 19/10/2018 09:05

Yeah don't watch this.. it's a drama programme at the end of the day and is meant to keep you in suspense. YouTube has lovely home videos of positive birth experiences- they will fill you with so much joy!

That being said, I'm not a ftm and do watch OBEM but I know it's all suspense and drama, edge of your seat etc.

I gave birth in the dark on all fours.. won't see that on obem

Original poster

NothingisForgotten · 19/10/2018 09:12

Lol its good to hear some nice stories - I think I'll wait a few months before watching any more birth videos though!

OP posts:

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 19/10/2018 09:15

I watched it obsessively with my first pregnancy and bawled my eyes out every time.... Ahh happy days

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 19/10/2018 09:17

I loved it with my pregnancies but haven't ever watched it when not pregnant. Actually that's a lie, I was allowed a quick discharge with dc5 (a compromise because I was high risk so couldn't have a hb). I watched it when I got home, baby was about 7 hours old. It wasn't a wise move I was blubbering & felt every contraction.

firsttimebabybirther · 19/10/2018 09:18

Watching that is the worst thing you could do to yourself OP , a nice calm birth doesn't make good TV but what does make good tv is the dramatic music, the screaming , the buzzer being rang and 3 thousand nurses running in.
Honestly , it's never usually anything like that!

YouTube positive birth stories , they always made me weep with happiness

Flip