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NOW CLOSED Add your views on last night's episode of "One Born Every Minute" (17 Jan, Ch 4, 9pm) and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher

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AnnMumsnet · 17/01/2011 14:30

Channel 4 have asked Mumsnet to find out what you think about their new series of One Born Every Minute. The second episode is tonight - Channel 4 at 9pm - it is a 12 part series.

We've recruited a special panel of volunteer viewers to add their comments to this thread. Channel 4 don't have specific questions for you - they are interested in your general comments and thoughts about all aspects of the programme and the debate this generates. The panel are a mix of Mumsnetters, all of whom are parents, some pregnant, some not, some have seen the programme before, others haven't.

They would also love any other Mumsnetters - ie folks NOT in the panel - to add their comments here. Anyone who contributes to this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one winner, drawn at random, will win a £50 Amazon voucher.

So, please post your thoughts and comments on the programme below. We'd welcome 'live' feedback during the broadcast as well as a comment at the end. If you can't post during the broadcast please add your thoughts by the end of Tues Jan 18th.

Additionally - if you haven't already - do have a look at the extra info about the series on the One Born Every Minute website - and let us know on this thread what you think about it.

If you are a panel member please identify yourself as one when you first post.

Many thanks and enjoy!
MNHQ

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TheSkiingGardener · 17/01/2011 21:54

That face summed up the joy of birth.

Good job babies are so cute.

MrsShrekTheThird · 17/01/2011 21:54

this one's so like two of mine that I've gone all tingly
would have been gutted if I'd gone to do thie ironing Grin

SilveryMoon · 17/01/2011 21:55

I really miss the sound of that cry

ilovesprouts · 17/01/2011 21:55

awwwwh

taffetacat · 17/01/2011 21:56

PrincessBoo = totally agree, breastfeeding should be shown.

TheSkiingGardener · 17/01/2011 21:57

I jumped when that one slid out!

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SilveryMoon · 17/01/2011 21:57

that looked like a big baby didn't it?

flamingtoaster · 17/01/2011 21:57

If only the staffing levels shown in this programme were available all the time across the NHS!

Ewe · 17/01/2011 21:57

Oh I want one! So little and cute.

ilovesprouts · 17/01/2011 21:57

im also a panel member

Shivs1974 · 17/01/2011 21:57

I love seeing the emotion from pain to absolute joy when the baby has been born
Just amazing!!

SilveryMoon · 17/01/2011 21:58

yes ft if only

TheSkiingGardener · 17/01/2011 21:58

Breastfeeding post birth was a very stunned affair for me, tits everywhere. Could they show that?

MrsShrekTheThird · 17/01/2011 21:59

tendayi seems to have gone from zero to birth in a very short time in the end :)

funny the way they do the shot down the corridor every time near the end of the prog to give you the feeling that it's always go go go

taffetacat · 17/01/2011 21:59

lovely, lovely ending Grin Grin Grin

Imps7 · 17/01/2011 22:00

I really can't watch this show, I get too emotional. I need to watch something ridiculous and amusing to cheer myself up. Oooh, Comedy Dave on Dancing on Ice on ITV Player. Just the ticket.

SilveryMoon · 17/01/2011 22:00

Loved seeing Maxwell kissing his baby like that. So much love, beautiful.

Next weeks looks like it might be a giggle!

kingprawntikka · 17/01/2011 22:01

Well a birth in the car park will be less routine I suppose!

I watched because I was on the panel, but it was a bit too snapshot of birth for me and I won't be a regular viewer.

AtYourCervix · 17/01/2011 22:01

and still no placents or breastfeeding.

ilovesprouts · 17/01/2011 22:01

loved tonights show ,not much screaming/swearing looks like a good one nxt week

Ewe · 17/01/2011 22:01

Wow, the car park one looks interesting.

I found this one way more engaging than last week, agree it would be good to get a bigger picture in terms of pre and post birth stuff. Do they ever do a CS? I can't remember seeing one last series but would love to.

FrumpyPumpy · 17/01/2011 22:01

Lovely lovely lovely. Nice people all round, and good trail for next week !

TheSkiingGardener · 17/01/2011 22:02

That was great. Much better for me than last week but I missed the senior midwives talking.

My final comment, as have to go is to give us more narrative. Birth is dramatic and will always be good viewing, but of you want me to want to tune in each week then give me some ongoing characters, alternative viewpoint narrative and beginnings and ends to the stories.

MrsShrekTheThird · 17/01/2011 22:04

I can see where they were coming from in wanting to give a very calm and 'normal' (to the point of almost boring and uneventful) births, and very reassuring for pg ladies and mums to be to know that it doesn't need to be dramatic and traumatic. This unfortunately made the programe weak and unexciting halfway through though imho.

really really want to be able to go now and find out more about the little ones who were born, and maybe an update from the weeks since they were born, all this would make a brilliant website content (but alas they don't appear to be doing that, though I'm going for another look)