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One Born Every Minute

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MrsChemist · 10/01/2011 21:03

Anyone watching?

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hockeyforjockeys · 10/01/2011 22:01

Yay Mary Portas on Thursday as well, Channel 4 is good at the moment

HermyaLovesLysander · 10/01/2011 22:01

Ali Actually I thought that as there were marks on his face.

Ariesgirl · 10/01/2011 22:01

Am still bawling at the last shot of Ralph crying over his new baby. Just lovely :)

KangarooCaught · 10/01/2011 22:01

Dh has leant ds3 for one of his pupils to practise on, he is going to be a father @ 15/16.

wrigglerstea · 10/01/2011 22:02

Next weeks looks fab. Looks like a water birth as well. Makes me remember walking across the corridor from one room with just a normal bath in it to the one with the birthing pool in it, starkers, dripping bath water, MW chasing me with a towel and having a contraction in the middle of the corridor. I think if I hadn't she wouldn't have caught me and I would have just streaked it!

thefirstMrsDeVere · 10/01/2011 22:02

He does have aspergers doesnt he? He must have. He is so sweet - like frankenstien ROFL!

Its so different watching it this year. Last year I was pg with DC5 and would cry with fear during and afterwards! I had to stop by about the 4th programme. It was doing me no good Grin

Now I am getting all sobby because I am not having anymore babies.

I am clearly a bit mad.

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 10/01/2011 22:02

awww, poor ralph!! i felt so sorry for him whn he couldn't go to theatre.

and stehanie was taking the piss

Rindercella · 10/01/2011 22:03

Watching on C4+1. God, I'm going to bawl, aren't I?! Grin

bladders · 10/01/2011 22:03

Am bawling. That was just so lovely. Bless Ralph.

wrigglerstea · 10/01/2011 22:04

Last year I had an 8 week old and it was really, really fresh and still so exciting. This year it is making me broody.

CountessVonKnackerstein · 10/01/2011 22:05

Broody broody broody Wink

PotPourri · 10/01/2011 22:06

I thought aspergers too. Hope they have a happy life

Ariesgirl · 10/01/2011 22:06

I think what we need to remember is that they choose the most dramatic births because it makes better telly. So this week we have Comedy Asperger's Dad and Comedy Screaming Mum There must be loads of straightforward births we don't see. Obviously we are all going to have one of those Grin

PotPourri · 10/01/2011 22:08

See you all next week!

mejon · 10/01/2011 22:09

Considering I'm 10 days away from my EDD I didn't feel much when the first baby was born but I've just started sobbing seeing Ralph and his new little son.

HermyaLovesLysander · 10/01/2011 22:10

aries you're right, most births are relatively straightforward and aren't high drama.

lumpsdumps · 10/01/2011 22:10

Crying lots and lots! Love Ralph, what an amazing man!

pigleychez · 10/01/2011 22:11

Im thinking I may need my head looking at as Im actually want to give birth again!
Stupid stupid woman!

HermyaLovesLysander · 10/01/2011 22:12

See ya next week ladies!!

MazzzaG · 10/01/2011 22:14

Yes watched it let's say Ralph seems a bit special but actully by the end he grew on me. That other lady in labor might scare women into giving birth lol

ShowOfHands · 10/01/2011 22:15

I shouldn't watch this programme.

Or more specifically, I shouldn't watch it and then read the threads on here.

Saying things like 'get a grip' or 'fgs' about a labouring woman is utterly nasty. A woman's labour experience is her own and actually, while I think a lot of Steph's experience was down to poor support and motivation, telling a woman how she should experience labour is rude and unfair. Saying she should feel embarrassed makes me want to cry. Because I didn't cope with labour at all (despite hypnobirthing and a home waterbirth with an attempted upright, active 8hr second stage) and while I didn't scream, I sobbed and sobbed with pain and to this day feel utterly ashamed of myself. I couldn't handle it and God I tried.

Why the bloody hell do I read these threads? Sad

I'm sorry to rant. I'm an idiot.

Saggyoldclothcatpuss · 10/01/2011 22:16

Bless Ralph. I cried my eyes out. I'm SOOOO broody!

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 10/01/2011 22:16

isn't it strange how we can wince and cringe throughout that programme but as soon as we see teh baby we are all broody?? Grin

well i am anyway

Heathcliffscathy · 10/01/2011 22:23

SOH i screamed my arse off through ds2's labour. like a banshee.

it helped me a lot.

no shame in screaming, sobbing, swearing, orgasming, crying, laughing: WHATEVER THE FUCK gets you through.

it's lucky i didn't see who made the comments you've described [let me attem emoticon]

Rindercella · 10/01/2011 22:32

Were people really saying things like that SoH? Shock

I screeched my way through DD2's very quick birth. The MWs were laughing at me, thrashing about in the birth pool. But childbirth hurts, no?

Janet & Ralph seem like such a sweet couple.

I love the fact that I am watching this now knowing that I will never be pregnant again and therefore not have to go through the pain. This time last year I was 7 months pregnant and OBEM terrified me Grin