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One Born Every Minute 24/1

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juneybean · 24/01/2011 20:38

Here we are then Grin

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changer22 · 24/01/2011 22:00

Was I the only one to find him really irritating?! Her sister was fab though.

ilovesprouts · 24/01/2011 22:00

awwwwh bings bk memories when i saw my grandson born last may

baskingseals · 24/01/2011 22:02

might just wake dh up for a quicke

HermyaLovesLysander · 24/01/2011 22:03

Right onto Glee, see you next week!!!

HarryDan · 24/01/2011 22:03

omigoodness...di you see that poor girl at the end?

midwife: Did you call your partner?
Girl: I call him but maybe he's a little bit drunk..
midwife: oh no..

eeek!

DirtyMartini · 24/01/2011 22:04

Oh dear, is that next week's? Argh.

Shallishanti · 24/01/2011 22:04

over to BBC4, doc they talked about on Woman's Hour

see you all nxt wk!

shinydiscoball · 24/01/2011 22:06

Oh blimey, just went onto +1 to watch the first 10 mins I missed, crying my eyes out over car park baby I was so scared for it!

SleepyCaz · 24/01/2011 22:12

Why is it so bad to be on your back? If that's what you want?

AtYourCervix · 24/01/2011 22:15

gravity. and your coccyx.

solo · 24/01/2011 22:16

I can't understand how anyone is comfy on their back; I know everyone's different, but I just couldn't bear it when being monitored and sat up with each contraction, so MW couldn't follow the trace!

SaggyHairyArse · 24/01/2011 22:18

How heavy was the car park baby? I just watched it on C4+1 and s/he looked really big.

Northernlurker · 25/01/2011 01:02

The car park baby did indeed look like a good weight. Poor mite really didn't like the whole squuueeeeeezzzze thing did she. Poor mum. I've been there, done the 'is she ok' thing - it is really horrible when they come out such an odd colour but it's miraculous when they start to cry Grin

I thought Donna and Wayne and Debbie did a great job - very hard on all of then that it took so long.

Hopelesslydisorganised · 25/01/2011 01:06

sleepycaz absolutely nothing wrong with being on your back if you are most comfy that way and it's what you want. I do get frustrated when I see women desperate to move off the bed being told to "keep still" and "stay there".

The mechanics of labour mean that upriht positions tend to have a better outcome when birthing but as a midwife if a woman told me "I am more comfy on the bed" then that's where she stayed.

RMCW · 25/01/2011 09:21

I also refused to labour on my back or give brth that way...much to the horror of my student midwife when I started to push (without her telling me I could) and moved onto the floor Grin

However, if you are happier and more comfy on the bed, why not?

I found being on the bed very painful, as was standing up.

I was on a birth ball for my labours and delivered ds1 squatting and ds2 kneeling.

Both VERY quick pushing stage (about 6-8 pushed each) but I tore with both.

Really felt for Donna - she was very brave.

Dont like the heart condition woman - sorry. She is behaving like a spoilt teenager.

StartingAfresh · 25/01/2011 09:39

Didn't like go-home man very much. I think he meant well but the whole swallowing the midwifery text book thing did my head it.

He knew everything, - and nothing, - and appeared to want to be the big team leader.

That is why she was wheeled into the ward in a wheelchair, and then wheeled out in a wheelchair, but then walking perfectly fine up and down the beach until it was time to go in again, and then ........ wheelchair.

He was treating her as a vulnerable invalid and he as her master protector.

StartingAfresh · 25/01/2011 09:41

Also hated go home mums deliver. FFS, there were people pulling her about in all different directions and shouting and raising their voices, creating a real sense of panic and drama.

If they'd all just have pissed off and let her crouch down in a dimly lit room with a bit of a massage she'd have done it well enough.

It was similar to my first delivery and I have suffered PTSD for all those people and hands and noise in my ear.

GMajor7 · 25/01/2011 09:47

I gave birth at the PA and it was a shower of shit. I was ready to push an undiagnosed breech for over 2 hours before anyone took me seriously and called for a doctor. Ended up with emcs and will be haunted by the experience for years to come.

...but they don't show that do they? Oh no.

StartingAfresh · 25/01/2011 09:49

I'm sorry but Donna's delivery really upset me. There were people grabbing limbs all over the place.

Was that really necessary? It looked like assult!

RMCW · 25/01/2011 09:55

hmmm...I know what you mean SAF There was a lot of shouting at her wasnt there? She was also in a very odd position on the bed too...fair enough if she was comfy, but she didnt look it!!!!

Did she have an episiotomy after all???

In both my deliveries I made it clear I wanted no-one shouting at me or yelling. both deliveries were pretty quiet affairs Smile til the babies popped out and started screaming!!

Rest assured SAF deliveries CAN be quiet and stress free. Just make sure you make it plain when you go in about the no shouting option! Also, only have 1 birth partner.....her sister was lovely but there seemed to be too many people in the room....

StartingAfresh · 25/01/2011 09:59

It was in capital letters in my birth plan. NO PUSHING COACHING, and then I DON'T WANT A PUSHING PARTY.

It's all very well having it in your birth plan but if no-one cares Sad

She reminded me of a piece of chicken being stuffed alive.

StartingAfresh · 25/01/2011 10:00

It's okay, my second birth was much better. I delivered the baby myself. No-one touched me or the baby and no-one said a word.

RMCW · 25/01/2011 10:02

In my last delivery (ds2 aged 2) I had a lovely trainee midwife and the labour ward sister kept popping in to see how we were getting on.

She massaged my feet (which was lovely of her but which I hated...just didnt have the heart to tell her!!) and was very quiet and spoke very gently.

The sister was old school and just let me get on with it Smile I didnt want the jab of Syntocin to expel the placenta after what happened with my ds1s delivery (looong story!) and whilst the trainee wasnt very happy with this (she had never done a delivery without it) the sister was great....she completely supported me and about 10 mins after I had ds2 the placenta was delivered with no fuss or bother (or pain). Had to be stiched up later but that was ok too.

Felt bad afterwards as I started pushing before she had examined me (I am very naughty) I vividly remember being sat on the edge of the bed and wanting to push so I pushed Smile

The midwife said;
"RMCW youre not pushing are you?????"
me;

"no...."

About 10 mins later ds2 was born Grin

RMCW · 25/01/2011 10:03

"pushing party!!!!!!!! pmsl Grin

Restrainedrabbit · 25/01/2011 10:10

I am really surprised at women being told when to push, I had all my 3DCs at home and whenever I was ready to push I did. The MWs just followed my lead, no shouting or cheerleading. I find it hard to watch these ladies always being 'stage managed' as it were, appreciate it is sometimes necessary but is it always necessary!??

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