I watched OBEM this morning and only came to the thread just now.
I LOVED the 'Disney' couple, - there's a lot to be said for fear inhibiting birth if you look into hypnobirthing/natal hypnotherapy and read Ina May Gaskin's stuff, so in a way, perhaps ignorance really was bliss. Either way, whether it be luck or otherwise, that birth seemed to fit in with their whole 'perfect life' ethos, they were lovely to each other and he was so supportive. Not like some of the dickheads that some of the women have as their birth partners.
I really felt for Kerry - having had a forceps delivery myself I found myself panicking a bit when that MW said if you have a bad time first time round, you've got no hope for the second. I was going to show DH this episode right up until the shoulder dystocia happened - the comments about a bad second birth following a bad first birth are one thing, I think if he saw the SD then he'd be forcing me into the car to the CLU when I go into labour with this one, regardless of my plans.
Angelswings I understand exactly what you mean about Renee's mum. She was so clearly excited and that was understandable, but it was almost as if Renee and her DH didn't get a look in - they were all calm and quiet and the mum and the MW were yapping on and then once baby was being cleaned etc, Mum was over there and the MWs backside was in the way so Renee and DH couldn't see the baby. Their kiss made it seem such a private moment, and yet there was her mum and the 2MWs wittering on and on and on in the corner.