Childbirth: All or Nothing (BBC1)

[babyfedleaning]

Just read the blurb for this programme later tonight. Should make interesting viewing...

"One-off documentary following four pregnant women making very different choices about their births, including Jo from Leeds, who plans to deliver her baby alone on board her barge, and private patient Anna, who has booked in for a C-section at London's Portland Hospital. Lisa from Devon has decided to undergo a lotus birth, where the baby's umbilical cord is left attached until the placenta drops off naturally, while Kati from Manchester wants to turn the afterbirth into a smoothie to consume over a number of days. Each woman is going against convention to do it her own way. Will things go as planned?"

Placenta smoothie, anyone?

Am so disappointed. I wanted someone to tell me about their experience of a Lotus Birth!

Ah a lotus birth! A friend of a friend did this. Carried the placenta around for 2 weeks in a plastic bag.

I'm expecting DCDA twins, I'll need to invest in two plastic bags

I cannot imagine what that must smell like

Out of interest, what's the donut for?

Looking forward to this. Will watch it tomorrow on catch up. I'm most interested in the lady giving birth alone on a barge.

I've put this in to record. Looks like it could be interesting viewing.

What time is it on?
I just want a nosey at the barge tbh!

BBC 1, 22.45.

Thanks cosmic.

should be interesting.

I'm recording this. I have to say, I think lotus births are a load of woo bollocks so I'm looking forward to seeing more about that.

The woman in the houseboat is amazing but the "women have been giving birth without medicine for millions of years" thing doesn't wash with me. Women have been dying in childbirth for millions of years.

Have watched a tiny bit. Anna's husband is a cock, trying to get the doctor to agree that it's a good idea for her to fly to the US within days of a CS because he needs to be there.

".....why wouldn't you throw it away?" out of the mouths of babe's .

Placenta eating woman cares very much about replenishing her 'lost' nutrients but is less bothered about the ramifications of bleaching her hair when pg

I'm getting holby city, where is the programme???

This is a spoof, right?

Placenta smoothie WTAF??!

It's on BBC1 in the London area

Consuming the placenta has actually been shown to reduce pnd as it replenishes the mother.

Most other mammals do this.

You can get it dried and made into capsules if you don't fancy the smoothies.

Lotus woman kept the last placenta in the freezer. There are white bits on it which are either frost of furry mould.

it's like an episode of Ab Fab.

Oh god the Earth ceremony is like Mike Leigh's Nuts in May.

Blimey....is this for real? They're all mad!!!

"Furry mould"

YY to Ab Fab!