One born every minute

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It's back!

Who's watching

Awww grumpy grandpa finally cracked a smile!

Stretch marks seem to happen worse to the younger mums for some reason. I had quite a few first time round and the midwife made some cruel comments.

I've had a baby since last series of OBEM.

I'm now peed off.

That women has two pessaries, said I want an section and they wisked her off

I had 6 pessaries and was refused a c section and had to barter with them.

2 pessaries is nothing! They generally do nothing..... Where was the drip.

Rant over. I'm more upset because I loved this programme.

Sorry just be clear she being induced and the pessaries have done anything.

Baby #5. Eek!

I've just learned that families are important in Liverpool, they're not anywhere else then?

The mother of five looks older than 37.

I love this family . So close .

Ooh I'd have killed for a Macca while I was in labour! Only ice cubes allowed back in my day.

The dad of 5 looks really out of proportion or is just me

I wanted to watch... I'm too afraid to watch... Pregnant with number one. I saw a clip once and it scared me stupid...

Honestly tell me is it safe to watch :)

Don't watch

Thank you :)

I was only allowed sips of water , would have loved salty fries.

I watched it during both pregnancies and I can honestly say, don't expect birth to be anything like what you see on OBEM.

It's nothing like it at all.

I watched it all while pregnant! Sat sobbing it's a nice thing to watch it's fluffy and nice most of the time.

Now I've had a baby I'm shouting at the screen.

Penguine record the series and you can watch them all back to back when you're pinned down by your own little bundle and can't move

Watching whilst 35+4 with DD2 and 16 days before induction. Can't remember what a contraction feels like, trying to remind myself!
NN He has the skinniest arms ever!

I'm pregnant with number 1, have never watched it before but I figure since I've been reading Mumsnet threads about the horror of birth and its aftermath for years OBEM can't possibly make me more concerned than I already am!

NN He has the skinniest arms ever!

Thank you....thought it was just me

All good sound advise :) I might brave it next week....

I only ever have any interest in OBEM when I'm pregnant.

This series has started at a good time; I'm 37+3

I cry whenever the babies are born though!

I always watched OBEM before and during pregnancy, I felt it was a good way of preparing myself for what labour might be like. I'd much rather go into it eyes open than with a blinkered view.

However after I had DD (now 2) it took a good year before I could watch it without sobbing

I remember my midwife chastising me during labour with DD1 as she asked if I had been watching OBEM and I said yes. She sharply told me to expect a three day long labour and none of the quick births that are shown on there, that I was being melodramatic, still had ages to go and had unrealistic expectations from watching it. (She was horrid and kept telling me I wasn't coping.) Then I had DD1 15 minutes later

Are we guessing girl or boy for baby number 5?