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Eastenders - Heather's birth

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SebbysMum · 20/10/2009 19:43

Oh dear. From 0-8cm in, what, 15 minutes? Bucket of water dropped from the skirt area then immediate contractions so painful she couldn't stand. Have they no responsibility for educating the great British public?

On the other hand, I suppose a three day episode isn't really likely.

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Northernlurker · 20/10/2009 22:10

Yes you do tend to think you're the only one who has ever done something and it's all terribly embarassing. I was mortified about weeing in labour with dd3 but I know I wasn't the only one and anyway with all that pressure of unbroken waters (grumble, grumble) what was I going to do!

BobbingForPeachys · 20/10/2009 22:12

Actually.... apart from the clean baby, location and presence of boss it was pretty much exactly the same as my last birth in every detail, right down to the nouises and speed of dilation.... as confirmed by DH

So I thought it was rather good LOL

Adored ythe name, thank goodness ds4's middle name is george not his first- had ds1 been a girl he'd have been a Bethany immediately pre corrie baby, close calls!

RubyBooBerry · 20/10/2009 22:15

I had a cleaning lady do that too, she was not bothered at all. That was after the rogue spelck of glass on the bathroom floor cut my feet- WTF was glass doing on the floor!!

Yalreet pet? ta for advice other day x.

Sorry for hijack!

dilbertina · 20/10/2009 22:28

I don't normally follow EE, but what was that about the hospital needing to do a chest x-ray on Heather? Surely they're not going to do some hideous post-birth complication..father out of woodwork to look after orphan son type thing? I really will stop watching totally...

SlartyBartFast · 20/10/2009 22:31

or shirley will crack a smile to look after ever's baby

Northernlurker · 20/10/2009 22:34

How is the painting going?

CheeeseOnToast · 20/10/2009 23:08

I hated Shirley's acting at the last bit:

Evva: You have sorted the rent Shirl havent ya?

Shirley: Yeah, course. It's all sorted.... [cue evil side snidey face]...

Rindercella · 21/10/2009 00:11

With DD (my first baby), I arrived at hospital to find that I was 9cm dilated! Didn't have gushing waters like that though.

I thought Patrick was brilliant, especially when asked if he was the father!

I did mutter about Heather lying on her back while giving birth and no skin-to-skin contact though MN must be getting to me

GreenMonkies · 21/10/2009 10:37

Sorry NorthernLurker, but my waters went with a pop and a whoosh with DD1, all over my bed at 23.58 exactly. I'd been having contractions (of varying intensity) for two days by then though, and been in, stayed overnight, then sent home from hospital cause I'd been at 3 and a bit cm's dilated the whole time. By the time I got back into hospital after my waters broke I was just under 10cm, and it's only a 20 minute drive.

I didn't watch EE, but I could've put money on her giving birth on her back, screaming (because supine birth is bloody painful ) and baby being swaddled and squeaky clean and no skin-to-skin. I wonder how long they'll have her moan about cracked nipples before we see her warming a bottle in the microwave.....

RubyBooBerry · 21/10/2009 14:56

it's ok - been peeling the bottle green wallpaper off the bathroom, looks much better

pigleychez · 21/10/2009 17:07

My waters broke with a pop too, but was then in labour for 17 hours after that

DH and I both watched it commenting on the speed of the labour. I wish!
Both said we wanted to book one like that for DC2 due in may !

We also both chuckled about the jelly/jam on the babys head

pigleychez · 21/10/2009 17:08

17 hours. I wish..... It was actually 27 hours!

FimboFortunaFeet · 21/10/2009 17:11

I think the chest x-ray was because 'Ever has asthma.

If Darren is not the father, it must be Minty.

FimboFortunaFeet · 21/10/2009 17:11

I think the father is revealed on Friday btw

sweetkitty · 21/10/2009 17:11

And why is it no one in a soap has a csection elective or unplanned after 27 hours of labour and not progressing past 6cms?

No all waters to baby in about 10 minutes of panting and screaming (actually that does sound like my last labour a bit)

misschord · 22/10/2009 16:28

I'm due tomorrow so was VERY amused by Heather's record-breakingly quick labour. And quite jealous, actually! ;)

mrtsmum · 22/10/2009 16:44

When we did our NCT class the instructor referred to all the dads' pre-conceptions about the birthing process as "Eastenders births". i.e. waters break, labour starts, baby born 5 mins later. A la Charlotte in the Sex in the City movie and dozens of others. To be fair once my waters broke, with a great big whooosh and soaking my favourite flipflops (no, I don't know why I was wearing them either) I pretty much went into second stage and ds was born 35 mins later. I had laboured for about 12hrs before that tho.

And I would pay good money to see a soap actress shout "holy mother of god, that's what they mean about the ring of fire...." like I did.

EstherOnions · 22/10/2009 17:50

I have to say that at least Heather gave some genuine-sounding grunts, screams and moans. Apart from the obvious speed of proceedings to get the baby out and smeared with jam in the space of a half hour while intersecting with the bints in the ice cream van storyline, I thought the birth was about as realistic as any fictional one I've seen (yeah, yeah - I know that doesn't say much!). And Patrick is a class act; one of the finest actors on the small screen today. He reminds me of Mike Reid on EastEnders - just completely natural in front of the camera. Love him to small, steaming pieces. Thought Shirl looked well despite having to weep and grimace through the episode. Wonder if she's had some 'work' done.

MadMadamMim · 22/10/2009 19:21

Well with DS2 my waters didn't break - I'd been having contractions for about four hours had a bath and then tried to set off for the hospital - But, unfortunately, never made it past the porch door, and my little lad was born into my TROUSERS! Literally that quick...

Two weeks earlier I'd watched Tanya in EE and was hollering at the screen "Oh yeah, like THAT ever happens...Whatever love!"

With DS1 my waters went with a pop as I rolled over in bed...and then I was in labour for 16 hours.

HeadFairy · 22/10/2009 19:26

I was handed a clean dressed baby A La Eastenders when ds was born by cs (not my choice, I wanted the goo but forgot to ask!) but he did at least have the good manners to look like he'd actually spent 9 months in fluid and have that blubbery wrinkly look for a couple of hours!

CheeeseOnToast · 22/10/2009 19:39

breastfeeding!!

ruddynorah · 22/10/2009 19:41

armpit feeding.

octavia · 22/10/2009 19:42

Lady bum!!

devilsadvocaat · 22/10/2009 19:44

hurray!

summerisover · 22/10/2009 21:37

not only was baby George spectacularly clean with strawberry jam on his head, but his face wasn't squashed/red/crumpled and purple from the birth....or is that just my dc?