So I'm watching One Born Every Minute...

armandos_girl

I'm thinking I'm too crunchy for this show.  All it is doing is pissing me off.  I'm trying not to yell at the tv screen right now.

pinkflipflops44

It definitely makes you think everyone involved is a bunch of douches.

ohashlet

I am waaaaaaay too crunchy for OBEM but I watch it to kind of have an inside view on what more typical births are like.

armandos_girl

I'm just trying to remind myself that all of these women all seem to have come in with very different preferences than mine.  And that drama sells tv so that is what they are going to show.

roshybride

I am way to crunchy for that show. But I can't stop watching every week.

armandos_girl

I'm just watching the first show now on Hulu.  Ya, this may have to be a show where I save up all the junk mail during the week so I can ball it up and throw it at the tv.

(Aah, memories!  My college roommate and I used to do that while watching Temptation Island)

JenniferJaneC

I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it for that very reason.

mrs_b_2007

I haven't watched it but I am curious as to what you mean as I have a feeling I would be too crunchy too (and I'm not even all that crunchy, ha!)

armandos_girl

Mrs_b - I'm just frustrated at the "Why wouldn't you get an epidural?!  Are you crazy?!" sort of attitude the show is taking as well as the lack of (IMO) informed consent before doing some of these procedures.  They aren't discussing these interventions with the patients, they are just doing them (or if there are discussions, they are edited out).  "Ok, we're need to use the vacuum" or "Ok, we're going to need to do a c-section"

It just bugs me.  However I will fully admit that I am not objective when it comes to this subject.

mrs_b_2007

armandos_girl:

Mrs_b - I'm just frustrated at the "Why wouldn't you get an epidural?!  Are you crazy?!" sort of attitude the show is taking as well as the lack of (IMO) informed consent before doing some of these procedures.  They aren't discussing these interventions with the patients, they are just doing them (or if there are discussions, they are edited out).  "Ok, we're need to use the vacuum" or "Ok, we're going to need to do a c-section"

It just bugs me.  However I will fully admit that I am not objective when it comes to this subject.

Oh yea. I couldn't watch that show.

I had to endure a brutal conversation the other night with a MAN who thinks anyone that goes natural is off their rocker.

Right. Because the last time HE gave birth, he got the epi.

::eyeroll:: 

armandos_girl

Oh and another thing? 

A bunch of these women have guests who are chowing down in front of them.  I would kill someone.  Seriously, kill.

DesignsOnYou

Yeah, I find myself giving a running critique thoughout the whole show to my DH.

I hate how it portrays that women should be flat on their back and completely immobile and then they wonder why labor stalls out or the woman can't deal with the pain without moving, trying new positions, etc.

It's pretty frustrating to watch.

armandos_girl

DesignsOnYou:

Yeah, I find myself giving a running critique thoughout the whole show to my DH.

I hate how it portrays that women should be flat on their back and completely immobile and then they wonder why labor stalls out or the woman can't deal with the pain without moving, trying new positions, etc.

It's pretty frustrating to watch.

You said it far better than I was trying to.

We're really trying hard for a med-free birth this time around.  And I will admit, I only experienced a portion of med-free labor.  But I really feel like that was because I was on pitocin and therefore labelled a "fall risk" and not able to move around  It sucked.

Melaneigh1

I just want to take a bite of all of you.

::crunch crunch::

 

armandos_girl

Melaneigh:

I just want to take a bite of all of you.

::crunch crunch::

 

Mmmm, granola. 

Lambie.

armandos_girl:

Oh and another thing? 

A bunch of these women have guests who are chowing down in front of them.  I would kill someone.  Seriously, kill.

This was one of my biggest pet peeves as an L&D nurse.  Fukcing obnoxious.