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Anyone watch One Born Every Minute last night?
Last night Lifetime premiered "One Born Every Minute". They follow women at a hospital in Ohio who are giving birth. They showed the patient and nurse perspectives. This episode had 3 women, one who used drugs, one who wanted natural but had a hard birth and ended with drugs and a C-section, and the other had natural with doula and extensive birth plan. It was nice to see the different options. The one with the drugs had the easiest delivery.
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Re: Anyone watch One Born Every Minute last night?
I started watching it (I DVR'd) and I had to stop it. I hated watching it. None of these represent the kind of birthing experience I want. I felt all of the nurses were pretty pushy, and some were downright condescending. When the one nurse and her mother laughed at the girl for not wanting an epidural, and then tried to convince her otherwise when she said she "felt it slowed things down last time" I flipped! She's telling you her feelings on the subject, and you laugh and try to convince her that she's wrong-- NOT SUPPORTIVE!
Ugh. Maybe it got better because I would have liked to see the doula assisted birth, but I was just so turned off by it all. I hope my experience is not like what I witnessed there.
I dvr'd it and watched this morning. The lady with the doula annoyed the crap out of me, I felt so bad for her nurse who really was just trying to help! And the dad's all "do they have the birth plan" haha. The woman with the epi definitely had the easiest labor/delivery but I related most to the woman who ended up with the c-section cause that was almost exactly how my first delivery went!
I think this is a good show and I'm excited to see more.
Sorry, after I posted this I noticed that people were talking about it on the board last night.
I'll sadly admit that I liked the epidural couple and that reminded me a lot of what I want. I will keep asking for the EPI until I get it.
Yeah, I mean, I know it's sensationalized for the show, but it looked like the nurses were really pushy and judgy. Also, they made it sound like 12-15 hours was SUCH a long labor. I'm sure if/when I'm laboring for that long, I'll feel the same way, but that didn't sound so out there to me from others' birth stories.Oh, and I don't think you (Catherine) would have liked it more had you watched it more.
I was probably just ticked off they weren't showing the doula/natural birth in a good light. Then again, I don't think the lady with the epidural came off great either, so it was probably just a bad choice to try and watch it!
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I also related with the woman that ended with the c-section cause her first child had shoulder dysplasia, and my first could have also( 9'3 lbs,her shoulders were bigger than head and got stuck). I don't want a c-section with this next one and scared thats how i'll end up like her. I really like this show, and will be watching the others when they are on.
This exactly! I just wanted to stuff a sock in her husbands mouth. Let the nurse talk so your wife can hear all the options from both the nurse and the doula. But instead he just kept cutting off the nurse!
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Ugh! I totally agree. "I think we need to take another shower..." Are you a doc?! No, shut up and let her do her job. That couple drove me crazy!
I loved the baby daddy going to walmart for the car seat/stroller. Ummm prepared much?! The cheetos cracked me up too. Awesome.
I liked the show and also found the 'doula' couple really annoying. I would have thought that a couple that seems to be that against medical intervention would have chosen to have their birth at home or at a birthing center.
The cheeto lady cracked me up
I agree...the natural couple annoyed me so much. My husband said the same thing, why didn't they just stay at home. The couple with the car seat cracked me up the entire time...I know she probably wasn't cracking up though. I would love for my labor to be like the couple who had the epi right away....No pain for me unless it unavoidable!
I think it's interesting to see how people perceived the natural couple. I personally totally related to their predicament. The hospital has the way it wants to do things and it's REALLY HARD to have a natural birth there b/c you do feel like you have to fight the nurses and they come off like they know "better" than you even if you've been planning and been trained for the whole 9 months and know what you want.
And to the PP who said the laboring mom was "rude" to the nurse - really? Have you been in labor? Social niceties go OUT THE WINDOW when you are going through natural labor - you need every bit of concentration you can muster and the last thing on one's mind is to be polite.
As PP said, it's probably better if you're going natural to do a birth center where they will support you better.
A good movie to watch about why that couple was the way they were - check out "The Business of Being Born." It will explain why they were wary of the nurse.
Are you people that brainwashed? You think that someone should have to avoid the hospital altogether if they want to decline any medical procedures? Informed consent is supposed to be your right as a patient, and you can decline procedures no matter what paper you sign when you check in. It sounds to me like that woman needed to have a pushy DH and a doula with her, since the nurse was being disrespectful. It's pretty clear just from reading the responses that the staff and show producers think natural birth is a ridiculous choice.
Except, to be honest, I think they painted all the moms in a not-so-flattering light. I thought the mom who got the epi seemed really detached and uninvolved. They made the one who ended up with a c-section seem irresponsible, and they made the doula couple seem snooty. I think it's just the spin of the show.
If it isn't the experience you want, you probably don't want to go to a hospital. I found the show hilarious. The natural birth couple epitomized how narrow-minded and selfish natural birth advocates have become. Is the experience of birthing really more important the health of your baby? If so, why not go to a birth center or have a home birth?
The only thing that really annoyed me about the natural couple (although I didn't finish watching last night) was the Dad wouldn't stfu. Like, Dude, SHE'S the one going through labor and in pain. Why the hell are YOU moaning and groaning? If that's a part of the natural birth process, I guess it's not for me.
I also think that if my husband felt the need to go to effing Wally World while I'm in labor, I'd have to stab him in the eye or something. Same goes for eating a giant slice of pizza in my presence when they won't let me eat at all.