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Emily Deschanel (Bones) talking about natural birth

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Did anyone see last week's episode of Bones? (I watched on Hulu last night, hence it's already a week old...) Bones and Booth spent the whole epsiode arguing about where their baby should be born. He wanted her to give birth in a hospital, and she wanted to give birth with a midwife at home. They had a lot of conversations about the pros and cons of each option. She ended up giving birth in a barn, and only the 2 of them where there. She was calm and they were having a conversation between contractions, but it did show her as screaming while pushing. It was a very natural setting, though, and she was happy and fine right after she "gave birth." It was a very peaceful scene and not what I have seen from other TV births.

The really interesting part to me, though, was one of the "after show" type clips they had about Emily Deschanel talking about her real-life birth experience of her son. Someone commented that the experience was probably similar, implying that it was out-of-hospital and med-free. She disagreed, and explained that Bones gave birth in an unfamiliar place, unassisted, and was shown vocalizing. She gave birth at home with a midwife, and used hypnobirthing so she was very quiet most of the time. She thought the 2 situations were opposite each other, where I see them as similar experiences. I think it's great that she was talking so openly about her real natural birth experience, and in a very positive way.

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  • elviebirdelviebird member
    I didn't see the episode, but that's cool!  I wonder if the actress, obviously a proponent of NB, convinced the writers to portray the birth that way rather than your typical hospital/screaming/panicking scenario.  I guess they had to make it somewhat dramatic for TV so it was a compromise.  Big Smile
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  • FyreFlyeRushFyreFlyeRush member
    Sounds like it would have been a good episode. Too bad I can't stand the character of Bone, lol.
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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    I think the two birth experiences seem very different because having a baby in a barn with your husband and no one else would be much more stressful than at home with an experienced midwife.

    I've never given birth in a barn, but my husband delivered DD2 and it was unplanned and it was stressful and frightening. Yes we talked between contractions and we appeared calm; the ambulance officer who arrived as baby was head out said I made it look easy. Really, though, I was like a duck. Calm on the surface but my feet going like crazy under the water.

    I can see similarities in terms of it being pain med and intervention free.

     

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  • MrsRoberts920MrsRoberts920 member
    My DH and I watched that episode and thought it was great that she was advocating for a natural birth! I was surprised and glad that they portrayed a natural birth with her character, and that they didn't make it seem scary even though it was just the two of them in a barn!
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  • Cheekers2010Cheekers2010 member
    Just watched this episode. I loved all of Bones comments about germs, etc. One big quibble about the episode is how Daisy made doulas look like fruitcakes. I did not appreciate that at all.
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  • LadyMadrid08LadyMadrid08 member
    I haven't seen the episode (yet! didn't know it was out and I don't live in the US) but that's really cool she was talking about her experience.  I agree I see them as fairly similar though in that they are both pain-med free.  But perhaps she was just saying she felt her actual birth was more relaxed and in-control in a way than it sounds like the one her character had was.
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  • LadyMadrid08LadyMadrid08 member
    Just started watching it and I loved the way she started talking about germs and pointing out blood and other fluids on the walls too!  Thanks for bringing this to my attention. :)
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  • KaylaC0514KaylaC0514
    I love bones!   I thought that last episode was kind of weird because I couldn't see booth delivering his child like that but w/e.  Yeah I knew Emily was all about being natural and she had a completely vegan diet. Maybe she meant that in the show she was screaming and it was a very stressful delivery while her real birth was probably very calm and more positive.
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