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The birthin' bed...

roo1ooroo1oo member
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DH and I went on the hospital tour last night. I did not expect the "birthing bed" to look like it did. I totally thought you just pop the baby out on a regular bed/table, like you see in the doctor's office, not something specifically made for giving the doctor easy access to your lady bits with contraptions to hold your legs and a bucket to catch the placenta. I can't hate it because it's so practical. But I can't like it because it looks like a torture device. 

The best part is, DH took a photo of it, posted it to Facebook and tagged me in the photo. Thanks for giving all my family, friends and coworkers the image of me shoving a baby out my crotch on that thing, honey.
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  • Kattank12Kattank12 member
    It's even more real when you get up and see the murder scene from where you just gave birth. :)
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  • MsCrispyMsCrispy member

    Huh, I remember mine looking like a fairly typical hospital bed.

    If it did have stirups to hold my legs, I did not use them. It did have a bar that they attached to help with the squatting position.

    The nurse was also quite efficient at cleaning up, she was constantly switching out the towels while I pushed. There really shouldn't be too much blood to clean up, unless you have a pretty horrible tear. I really stopped paying attention to what was happening down there once the baby arrived. I remember seeing the placenta, but don't remember a mess...I was busy with my DD.


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  • momSylviaHmomSylviaH member
    LOL! I can't wait!
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  • achadwick19achadwick19 member
    Interesting... Mine is just a regular hospital bed that breaks down to get easier access to the vag.

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  • zou bisouzou bisou member
    Yeah nothing like that at our hospital.  Guess there's quite a bit of variation.
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    edited August 2013
    Weird.

    I will labor, deliver, and recover all in the same room in a regular looking hospital bed. The end of the bed breaks away for delivery.

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  • Kattank12Kattank12 member
    That's weird that they would make you move to another room and bed to deliver. I had DS in the break away bed and will do the same again. I would hate knowing that I had to go to another room and bed while I'm in the midst of the end of laboring.
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  • Kattank12Kattank12 member
    estreyas said:


    Kattank12 said:

    That's weird that they would make you move to another room and bed to deliver. I had DS in the break away bed and will do the same again. I would hate knowing that I had to go to another room and bed while I'm in the midst of the end of laboring.

    It's India. I just shrug and roll with it. Makes for some great notes for the blog and/or a small publication on "What it's like to be pregnant and give birth and raise a kid in India as an expat".

    Ah, okay. It'll be interesting to say the least. :)
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  • roo1ooroo1oo member
    I should mention, the bed I saw was a break-away bed too, but when they break-away the bottom part it looks like the bed in estreyas' photo. I think the bucket, complete with red plastic liner, was the most practical yet appalling part.
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  • HFrizzleHFrizzle member
    Sounds like a perfectly standard bed for the labor & delivery floor.

    Trust me, you won't care what the bed looks like when its time to get that baby out.

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  • Mae208Mae208 member
    That's awkward that your H took a picture for FB. Yet another reason for me to be grateful that my H doesn't have a FB account!
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  • 4musketeers4musketeers member
    Ours isnt so scary sounding and its very kinda laid back, down home environment thank goodness

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  • ClaireOtomsClaireOtoms member
    estreyas said:
    I have a photo of what the ones here look like! This is minus the bottom part of the bed (it breaks down), and when they've put the stirrups on. 

    Usually women labor in an entirely different bed and room and are only transferred to the delivery room when it's time to start pushing.

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    Delivering in a bed like this is just begging for an episiotomy/3rd or 4th degree tearing. 

    But at least it's pink!  Priorities.


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  • LifesPeachyLifesPeachy member

    It looks intimidating now but I am sure you won't care when you are pushing :)

    You could always request to deliver with the bed not broken down. If you need any sort of repair afterwards, they can break it down then.

    I'm pretty sure this type of birthing bed was invented by a MAN!

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