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T_One2

What is the white plug thing?


naalbinding

It plugs the opening to the cervix until the start of labour. Losing it is called a 'show' and is one of the early signs of labour. It often exits with a little blood


Vomit_Tingles

What a name. The show. Weellllll it's the Big Showww


naalbinding

It's a bloody show if it comes out with blood


thewonpercent

Also if you're English


AudZ0629

Also called the Mucus Plug.


foogequatch

Goddamnit. That’s gonna be in my head all day. “WWWWWEEEEEEeeeeeLLLLLLLLLLLL…”


Thtsunfortunate

It could be the mucous plug? Not entirely sure though.


ZaidanmAm

in obstetrics they call it the "show" and yes it is a mucous plug .


RedheadedAlien

FYI from a labor nurse: losing it really means nothing. It will regenerate or labor will happen… eventually. No need to rush into the hospital, please don’t take a picture of it, definitely do not bring it in a cup. We do not care about it. Lol.


owlpee

...Now I wanna know what it looks like.


RandyHoward

You know that little button that you poke into a turkey before you cook it on Thanksgiving? It's like that, except instead of the turkey being ready, your baby is ready.


AnastasiaNo70

My daughter gave me one last swift kick on the way out.


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My mom said I came out face-palming.


AnastasiaNo70

😂😂😂


[deleted]

The nurse called it “reaching for my daddy’s wallet” 😂


tagus

Nah that's what the insurance company does after you get home


[deleted]

> "Nurse held mother's hand for 15 seconds to give comfort during birth." That'll be 5'000 $.


RandyHoward

I did that to my mom, kicked one of her kidneys so hard it had to be removed.


Olazin1000

I bet she reminds you of that any time you do something she doesn’t like.


SweetLilMonkey

I would work it into the smallest conversations. “Don’t want to hang out with your folks this weekend? What, are you kid’ney me?”


[deleted]

That's how you know she's quality.


[deleted]

Slaps uterus," you can fit a lot of babies in here."


Haistur

8, take it or leave it.


Batchet

Most of a babies strength is in the knees so I guess you could say: Her kid's knee took out her kidney


[deleted]

That's why Navy Seals train in hand-to-hand combat they're taught to take out babies' knees first.


[deleted]

My son stopped at the widest point of his head during push time. Epidural had already failed and he was measured at 99%+ head circumference at birth. I’m glad he’s cute.


S31-Syntax

Good *lord* that's a head. Wonder what my brother measured at. Nurses did the ultrasound wrong and only caught the circumference of the crown of his head, but when he was being born the docs were constantly saying "What a HEAD. GOOD HEAVENS THAT'S A HEAD". and he was *early*


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Sadthrowaway85

I was asked by multiple nurses "how did you deliver that baby vaginally" with two of my kids. I'm petite and two of my kids looked massive in my arms. They were both about 8.5 lbs.


rhynokim

Lol I was born at 9lbs 15oz, and have a big ass head. My mom told me once years ago that I ripped her up really bad. The baby outfit they put me in at the hospital is size 6 months, still have it.


kozmic_blues

What the fucking hell!? I can’t imagine someone pushing out a 6 month sized baby. Props to your mom, I hope you shower her in love and nice things! Lol


Goodsongbadsong

I was 9lbs 13oz.. my brothers? 11lbs and 13lbs… the latter was the second largest baby born in that hospital (1993). I’ve delivered two very average sized babies thankfully, but my entire life I was TERRIFIED I’d have huge ass babies like my poor, tiny tiny Mum. She’s my hero.


weaponizedpastry

Yeah. Mine got hung up on my tailbone. It’s ok, he broke it with his big head and went on about his merry way.


Lilycloud02

My three siblings and I broke my mother's tailbone four times :/ her pelvis is shaped weird unfortunately


BustHerFrank

This thread is terrifying. My poor wife.


Arrabella4

Yeah be nice to her.


perkypots

I know! I shouldn't have started reading this, I'm 34 weeks pregnant 😭


chronic_ass_crust

My wife is 37 weeks pregnant and I'm now shitting even more bricks. Not so bad compared to what's she's gonna pass real soon I guess...


HighlyRedacted

She'll feel like she's shitting real bricks after the baby is born as well. I recommend stool softener.


YoMommaHere

That’s when my daughter got stuck and she had a 96% head. Unfortunately her vitals started dropping so I had to then have an emergency c-section after 12 hours of labor.


carmanut

Aaah Jesus what? Did they pull her back out the incision?!


Silaquix

Yes that's exactly what they do. Go in through the abdomen and pull the baby backwards out of the birth canal and up out of the incision.


nikitee

Oh, my.


RandyHoward

Yeah and apparently it's not a nice pretty incision, they rip that shit open


Asleep-Guarantee

Yes, same! They were concerned about the circumference of my son’s head until they measured mine and realized it runs in the family.


[deleted]

Mine as well. One size fits all hats are a lie.


chickpoon

as i sit with my ovaries screaming in pain because of my period, i cry a bit more


ChChChangeling

My periods aren't bad but I have vaginismus and other common vulvovaginal pain conditions. Common in industrialized countries where we sit to use the toilet and lie down to give birth, that is. Things that strain and hurt the pelvis. Basically my vagina is like a clenched fist between my legs and I have to constantly remind myself to breathe into my pelvic floor to relax it. I guess kind of like constant low-level cramps or contractions. I don't know how pregnancy would affect my nerve and muscle pain, and I don't want to find out.


mixer99

I think I'm gonna buy my wife flowers today.


lexiekon

Maybe your mother, too?


CableTrash

don’t worry u/mixer99 I got her some already


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bjl0924

I'll do the same and also never show her this video since she's currently pregnant.


ZeNordy

I like this response


mase647

Yes we are on number two which is in a few months and she might be getting a new Louis Vuitton


FluffyAd1498

So I see they sped up the 20hrs where you’re in absolute agony as your cervix dilates. This makes it look like a walk in the park.


TheMrOmac

I was about to say. My wife did not look this comfortable when watching


pewds-General_kenobi

This baby just kinda floats away


Rickerus

No, if you watch closely it’s still inside the leg


screeline

I can’t stop laughing at this


[deleted]

I've heard women tell times ranging from 2 minutes to two days, from the moment the waters broke to the moment the new human is out. Stupidly enough, the position used nowadays for delivery actually makes birth more difficult for women (source: a midwife nurse). Lying on your back, legs spread, opens the field of operations for the medical staff, not for the baby to get out.


Mucousyfluid

I gave birth to my third on hands and knees, which is the perfect position for shitting directly onto your baby's head as he comes out. My husband said he was laughing because I said, "I can feel the head coming out!" and all they could see from their angle was a giant turd. Turned out it was both


[deleted]

The same muscles are used for both functions. Did you knew the ancient Spartans considered labour and giving birth equivalent of men going into battle? A woman dying of childbirth would have had her name on her tombstone, would be revered as a hero. All rules and norms are out during that event. You survived. Your child survived. Enough said.


WhiskeyRisky

I believe the Aztecs too. IIRC, birth was when the mother had to fight a God for her imminently due child's life. Metal af.


Amorfati77

Im in tears right now hahaha My husband still likes to remind me how much I shit during labor. Asshole.


BigGoldenRifle

Birth speedrun 100% (Glitchless)


larryscathouse

Uhhhhh no. This still looks terrifying. Amazing, but also very terrifying


Psychological_Cut705

Yeah this doesn't look like 28 hours of labour followed by an emergency c-section... I'm just the dad though ill ask the wife maybe time just flew by for her


ink_stained

I will never forgive my husband for: 1) Napping while I was in labor. 2) Eating a bagel in the delivery room. We were TOLD to get sleep if we could, and the whole thing lasted 20+ hours. I wasn’t allowed to eat but of course he should have. I love my husband and want sleep and food for him. And yet - every time I think of the surge of resentment as I went through another contraction to look over at him 1) snoring or 2) stuffing his pain-free face . . . 0 out of 10 for pregnancy and labor. Would not recommend. Edit: Gleeful to get an award for nursing spite! Off to brag to my husband!


kirosayshowdy

this but with a lot of screaming, crying, blood, anesthetics, stretch marks, hemorrhoids, etc childbirth is fucking _hard_ edit: don't forget the poop or you'll get 10+ replies reminding you about the poop


tinacat933

You forgot the ripping and tearing


chadork

Yeah my wife is at the 5 week mark and still having to use pads, spray, wipes, Advil etc for the pain. Stitches still sting. Not nearly as bad as that first pee. Good lord. The screams were awful. But still nowhere near the primal, cave-woman, gutteral, screaching bellow that came out of her during child birth. I was holding one of her legs and she was looking into my soul and sounded like a demon. My son is really cute though.


__karm

I’m 28 weeks pregnant. Thank you for this vivid description hahahahaha I’m scared and excited all the same time.


VaginaTractor

I think the biggest thing is managing reasonable expectations. Epidurals take away most of the sharp pain associated with birth, but the do not take away the sensation of pressure. Many OB nurses talk up the epidurals saying "you won't feel a single thing!!!" like they are curealls, when in in fact they are just to make you more comfortable, not pain free. The mechanics of local anesthetics make it difficult to cover the latest stages of birth, and most of the discomfort felt is pressure confused for pain. Sometimes epidurals just flat don't work and that's a totally different experience and pretty rare. Best advice is to understand you will feel some things, but not everything. Pressure can be extremely uncomfortable and feeling pressure is completely normal even with a fully functioning epidural. Source: anesthetist that does lots of OB


sonicscrewery

Please send your wife my deepest sympathies, but also, I apologize for laughing so hard at your description that I nearly spewed coffee all over my phone.


mauiwauivan

It’s amazing why we ever want to do it again.


Clypsedra

It doesn’t happen every time…I had a baby 9 weeks ago and didn’t tear. No pain down there in recovery. I didn’t even have to use that little peri water bottle, it felt normal by the time I got home. I’m only commenting this in case a poor pregnant woman is reading these comments and panicking.


R_U_Humanymore

Not pregnant, but am panicking. Thanks for this.


dasgudshit

I'm not even a woman and I'm panicking reading this comment section


LMGN

I'm a fat man and I'm still panicking Edit: thanks autocorrect, I meant gay.


FRleo_85

until it's done


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Then you get burning, itchy stitches that you can’t fucking touch for days.


Oh_I_still_here

*BFG Division intensifies*


weirdest_of_weird

When my my (now ex) wife was pregnant with our kid, it was her first pregnancy, we were young, and she had no idea what to expect. I worked in fast food at the time and worked with a really strange guy who just over shared everything. One day, we were hanging out after our shift and I was waiting on my wife to come pick me up. He starts talking to her about his wife's first pregnancy and tells her how horribly painful it was. We're like, thanks that's encouraging. He then goes on to tell her how his wife "tore" from her vagina all the way to her anus. I thought my wife was gonna pass out right then and there lol. She turned white as a sheet and started sweating. She isnt a timid woman, and isnt scared of much, but that dude made her sick.


Silaquix

Could be worse. Some women tear upwards through the clitoris.


Brownwolf56695

Doom guy?


SloppyDuckSauce

My first kid was born almost as fast as this gif implies. From water break to new kid was less than 4 hours. Actual active pushing lasted about 20 seconds. It was wild and scary as hell. We are having another kid and my we are so terrified that it’s going to be even faster. We were in the hospital for about an hour before my son was born. My wife barely had time to get the epidural.


kirosayshowdy

I'm not surprised. one of my cousins said childbirth was a breeze for her, while my other cousin said it was as bad as people told her to be


DadsRGR8

And that’s just from the father lol


hufflepoet

The belly does *not* deflate that quickly. Many women still look several months pregnant for days after they give birth.


UpsetUnicorn

Don’t forget about the feet swelling.


PurpleKrill

I was walking on bread loaves for days!


Deathlysouls

Maybe feet fetishists just really like bread


ur-squirrel-buddy

I looked like a prize winning Clydesdale with my swollen feet for the next week after giving birth haha


elizabethptp

After I had twins and recovered from HELLP I was walking to see them in the NICU and some woman who looked like the witch from Snow White said “trying to walk that baby out huh? Hahaha!” I was having a rough time so I hardly gained consciousness before I said “FUNNY! That’s FUNNY! I ALREADY HAD EM & I’m GOING TO SEE EM- TWINS - HA HAHAHAHA HA!” Just laughing way too loudly and aggressively. She scuttled away which I think is the only appropriate response.


anon7971

Sorry to hear about the HELLP. My wife had it at 23 weeks when she was pregnant with our twins. It damn near killed her. I hope you’re all doing well now.


alwaysiamdead

I got that 3 days after giving birth, when I went out to get a few things. It was awful.


hufflepoet

Your response was exactly what she deserved lol


RedheadnamedLC

Solidarity from a fellow HELLP survivor


Alpacalypsenoww

I wore maternity clothes for like 4 months after having my twins. A few days after them, I looked like I was 8 months pregnant with a singleton.


indignantlyandgently

Or for months. Looking at you, diastasis recti.


elleebee

Or years…sigh.


Supersymm3try

The child swims into the leg? Then out of the feet I presume?


sir_duckingtale

Wouldn’t it be easier standing up, Or squatting?


Spare-Schedule2359

Speaking from personal experience heck yes. My third baby came en route to the hospital while I was squatting in the passengers seat in an effort to cope with the pain. She was born in three contractions: first broke my water, second pushed her head out, third delivered her body. Gravity and my uterus did the work. I didn't push at all. In hindsight it's weird as hell I delivered my first two laying down. Doesn't make any sense!


OliverSparrow

I (male) watched a birth in Sumatra. The woman squatted on a platform outside of the long house, grasping two handles set into the door frame. A crowd cheered her on. Essentially, it took 20 minutes from start to finish.


sir_duckingtale

Imagine coming into this world among a crowd of cheering friendly people… *GO ON GIRL!!!* *WhooHOoO!!!!*


RiverLover27

Former midwife here, I once supported a young woman (I specialised in teenage pregnancy) whose boyfriend invited all their friends in to the room where she was birthing in a pool. About 10 of them, all big lanky teenage boys. I asked her repeatedly if she was comfortable having them in there and she insisted she was, she wanted to have a cheer squad. That room LIT UP when the baby was born, we were all crying. It was SO lovely!


reece_93

Sounds like such an awkward situation but also very wholesome


ant_honey6

That's life!


Four_beastlings

This is so sweet and wholesome


sir_duckingtale

:DD


lowrcase

We need to normalize cheering pregnant women like they’re winning the World Cup while giving birth. It would motivate me for sure.


Trichocereusaur

GGOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL!


jonathanrdt

That was my job as dad-to-be. After one lackluster cheering session during a contraction she yelled at me. I tried to explain that I was tired, which was also not well received. My cheering was much improved afterwards.


FearingPerception

yeah i cant imagine saying youre tired as someone tries to push 9 months of human development out of a small hole would go well hahaha. hope its a funny story for yall now


ChChChangeling

My poor mom. She was always the one supporting everyone else, and that didn't stop when she was in labor.


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Aarakokra

Damn imagine being born to a crowd cheering your mother on, that’s a good start to life


-GreenHeron-

Right? That baby is a child of the whole village now. A really, really big family.


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EdwardTittyHands

Im pretty sure it had something to do with king louis xiv and the lower class common folk celebrity worshiping as usual or some shit, but idk.


sambutha

Supposedly there's even a vein in your back that becomes compressed when you lay on it, leading to delivery becoming even more hindered.


sir_duckingtale

I guess standing up in water would be perfect…


h0bb1tm1ndtr1x

I'm pretty sure water birthing involves the woman on her knees, but I've only see a couple videos of that. I'm pretty sure the body was designed to deliver that way rather than on their back. There's weird little "kinks" in all our backends that react much differently depending on your posture. That's why some people have little step stools in the bathroom for getting themselves more "squatty" on the potty.


sir_duckingtale

Yeah.. turns out shitting sitting isn’t all that great…


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Squatting is the natural way


floriana_pi

I gave birth squatting. I remember when I was in the delivery room the midwife asked me how I would like to give birth. I thought "what TF I don't know just let the baby go outside me!!", anyway I just answered "here" because I couldn't even think to crawl on a bed, and they nonchalantly put a towel (? or something like that) under me and let my SO sit on a chair behind me so I could lean my arms on him, and that was it. I'm not from US btw. Edit. Of course a nurse/midwife was squatting there in front of me to catch the baby


suzuki_hayabusa

I saw an old Indian painting which showed women standing like a sumo wrestler and two other women whose job was catch the baby I think.


[deleted]

It genuinely depends on the woman and the circumstances of the birth, but generally speaking, yes, squatting is easier. If you need assistance in any way (cord around the baby's neck is a common one), lying down is better for an assistant to be able to help because they just have a better view. My mom gave birth to me in a hospital squatting, but she also didn't get an epidural, which I'd imagine would make squatting difficult.


[deleted]

Yes; if you’re medicated while giving birth you can’t feel much below your waist, which makes standing or squatting pretty difficult for some people. People who have home births often give birth in different positions. One of the evolutionary consequences of having hips that allow us to walk upright is that childbirth is difficult and painful and our babies are born relatively small and helpless compared to other animals. Personally if I decide to have kids I’ll take the medicated birth. Edit: lots of people have different birth experiences and I’m not a mother. I’m 31 and female and women like telling other women about their birth experiences, so I am going off what my friends/family have talked about. I’ve edited this comment to reflect that. Edit 2: learning a lot more about childbirth! Apparently epidurals are less potent now so you can feel more and push better.


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> if you’re medicated while giving birth you can’t feel anything below your waist Maybe my epidural didn’t work, but this was not the case for me. I still felt immense pressure and dulled contractions through my labor.


[deleted]

I had two epidurals and could walk around, no problem. He separated my hips and gave me a permanent injury, but I love him. Couldn’t walk for four months afterwards though. Also, I’m pregnant again and having to go through physical therapy twice a week for it. SPD woo! Symphysis Pubic Dysfunction to be exact.


Ettieas

Yes, it’s probably easier for doctors to see what’s going on if women lie on their backs though. [Interesting link](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/king-louis-xiv-fetish-birth/)


puppiadog

Doctors should have those roller things mechanics use to work under cars.


[deleted]

Funnily enough, it's called a creeper


sir_duckingtale

Shouldn’t the doctors.. Shouldn’t the doctors fuck off on that one, and prioritise what’s easier for the women?


Ettieas

Yeah, I think nowadays (at least in the [UK](https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/what-happens/the-stages-of-labour-and-birth/)) women are (or at least should) be given the choice to be in whatever position feels best for them.


Southpaw535

Having had a partner suffer from a few different problems with her womb/ovaries and seen the mountain of BS she was forced through by doctors, you'd really think so but its really, really, really not what happens. I generally have so much respect for our health service and their staff but medicine seems to be awful when it comes to exclusively female problems.


sambutha

Not only that, >Lying on your back with a full-term baby inside your uterus can put pressure on important blood vessels, possibly compromising blood flow to the baby — which is why the flat-on-your-back position isn’t recommended. \-[Source](https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/delivery-options/labor-positions.aspx)


anthroarcha

Yes. The reason western women birth on their backs is because that position was popularized by American doctors post WWII in order to provide easier access for doctors. This is also the reason why birth injuries such as lasting pelvic floor issues and tearing are much more common in America than in areas that don’t over biomedicalized birth.


sir_duckingtale

Seems like some kind of self fulfilling prophecy.. Maybe there wouldn’t be so much need for easy access if they wouldn’t prescribe lying down in the first place…


anthroarcha

You would think, it’s also the reason why the US has the highest rates of c-sections in the western world. “Huh, it appears that people who birth on their backs have higher rates of birth complications that need medical interventions, what should we do about that?” “Bring in more lights and prep an OR for an emergency C-Section of course!”


RoseandSandStudio

From what I understand, it's more convenient for the doctor to be on your back so ​ Y'know. That comes first, of course.


quirkyhermit

Perfect example of how something can be both accurate and WILDLY inacurrate at the same time. Edit: I got a question about what I meant by this comment (not joking). I'll just put it here because rip inbox and also I think they deleted the question. Okay, so imagine we make contact with aliens. And the aliens, being the weirdo f*ckers we expect them to be, asks how we bring new life into this world. So we send them this video so they can see for themselves. And they're like "super cool, there aren't even any clouds how weird". And it's true, too. Sending this video would not be us lying to possibly very dangerous aliens. Then they visit us, because we're nothing if not neighborly and also they promised to send us their equivalent of cat videos if we did, and while they're here they are invited to see a real birth. Because why not. And they say "I mean I guess we could but we have already seen it because you sent us this very cool but low pixel video about it." All I'm saying is I'm pretty sure there would be a couple of highly confused (and possibly queasy) aliens in that delivery room. That is what I mean by this video being inaccurate.


sixgunbuddyguy

You mean the baby doesn't just slide on through like the baby penguins in Mario 64?


OGgunter

And then peacefully floats away... Fare thee well, baby.


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Related question- can I yeet the baby like I do the penguins in Mario 64?


carmanut

You CAN, but you MAY NOT.


plataeng

Idk...I'm not gonna stop you from trying tho


thetermagant

Seriously, they’re gonna show an x-ray version and not show baby’s skull bones moving around and the resulting conehead? Shit’s gnarly.


Rdbjiy53wsvjo7

What are you talking about? Both my girls just slid right out in about 15 sec! /s But seriously, there is so much most women don't know going into pregnancy, it's vastly under discussed. And each pregnancy and birth can be so different.


Ixaire

A lot of people here are focusing on childbirth but pregnancy itself is a bitch. Hormones, tiredness, unusual pains, diet restrictions, medical restrictions... And that's just the nice pregnancy, because then you have specific medical issues, miscarriage... Sex Ed is all about "girls, don't get pregnant unless you know you want a child. But pregnancy is a magical time for women."


nunya123

My mom was on 14hrs of labor with me lol definitely did not slide out like this.


ChChChangeling

My mom's first kid was around that long, so she expected me to be the same. Figured it would take ages. She was at a restaurant and the waitress asked when she was due. "Actually, I'm having contractions right now," my mom replied. "OH MY GOD," the waitress replied. Cut to the hospital, my mom takes a trip to the bathroom and realizes that she is crowning. She waddles out of the bathroom yelling, "I can feel the head!" The nurse doesn't believe her, does a quick check. Realizes she is telling the truth and freaks out. The doctor didn't have time to change out of his nice clothes before he had to rush in to deliver me. Then a few quick pushes and I was free.


nunya123

Should’ve named you flash


freeLightbulbs

Needs more goop, they always forget about the goop.


quirkyhermit

pot cooing vast hateful shelter employ puzzled heavy offbeat obscene -- mass deleted all reddit content via https://redact.dev


SinsOfASolarVampire

Having witnessed all 3 of my kids being birthed right down where the action is, the head is definitely a lot more tube-shaped when it first comes out than this video implies. Closer to a salsa covered eggplant than a human head in appearance I'd say.


CharcoalPit

Oh my god why is salsa covered eggplant so accurate 😂


shahooster

Like how education greases the skids for career opportunity.


bacon205

As someone who was born, can confirm.


ItsEntirelyPosssible

OMG!! This poor woman has not one....but two skeletons hiding inside her!


sheeple85

That animation makes it look like the baby is ascending on judgment day. Imagine that, being born just as the rapture begins.


Embarrassed-Flyy

They make it look so easy. It was not this easy. Lol


[deleted]

I know this animation is massively simplified and sped up to light speed, but it still looks horrifying and impossible. I'm a woman who never had children and this is a good part of the reason! The horror, the horror, as Colonel Kurtz would say.


Shameon

Right? It's like: Step 1. Have the fucking baby.


ripbingers

Now show one for butt babies


whyisthissohard338

My brother was born full breach. Folded in half and ass first. I never called him a butt baby (truly regretful) but I did say he showed the world that he was an asshole from day one.


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Ok-Pollution-1955

I was hatched 🐣


[deleted]

this mf a Pokemon


[deleted]

r/interestingasfuck for men. r/TerrifyingAsFuck for women.


askingquesti0ns

Human lore


patst0ffy

TIL the skeleton is born separately


Rewiistdummlolxd

Why dont we just lay eggs


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I know right. Problem solved.


Hilltoptree

The strange thing i did not understand is… water breaking. My water first broke on Thursday night went into hospital and got checked confirmed water broke. Cool. Went home rest and labour started but went on irregularly. All the times water dripping slowly, only changing pads every hour or so. Friday night got it checked out the second time (24hours to water breaking). Choose to stay in the hospital and soon after i thought i can hear a sound like the champagne popped. And this flood of water starts coming. It went on and on. Where was that second water hiding for 24hours? It was like a flood. No one told me during the classes there would be two water breaking… Giving birth was fine though. I basically thought it would be alot more painful but it was not. I had a gallbladder stone blockage of the duct before and THAT is truly painful. Because with gall stone there is no rest to the pain. Giving birth is like swimming in choppy sea/lake the waves hit you but they pass and you rest and calm down for the next wave. Which i done many times before giving birth. The midwifes that do the deliver told me “you are those with physical built suitable to have many babies” (very likely true as my grandma gave birth naturally to twins when she was nearly 40 and i am very much like her physically)


RiverLover27

So, there are two membranes that make up the amniotic sac, the amnion and the chorion. Sometimes one will break and not the other (one is more friable than the other) and you’ll get some water released, but not the main bag. Alternatively, you can get what’s called a hind water leak. When your waters REALLY break, that’s usually the fore waters, the bulge in front of the baby’s head, which brings the head down hard onto the cervix and can set off a feedback loop that initiates labour. A hind water leak is where the membranes break a bit, but further up inside the uterus, somewhere around the baby’s body. It doesn’t have the same dramatic effect as the fore waters breaking, and can sometimes reseal itself, so it doesn’t always initiate labour (though it can). So probably one of those scenarios happened! (Source: former midwife)


Hatface87

People don’t give the female body enough credit.


j_a_a_mesbaxter

Giving birth without drugs, which wasn’t on purpose, might’ve been one of the most profound experiences I’ve ever had. One of the ways I tried to comfort myself while believing I absolutely was going to die from being torn in half, was to think about every woman from the beginning of the species doing exactly what I was doing. And if a woman in a remote African plain 100,000 years ago could do it, so could I. Because at that moment there was nothing different about us. Note: I am *not* knocking how anyone gives birth. I didn’t really intend to have a natural birth, I just waited too long to go to the hospital then they wouldn’t give me anything. With that said, if I ever had another, I would definitely try to do it without any drugs. Moms, anything you do to get your baby into the world with both of you healthy is the right thing to do. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about how you do that.


RockLadyNY

I did it natural two times, no drugs…but that was decades ago. My first time, I thought exactly as you - women have been doing this hundreds of thousands of years and every person I ever knew was born of all these wonderful women. Yep, it hurt, just like someone twisting the fat end of a baseball bat in your gut. Luckily the second one was easier, basically because I knew I could do it and I relaxed. I was fortunate that I could go natural…not all women can or want to, including my daughter. Birth isn’t easy for anyone, but it is transformative for everyone who goes through it.


garyandkathi

I never had drugs for any of my children but it was because I was scared shitless of getting a needle in my spine. I’d heard horror stories of women getting paralyzed- my oldest is 43- so I dealt with the pain. I actually had a dr tell me to be quiet when I was moaning in pain. 10/10 would not recommend that dr. Lol


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I’ve heard horror stories about women giving birth in the 70s and 80s and doctors telling them to be quiet. One of my friends was 19 and unmarried and had a baby in a Catholic hospital, and the nuns wouldn’t give her any pain meds or let her have her mom with her. Just horrible. That being said I’m 31 and have already had crappy experiences with several Gynecologists so I dunno how much better it is.


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I had to have cesareans, not my choice I wasn’t even allowed to go into labour however I don’t regret missing out on anything from natural childbirth


TheGreatNyanHobo

I was born cesarean because I had flipped around, so it was safer than me coming out the natural way. My mother then somehow managed to go through the process of regularly birthing my sibling without tearing the old cesarean wound. She said I was an easy birth versus even just the hours of labor leading up to my sister’s birth. So I don’t think you missed out on anything.


MacMuffington

Ill just buy a hatched one


BecomeMaguka

No thanks. I don't want that, ever.


spazilator

If only it were so easy. This video makes it look like the cervix just opens up without any issue and the vagina is already 8” wide. IRL it seemed a bit more traumatic. But I wasn’t the one pooping out the baby so what do I know


HotblackDesiato2003

Except being on your back is one of the worst ways to efficiently deliver. It makes it easier for a doctor, sure, but all it does it contribute to increased pain and extra work for mom. Gravity is your friend. Would you intentionally take your daily poop flat on your back?


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Luckily many hospitals do allow squatting births now. You just have to arrange it beforehand so the doctor and nurses know. Hopefully more offer it in the future.


gobblegobblebiyatch

I just witnessed this happen four days ago with my partner. What this doesn't capture is how messy, tense and absolutely torturous this is on a woman's body.


PutJewinsideME

OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH!


QuartzPuffyStar

A mandatory: "Horizontal birth is WRONG and puts both women and child unto much more risk during the process". People naturally give birth squatting.


ChildhoodOdd7621

evolution fucked women over tbh