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Did I read in the metro that Americans now have birthing galleries

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dillydally · 19/09/2005 16:24

where you can invite a few friends round to watch you giving birth..
Apparently one lady had 7 family / friends in her gallery recently

I think I might refuse if I was lucky enough to receive such an invite but I would be willing to act as a birthing partner for a close friend.

It would feel quite strange having canapes whilst watching the placenta be expelled.

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Angeliz · 19/09/2005 16:26

yes, Matthew Wright was on about it this morning.

Apparently they're thinking of doing it here!

expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:26

That's just nasty.

Angeliz · 19/09/2005 16:27

hee hee expatinscotland, don't sit on the fence you wimp!!

expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:29

Blech. And I AM American. What amuses me is that society is so puritannical there in a lot of ways - no watershed, you just can't swear on regular TV, Wal-Mart selling censored CDs, etc.

Yet you can invite all and sundry to watch you squeeze [insert naff forename here] out your yin-yang.

dillydally · 19/09/2005 16:29

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TinyGang · 19/09/2005 16:30

Do you get a round of applause at the end??

misdee · 19/09/2005 16:30

bleugh. how many people would want front row seats tho?

i watch some opf those birthing programmes on discovery, and you can tell the merican shows just by the amount of people in the delivery room all pushign on the lady giving birth legs. lol.

expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:30

Yeah, and she's flat on her back and they're telling her to be quiet.

Yeah, I fit in there like a square peg . . .

misdee · 19/09/2005 16:31

just get up and the baby will fall out, tsk!

TinyGang · 19/09/2005 16:33

Popcorn and cokes all round too?

dillydally · 19/09/2005 16:34

No home made placenta pate on a rice cake tiny

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expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:34

Definitely NOT alcoholic bevies, TinyGang. There's a little Satan in every container of those toxic bevies, yes indeed.

dillydally · 19/09/2005 16:37

Including Jesus juice?

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TinyGang · 19/09/2005 16:40

Lol! Not even alcohol for the Mum??(gasp!)

Actually it would be horrible. When you've had a baby everyone likes to tell you not to do it like that - do it like this...blah, blah. Imagine the 'audience' shouting advice whilst you're in labour too. Arrgh!! OFF the lotta ya!!

expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:41

Can't imagine any hospital there allowing a patient to drink alcohol w/o threat of arrest.

MascaraOHara · 19/09/2005 16:42

can;t think of anything better than all my friends and family getting an eyeful of my minge in it's worst possible state!

Why has nobody thought of that before now?

expatinscotland · 19/09/2005 16:43

What if you needed ventouse or forceps? Yeah, I'd really want someone other than my DH or mum to watch me go through that.

TinyGang · 19/09/2005 16:46

Not even my mum - she'd be second guessing the doctor all the time with 'I would have thought...' and 'Don't you think it would be better if...' Arrgh!

dillydally · 19/09/2005 16:47

am sure all mil's would be a good source of useful advice during the second stage of labour

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MascaraOHara · 19/09/2005 16:49

In fact, why not have someone there with a camcorder and then you could sell it on eBay afterwards.

This is brilliant!

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