
Guys would you ever want to deliver your baby?


I actually DID. Nurses stepped out of room, she has been in labor for 27 hours, and out comes the baby - cord wrapped around it's neck, which snapped, and blood sprayed EVERYWHERE. I'm pretty squeamish, usually pass out at the site of blood, but no problems this time. 10lbs 3oz boy. He's 26 now.
Damn 10 pounds? He was huge
He still is. She's a big girl, lots of height on her side. She has six-foot aunts. LOL
He was 25lbs at 3 months, 6-2, 230 now. Yep, he's a big boy. Smart as a whip too. :)
That is very big lol both my babies were tiny 6 pounds at birth
I caught my 2nd daughter. I was right in there. It was a great experience.
Awhh how sweet! Glad you enjoyed it a lot of guys are grossed out by birth
I was more scared I’d drop her. Them damn things are slippery, haha.
@yofuknutz but my dick’s attached to me, It’s not falling on the ground, lol.
@yofuknutz I know you’re joking, I’m not mentally handicapped like most on this site
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Nope... I will worry way too much, question every expert, check absolutely everything five times, yell at everyone for reasons and no reasons... and probably faint a couple of times.
I rather just wait outside and walk around in circles for hours or however long it takes.
Haha some guys do faint during deliveries. Labor itself takes a very long time. Average time is 12 hours
I could only handle it, if it were a true and actual, real emergency... then I'd step up and ty my best.
but in the actual delivery room at a hospital... I'd rather get out of the way
I think we should go back to men in the waiting room with a martini. The other day a girl I know was having a baby with probably the most dangerous and high-risk surgery possible (think Lady Sybil on Downton Abbey). There were 2 ER teams there, one for her and one for the baby. And her husband was in the operating room to "support her!" She was under anesthesia! Kiss her on the forehead and leave the room when she is put under! It doesn't help the wife, it's not good for the husband, and it's definitely not good for the doctors, who now have to be distracted if something goes wrong and the husband goes crazy.
Back in the day when men waited in the hallways was because they would put woman in a twilight sleep (gave them the date rape drug) so they strapped them down to the bed and took the babies out with forceps while they were passed out. It was not a good time for birth. It's best that men are in there and that woman get the experience of actually having a baby
Like from my penis? or my anus? are you joking? are you for real?
deliver my baby? What kind of education did you go through?
Of course I would have the pain my partner goes through instead of her, but I do understand what she feels that's why I would support her.
Deliver as in catch the baby
Would I want to? Probably not...
Would I if I had to, of course.
Ideally, I would be in the room holding her hand, and having the professionals who have delivered 1,000s of babies take care of that part. I would be more afraid of hurting my child and wife, then I would be grossed out or afraid of anything like that.
My answer is same as this guy's
Can't you women do anything on your own? I don't see men asking their wives to do car repairs or structural repairs around the house. Women claim they can't even make a man a sandwich these days but they expect him to deliver a baby?
I caught my last one on my own. My hubby wants to do it this time though
@Apple1996 Ha.
I remember not a great deal of my first kids labour, but I do remember the poor look on my partner's face as he looked down when baby's head was just about to pop out XD he didn't fully deliver like the photo, but he said it was also very interesting to try to cut the cord.
Given an emergency, I'm absolutely positively sure that my husband would be up for this.
After all, he was present when I gave birth to our first child last year, so he already has a little knowledge as to what's involved with the delivery procedure.
Interesting question. On purpose? I’d feel like I wasn’t trained enough! Under supervision of a doctor? I absolutely would If it was needed somehow or requested by my wife. But some things are better handled by the professionals...
I was right there when all my babies were delivered except the scary emergency c-section. I love welcoming them into the world. 😊
Yes on purpose lol
I’d prefer to hire someone who has done it before... I’m too worried about possible complications for momma and baby to be comfortable without having seriously studied up on medical science and having a hospital staff available...
It can be done at the hospital. My last birth I caught my son while the doctors and nurses were there. This time around my hubby wants to do it
That’s news to me! You caught your own son? I suppose it’s got to be possible of course 😊 that’s interesting! That would be quite the experience! I’m interested now!
Yes many women catch their own during home births. That's my dream birth but in NC there are a lot of rules on home birth so my plan is to stay at home till I'm 8cm then go to the hospital
Nothing wrong with home birth, unless an emergency happens... that’s what scares me about it.
That’s very interesting to know though! Thanks for sharing!
If I had to then of course but I’m not going to just say hey babe I want to deliver our baby. I was there when my youngest was born. I would of been shoulder to shoulder (practically) with the doctor but my wife had difficulties so I had to step back a couple feet and let me tell you I’ve seen a dude get his guts blown out his back by a 12 gauge and there was was more blood when my baby was born
My last child decided he wanted to be born three weeks early. Took us by surprise and we had four hour drive to the hospital. Loaded up my trauma kit and blankets just incase i had to deliver him off the side of the highway. Didn't really want it to go down like that but was prepared and willing. Luckily he held on till we got to the hospital and thirty minutes later he was born.
I did. But I chose to drive to a hospital so they could help me deliver the baby so I technically delivered the baby with a little bit of the hospital’s help.
I love that!!!
@loves2learn I’m still mad the hospital charged me full price after all I helped them with.
@mangospacho it’s highway robbery. When i found out it was going to cost me $6000 to have MY baby removed from MY body I had a pregnant lady emotional breakdown.
In the end, the hospital, which is adjacent to the childrens hospital was the safest place to be. That peace of mind is worth the price tag.
@loves2learn True. Children’s is definitely worth the cost. Ours was surprisingly less than $3,000 but we had already spent $4,000 on the prenatal appointments.
@mangospacho my prenatals were free, birth was $6K. Go figure.
y'all be paying too much to those hospitals. I have good insurance so everything was free for my births
I am jealous
@Apple1996 It’s true. If you can get insurance like that, it saves so much money. The $3,000 was for a twin birth with an emergency C-Section, 3-day NICU stay for two babies since they were both under 6 pounds. After all that, I was just glad they covered it.
@mangospacho so true. I had a singleton birth emergency c-section under 6 lbs. No nicu but it was close.
Nope. If I wanted to be doing that stuff I would become a doctor or nurse. That stuff gets real nasty I hear. Really don't think I'd be able to watch that. If I'm pathetic for it I guess people who can't drive are also for that. Some just can't do certain things
If there is LITERALLY no one else? Like an actual doctor? Yeah sure I would do it
a lot of doctors don't make it in time
If there is no else I’m not going to sit there and not help
I’m right with you
If I want a kid I’ll adopt a 2/3 year old Asian girl from a farm or something and raise her right! I’ll never get my girl’s vagina to be destroyed.
A woman’s body will never be the same after delivering a baby.
My vag got better after birth
I think vaginas only get destroyed for older women. I had my kids so young that it didn't change a thing about my body
The hole inside is very the same. Or the lips open more and/ or nasty skins stick out. For older women even worse. But generally is better to have kids when you’re younger. Also most people don’t take care of their bodies with a baby it makes it even worse. Like touching a gelatin.
As a police officer, it has been my privilege to deliver an infant ~
Thankfully sans extraneous complications! <3
Only if a doctor was present. I'm not a doctor so I'm in no position to handle problems that might crop up. But if your thinking this would gross me out then let me tell you something. If I loved a woman enough to concieve a child with them that what I'd be looking at in that moment are to of the most beautiful things in my life. Maybe not during thier most beautiful moment but still, I wouldn't be grossed out I'd be overjoyed to welcome my child into the world.
no. i prefer to have that done by a professional. if the shit is gonna hit the fan, i'll do my best. but why do that myself, if a professional can do it 100 times better than me?
A doctor doesn't do anything special during a delivery
i don't believe that. if a doctor doesn't do anything special, then why does everyone pay a fortune to have that done professionally? i am not willling to believe that everyone is so dumb. and i am also not willing to believe that the doctor isn't doing anything special.
i don't know how much you know about giving birth but there can be complications like the the baby coming out indian sitting style or with the umbilical cord wrapped around it's neck. so in some cases thay have to do emergency c-section or make a cut in the dam in order to let the baby pass through... also there's lot of medical attention that the mother might need. i'm not attacking you but i do think what you just said comes from a place of igorance.
I had a doctor deliver my first. I delivered my second on my own in front of the doctors and nurses. There was no difference in the experiences. The cord around the neck is common and not a big deal. I would say doctors are only needed if the women needs stitches and or yeah a c section since that is a fulll on surgery
And also if the placenta is stuck sometimes doctors have manually remove it. The majority of the job happens after the birth of the baby. That's what I've noticed
ok. that's cognitive bias then not having had a negative experience, you could simply not see why a doctor would be helpful, cause you had no complications.
also if you have to be in the hospital for her health after the birth anyway, might as well be there for the delivery.
i mean it is only because of that, that we have so low infant mortality and the fact that most women survive birth these days is also a novelty that we never had in times where the women gave birth by themself, supported by amateurs.
It's all a matter of opinion. Many women do homebirths and like the process. Others would rather go to the hospital. For me I don't have the choice of staying home unless I want to free birth since it's illegal in my state to have a licensed midwife attended a home birth. And it's cheaper to have a hospital birth with my insurance. There are certain things like that which force women into hospital settings even tho they might not want to be there
naw, the mortality statistics aren't really a matter of opinion ;)
Everything is a matter of opinion, there is no statics or facts that have always stayed the same. Not just for birth but in general
statistics**
I say no, not because I wouldn't be willing to. But because I honestly have no idea what to do, would be too scared to mess it up, and would rather it be done by someone that is trained to do that in case anything happens (because mid birth complications can be deadly for the child as well as the mother) they can address the problem and work on fixing it whereas if I tried to do it myself I'm risking my partner and my child's life if that happens
Oh hell no... I am a media guy; I have no fucking business doing anything medicine related. I'm an entertaining idiot.
Doesn't mean you can't help during a birth
Fuck yeah! That’s my damn child I’d do anything for them. If they need help I’d die to do it. That being said if we are in the hospital I’d rather have a professional do it as I don’t want to hurt them. But if I had proper coaching etc I’d do it anywhere. But to be clear I want my future children to be born in a hospital in order to set up the greatest chance for a successful birth.
If the doctor needed help I’d be the first person in line.
I think o could be in room , but I am not going to pull out the baby it's risky I could damage the skull or chesting by pressing may be too hard
Definitely wouldn't hurt the baby that way. They have bendable bones at the time of delivery so that they can squeeze out of the birth canal
I had heard from friend that after that the Dr delivered the baby while pulling it out the Dr. Pressed the skull hard it seems that it got brain damaged
I don't think I would want the father to do that. 😂 I don't think I would trust him to do it right. I would prefer to have him focused on supporting me. As the person in labor. (Not to mention, I don't want to give birth on my back, as that is just about the least natural and least healthy position to give birth in, except maybe for a handstand.)
I would do it if there was no other option but I would not want to do it.
There is always the option that the women can catch her own baby. That is what I did during my last delivery
Haha nah but should definitely bring one this time around 😂
@Apple1996 You are an interesting person. And I mean that as a compliment.
Awh thanks
Not hands on, mainly because he/she would be so fragile and I'd be worried about hurting them or doing something wrong. But I'd be very interested to watch it.
No because it sounds wonderful until something goes wrong. I'd have to live out my life knowing the tragedy didn't have to happen.
Only if I know what I’m doing. I wouldn’t want to deliver a baby if I have to wing it but if it’s an emergency then I guess I’ll have no choice but to wing it and hope for the best.
I would do it. It doesn't bother me, because I am more excited about the baby than I am the delivery process and all that entails. Besides men have done it for thousands of years. It's only recently we have the luxury of OBGYN's and stuff.
No, I'm not skilled enough.. And I would likely pass out from all the fluids and blood.
There is no skill no skill to catch a baby
Maybe, not kidding though, can't handle blood..
Hell no 😂 cause i'll fall unconscious...
Will i be with my housewife in the delivery room if i'm married, ofc yes!
I'll hug her, kiss her and comfort her so she feels safe and loved while delivering the baby 😊
I am already a scientist , my mother was a nurse , father doctor. I literally grew up in hospitals and know way more about medicine , surgery and did surgery or frogs , rabbits and studied about human biology in college too. So I can deliver babies 🤭. Although I study physics now.
I already did deliver my babies to her from my nutsack.
It must have been painful having to squirt them babies into her
Oh my goodness, the responses on here. I’ve seen home birth videos. You just catch the baby’s head while it slips out of the vag.
I mean if he wants to and trusts himself to, go for it lol. I honestly would rather the doctor do it since they're the experienced one.
My husband has always wanted to play a major role inside the delivery room for us. Unfortunately, it didn't happen.
I don’t think hubs would trust himself. He prefers for the doctors to do their thing. Especially since I had c-sections.
I don't even like holding babies. I'm to afraid I will drop them or something like that.
That is a different issue bro.
To assist in delivery you would have to hold the baby.
Why don't you like holding them?
Like I said I'm afraid I'm going to do something wrong and hurt the baby.
Two of my friends children were delivered in the back seat of my car lol.
Just glad I had a vinyl interior.
I was there for both.
I cut the cord for both.
I didn't get to catch them on the way out but I was as close as I could be.
I do not have any children of my own but I'm a godparent to two children I had the privilege to have delivered when their mothers when into labour unexpectedly.
Only in an emergency situation as a last resort. And I have four kids.
I was in the delivery room when my son was born and I’ll NEVER do that again
Why not?
Yes I got to deliver my kids it's unbelievable feeling
Not unless I literally had to, like if we're broke down on a roadside in middle of nowhere and no ambulance can get to us.
I would if it was a last resort. Would be more concerned about doing something wrong in the process.
Yes, by UPS or maybe FedEx.
Airborne Express used to ruin the stuff they delivered for me...
I wouldn't want to because I wouldn't know what I was doing but if I was in a position where I had to I'd do my best to deliver it.
Maybe... I'll have no idea what I'm doing.
I'm gonna need a doctor next to me
Yes, I would. I would prefer to leave it to trained professionals though.
The simple answer is "no" if you want me to elaborate "fuck no".
Is this even allowed? I thought only doctors can do that
It is allowed as long as the doctor is okay with it
If I had to yeah. But being in the room and seeing the birth of my children.. it's not as easy as people may think. But I'll leave it to the pros
I would really want to, but I know I will probably freak out and then hide somewhere cause I couldn't see my wife screaming.
Most women don't scream lol
As long as she looks like that picture. I would like to practice a lot with her.
🧁
I was in the room when my son was born. Crazy and amazing experience.
Have taken enough first aid classes, That I am sure that i could. Providing no complications.
Never had to deliver any.
Oh shit I would actually rather die than do something like this.
i have no d@Mn clue how to deliver a baby so no, I would not want to put the baby in danger
If any professionals could guide me, sure. I’m afraid of doing something wrong.
I was there filming my kids being born so yes, I would do it...
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