People often say that the miricle of childbirth is a beautiful moment
Having witnessed the birth of my daughter I can honestly say that though my spawn is indeed beautiful the moment wasn't. Sweat, shit, blood and screaming is in no way beautiful, neither is watching a womans vagina somehow stretch to the size of a babies head.
( Peej, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 14:18, 8 replies)

I was there for both of mine
It was smelly.
( BlueHaze Chutney. All good., Fri 6 Aug 2010, 14:22, closed)

next time stuff a bunch of silk hankies tied together up her snizz on the way in to the hospital
it won't alleviate the blood and shit and sweat and yelling, but it will probably freak the midwife and doctors out enough to make up for it.
(UppityDamnPrimate LET'S OPEN THIS F*CKING PIT UP, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 14:28, closed)

this is the best suggestion ever

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 14:52, closed)

Hospital, wossat then?
3 home births in water.

Bloody marvellous every time. First one especially - DS1 floated up with a "well, what's *this* all about then?" expression on his face.

No crying (hospital delivery suites are well designed as baby frightening units), no being dictated to by medical staff with their personal timetable to next fag break, and any nastiness of bodily fluids highly diluted in a large volume of water.
(MartinB9999, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 16:50, closed)

And just think
in a few months time it'll happen all over again. Congrats by the way.
(berk, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 14:41, closed)

Why thank you!

( Peej, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:09, closed)

One of mine
plopped out on our playroom floor. ruined a beautiful rug it did. don't know if that counts as a beautiful moment.

i did have a bit of a cry both times though.
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 16:06, closed)

Thank Christ
I'm not the only one.

Disgusting time to be had by all!
(dchurch bah, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 17:08, closed)