what ami supposed to waer in labour???!

[someonesgirl]

Hello fellow fatties!

4 weeks and 6 days to go! i had a thought this morning....what am i supposed to wear in labour??! What if my waters leak all over my clothes before i get to the hospital (if theyve broken) and do i have to be naked or what? I havent discussed a birthing plan with my midwife yet, i havent been liking the idea of a birthing pool, although some peolpe have said it helps....but then id have to be naked wouldnt i? I know that probably going to be the last thing on my mind but im nervous of all these strangers seeing my bits!! Help!

[daffy654]

Haha ! 4getmenot...they could wear peek-a-boo bras too to aid with breast feeding.lol. I am now sitting here imagining what my fiance's face would have looked like if he turned up at the labour suite to see me dressed like that.

[Ice-Maiden]

Aww...bless - there are some fab replies here! From my own experiences, I can tell you that you can borrow gowns once you get into the delivery room. It's true to say that once you start giving birth, you won't care WHO sees your bits and pieces. I had two lots of student doctors come in during mine, but even though they were only there for a couple of minutes, it was the last thing on my mind. Photos can be taken as soon as you've got your baby in your arms, and although you might look tired, who cares? You can spruce yourself up for better ones once you get back onto your ward. Good luck.

[someonesgirl]

im surprised i havent given birth the amount ive just laughed reading those answers!!! yes i shall think of it as a no makeup day!! and crotchless panties and peek a boo bras i shall stock up on!! hahahahah! havent decided whether to allow the students yet....i guess theyve got to learn somehow.......but what if theyre men?? Will i care? My sisters first photo was hilarious, she was in a white dressing gown and her face was green and her eyes were black! and her baby looked like he'd done ten rounds with tyson from the ventouse and forceps!!!

[daffy654]

You may be surprised to learn that some midwives are men someonesgirl. I had a male midwife with my second child and he was lovely.Mind you as I was only on the labour ward for 30 minutes before she was born there was no time to get embarrassed anyway.I also had a male health visitor with my youngest child when I lived in Hull,he was a complete waste of space though and in my opinion should have been sacked.
I am going to be with my 18 year old daughter in January when she has her baby and i'm dreading it more than when I had my own kids.lol

[someonesgirl]

oh yeah! i actually didnt think of that!! im not sure how id feel about a man midwife really.....i see what you mean about your daughter, im feeling sorry for my boyfriend cos hes got to watch me....it must be horrible for the person watching...you'd feel really helpless....

[Ice-Maiden]

Well - I DID manage to put some lipstick on during the final throes of labour! The midwives were laughing at me, but it made me feel better!

[someonesgirl]

thats so funny!!! i cant imagine doing that.....im going to take my big fleecy dressing gown with the hood for after!

[Psychick]

I feel sorry for my boyfriend too, its going to be agonising for him to watch me go through labour. He found it bad enough when I was taken in because of an infection a couple of weeks ago! Bless em eh? He still wants another after this though! We'll see what he thinks after the birth! lol

[annie0000]

Meant to add, my colleague had also had a St Tropez tan applied and had everything waxed - and I mean everything! - laughing about her getting her nails done during labour! I think she got them done beforehand along with the tan and waxing.

[redcrx]

a friend of mine got so high on gas and air she asked the midwife what she thought of the trim that her hubby had given her down below! LOL

[someonesgirl]

well i only hope im that jovial in the throws of childbirth!!!!

[natalie_1982]

I'm positively looking forward to the birth now, well if there is gas and air involved anyway...... :-)

[redcrx]

apparently gas and air is wonderful stuff. I couldnt stand the feeling of no control and feeling drunk so i gave up with it but ive heard many funny stories

[VillageVicar]

Someone, I�ve reflected over this thread most of yesterday. It still brings back such lovely memories for me. My wife, God rest her, was always a victim to my rather abstract sense of humour. Labour for my son was almost 18 hours and at one point we left hospital and went for a walk. But the exhaustion was overtaking both of us. After our son was born, it was around midnight, my wife was moved to one of the ward bays. I climbed into bed with her and held her in my arms. I didn�t realise we had fallen asleep. I was being aggressively nudged by our Chinese nurse, saying with a very heavy accent �hey miser, you can�t do dat here, you go now.� I remember turning to the woman and saying, �No, no, it�s okay, we�re on BUPA!� I left quickly afterwards as I think the nurse headed out to get security.

I was back about 6 hours later. No one pestered us most of the morning, until the same nurse was back. I was sitting in the chair beside the bed, holding my son, whilst my wife slept peacefully beside me. The nurse told me I had to leave again. I asked her why. She said the baby had to be fed. I told her I�d been trying to for several hours but my nipples were really hurting and did she have anything I could take.

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[VillageVicar]

Part 2

I don�t know how long this poor woman had been in our country, but the look of horror instantly spread across her face. She literally yelled at me �Not You! De mudder do dat! What wrong wit you mister. Da mudder do dat.� And at that, off she went again, presumably to look for security. The nurse�s loud voice woke up my wife. When she asked what was wrong, I told her the nurse had been trying to teach me how to breast feed. My poor wife was too tired to comprehend. I put our son beside her and bid my farewell, but not without first grabbing a couple of the disposable breast pads. As I passed the nursing station, I pulled one of the pads out of my shirt and set it on the counter, saying to the poor nurse �And these things don�t work at all!� And you can forget about the towels, I'm NEVER doing that again!�

Needless to say, they were SO happy when we left!

Again, I�m so delighted for you. I hope you and your husband celebrate all the joys of this great miracle. The only advice I can offer to your husband is that he might ask you to clip your fingernails before you go into labour. I still have holes in my hands!

Be well

Fr Bill

[Pippa68]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet..but take some socks!

My feet got really cold during my 2nd labour so I made sure I was well prepared in the sock department for the 3rd :o)

[beverleymot]

when i had my first my waters broke before i was in labour ( apparently it's very rare!!- only 8% start that way!!) i had so much water it went all over my carpet and i put a thick blanket down on the car seat and still managed to soak through on to the seat!! don't worry though- it's natural. As for people seeing you naked- they have all seen so many people in this embarrassing position so i wouldn't worry! I wore a white t- shirt when i was in labour and i had no blood on me whatsoever- but my partner had spots of it on him!! it took me 45 mins of lying there legs open because my placenta wouldn't come out so in the end they had to play tug of war with it which was very embarrassing!!

Good Luck x

[Pippa68]

LOL Beverley..all 4 of my labours started off that way :o)

[Pippa68]

Sorry I was supposed to follow that with the story of my 2nd labour.

There I was on arrival at the hospital bent over double during a particularly painful contraction, waters still running and my trousers soaked..when I was asked by the midwife:

''Are you sure you are in labour?''

Daftest question I had ever been asked!