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[Jaimee]

Dionna, I just started watching, but it's going to take me some time since I start to bawl with everyone and I'm still on just the slide shows!    Thanks so much for compiling all of them! 

[xakana]

Dionna--I had to go down several to find ones graphic enough for my girls, so I think you did fine

[Code Name Mama]

Jaimee - lol I cry on many of them too

Heather - that doesn't surprise me Kieran has seen all of them, so hopefully he'll be prepared for the real deal with mama!

[Lula's Mom]

Birth videos make me cry too!

The other day I wanted to prove to ds2 that there could really be a baby in my belly, and that it will come out (he's only just turned 2).  So I started showing him videos.  I like to have waterbirths, and that's what I always watch.  But you know, I wanted him to see where the baby would exit, so we watched some women giving birth on beds and OH HOLY CRAP.  I don't think I have watched anything that closeup and graphic, and I was cringing so bad!  I'm there saying to him "See?  Isn't that neat?  Look, it's going to come out, you can see a little bit of its head right there..." 

but inside I was like "IT'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THAT TINY HOLE!!!  THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! AHHHHHH!" 

[jbk21]

HAHAHAHA!

I didn't watch my first real birth video until right after I had my first son.  (We never did childbirthing classes, just self-study).  Anyway, I was watching by myself thinking OMG THAT HAPPENED TO ME?!?!?!  OMG OMG OMG!  *shudder*

It made me very thankful that I refused the mirror at the hospital.  It's just something I'm not interested in seeing....   I'm way too squeamish!

Originally Posted by Lula's Mom 

Birth videos make me cry too!

The other day I wanted to prove to ds2 that there could really be a baby in my belly, and that it will come out (he's only just turned 2).  So I started showing him videos.  I like to have waterbirths, and that's what I always watch.  But you know, I wanted him to see where the baby would exit, so we watched some women giving birth on beds and OH HOLY CRAP.  I don't think I have watched anything that closeup and graphic, and I was cringing so bad!  I'm there saying to him "See?  Isn't that neat?  Look, it's going to come out, you can see a little bit of its head right there..." 

but inside I was like "IT'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THAT TINY HOLE!!!  THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! AHHHHHH!"