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post #1 of 18
10/21/08 at 5:04pm
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I saw an ad on tv today for the show "Freebirthing" tonight at 9pm on Discovery. It is about unassisted homebirths. And of course they are wondering if it is safe, etc. I am going to try to stay up to watch. Anyone else see this?

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post #2 of 18
10/21/08 at 5:08pm
there's a thread about it on the UC forum. i'm not sure if we get that channel or not, but if we do then i am definitely watching it as i plan to UC whenever baby feels like she should be born!
post #3 of 18
10/21/08 at 5:46pm
My MIL called me and told me about it. I'm not sure if I want to watch it or not. I'm a little bit more pro-medicine than that. I might watch part of it and see.
post #4 of 18
10/21/08 at 6:01pm
oo. I'm gonna watch! That's just after we get the girls home from kids' clubs and into bed.
post #5 of 18
10/21/08 at 6:16pm
thanks for the heads up, I hope we can get that channel.
post #6 of 18
10/21/08 at 6:36pm
I've heard it's relatively balanced, assuming they didn't alter the (UK) original too much.

We don't get that channel, though, so I'll be waiting for it to show up on youtube or something.
post #7 of 18
10/21/08 at 6:38pm
I have it tevo'ed. I'm interested in seeing how these ladies do it. I'd be too scared to.
post #8 of 18
10/21/08 at 9:05pm
Darn I'm really wishing we had tv so I could watch it. Please post your opinions after it airs!
post #9 of 18
10/21/08 at 9:46pm
i do get the channel! yay! it'll be starting soon, i'm so excited!
post #10 of 18
10/21/08 at 10:15pm
I have discovery, but they are airing a "dirty jobs" repeat.
post #11 of 18
10/21/08 at 10:20pm
I think it's on Discovery Health...
not reg. Discovery
post #12 of 18
10/21/08 at 10:35pm
Thanks so much for the reminder. I would have totally forgotten. In fact, it is on now, but I am missing with recording two other shows on the DVR. So, I set it to record the second time it airs tonight.
post #13 of 18
10/21/08 at 10:37pm
Yeah it's on discovery health.

I'm recording it, too.
post #14 of 18
10/21/08 at 11:57pm
I'ts on the dvr, I'll watch it in the am.
post #15 of 18
10/22/08 at 1:55am
I just watched it. It was a lot more balanced than I thought it was going to be, which made me very happy. I wish that they had pointed out to a better extent that these women are getting prenatal care, they are just doing it themselves. It isn't like most of us are having more done than a fundal measurement and bp reading.

What I thought was the best/most effective part was when toward the end the British OB said something similar to: if homebirth with a midwife were more readily available then maybe more women wouldn't feel that they needed to UC in order to have their wishes respected. I know that a lot of women chose it even if they can have a homebirth; however, my husband and I considered it because we felt that we really had no other option that really met our birthing desires and because there isn't a good deal of homebirth support in the U.S. from insurance companies. (We've had to compromise our birth wishes for the sake of our finances, and we're going to birth center.)
post #16 of 18
10/22/08 at 7:32am
I would just love a FRACTION of the mental dicipline the WElsh woman had in order to have a totally pain free birth. I mean my GOSH!!!! It was almost creepy how calm her AND the baby were. and how she did EVERYTHING herself. I was so shaky after DS finally came out, I was worried I wouldnt be able to hold him!
post #17 of 18
10/22/08 at 9:18am
Thread Starter 
I watched it and it was pretty good. Laura Shanley is on MDC and on the UC forum thread about the show.
post #18 of 18
10/22/08 at 12:31pm
I didn't get the channel, wish I could have watch it.

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