Comments on: A Little Knowledge Being Many Dangerous Things

By: Tiffer

Tiffer — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:38:27 +0000

hahaha
if you do a search for amniotic taco in google
your blog is #3 on the list.

By: wil

wil — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:20:22 +0000

10cm = bagel is the new black.

By: Drizztdj

Drizztdj — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:39:06 +0000

I do not suggest sitting bedside on an empty stomach with her while she’s in labor.

And if they need to snip during the delivery, I suggest turning away and begging for forgiveness.

By: pokerpeaker

pokerpeaker — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:57:20 +0000

Don’t approach it as it will “suck.” You’ll remember it the rest of your life. Relax and have fun with it, and realize that every birth is different. My wife was in labor for six hours and was fine. I’ve also heard three day of total hell. A couple suggestions based on my own experiences and the Boot Camp for New Dads class I teach:
• You are her soldier and protector, so act that way, without being the aggressive little shit you are playing poker. If the room is cold, get her socks and tell them to turn up the heat. Get her ice chips. Whatever. Just don’t ever leave her side. She will feel 88 percent better as a result. That means pack your own bag as well as your wife’s. Prepare for a long day’s journey into night.
• Make her a music mix on your iPod and play it during the delivery. Metallica is not allowed unless that’s what she wants.
• Bring a video camera. You will want to watch the birth of your child. Just don’t point it downward.
• Finally, take notes and write a really kick ass blog about it. I can’t wait.

By: MGM

MGM — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:07:10 +0000

Happened here by way of pimpage via RER.

Just wanted to mention that the way I made it through my first pregnancy and delivery was to remind myself that it couldn’t be THAT bad considering most people who do it once actually REPEAT the whole thing with at least a second time and some a lot more. Nonetheless, my second wasn’t entirely planned (though I theorized that SOMEDAY I wanted a second); I don’t think I could have gotten the nerve up to actually TRY to do that whole thing to myself a second time. I could never, NEVER go for a third. Both my deliveries were very colorful…literally.

The oddest part of it all–the real kicker of the whole deal– is that when you gaze upon your babies all you can think about is how much it was all worth it. ???

By: Absinthe

Absinthe — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:05:12 +0000

There is a slight possibility that I may have exaggerated my response to the film and the class for comic effect. Maybe a tiny bit. In all seriousness, we know it’s going to suck mightily and that we’re going to get through it anyway.

I have the utmost confidence in our doctor and the hospital staff, which has doula services, good lactation consultants, and great nurses. Nobody’s remotely scaring us into an epidural and neither of us is inclined to prefer an approach simply because it’s natural. Cholera is natural.

And barring me suddenly developing an unlikely vasovagal reaction, I’m in that room for the duration. If I come out with a healthy wife and child and a broken nose, I’ll take that trade any day.