Men should avoid childbirth

[Usarka]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/...ectid=10603977

What he calls "the masculinisation of the birth environment" helps to explain the fact that 24 per cent of women now have a caesarean section, he said.

It seems all the old "chauvanistic" traits may have been for a valid reason after all. Who would'a thunk.

Guys, leave the missus at the hospital and go out for a pint. I'd say the same argument applies to washing the dishes.

[Flatcap]

I don't know why people say childbirth is magical

looks only slightly less gruesome than that scene from alien

[Eng_dave]

As a father to be, I can honestly say I will be in the room but staying top side. A baby i have plenty of time too see later bag of shit and piss, no need to see.

[McWild]

I don't know why people say childbirth is magical

looks only slightly less gruesome than that scene from alien

I know right, it's a person coming out of another person causing the bigger person a lot of pain and the smaller person is covered in goop.

Goodness knows what the first parents thought when women started swelling up and releasing people.

"Uh oh, looks like you have people-itis!"



*nb. Not saying that children aren't magical gifts from above but srsly childbirth is weird.

[firefighter]

That's some funny shit. I could quote all of ya but it's all awesome.

The best one iv'e read is from Max........

"watching your wife give birth is like watching your favourite pub burn down"

Never fails to get me smiling!

[mynameis]

Bart: Dad I am hungry, can we get some takeaway.

Homer: No Bart we can't afford that.

Bart: Dad are we poor.

Homer: Yes we are son.

Homer: And you know why is that son.

Bart: Why?

Homer: Because we have children.

[p.dath]

Been in the delivery room for both my children. It's not that stressfull.

Seems like a load of bollocks to me.

[MisterD]

Been in the delivery room for both my children. It's not that stressfull.

Seems like a load of bollocks to me.

I've been in the operating theatre for the arrival by c-section of both of mine...I was quite happy to not be able to see anything of the process below the surgeon's shoulders, "rummaging" is the word that comes most readily to mind...

FWIW. I'd put some of the increase in c-sections down to the fact that children who don't die because they're delivered that way, now go on to have their own children who also need to be delivered by c-section...exhibit A: Me.

[Okey Dokey]

That was quite a good read. It made a lot of sense. But PC-ness often overrules sense, sadly.

[Headbanger]

Preserve the pussy, Cut the gut.

[Cheshire Cat]

I know a lady who popped her son out in 2 and a half hours and there were plenty of people in the room. it was a home birth so I think its the hospitals that make it hard.

[Indoo]

"Some men end up suffering from a male equivalent of postnatal depression. Others end up playing golf or computer games"

Rofl. Got a good excuse for going out fishing now.

[Motu]

After 4 home births I don't feel unduly traumatised...and no home cesarean births either.

[nothingflash]

The way I see it - it can't hurt more than a knock to the balls as no man wants to go through that twice!

[ready4whatever]

Me and the gf wer just talking about going to get pregnancy tests tomorrow as shes having all the signs. hoping like hell that she isnt. if she is no doubt i'll start a thread on here about it