Women giving birth online.

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Yay or nay?

Sarah Cantwell, a youtube vlogger in the UK recently gave birth in front of an audience of 60000 online viewers.

Story here.
http://m.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/62000-people-watch-mum-give-birth-to-baby-maeve-on-facebook-live-35707320.html

I know it's not a new phenomenon but for me this is narcissism on steroids.
Had a quick look at her YouTube channel to see what kind of person she is and (purely on an emotional level) she gave me the shivers.

Her whole demeanour. The way she spoke. Some will say she speaks and presents herself beautifully but I had to turn it off her demeanour was so off putting.

She just strikes me as the ultimate narcissist.
All about her experience.
Her, her, her...

But this kind of thing, I would imagine, is only going to seek and get more and more acceptance socially.

What do you think.
Internet births good or bad.

pjohnson

Who the f*ck would even watch it?

Winterlong

Someone told me that been present at the birth of my own child would be the best moment of my life.
It wasn't.
It was horrifying. A blood bath. I was not expecting soft music and flowers, but jesus. Savage. And it took an age.
With hind sight I am glad I was there of course (in case the wee fella reads this in 12 years time).

But no fcking way would I be watching someone else have a baby in real life or on the internet.

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pjohnson wrote: »

Who the f*ck would even watch it?

Seemingly several thousand people did!

RobertKK

Just go to a farm and watch a cow calving, it is the same process.

gramar

Is it a real baby or a virtual baby?

Ninjini

Watching women give birth can help alleviate the fear of the unknown for first time expectant mothers. Other than that, I would have no interest in watching.

Sam Kade

RobertKK wrote: »

Just go to a farm and watch a cow calving, it is the same process.

Just like cows some women also eat the placenta :eek:

Sam Kade

Selene Gorgeous Manicurist wrote: »

Seemingly several thousand people did!

Sad b@stards with too much time on their hands. Who the phuck would want to watch a stranger giving birth?

Outlaw Pete

pjohnson wrote: »

Who the f*ck would even watch it?

Anyone who watched the conception.

Who doesn't love a sequel.

January

I love programs like One Born Every Minute. Pregnancy and birth fascinate me.

kylith

Sam Kade wrote: »

Sad b@stards with too much time on their hands. Who the phuck would want to watch a stranger giving birth?

People who are curious about the mechanics of childbirth?

Personally I wouldn't want to watch it because I want to have kids and it'd probably put me off, but I don't see anything wrong with people educating themselves about it.

myshirt

I suppose this just raises the wider point of a serious social and debilitating disease that has been brought on by new media.

My wife follows these ladies on Snapchat also, one of which I think is called sosueme or the makeup fairy or something, has huge lips, and calls herself a CEO of her company. A f#cking CEO.

buckwheat

Winterlong wrote: »

Someone told me that been present at the birth of my own child would be the best moment of my life.
It wasn't.
It was horrifying. A blood bath. I was not expecting soft music and flowers, but jesus. Savage. And it took an age.
With hind sight I am glad I was there of course (in case the wee fella reads this in 12 years time).

But no fcking way would I be watching someone else have a baby in real life or on the internet.

True. Like watching your favourite pub burn down:(

s4uv3

buckwheat wrote: »

True. Like watching your favourite pub burn down:(

Imagine how it feels to be the woman all that happens to.

Lads hop out there and buy yer missuses a bunch of flowers for being deadly

Erik Shin

Me at my daughter's birth...
'Hurry up Erik"...it's a C section you're going to miss it'
I run in...she says "hi" off her tits on drugs....
15 seconds later doctor lifts up baby from behind surgical curtain "it is a girl"
Erik goes "Fck! ... thought it was a boy"
9 years later... daughter still holds it over my head when she wants something.....
On a dfferent subject, I bought her 3 fidget spinners today ...

LirW

I delivered my girl a few months ago via C-Section, they were already starting when they brought my guy in. Since the entrance of the theater is not on my side of the curtain, he knows now how I look inside.

LirW

Erik Shin wrote: »

Me at my daughter's birth...
'Hurry up Erik"...it's a C section you're going to miss it'
I run in...she says "hi" off her tits on drugs....
15 seconds later doctor lifts up baby from behind surgical curtain "it is a girl"
Erik goes "Fck! ... thought it was a boy"
9 years later... daughter still holds it over my head when she wants something.....
On a dfferent subject, I bought her 3 fidget spinners today ...

Why does one need 3 of them???

Timberrrrrrrr

Winterlong wrote: »

Someone told me that been present at the birth of my own child would be the best moment of my life.
It wasn't.
It was horrifying. A blood bath. I was not expecting soft music and flowers, but jesus. Savage. And it took an age.
With hind sight I am glad I was there of course (in case the wee fella reads this in 12 years time).

But no fcking way would I be watching someone else have a baby in real life or on the internet.

Definitely not a spectator sport

andekwarhola

buckwheat wrote: »

True. Like watching your favourite pub burn down:(

More like renovating the entrance.

IvyTheTerrible

I have two kids and I found their births a really intimate private time for my husband and I (well and the medics too). Each to their own but I wouldn't have wanted to share it with anyone else.

(Also, I really only wanted the professionals to see my business end, not a bunch of internet strangers!)

I do believe it is the ultimate in this new breed of "look at me". It's a few steps beyond constantly posting different photos of yourself on Facebook all with the obligatory hand on hip, wearing a series of bandages, and the pout.

Beauty and fashion bloggers seem to be in the exact same camp. Now I get that they need to promote the products and show them off in some way so of course there will be lots of photos of themselves. Yet it just leaves me feeling cold the whole thing.

Giving birth is a very intimate moment and to share it publicly seems completely daft to me.

andekwarhola

kylith wrote: »

People who are curious about the mechanics of childbirth?

Personally I wouldn't want to watch it because I want to have kids and it'd probably put me off, but I don't see anything wrong with people educating themselves about it.

Was delighted I was there (one normal birth and one section) to see it but would have been far too squeamish to be down at the 'business end'.

Zebra3

They should show it in schools if they wanna cut down on teen births.

kylith

andekwarhola wrote: »

Was delighted I was there (one normal birth and one section) to see it but would have been far too squeamish to be down at the 'business end'.

Yeah, I'm glad I'll never have to see the business end, but it would be important for me that my OH was there to support me.

My brother saw one of his born and said that watching the skull 'inflate' was really cool.

IvyTheTerrible

Zebra3 wrote: »

They should show it in schools if they wanna cut down on teen births.

Would you believe that the religion DID show us the video of a birth when I was in 5th year? Two girls had to leave the room to vomit!

Omackeral

I can see it now, some youngwan giving birth with that fcuking snapchat dog-ears filter on.

The_Valeyard

Reminds me of that scene from Alien with John Hurt.

greencap

Thats what you need in 5th class.

Your runners are shyte.

- Yeah well I beat you at call of duty every time.

Yeah well, you can't score a single goal.

- Yeah well, I still run faster than you.

Yeah well I saw your head squeezing out of your mothers cnt.

Look, here it is on my phone.



- yeah....well....

The Diddakoi

I wasn't particularly keen on seeing the birth of my own 5 children......and i'm the mother

Jobs OXO

pjohnson wrote: »

Who the f*ck would even watch it?

Devients and peverts