This Is Not A Dramatic Interpretation

Wednesday night we attended another session of our labor and delivery class. We had been warned the week before that we would watch the birthing video this week. You know that statement at the beginning of some tv shows that says something to the effect of "the following scenes feature graphic scenes and may not be suitable for children" and "the following events are an interpretation recreated for dramatic purposes", you get the picture. Well, there was NO warning of the like for the labor video. Most of the people in the video, who were not acting, by the way, elected to not have an epidural. Therefore, when you saw the labor progressing, you also saw the very real pain they were experiencing. These were not actors during a filming scene, this was real, and it was obvious.

I know that labor is not easy, and have not been expecting such, but was not prepared to see the un-pixilated and non-edited version of a birth. John said that it was better than he expected and I said that I wanted to back out of the deal. Not back out of having a little baby, but of the actual process of pushing the baby out of my body. Can't they just snap their fingers or wiggle their noses? Come on, I thought that medicine was progressing. The process of labor seemed pretty barbaric to me. People were grunting and bleeding and all laid out just plain nee-kid with no modesty at all. Can't they make it pretty? I told my doctor that I wanted to back out as well and she said that it was too late for that. So, I guess I'll sit and wait and wait, and worry.