Kathryn Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2012/12/22/the-red-sea/ I'm all for water birth, home birth, having your children experience the joy of new life, etc. But in the bloody tub? Uh, just wrong. Sorry, I'm that judgmental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That's gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowing Brook Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Wow. I hope they are contributing to those boys' therapy funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh. Oh no. NO! Just... Yuck. (FTR, I also have no issue with home birth, water birth, or any other kind of birth that makes the birther happy. But I draw the line way before inviting the family to sit in a pool of my bodily fluids for photos.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It must be some kind of an herbal bath. That would be way too much blood, if it was blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh, dear or dear, I do hope that is some kind of herbal bath. The comments were pretty funny though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Good news......I no longer want a 2nd Quiver Cinn. Roll I made! My waist line thanks you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I am supportive of water births, but that picture is beyond gross. Thanks for reminding me about that website, gave DH and I a few laughs as we wait for the kids to wake up for Christmas fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That's messed up. :bored: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It had to be herbs. Please tell me it was the herbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 The littlest boy's face looks about how I felt when viewing that. Yuck! That's disgusting if it is what it seems to be in that tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That would have been better in sepia tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I just HAD to click the link :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That made me a little sick. Kinda like the sink where the turkey was soaking to finish defrosting. Gag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh. Oh no. NO! Just... Yuck. (FTR, I also have no issue with home birth, water birth, or any other kind of birth that makes the birther happy. But I draw the line way before inviting the family to sit in a pool of my bodily fluids for photos.) You just said everything I was going to say. Let me add a :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I'm not looking. I'm sick, and it sounds like this picture will make me lose it. I do not hold waterbirth against anyone - different strokes and all that - but I have seen a lot of pictures, and I have always found them disgusting. Often, more than just the baby comes out. The water always looks nasty, and like an infection waiting to happen. Laboring in a clean tub of clean water, fine. Staying in it to bond after the contents of the mother's pelvic area have been expelled into it, gross. I have a thing about yucky water. A birth tub is something I just cannot imagine staying in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Brain bleach, please. Unthink it. Unthink it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That is just WRONG! Yuck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That isn't blood. It can't be. There is part of me that thinks that someone used photoshop to change the color to something dark enough to cover up the kids, so that they could have it and not be accused of child p**n. They chose a rather unfortunate color, IMHO. But what else would have worked? Blue? Think ty-d-bowl. Green? there is no good choice, if you ask me. I feel sorry for this family who had someone take a special moment in their lives, albeit awkward to the viewer, and after the fact, and have it put on that site. Unless THEY did it. ANd if they did, then I don't think they have a problem with it. Some people equate nursing to p**n, so not all individual sensibilites agree. blah blah blah. I do love that site, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplyme99 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 :crying: Totally gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 You have got to be kidding me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That's disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That looks horrible. I feel a little ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypatia. Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yikes! I've had several water births but never has the tub even remotely resembled anything like that (never even turned reddish at all), nor did I have anyone else in the tub with me! Yeesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I'm trying to decide if I think that color is legit. Women lose around 250-400 cc of blood with a normal v@ginal delivery. If she lost around that volume of blood and the placenta is in there as well, then yes, I think the water could be that dark. There might also be stool in there. :svengo: It's gross. It's just gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Oh. Wow. That is REALLY gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It has to be fake. I've had 2 waterbirths and the water looked nothing like that. Not even close. I love Awkward Family Photos, but this is just going to perpetuate the myth that waterbirth is unsanitary. That said, my kids weren't even in the room during my births, let alone the tub. Whatever floats your boat though (pun intended). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 IF she left the placenta and she had a mild hemorrhage, it could look like that. WHY DID I CLICK??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Barf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I hate that site, and hate is a pretty strong word in my vocabulary. It makes fun of people, behind their backs, and serves no decent purpose in society at large. Really, how pretty did any of us look after giving birth? Would you like those photos up for everyone to point and laugh at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://awkwardfamily...22/the-red-sea/ I'm all for water birth, home birth, having your children experience the joy of new life, etc. But in the bloody tub? Uh, just wrong. Sorry, I'm that judgmental. LOL. I wasn't expecting that! Ewwwww. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://pinterest.com/pin/123356477263194147/ this one from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the best lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I hate that site, and hate is a pretty strong word in my vocabulary. It makes fun of people, behind their backs, and serves no decent purpose in society at large. Really, how pretty did any of us look after giving birth? Would you like those photos up for everyone to point and laugh at? A lot of people submit photos of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 http://awkwardfamily...22/the-red-sea/ I'm all for water birth, home birth, having your children experience the joy of new life, etc. But in the bloody tub? Uh, just wrong. Sorry, I'm that judgmental. :blink: :svengo: http://pinterest.com...56477263194147/ this one from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the best lol :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 http://pinterest.com...56477263194147/ this one from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the best lol That pinterest photo is just awesome. I wonder why his pants were off?? And why would you gom into someone else's room pantless, let alone underwear-less?? I soaked in a tub after my DS was born and the tub water did turn reddish. I bled instensely after him for a couple of hours and then almost stopped completely. But I didn't invite DH to sit in the tub with me and he would have run screaming from the room at the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I hate that site, and hate is a pretty strong word in my vocabulary. It makes fun of people, behind their backs, and serves no decent purpose in society at large. Really, how pretty did any of us look after giving birth? Would you like those photos up for everyone to point and laugh at? They are largely self-submitted. There are some from online, but most predate facebook and blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 They are largely self-submitted. There are some from online, but most predate facebook and blogs. So every person in every picture on that site has agreed to having the pictures posted? I find that difficult to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I've had four water births. With two of them the water did look like afterward that due to bleeding. With the other two the water was clear because I did not have heavy bleeding. I did not desire or allow my other children to be in the tub with me. That would have been seriously annoying instead of relaxing--and relaxation is the point of using a birthing tub. The photo did make me queasy. I cropped the birth photos we shared to remove the bloody water because most people (including me) would react negatively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I have never done a waterbirth, but do think the water could look like that. :ack2: The comments were interesting and one commenter brought up a good point- with all of the normal bacteria on most children (and people in general) it's probably not a smart idea to let anyone in the pool with you after the birth, with the open uterine wound and all. :ack2: :ack2: Makes me cringe just thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 http://pinterest.com/pin/123356477263194147/ this one from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the best lol This photo has given me quite a lot of thought! lol But I do feel really bad for the pantless couple. A lot of people submit photos of themselves. What about other people being included in the photos? In the photo above, the couple who posted the photo took advantage of another couple who, for one reason or another, were in a vulnerable state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'm sorry but if you're stupid enough to be involved in 99% of the photos on that site, all bets are off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I've had four water births. With two of them the water did look like afterward that due to bleeding. With the other two the water was clear because I did not have heavy bleeding. I did not desire or allow my other children to be in the tub with me. That would have been seriously annoying instead of relaxing--and relaxation is the point of using a birthing tub. The photo did make me queasy. I cropped the birth photos we shared to remove the bloody water because most people (including me) would react negatively. Thank you for saying your birth water was bloody! I was beginning to feel like a freak. :) We didn't make it to the hospital in time to have DS in the tub so they let me soak after the birth to help my back, I held and nursed DS in the tub but the idea of having an older child and spouse in there too just squicks me out. Once they are out of your body and the cord has healed (so around 6 years old...) it's time to stop sharing bodily fluids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 This photo has given me quite a lot of thought! lol But I do feel really bad for the pantless couple. What about other people being included in the photos? In the photo above, the couple who posted the photo took advantage of another couple who, for one reason or another, were in a vulnerable state. And if you are going to wander around a medical center without pants or underwear, then whatever happens is your fault. I mean, the entire congratulating the other couple was a nice idea but how for love of all that's precious, do you forget your pants?!?! And whose DH comes to the birth and removes his pants?? Did he poop the twin out?? What the heck were these people thinking?? I can kind of see the woman doing it. But I needed to wear sanitary napkins after birthing. I thought most women did. If a man came into my room without pants or underwear, I'd be calling for security!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 What about other people being included in the photos? In the photo above, the couple who posted the photo took advantage of another couple who, for one reason or another, were in a vulnerable state. Most of them are "Oh, my gosh, this was me and my sister in 1983..." And, in all honesty, I think when they walked into someone else's room without pants, it's hard to feel that THEY are being imposed upon. I mean, they POSED FOR THE PICTURE. With no pants. It's not like the People of Wal-mart pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Blech. I would assume there's some other explanation for the color of the water, but it's still disgusting. Hadn't been to this site in awhile though, so I had fun clicking around and looking at the other pictures. Some had me in tears. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 http://pinterest.com/pin/123356477263194147/ this one from awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the best lol CLEARLY, the couple with the baby was willing to take the extra step to encourage labor and it worked really fast. They didn't have time to put their drawers back on before visiting. MAYBE it was a demo: "THIS is how WE moved things along." The other couple needs to get with the program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 And if you are going to wander around a medical center without pants or underwear, then whatever happens is your fault. I mean, the entire congratulating the other couple was a nice idea but how for love of all that's precious, do you forget your pants?!?! And whose DH comes to the birth and removes his pants?? Did he poop the twin out?? What the heck were these people thinking?? I can kind of see the woman doing it. But I needed to wear sanitary napkins after birthing. I thought most women did. If a man came into my room without pants or underwear, I'd be calling for security!!! Completely agree. CLEARLY, the couple with the baby was willing to take the extra step to encourage labor and it worked really fast. They didn't have time to put their drawers back on before visiting. MAYBE it was a demo: "THIS is how WE moved things along." The other couple needs to get with the program :smilielol5: I almost spit out my orange juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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