Question about newborns?
ByQuestion by downclover: Question about newborns?
I was at Wal Mart the other day eating lunch at McDonald’s with Sampsonite, the 92yr old walmart greeter…his dad invented the suitcase. He told me that Ricki Lake advised him to let his wife have their child at home in the bathtub with a mid-wife to save a bunch of money. I’m a bit confused on the whole “midwife” ordeal because that implies that there are 3 wives and if my first wife found out 2 other women were involved I’d be killed…anyway, Sam came over to measure our tub and decided it wasn’t big enough and he offered his bathtub for the delivery of our baby. I asked how much he would charge and he said he just wanted the child named after him if he’s going to be born in his bathtub. I know this will save us a bunch of money but I’m not sure what to do. I’ve emailed and tried to call Ricki Lake for advice for the past 4months and have had no response.. Does anyone out there have any advice ? I’m just trying to save some money.
Thanks!
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Answer by *Mommy of 2 and TTC#3*
is this a joke?
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8 Comments
May 17th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Yeah, what the person above me said…
May 18th, 2011 at 12:07 am
personally I think you should go for it..you’ll save alot of money & his name is unique-def not ugly kind of cute actually..hes probably lonely & doesnt have any grand kids so would like someone to carry on his name,I think itd be a sweet story to tell your kid
Good Luck!
May 18th, 2011 at 12:41 am
I see dumb people!
May 18th, 2011 at 1:28 am
ummm… midwife is a friend that helps with the breathing and delivery thing. and i think the safety of the mother and the baby should be more important than the saving money thing.and what if something was wrong with the baby or wasnt breathing? then what wood u do if u werent at a hospital?
May 18th, 2011 at 1:38 am
Lol you should publish a book!!! What a great story, kept me entertained for a while.
May 18th, 2011 at 2:37 am
um well there’s an unassisted birth thing where you have the baby at home with no to help you like the way it was intended to be. here’s the webiste it has information and videos and stories http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ it sounds like something i would want to do,
May 18th, 2011 at 3:02 am
Dear God I hope you are joking.
May 18th, 2011 at 3:49 am
You must have just watched the ‘business of being born’, eh?
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
I had my baby at home, I labored a bit in the bath tub, but I had my babe in a squat position using my bed for support.
I know you are not quite serious but for information purposes, birthing at home for low risk women is safer than a hospital because you do not have doctors looking to intervene.
The C-sec rate in the US is over 33%, that is 1 in 3!
Other countries use midwives to deliver babies.
Home birth allows you to have instant mother/babe bonding unlike a hospital.
Less chance of infection, and well the list goes on.