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It actually didn't occur to me to look. My doctor asked if I wanted to feel his head and when I declined he asked if I wanted a mirror and I declined that also. I think if we have another baby I may want a mirror. Just for a quick peek!

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My doc. never offered.... I would not have looked anyway.

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I didn't see my DD come out. I'm not sure if I could have either, but I wasn't asked to look. DH saw the whole thing though... lucky bastaard!!

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They asked me if I wanted a mirror or if I wanted them to video tape the birth. My answer was HELLLS NO!!

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no i didnt watch and i dont think there is anyway i could have. the nurse asked me if i wanted to feel her head and i screamed at her NOOOOOO!!!! i felt bad cuz she was such a nice lady lol

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I didnt watch until until I saw the video that DH took of the birth...very interesting

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I think there was a mirror there but I didnt ask to use it.. this time I might.

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they had a mirror there, i think i tried to look but couldnt see anything so i just concentrated on pushing insted..next time i may try to see again..that stuff is cool to me, im weird though lol

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Posted by Palebride

I didn't watch. And from what my husband says, I don't think I'd want to!!

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I definitely didn't want to see anything-- but, I did see her crowning I guess... and when they pulled her out, I was looking down. Ugh, then the placenta.

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They never offered me a mirror but my DH's face said it all. :) I did somehow see his privates before anyone else and remember shreiking "It's a boy!!" and then burst into tears (of joy).

On a sidenote, I did see the reflection of my c/s in the metal of the overhead light.

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With Madelyn they told me to look but I had my eyes screwed up tight to push. After almost 3 hours, there was no WAY I was taking a break to watch.

With Eliza, she came so fast no one thought to tell me to look. Thats ok though, during a break between contractions, I looked up and saw everything in the reflection of an unlit light.

However, I was blessed to be able to watch my SIL give birth to my nephew (when I was 35 weeks pregnant myself ). It was by far the single most life-altering experience of my life.

Going through childbirth is an amazing thing- but everything is kind of dream-like and fuzzy when I think about my own birth experiences. To watch the unbelieveable strength needed to push a child into this world is unlike anything I've ever seen. Even though I've been through it twice on my own- I still look at my SIL with such admiration.

Our husbands/SO have no idea how lucky they are to witness it.

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There was a mirror at the end of the bed until she started crowning...then they moved the mirror. I was able to see her coming out though and I think (based on what I saw earlier in the mirror) that was the better angle for me LOL

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No thanks! I felt it. I didn't have to see it too.

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My mom asked the midwife for a mirror and I watched my son being born, to be quite honest, I was so caught up in the moment I can't really remember what I saw, but it was amazing to see what everyone else saw.

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I totally did not want to see the baby coming out. I didn't want Husband to see either. I thought it would ruin sex in the future.

I must admit I felt a bit freaked out when the baby first came out all wet and covered in blood. They placed the baby on my tummy and the umbilical cord scared me. I didn't know what to do. My motherly instincts sunk in when I got to our room and the baby was all cleaned up.