Yes.
I think it would be fascinating and moving, and I don’t think I’d be too freaked out by my mother’s coochie. I’d prefer a “these are the emotional reponses of those present” type affair over “this is a detailed examination of your mother’s innards” directorial debut, but I could put up with both. I think I’d be too curious to turn down either, to be honest.
Yes. Absolutely. For several specific reasons.
I’ve never witnessed a birth in person. I’ve seen one all the way through on videotape, up close and clear. It was shown during my E.M.T. training, and was nobody I knew.
I didn’t breathe right away when born, I’d kind of like to know how they handled that in 1962, and how long I went without breathing.
The gore factor is not an issue for me, and to be very honest, the immense intimacy aspect isn’t an issue either. I love watching Maternity Ward, on T.L.C.. It is endlessly fascinating to me. It is the human experience stripped completely of artifice. This week I watched a fairly young mother ( 15 ) and her equally young partner, have their baby. This boy was all about tough and detached…until the baby arrived. I find it heartening for some reason to see that no matter what the veneer of your existence is, when this life-affirming event occurs, you are simply a human witness. Not a tough-assed street punk, not an attorney, not a pipe-fitter, not a crack-addict. You’re just a human being, delivering or attending a birth. ( IMHO one does not “assist” in a birth, that’s insulting to the woman who’s doing the heavy liftin’ there ).
Some of the comments in here kind of connect to a recent thread about a child sibling changing a sib’s diaper. To me, there is zero "skeevy oh my god it’s my mother’s private’s " issue there. It’s not about her sex, it’s about a new life- in the case of this thread, OUR own lives starting out. How can that be skeevy? How can that not be beautiful?
I know, I might get a lot of flame for the fact that I’ve not witnessed a birth live and so cannot comment on the incredible MESS inherent. Feh, I say. I saw the videotape, right through delivery of the placenta. I’ve also ( in my work as an EMT ) attended two miscarriages. Had I witnessed a live birth in person, I’d have the same strong feelings as I do now, I truly believe.
Cartooniverse.
HELL no. There’s a reason memory doesn’t kick in until you’re about three.
LOL!
And in answer to the OP, no freakin’ way.
I might be a bit interested to see myself as in an infant on camera, but then again I’m not too intent on seeing my mothers vagina. Ugh, great, now I just pictured my mothers vagina, thank you very much, goodbye erections for the next two weeks.
What’s so gross? Those of you that say “no”, would you say no to watching any birth or just your own? I’m also curious if there are any gender differences here. Women look a their “cootchie” ( ie baby factory) much differently than men (ie sexy mama).
I would love to see my birth; however, being the old crone that I am, it’s highly unlikely that there is any photographic evidence of my birth. Hell, the father wasn’t even allowed within 40 yards back in the day!
I love watching the bloodiest surguries on TV but the thought of looking at me come out of my mother is too much. (ugh)
I would like to see me 1 minute after I was born.
Count me in the yes camp. My mom thought labor was really cool, though. I think I’d mind more if it was awful and traumatic, but I’d still want to see it.
More, I’d love to see what the doctors were doing in the three hours they left my mom in the hallway on a gurney. I doubt I needed three hours worth of help (as it was an easy birth).