You wouldn’t think the delivery room would be a place for humor, but doctors and nurses will tell you differently. There are plenty of opportunities for strange and hilarious things to present themselves when delivering a baby. That’s just the strange world we live in. Here are some weird and funny stories straight from the horse’s mouth.
Wrong Time For A Date
Reddit user Ash_ash and her roommate had a strange encounter when they were in the delivery room helping deliver a baby. The father of the child didn’t have tact, to say the least.
My roommate and I just finished our labor and delivery rotation in July. During one of the births she was helping out in, the mom and the dad were separated but still good friends. So, while this woman is pushing out her baby, she begins to half tell/half scream that my roommate should date her ex/the baby daddy. The conversation went something like this:
Mom: You should really….(screams in pain)….go out with….(Screams again) him sometimes. He’s really fun.
Dad: I wouldn’t mind some drinks sometime, what are you doing this evening?
No, she did not go out with him.
Being Selfish For A Good Cause
When the big day comes, and you have to rush your wife to the delivery room, it’s not always wise to delay, even if you think it’s for a good cause. Your wife might not appreciate it.
im_a_sheep_ama wrote: My mother’s labor was extremely short; I was born within an hour. So, that means that she went from experiencing minimal pain to extreme pain with little time to adjust.
When my dad was driving her to the hospital, he unfortunately had to stop for gas. He went to pay, and just then, an elderly man in a wheelchair stopped him, asking him to buy cigarettes for him as the store was not wheelchair accessible.
My mom then proceeded to lean out the window, yelling, “DON’T HELP THE CR**PLE.”
We have never let her forget that one.
Salad Tongs
Medical instruments can look scary and foreign to most of us with our untrained eyes. One woman mistook forceps in the most hilarious way.
Jpuckey wrote: When my brother was born, they had to use forceps to get him out. My mom saw them and screamed, “THOSE ARE SALAD TONGS! YOU ARE NOT PUTTING ANY KITCHENWARE IN THERE!”
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