S/O Male nurse during delivery

[Anonymous]

If you can, ask for a male nurse.
Women are like wolves to each other when it comes to childbirth.
There is pain involved and women nurses are mean, men on the other hand are so much more sympathetic and understanding.
None of this 'I pushed out six' etc etc

[Anonymous]

If you aren't comfortable definitely say something!!
If you are going to Sibley they don't have any male nurses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't comfortable definitely say something!!
If you are going to Sibley they don't have any male nurses.

I had a male nurse at sublet on the post partum wing

[Anonymous]

Sibley. Sorry. Auto correct

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't comfortable definitely say something!!
If you are going to Sibley they don't have any male nurses.

Had a male nurse recently for Labor and Delivery at Sibley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you from a Middle Easter country? If so, then I undertand how you feel because you have been brought up to believe that it wrong for a man other than your huband to see you but you live in America now and we have a whole different way of thinking. I don't think you would refuse to see an AA dr. or nurse, so why do you think it is all right to discriminate against a male nurse?

Realistically, do you truly believe he has a particular interest in your body? He doesn't. You are just another patient and he is just as well educated as a female nurse; you'll be damn glad he's there when you need him.

You've had intercourse, conceived a child and you are embarrased to have a male nurse? I wonder if you are mature enough to rear a child!

WTF!!! Really. If she's uncomfortable she's uncomfortable. Sheesh I can't wait until my kid is here and I am too busy to read mean, judgmental, passive, aggressive, and borderline racist comments such as this!

[Anonymous]

Either way. It is a medical professional who will not hurt anyone. You are at the mercy of the hospital staff and they will do everything to help you deliver safely.
But you cannot make rules about who they can and cannot employ
If the maternity ward is busy, they give you what they can with the resources that they have.
I would suggest you talk about your fears with a therapist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you from a Middle Easter country? If so, then I undertand how you feel because you have been brought up to believe that it wrong for a man other than your huband to see you but you live in America now and we have a whole different way of thinking. I don't think you would refuse to see an AA dr. or nurse, so why do you think it is all right to discriminate against a male nurse?

Realistically, do you truly believe he has a particular interest in your body? He doesn't. You are just another patient and he is just as well educated as a female nurse; you'll be damn glad he's there when you need him.

You've had intercourse, conceived a child and you are embarrased to have a male nurse? I wonder if you are mature enough to rear a child!

WTF!!! Really. If she's uncomfortable she's uncomfortable. Sheesh I can't wait until my kid is here and I am too busy to read mean, judgmental, passive, aggressive, and borderline racist comments such as this!

Absolutely nothing racist but OP is definitely sexist!

[Anonymous]

You ladies are sexist pigs. Just sayin'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You ladies are sexist pigs. Just sayin'.

Oh Puh-leze. How many men get their prostate checked by a woman? There are certain times in your life when you just feel more comfortable with someone of your own gender and there is NOTHING wrong with that! Men who go into predominantly female lines of work need to respect that just as women who go into traditionally male jobs need to respect the code of conduct in place before she gets there or don't go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you from a Middle Easter country? If so, then I undertand how you feel because you have been brought up to believe that it wrong for a man other than your huband to see you but you live in America now and we have a whole different way of thinking. I don't think you would refuse to see an AA dr. or nurse, so why do you think it is all right to discriminate against a male nurse?

Realistically, do you truly believe he has a particular interest in your body? He doesn't. You are just another patient and he is just as well educated as a female nurse; you'll be damn glad he's there when you need him.

You've had intercourse, conceived a child and you are embarrased to have a male nurse? I wonder if you are mature enough to rear a child!

WTF!!! Really. If she's uncomfortable she's uncomfortable. Sheesh I can't wait until my kid is here and I am too busy to read mean, judgmental, passive, aggressive, and borderline racist comments such as this!

Absolutely nothing racist but OP is definitely sexist!

What?! It's one thing to say I won't go to any male doctors but it's something entirely different to say you are uncomfortable with all yournsplendor hanging out it what is a very personal moment. Additionally, OP says she already has a child so she has some sense of what the situation is like. Personally, I think it's difficult having anyone walk into your room lift up your robes and take a peek, male or female. Geeze, get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Personally, I think it's difficult having anyone walk into your room lift up your robes and take a peek, male or female. Geeze, get over it.

do you want the doctors and nurses to make their descisions and diagnose without looking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Personally, I think it's difficult having anyone walk into your room lift up your robes and take a peek, male or female. Geeze, get over it.

do you want the doctors and nurses to make their descisions and diagnose without looking?

You must be the same poster from above, so yes, that is exactly what I want, a diagnosis without them looking. Your stupidity is frightening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you can, ask for a male nurse.
Women are like wolves to each other when it comes to childbirth.
There is pain involved and women nurses are mean, men on the other hand are so much more sympathetic and understanding.
None of this 'I pushed out six' etc etc

Wow. My mother is a Labor & Delivery nurse and she would be deeply hurt to read something like this. She loves what she does, and works so hard to care for her patients. She wants them to have a wonderful experience.

[Anonymous]

I found that the hot dog guy on the street near my office could have been in the delivery room and I wouldn't have given a crap during delivery. Generally speaking, male nurses don't bother me at all in a hospital setting. I do prefer female OBs at the office though because it is sometimes nice to have your own gender if a physical check is involved.

After delivery, at Sibley, I had a male nurse in the postpartum ward. He was great and I didn't care at all that he was a guy. When the time comes, your sensitivity to the whole thing may not be pronounced at all. It may be the last thing on your mind.

Full disclosure, my dad was a male nurse in the ER for 25 years. So, I'm kinda accustomed to it. He saw so many bits and parts of men, women, and children that he never thought twice about it.