Brave. Very brave.
The two young Dutch blokes you’re about to meet, host a TV series called Guinea Pigs. They set themselves up with ridiculous experiments, where they use themselves as the test subjects….
And then one of them had the bright idea of finding out what childbirth really feels like.
Like we said, brave.
Two hours, a lot of screaming and quite a few electrodes to the stomachs later – they beg for mercy. The expression of the midwife – a woman who has watched the real thing for a duration of far longer than 2 hours – is one of someone who knows better. She is bemused.
Take a look (the pain really starts to set in around the 4 minute mark):
And for the women reading this who HAVE experienced childbirth?
You are SO entitled to feel a little smug right now. Alright. A lot smug.
2 hours? Soft…
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I HAD natrual childbirth with twin boys .I know what labor feels like the contractions are a killer at times.i was in labor for 15 hours straight and i pushed two hours straight i felt like i was pooping two large watermellon out me.my husband coached me got to deliver our twin boys with doctors help.
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA dear lord that was funny
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Life and Death for Dads: Fathers Share Experience of Neonatal Resuscitation
http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?tag=neonatal-resuscitation
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Try 1 or 2 kidneystones! Women who’ve had 6 children and in hospital for kidney stone said they’d rather have 6 more children than 1 kidney stone! Forget about wires and things I’ve had two kidney stones and kidney infection- woman or man you cry!
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Yeah! I know it’s not a pain contest, but I had gallstones and it was possibly the worst pain freaking EVER. I think even marginally worse than my sciatica from 2 years earlier.
My mum spoke to someone who had gallstones and also given birth and she said gallstones were way, way worse!
I’ve said goodbye to my gallbladder now so no more opportunity for gallbladder attacks!
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I don’t blame them for bailing at two hours, I would have, if I could have. In fact, I think I tried to change my mind about having a baby by the time the contractions got serious with my second, but the midwives wouldn’t listen.
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oh that’s cute. I liked the laughing gas bit – I said the exact same thing
Good on these guys. I did pain management techniques at a physio before my second and I must say, it did help alot. You do forget, it’s true. And labour, as appalling as the pain is, does end. unlike sleep deprivation which goes on for a long time 
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The worst pain of child birth is not in the contractions. It’s all your body parts being stretched and broken beyond thinkable. No male can ever experience this.
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those two guys will have learned pain management techniques that they can use their whole lives.
And I bet they will make fantastic birth partners to their own wives!
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The day I will do this is the day that they can simulate getting kicked in the nuts for a woman to feel…
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And how long does that pain last?
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Its something similar but this in no way really shows the true nature of childbirth. Once you’ve felt like your being ripped into two from your vagina to your tits, then you will know childbirth.
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Hats off they gave it a go and they have just discovered the tip of the iceberg. I was hoping to see them simulate the baby crowning … Now that would have been funny
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sorry people but putting a man through pain on his lower abdomen is NOT experiencing child birth! unless you have a vagina and uteris, your never going to know how it feels. just a bad idea for something impossible… its the same thing with never knowing how a vaginal or clitoral orgasm feels. unless you have them, you will never know no matter what kind of pain you are put through.
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Sounds like another way for mothers to put pressure on each other,who had the most painfull labour,the most stitches ets. Easy labour pfft not a real woman until youve had an epesiotomy. Ok I get it,men have no idea what its like to have the pain of childbirth. ladies if its that bad why do you line up time and time again to do it. You could always adopt
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Because it’s an awesome prize at the end.
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Sorry, what now?! Because otherwise you wouldn’t be alive, because otherwise it would be impossible to adopt as who would give birth to the babies (?), because otherwise we wouldn’t be able to have our own biological children? Because time and time again, we women have shown we can TAKE IT!! I think the amount of pain we go through to make a life gives us the right to complain so cut us a little slack.
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This is hilarious.
Not sure if the “they have no idea” comments add anything – take it for what it is, a funny prank. But thank you ladies – your comments have reassured me I am doing the right thing not having kids!
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I think it’s different for everyone but I though the burning from pushing baby out was nothing compared to the contractions. They just get worse and worse and when you start pushing the contraction pain kinda goes away you just become stupid exhausted all a sudden. But I was cut once tore second time. That again was nothing compared to the contractions. And no MOST women don’t get the drugs. Both my kids were drug free and I know a few women who had nothing either lol.
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I had 37 hours of active labor….. so those guys have no idea really!
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Wimps. Two hours? Try doing that for days! Better yet, add “back labor” to it where they get it in their backs at the same time. And for the grand finale, try squeezing something the size of a watermelon through an opening the size of a lemon. Give me a damn break.
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OMG thats so fuuny!
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And they didn’t even have to dilate As close as males can get i guess
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Hilarious! And confirmed… I’m definitely never having children.
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Did they get pain relief like most women?
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You didn’t watch it, did you?
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I want to see Hamish & Andy take that challenge on!
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I could also picture them doing this one too.
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That’s hilarious. Try 14 hours with an epidural that only worked on one side & the episiotomy. Oh & the vomitting before that & the needles to stop the vomiting. And pushing the baby out your vagina!
Good on them for having a go.
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This was done here in Australia a few years ago – Dr Andrew Rochford did it with OB Michele Batey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdFdmE9A84
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Oh god, I loved watching that and those boys are adorable for trying. But hot damn, now I’m really scared. Question: is it the contractions that are the most painful? What about the actual push at the end when the head comes out? How does that compare?
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Everyone is really different obviously but the worst part is usually ‘transition’ – just before you start pushing – where the contractions often come very fast with no break in-between. YOu can feel as though you’ve crossed over into a parallel universe and the marathon has no end! For me personally, the transition phase in the births of my children was far more intense and challenging than the pushing part …but everyone, as I said, is very different.
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You are soooooo right about that.
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In 2nd stage you don’t often contract as often and you feel an irresistible urge to push. When the head is crowning is the most painful as your tissue is stretching (it feels like burning). I described it as “like sh*^+ing a football” to a friend with my first baby. Once the heads out its all good.
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aggghhhh yes, I remember when my son’s head was crowning and i was experiencing the burning stretching feeling, I wanted the midwife to push his head back up so it wouldn’t hurt so much….
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Burning and stretching? What about the ripping and tearing? I suppose with an episiotomy it feels like burning and stretching, but without it, like with my first one….. holy cow!!
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Episiotomy doesn’t make much of a difference at the time. I had one with my first and tore (on the scar) with all the rest. The difference is afterwards. Tears heal faster than an episiotomy.
Episiotomies are done only after the skin is stretched and showing signs of tearing anyway.
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I pushed for 3 hours, only to have her head stuck and needing to be pushed back in so yes for me the pushing was more painful.
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BRILLIANT!!
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That is the funniest thing I have watched in a long while! They did, indeed look exactly like women in labour- the groans, the rocking, the writhing around- it was hysterical! But 2 hours?! The average labour is 12 hours- plus then you have to push out an (average) 3 kg baby, have stitches to repair the damage, bleed like a stuck pig for weeks, and have your nipples pinched and sucked on every few hours (agonising in itself, espcially for a first time mum). Now if we could just simulate THAT, I’d appreciate these guys even more!
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Oh i remember that frantic feeling of “i cant take this anymore”. But when i did it there was no easy option out, or stopping at 2 hours… More like 18+. !!! The midwife was great wasnt she?
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This is beyond funny.
Not only did they have it easy because it only went for 2 hours… BUT Dennis got to move freely, which is not something a heavily pregnant woman in the middle of labour can do successfully. I would have happily flung myself all over the bed had I not been at risk of dislocating something… namely my vagina.
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That was absolutely fantastic! It should be compulsory for all men in antenatal classes I think
They really looked like they were in labour and the positioning helped even for them. If only they had some idea of what it was like to push out a watermelon as well…
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Thanks for putting that up! It was really funny lol !!!
Those guys were good sports! Now at least they realised how bad it was hehee
And yes totally smug right now!!!!!!!!
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