A labor and delivery nurse has shared the things men do in the delivery room that give her ‘the ick’ – and there is no shortage of irritations.
Nurse Kim, who posts to TikTok under the username @nursekimwellness, shared the top five blunders she has seen from partners of women in labor.
She launched into her list of worst five grievances in reverse order.
‘Number five, the gamer dad,’ she began.
‘It’s the guy who, right when we get into the hospital, the mom’s getting situated, she is peeing in cups, she’s getting checked, she’s getting IVs, poked, blood drawn, and he’s asking “how do I hook my Xbox up to the TV? Can you help me do that?”‘
‘You’re gonna tell me you’re gonna play video games while she’s in labor?’ she asked incredulously.
‘How about you come help her and make yourself useful,’ the mom-of-seven suggested.
Next on the list was what the nurse called the ‘Answer Man.’
A labor and delivery nurse has shared the things men do in the delivery room that give her ‘the ick’ (stock image)
‘This is the guy that when I come into the room and I’m talking to the patient, [he’s] answering,’ Kim said.
‘I’m sorry but I don’t think that you are the one having a baby come out of your body so maybe we will let her answer that.
‘I’m asking how she is doing, if she wants anything for pain, if she is ready for an epidural, what her thoughts are on this or that, and he is answering.
‘This is her body. She is fully capable of answering for herself. Also, she’s the one going through it,’ she shared.
Kim then turned her attention to one of the more ‘shocking’ habits of new dads – and that is going to get high.
‘These are the dads who say they’re gonna take a little walk, go to the car, get some food, and they come back clearly high as a kite.
‘You’re not fooling anybody’ she quipped. ‘We can see it from a mile away.’
‘Actually, we can smell it from a mile away because now the entire unit smells like cannabis and cheap cologne.’
Nurse Kim shared the top five blunders she has seen from partners of women in labor (stock image)
Nearing the top of the actions that men should avoid in the labor ward is when the father is on his phone the entire time.
‘It’s like a loud, business meeting the entire time,’ Kim added scathingly.
‘If you’re gonna be loud and on the phone while she’s trying to be relaxed and in labor, maybe you can go in the hallway or take it outside,’ she declared.
Kim then revealed what her biggest – and most common – issue in the delivery room is.
‘It’s the men who over-sexualize everything in the labor and delivery process,’ she shared. ‘It’s disgusting. You’re giving creepy guy vibes.’
‘I’m putting gloves on to check dilation and you’re talking about a threesome. Or the baby’s breastfeeding and you’re talking about it being your turn,’ she continued.
Kim then gave honorable mentions to the men who are always eating while their partner is giving birth, and the men who don’t kick the visitors out so the new mom can rest.
‘And of course I’m gonna give an honorable mention to the dad who was flirting with the nurse the entire time,’ she concluded the video. ‘It is so inappropriate.’
