https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:23:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-291033 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:35:54 +0000 Crisark 291033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't allow my youngest (5) to watch any type of birth at this age. My oldest (9) that would be a different story.<br /> But, in this situation I wouldn't have shown actual videos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-291023 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:26:39 +0000 Minnie_Girl 291023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure, as long as the birth was natural and calm and quiet. There are plenty of births that are scary to ME, haha! But a water birth or something similar would be nice. I wouldn't want my LO's impression of birth to be one of helplessness or fear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290947 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:41:00 +0000 cyndistar3 290947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If my lo was truly interested in the process I totally would. However thankfully she was content knowing that the baby was in my belly and that she was going to come out. Especially since I ended up with a c-section, there is no way I would show her that but I showed her my scar and she understood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290938 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:35:31 +0000 Honeybee 290938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I would totally let DD watch a birth video when she's old enough to understand what it is going on (3-4-ish maybe?). If our hospital would have allowed it, I totally would have let her watch DS's birth. Fwiw, my mom always had her kids in the hospital room while giving birth and none of us were scarred by the experiences. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290937 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:35:29 +0000 LuLu Mom 290937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I would for sure not allow it in real life, and I would be hesitant about videos at such a young age. I would try finding a book or something else that helped me explain it correctly without potentially traumatizing him/her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290932 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:32:00 +0000 Grace 290932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not in real life (or someone my kid knew). Lots of dads are traumatized seeing their wife in that much pain, so I wouldn't want to risk it in a child. But, if I found a video that didn't look too bad, i might. Or I might start off with an animal birth. Those are really cool and the animal usually doesn't look in pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290835 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:14:59 +0000 runsyellowlites 290835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! We planned a homebirth and left it up to DS (8 y/o) to be here or not. If he had been a bit younger he probably would've been more intrigued and gone for it. lol. I think it helps promote a natural perspective to birth instead of it being some taboo/scary thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290826 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:11:19 +0000 tequiero21 290826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm with @foodnerd81 - thought u meant in the actual room to which i'd say no way jose!</p> <p>i agree with @ali - sounds like you handled it appropriately. i personally wouldn't but to each their own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290771 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:34:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 290771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: I agree with your mom.</p> <p>At first I thought you meant in the actual room while you give birth-- that, I would personally draw the line at. I know plenty of people do it, but I wouldn't be comfortable with my small child thinking the new baby was hurting me.<br /> But, since he kept asking questions even after you told him some very basics, I think what you did was really appropriate. Better for him to understand how it works now than to learn about it when he is a preteen and totally grossed out, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290770 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:33:46 +0000 Mrs. Train 290770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think honest age appropriate answers is best. If they are old enough to ask more than they are old enough to know the answer. Mine were very interested in how their sister was going to come out but I was going in for a c section so we just said the doctor was going to take the baby out of mommy's belly and that mommy would have a big boo boo. They seemed satisfied so we left it at that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290760 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:27:58 +0000 Cherrybee 290760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum always said that if I was old enough to ask the question I was old enough for an honest answer. Of course, she tailored the details to suit my age - just like you did. It sounds like he completely understood and isn't traumatised in any way so I'd say you did the right thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290737 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:17:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 290737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always just left it as, "She will go to the Dr. and the Dr. will help her get it out". This seemed to be enough information for the little guys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-let-your-young-child-watch-a-live-birth#post-290732 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:15:23 +0000 Mrs.B 290732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the past few months as my belly has really started to grow DS has been asking alot of questions on how we are going to get the baby "out". In his young preschooler brain he thought the Dr. was going to get the baby out threw my belly button. After a few weeks of him talking about it I decided he should know the facts. I found some good videos of live births that were not to graphic but still showed enough so he would know where the baby comes out of and what happens. He was very interested in the videos and understood what was happening. He now says the "Dr. is going to help me get it out of my mommy booty" lol. After talking to some family they thought it was gross/weird that I would allow him to watch the videos? Would you let your young child watch a birth video? Or would you rather they not "know" what is going to happen? </p>