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Today in WTF: Childbirth Orgasm Video

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:18:00 GMT

"Orgasmic birth. It will change the way you feel about childbirth... and yourself... forever."

Yes, but if we found out our Moms had done this, we might end up just a wee bit traumatized to find out. Although we should add that we're not against it or anything and we're certainly not going to stop anyone from climaxing for any reason, at any time. [Whoops! Typo fixed-- for some reason this went up before it was finished, incomplete thoughts, sentences, and missing words and all. Sorry about that! No offense intended! Snark intended, though.]

Is this trailer for a supposed documentary yuck... or yum? In any case, this video creeps us the hell out. It reminds us way too much of something produced by the Church of Scientology, know what we mean? Not the act of it-- the video makes the act seem weirder than it is.

Strollerderby has a similar reaction: not against the act, certainly it's a little on the stranger side of the life, but totally weirded out by the clip.

[B]efore you say, "Don't knock it 'til you've tried it," let me be the first to tell you that trying it isn't an issue, because it'll never happen.

You tell me what the creepy factor is. For me, on a scale of one to ten, this is an eleven. But maybe I'm just uptight.

Reader reaction was divided, mostly in favor of the practice:

1) No, you're uptight.

2) The concept isn't creepy. The background music is. Eew.

Our sentiments exactly. One day, someone is bound to make a video about childbirth orgasms that one doesn't constantly expect a laughing and smirking Tom Cruise to come popping out of.

More on this war of words, via Strollerderby.

67-Year-Old Midwife Makes the Women Cum. Hard.

Nicole Pasulka — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:10:00 GMT

We live in perpetual fear of giving birth. Sorry, know it’s not cool, but watermelons out of lemons, motherhood, stirrups -- that is scary shit, people! But, we’re always down to report on orgasm-related science, even if it does involve amniotic fluid, and this article on midwife pioneer May Gaskin has taught us a couple things:

Caesarean Sections: Happen a lot

Ricki Lake is really into home birth.

Childbirth: Orgasmic! (Sometimes)

This midwife is selling us natural childbirth by claiming we can get off on it. According to Gaskin, “It’s the only way I can think to market [natural childbirth] to (this) generation.” And, she's right, we'd hang upside down by our toenails if it we thought it would get us off. Ladies, next time you want to have an orgasm, put the Rabbit away and get yourself knocked up.

You could end up in Orgasmic Birth, the movie.

How to F*ck Up Your Kid From Childbirth: Have an Orgasm While He Makes His Way Down the Birth Canal

Emily Farris — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Sometimes we stumble upon a website we wish we wouldn't have. One such example is orgasmicbirth.com. In case you were wondering, it's exactly what you think it is.

Orgasms can be great pain relievers, yes, but it doesn't exactly seem like that's what they're going for here. And sometimes these things happen by accident. But purposely having your first experience with your living, breathing child be an orgasmic one? Well, that's a little too new age-y, even for us.

If you're into that sort of thing, they're making a documentary about it. And we do know a few men who are really into pregnant ladies. So maybe someone will be glad we found this site.

[Via MomLogic]