Kind of a weird situation, but I was at a party this weekend and (don't ask me why) the subject of shaving came up. One of the ladies is a hairdresser who does bikini and Brazilian waxes, and she said that she had a bunch of coworkers ask her to do Brazilians for them when they were pregnant because "the doctor/midwife told them to shave before the delivery".
???
I thought that pubic shaving before delivery went out of style 20-30 years ago. I even challenged this woman, asking if it wasn't just that these women were self-conscious and *chose* to be "bald" for their deliveries, rather than being "told to" do it by their OB/CNM. When I had my son 10 years ago, there was never any mention whatsoever about shaving from my midwife -- they didn't even shave me for my c-section. Another woman at the party has a 17yo and a 7yo and she was never told to shave by her OB. (all of these births happened in the same town, which only has two hospitals)
When I had knee surgery five years ago, I was very specifically told NOT to shave my leg for a week prior to the surgery, to minimize the chance of infection / microabrasions. I really did NOT want to go in there like a cactus, but at least I could understand the reasoning behind it.
I just truly cannot wrap my mind around this situation... it boggles my mind that anyone in this day and age would consider it "standard" or "necessary" to be shaved/waxed prior to the delivery. I know that more women than ever are shaving/waxing (pregnant or not) just as a personal grooming choice. A guy at the party said his stepmother has been an L&D nurse for eons and she had remarked a while back that shaving has become much more popular in the past 3-4 years.
But I just can't believe that there are OBs (and midwives! I *really* had a hard time believing that a CNM would say this!) out there telling women who are 8-9 months pregnant that they need to shave off their pubic hair before coming to the hospital, or else the hospital will shave it off when they get there.
I figure if anyone will know, it will be you folks here... is this really a standard procedure anymore???
speaking of...hahaha! i stayed up the latest!!! (yep, i'm still up!) guess what? y'all can find your undies in the freezer!
does anyone have prince albert in a can? i suspect my age is showing... shall we do each other's makeup now? oh boy! the pizza guy just pulled up. pizza first and then makeup.
one of my favorite things about my fellow nurses is the fact that most of us aren't ashamed to talk about anything!!!!
ain't that the truth? my poor husband learned the hard way not to go to a restaurant with a group of nurses!
Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.
My coworker is in a dance recital tonight, and it has a Willy Wonka theme. She's dressing up as the chunky chocoholic kid, and the little preschoolers are the Oompa Loompas who "escort" (push) her out of the chocolate factory.
How funny that your comic mentioned that today of all days!
The direction this thread has been heading lately reminds me of a Robin Williams routine I have on Ipod which among other things refers to why the eyes are up here and the parts are way down there.
Another forum I post on has an ongoing theme associated with naked mole rats - y'all have ruined that forever for me! I'll never be able to view them the same way again - especially the one little critter wearing the Navy "dixie" sailor's cap! (don't ask)
After hanging out with you folks in this thread all week, all I could think of was, "There are more "brazilians" in SoCal than you could possibly count!"
After hanging out with you folks in this thread all week, all I could think of was, "There are more "brazilians" in SoCal than you could possibly count!"
All this time talking, you could have been grooming. Then I, in all my stallionhood, might want you. Anyways, I better check on my wife in the kitchen to make sure she isn't wearing any socks or shoes.
all this time talking, you could have been grooming. then i, in all my stallionhood, might want you. anyways, i better check on my wife in the kitchen to make sure she isn't wearing any socks or shoes.
i'm all out of wax. would some turtle wax work instead?
brillohead, ADN, RN
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I honestly had *no* idea that this thread was going to deteriorate the way it did... but I'm glad that it did!
This has been a hoot! Online slumber parties ROCK!
And the turkey-neck-and-gizzards comment...... SOOOOOOO true!