Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The catwalk in the labor room?
Hello everyone, welcome to fall! Bellamy started first grade yesterday, and so far, fingers crossed, everything's looking good. Molly doesn't start preschool until next Monday, so trying to get any work done or updating blogs has been a real challenge this week. But I just read something I couldn't resist commenting on. The snarky guilty-pleasure blog Jezebel.com just posted this mind-boggling news: A company called Binsi has just come out with a line of skirts, robes and tops to wear while you are giving birth! Now, while I do think the thin cotton robes provided by the hospital leave a lot to be desired in terms of comfort, style, and modesty, the idea of purchasing something new just to wear while you labor strikes me as absolutely absurd. If you choose to labor at home or in a less restrictive birthing center or hospital, you probably have your own comfy T-shirt to wear through labor. Or more likely, you'll be naked. Whatever you do wear will get covered with sweat, blood, and other body fluids, so why spend $50 bucks on a "labor skirt"??? Well, this just proves that there is a market for everything (or at least someone trying to make a buck off every moment of life), no matter how ridiculous.
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3 comments:
I agree- a labor skirt is a crazy thing, and quite impractical- what if an emergency procedure needs to be done? The hospital gowns are certainly not flattering but they're designed that way for a reason, right?
I'm looking forward to checking out your book!
Egads!
I checked out the Binsi website. The testimonials are (unintentionally) hilarious. Apparently, Binsi-wear made it possible for these women to experience a transcendent birth. Everything would have been ruined - just ruined! - if they had been forced to wear one of these horrid hospital gowns. Yeah, right. They should've hired you to write more convincing ad copy. ;-)
Lisa in Israel
Yikes. I actually used a binsi and found it really nice, better than a t-shirt. AND this time the nurses didn't tell me 400 times that they'd have to cut to off if I got an epidural or had a cesarean. So maybe there is more to it than you think. I don't see you commenting negatively on post-cesarean underwear...
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