Doctor Reacts: Surprise Birth in the Toilet at Work...!?

[@kristinw2600]

That teenage coworker has the BEST college application essay/job interview answer for "Tell about a time you faced an unexpected situation" or "dealt with adversity" or "had to deal with an emergency." Probably also a great lesson in "and this is why we do not put complete faith in birth control - use a second form or postpone sex."

[@SwearMY]

That poor teenage coworker. What a shock. She handled it like a trooper.

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

I’m curious if this influenced her later career. The sex ed teacher who starts off class with this dramatic story, etc.

[@dietotaku]

@@CKaffeineIVStat i can guarantee it influenced her sexual activity lol

[@WishGender]

@@CKaffeineIVStatcould also influence it the other way and push her as far away from working in healthcare as possible 😭💀

[@Shayron1989]

Great “tell us about a time where you worked under pressure” story for future job interviews 😅😅

[@MsBlulucky]

Hey Danielle, I just wanted to say that "you do the best you can with the information that you have" really helped me recently. My cat had to be put down due to failing kidneys. I had only found out 4 months before that she had renal insufficiency. Of course I wish I had known earlier so that I could have put her on a special diet sooner. But I can honestly say that I did the best I could for her with the information that I had and that just helps me a lot while grieving

[@blackwidor]

Its true ❤ sorry about your cat xx

[@Nan-59]

Aww. I’m so sorry about your kitty.❤ And you are right! You don’t d your best. I really think we all try to do our best in life, but sometimes shit just happens. ❤❤❤

[@mariannetfinches]

Since hearing the way she phrases it, I sometimes use the same phrase when talking to clients at my vet practice. It's so true. We can't act on information we don't yet have. I'm glad you've been able to find some peace of mind in that

[@ekbrandon93]

I used to work at a zoo, cats of all species are shockingly good at masking symptoms of illness/injury! This of course helps them in the wild, but can make treating them difficult since it's easy to miss things. I'm sure you did all you could. Sorry for your loss.

[@Polopony20.]

As someone who also lost a kitty to kidney failure, they hide it SO well. My guy was 13 and only started to get sick in his last year, we thought he'd caught FHV from his brother. Don't blame yourself.

[@amandasue444]

That 16 yr old girl just got the best birth control ever lol

[@nailsofinterest]

😂😂😂

[@Michelle-yw1lv]

Said that right !

[@angelic_ky]

My thoughts exactly

[@whisperingwooper1763]

I thought this as well lol

[@dietotaku]

minor pet peeve - it's not birth control because it's not preventing pregnancy during sexual activity, it's more like a chastity belt preventing the sexual activity itself...

[@shadowkissed2370]

Fun fact: On my due date, I had an appointment with my OB/GYN because we were planning to try a VBAC. Since I wasn’t showing any signs of labor, they did an ultrasound to check on things. But the machine kept beeping really loudly every time the tech tried to look at my baby. It was so confusing and even freaked out the tech, so she called in the doctor to take a look. When he did the scan, his face went pale. The doctor said the machine was estimating my baby was around 13-15 lbs. and the size of a 3-month-old! The doctor immediately told me if I wanted to attempt a VBAC, I’d need to be induced right away. I was rushed into the hospital and spent 2 days being induced, which is actually shorter than my first pregnancy (that took 5 days). But my body didn’t respond well to induction again, and I never got past 4 cm, so I ended up needing another C-section. We were all expecting a huge baby, but when they pulled him out, he was only 7 lbs. 14 oz.. Turns out, the machine was confused because he was 24 inches long and kept estimating his size based on his length. He is a adult now and he is 6'8".

[@sarahr2760]

My sister was the other way around. When my mum was in the hospital because she had a sceduled c-section. The doctor measured and told her that the longer baby is inside and can grow, the better because she measured extremely small. We hadn‘t found out she was pregnant until 5 months in, so it wasn‘t like she knew exactly when the due date was… she came and was perfectly sized… they measured her head and just like me, my other sister and my mum, the little one has a small head… still the wildest thing ever that I got another sister out of the blue when I was 16😂

[@velasciraptor]

My friend had the opposite problem with her child. She had gestational diabetes and her son while he was a fairly normal length was extremely fat. The estimate they gave her for the weight was 8 lbs. He ended up arriving via c-section weighing in at 12 lbs 15 oz. He's a kid right now but continues to be larger than his peers.

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

When my mother-in-law gave birth to my (future) husband, the nurses measured him four different times in the nursery because he was super wiggly, lean, and lanky. All of the nurses swore he looked longer than the 21 inches they measured him at. He’s 6’5” now as an adult.

[@velasciraptor]

@marthahawkinson-michau9611 my kid was also lanky, one of the ultrasounds the tech mentioned how long his arms and legs were. He was only 21 inches at birth but I'm slightly taller than average my husband is over 6 feet, and my siblings are easily over 6 feet. I will be shocked if my kid doesn't end up somewhere between 6'2"-6'5".

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

The length thing makes sense!! They kept estimating my oldest would be 4.5kg(almost 10lbs), my husband was almost 5kg(11lbs). Scans here (Korea) are notoriously wrong and always estimate foreign moms having gigantic babies. We assumed it was to encourage more C-sections (docs&hospitals prefer) but it could just be long legs. My family is known for having long babies, goes along with the last name, Long 😅 My oldest was 3.1kg, or 6lbs 13 oz. Just shy of 7lbs. 21inches, iirc

[@its_me_bree]

The face of the coworker is the face of someone who just decided she doesn't want kids 😂

[@sunshineloved]

Girl I needed this video a year ago when I had precipitous labor and delivered my baby at home with no one else there but my husband and 2 year old 😂. The dispatcher told us to tie off the cord with a shoelace! We didn't. The paramedics arrived and properly clamped the cord. It was a crazy night lol

[@SewardWriter]

Just please tell me your husband didn't tell you to make him a sandwich before the paramedics took you to hospital.

[@sunshineloved]

@@SewardWriter um no. My husband was the one who called paramedics. He was actually on the phone with 911 and my midwife at the same time. A phone to each ear 😂. He rode in the ambulance with me and held my hand while they stitched up my 3rd degree tear. He stayed up all night in the hospital with me because it was hospital policy that I couldn't be left alone with the baby. He also was basically the sole parent to our 2 year old while I recovered. As well as doing all the cooking and cleaning. Unfortunately patriarchy teaches us that we're supposed to be our husband's mother's, but that was never gonna be me.

[@SewardWriter]

@@sunshineloved Sounds like you got a good one. I wasn't so lucky. (No kids, but lots of injuries.)

[@sunshineloved]

@@SewardWriter oh goodness. Sounds like you're out of that situation now? Glad you're ok!

[@SewardWriter]

@@sunshineloved Yeah, fortunately. Ty! I blame childhood onset PTSD for my inability to see red flags.

[@barbarakompatscher5791]

I am an X-Ray tech, and years ago I had a case of "didn't know I was pregnant": A young woman had to do an x-ray of the lumbar spine after a small incident with her scooter, no biggie. She had already signed the declaration of being sure not to be pregnant and denied it again in front of us. She even bragged about being single since 4 months and having her usual periods... OK, I made the AP view all clear, until.... I noticed some "extra bones" that aren't supposed to be there. Shock. Bewilderment. As we cannot say something to the patient, I told her to wait in the changing room while I called my doctor, who confirmed it. A fetus of around 4 months, not lateral view needed. I sent her back to the emergency department and called her doc to alert him to "look at the image" (a code for "I've seen something but cannot tell you officially") . That was wild...

[@3lli0]

Better to find out then than five months later

[@squeeky7144]

That explains why they insist on pregnancy testing you even when you *know* you're not pregnant. Because sometimes you are 😬

[@barbarakompatscher5791]

@@3lli0 Let's say, her reaction was... unhinged. I still can her her screaming to her mom (who had brought er to the ER after the accident) after the ultrasound: "They found a baby in my belly!" The child must be around 10-12 by now,...

[@3lli0]

@barbarakompatscher5791 Oh my god! If that was her reaction then then it's a good job she didn't have a surprise, baby 😂

[@DianaWanMa]

@@barbarakompatscher5791and what’s the protocol after that? That’s too late to have an abortion, right?

[@Darkflowerchyld718]

Can we talk about the 2007 era makeup?! I felt like I was looking at my sister and her friends through a time machine! Missed you and our special time of the month Dr. J, welcome back 🩵

[@Llynnyia]

the icy glitter eyes yep!

[@annejeppesen160]

Life lessons I’ve learned from MDJ: 1. If you find yourself with a newborn without people who knows what they are doing: DON’T cut the umbelical cord and strip enough to give the baby complete skin to skin connection. 2. You do the best you can, with the information that you have* 3. JUST 👏 TAKE 👏 A 👏 PREGNANCY TEST! *a heartfelt thanks for that one, it recently helped me deal with regrets over decisions that turned out to be the wrong ones

[@gimygaming8655]

#3 tests can be false negative. My mom was 3 months pregnant and still popping negatives. Took 3 months for a test to finally show positive. Luckily her period stopped so she knew, but the tests wouldn't show. But pair my mom's situation with bleeding in early pregnancy and you would honestly never know

[@zigzagperson]

Glad #2 helped you It's really important life advice

[@jessicap5513]

#4: Never work in fast food.

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

@@zigzagpersonit helped me to deal with some terrifying situations in my life.

[@jnsmelinda]

I learned, that "if you vagina is sick, take it to the doctor".

[@Kristinapedia]

IT'S BEEN SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONG SINCE ONE OF THESE VIDEOS!!

[@kakefyll]

I know I was so happy when I saw this!!!

[@cherisefillinger9995]

Me too ❤❤❤

[@shevahauser1780]

i was worried she had stopped!

[@mariannetfinches]

Sing it with me, everyone - 🎶 It's the most wonderful tiiiime, of the mooooonth🎶

[@tracy3418]

Wish this show was still going! :(

[@KarenBarnettAuthor]

I like that you talk about precipitous labor here. With my first, my water broke and I didn't go into labor naturally. After about 12 hours, they started pitocin. So with my second, after my water broke, I called the advice nurse and asked if I could just wait at home for things to start. She said, "Things can be very different with a second baby, I think you should come in." She was absolutely right. My daughter was born within two hours of waters breaking. If I had waited, I might not have made it. We didn't even have time for pain meds.

[@dandani_g]

If I'm not wrong, I think I saw a video of her telling the story from when she had her 4th child. If she's the doctor I think she is, she knows first hand.

[@pancake2700]

when my mom went into labor with my little sister (2nd baby) my parents apparently stayed at the house a while to tuck toddler-me in and read me a bedtime story (my grandparents were there to watch me but i was stubborn about bedtime lol). i had come a month early so they'd given my mom something to try to delay labor (it didn't work very long), and i was born the next day after my mom noticed anything. so she figured she had time again cuz with that experience it was not quick. when they got to the hospital for my sister my mom was scolded a little for waiting because subsequent babies can come faster, and my dad didn't even have time to go back to get the camera out of the car til after my sister arrived cuz they told him he might miss the actual birth 🙈 luckily all was well tho, everyone was healthy, and she didn't come alarmingly fast, but definitely faster than me.

[@romicor9]

My grandma swears her 4th birth didn't take more than 15-20 minutes and she didn't go to the hospital because her neighbor was a midwife. We knew she has a high threshold for pain, but weren't expecting to hear she pushed an 11 lb baby at home with no meds and just mild discomfort.

[@alekk6956]

I had a precipitous labour with my first. 2h3m from first contraction / water trickle. My biggest fear was being told to wait it out at home, luckily when i called the midwife at 1.30am she said to come in to the hospital. Baby arrived at 3.11am. No time for an epidural, so I was unmedicated.

[@kathrinmariakrause5351]

Same for me. First one: 21 hours labor after water broke. Second one: Contractions started, getting heavier in the hour. Called midwife, if she could come and check on me. She said, she was at the hospital at the moment and I should just come in and we'll see. 30 minutes to the hospital, 45 minutes there until baby arrived. Midwife said later, if she had done a home visit, this would have turned into a home birth.

[@alexmccormick7478]

I don't know how many years I've been watching this series now but "you do the best you can with the information at the time" is a phrase that's really stuck with me. I love studying history and it's honestly a phrase that applies really well to that, people weren't stupid or any different from us, they just all did what they could with what they knew. It's amazing basically, keep saying it

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

Yes! All of this 👆🏾! I've found this phrase to be extremely helpful when my children are being too hard on themselves over making a mistake. Kind, comforting words mean so much!

[@minimomma1]

That poor 16 year old. That day at work was more likely to cause abstinence than any lesson in school.

[@CharlieApples]

Not for her future boyfriends though 😑

[@annejeppesen160]

Or a religious commitment to correct use of birthcontrol 🤨

[@SamAronow]

I choked on my food reading this. Thank you.

[@minimomma1]

I don't think abstinence only should be taught in schools. Sex education should be mandatory and comprehensive with information on how to prevent pregnancy and STIs.

[@yesthatmousyiris4887]

@@minimomma1 Agree sex can be risky and dangerous not only STDs but also injuries if you're not careful. I think people should learn so they can understand what they're getting into.

[@bees9342]

Watching this channel helped me out in a huge way last weekend. I was helping a neighbour out by checking on their goats while they were away for a few days, as three of their does were heavily pregnant. One evening I went over and one of the does was delivering but experiencing a lot of difficulty. She looked exhausted and the kid seemed to be coming out awkwardly. Given that livestock typically deliver without issue, I was there moreso to do a headcount and let the owners know if there had been a delivery rather than to actively assist. A sidenote here is that I have bad anxiety day to day. Public places without noise cancelling headphones? Disastrous. In contrast when a high pressure, unforeseen incident occurs, it unlocks a focus and steadiness that baffles me, honestly. So I keep mum calm, reassure her, and do my best to help deliver the kid without hurting mum or the baby. The leg that was hanging out of her was so cold, and he needed adjusting in the birth canal, but he and his twin brother were delivered safely. Mum was too tired to stand for more than a minute at a time and she laid down a lot, so I wound up milking her and feeding the kids so she could rest and they could get the energy and warmth from the milk asap. Even though MDJ is very much not a livestock channel, watching in the past helped me so much. I was mindful of the umbilical cord compression, risks with cutting it leading to infection, needing to get the babies warm, and potential dangers for mum, and it helped me make the right decisions. The kids are almost a week old and doing really well!

[@kgs2280]

That’s a great story! It’s funny how you mentioned a focus and steadiness in you that baffles you during an unforeseen incident, because the same happens to me. It's like I just get real calm and think about what needs to be done in an orderly progression. Even if I'm in a car accident that I can't avoid, my mind is suddenly, like in a split second, thinking, what can I do to get away, or how can I avoid serious damages? That has definitely saved my life in one instance, and someone else's in another. Same if someone gets hurt. It’s great, but weird and unexpected.

[@sonorasgirl]

Awe, glad everyone is ok!

[@rachelbroughton6457]

I love baby animal stories like this! My parents are sheep farmers and my dad has helped deliver many lambs and resuscitated newborn lambs a few times. He has even performed a cesarean on a sheep who was very, very unwell and very unlikely to survive. Lamb survived and was cared for and bottle fed in the house and yard!

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

You are amazing! Well done 👏🏽 👏🏽 Sounds like you're a great friend, & a solid support system during emergencies 😊

[@Desert-Dweller]

The anxiety but focus in an emergency is a symptom of ADHD. You might want to check that out. I've just discovered I have it at 57!

[@JudiWhitacre]

As soon as I saw the Title I knew it was this episode!!! I went to school with Danille and remember when this happened. It wasn't too far off from when I had one of my kids, so it was big news in our community (especially the expecting moms).

[@Mama_Bear524]

What a crazy story. Poor her that must’ve been terrifying. I’m glad it turned out well and she seems like a good mama.

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

I'm just popping in to say that I love your hair! 😊

[@jennjeffs4893]

Many years ago I was working at Hollywood Video (similar to blockbuster) I'd been working with a girl that was 17, I was 25 & had a 2 yr old. I'd been working with her for about 5 months but this one night was the first time we had ever closed together. She was friendly always on task, kinda shy but would also chit-chat with me a bit. After we closed the store, we always had to do rental check-ins, straighten shelves & restock the candy/popcorn/drinks. Usually takes about an hour. I was checking in rentals. Counting down tills & had her doing snacks & shelves. That day she was more quiet. I asked if she was ok she said she just felt "off" but she didn't want to go home. I noticed I couldn't hear the normal sounds of snack packages & what-not. I look on the camera & she's coming out of the restroom, a few minutes later she's going back into the restroom, then she emerged again, and went back in immediately & didn't come out. I can't leave the tills out or unattended so I finish what I'm doing & go to ask if she's ok.. I call her name from outside the door & get no reply & hear nothing. I wait a few minutes giving some privacy. I had a weird feeling so I knocked in the door & still she says nothing but I hear weird breathing... I run to grab the master key. Bang on the door & tell her I'm coming in if she doesn't answer. No reply again. I open the door & she's on the floor propped up against the wall sitting on a Mass amount of paper towels. Her pants are off & I see a little blood but can't see her vaginal area at that angle.. She didn not look pregnant she was maybe 110lbs. I ask what is going on, she said something hard is trying to come out. I'm like WTF are u talking about, she points down, so I walk over & look, I can see a baby crowing!!!!!!!! She starts to scream. I run & call 911 and run back to her, by then half of baby's head is out. She seems lethargic and disconnected. I told her to lie back & PUSH!!!!!!! And she did without much sound just total disconnect from reality. 10 minutes later baby is born. I put baby on mom & grabbed a huge roll of paper towels to cover baby & wipe his face. (It was a boy) I didn't cut cord or anything I just left baby on mom & consoled mom untill ambulance came. Mom & baby were fine. I was in shock. Next day I went to hospital to see them. She said she had no idea she was pregnant & didn't even have a name for him. I gave name suggestions & she ended up using one of them. Of course she quit working at HV with me. But 6 month later I opened up an in home daycare & he was my first baby to attend!!! Mama went to college & he was in my care for 6yrs until they moved away. We still keep in contact to this day!!!! That was in 2003..... thank God I had attend a few births before this!!

[@jackydooley6053]

It still doesn't make sense! She said she has to do a pregnancy test EVERY month in order to get her birth control, she tested negative in may and June but what happened from July to December?! Did she stop taking birth control or something?!

[@l_7376]

Right?!

[@SaheeliRai]

Maybe they cut out that information on purpose

[@jsomebody2289]

She might have quit having sex during that time, so no reason or need to go get birth control.

[@Hufflepuff_cookie]

Yes! I was wondering that too!!

[@jackydooley6053]

@@SaheeliRai probably, tlc will do ANYTHING for views!

[@heatherwallaert5165]

I WAS HOPING THIS WAS GOING TO COME BACK. You have no idea how incredibly excited I was to see this in my subscriptions!

[@theginjaninja93]

my coworker witnessed a friend have a baby on the toilet when she didn't know she was pregnant. About 18years old, grew up very quick in those moments.

[@frostsong9921]

I like to point out these moments when people think our grandparents were always “doing it”. Like they were getting pregnant before marriage and all that - but the reality of pregnancy was often a big deterrent for many women if they actually knew about it

[@nowandaround312]

@@frostsong9921 Actually, teen pregnancy rates were highest in the 1950s than they have been at any point since and they've been declining almost continuously for over 30 years. The average age at first pregnancy has also gone up, not down. In 1970 the average age was 21, last year it was 27. I couldn't find statistics for earlier than that about age at first pregnancy but I'm sure it was the same or younger. People are _much_ more responsible about sex and pregnancy than they used to be, now that more people are given the information and tools. When sex ed and contraception access decreases, then unintended pregnancies, and in particular teen pregnancies, increase. Fear of pregnancy has never worked as a method of birth control (not when that means total abstinence). Edit: My statistics are specific to the U.S. I assume you weren't talking about the entire world with thousands of different cultural practices and widely differing access to birth control and sex ed, so different it's impossible to make generalizations like the ones you were making.

[@midoriya-shonen]

I take "we do the best we can with the information we have" with me everywhere I go. It's the advice I give to my loved ones when they're beating themselves up over something. It's such a valuable and comforting pieces of assurance. Thank you Mama Doctor Jones!

[@bryonyvaughn2427]

That 16yo will forever have the best my-first-job-working-in-fast-food story. Her future grandchildren will know this story and might even mention it down the line in family lore.

[@allipendragon1980]

I genuinely think the last place I’d want to have a baby is at work aided by my coworkers. This whole situation sounds like a NIGHTMARE

[@annabees]

Most of my colleagues are men with kids so I'd be both OK and very uncomfortable, don't want them to remember my uha 😂

[@burdeegirl]

I work as a tech in an ER and my coworkers would never forgive me if I popped a kid out in the ER lol

[@MsJevious]

I delivered my youngest child at 28-29 weeks and she was 6lbs even and dropped to 5.8lbs before we left with her. But I was in the hospital for 2weeks before hand with the doctors giving me all kinds of things to help her prepare for life early. I also have rh- blood type and she was my third child. anyone who knows, knows. So glad she is happy and healthy today.

[@acaciawilliams9015]

@20:50 "is this yours?" 😂😂😂 I mean, I hope so or you just gave some random lady a baby that's not hers. So much for hospital security. I'm glad TLC doesn't run a hospital if this is how they think it's done. 😂

[@KxNOxUTA]

THANK YOU! If you hadn't said it then I would have 😂

[@hannahk1306]

I thought she said "This is yours.".

[@Queenofthatank]

*I'm 90% sure it was meant to be funny. But with TLC you never know*

[@flightsnotfeelings5867]

My favorite time of the month is back! I also need more Chicago Med reactions!! It’s absolutely crazy.

[@shevahauser1780]

or any show reaction

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

Yes! Chicago Med just had an episode this week dealing with a difficult delivery & maternal death 😔 I would appreciate Dr. MDJ's thoughts on it

[@DragonFae16]

At least this was an experienced mom who knew as soon as the cramps moved and she saw the head what was going on and could take that mental leap from 'Oh god what's happening to me' to 'Oh god I'm having a baby'.

[@jenniferford2067]

I have 2 kids and I’ve never tested positive on a urine test. I took 4 at home with my first and just assumed I wasn’t pregnant because they were negative. I had been feeling sick for a couple of months and had a little spotting but no real period and we were trying to get pregnant so I went to the clinic. Urine test came back negative so they scheduled me for blood work and that confirmed I was in fact pregnant. When I got pregnant the second time I didn’t take any at home tests but I could tell I was pregnant. They still made me take a urine test first at the clinic which was negative and then they did the blood test to confirm. This is only to say that I couldn’t tell you why but if I hadn’t been trying to get pregnant it likely would have taken me much longer to find out since urine tests were always negative. I was around 13 weeks with both of mine when they determined pregnancy.

[@hcoleman7757]

If I hadn't tested positive on urine tests, I would not have known about any of my pregnancies until about 20 weeks. I have an irregular cycle, so I would have thought that the missed period was just a long cycle. I also don't get typical or strong pregnancy symptoms. On 2 out of the 3 pregnancies (one of which was my twins), I just had mild period like cramping for a few weeks and nothing else. With the other pregnancy, I didn't even have the cramping, so felt completely normal. My grandmother actually did mistake her final pregnancy for menopause. She had a negative urine test (back then, it was urine but took a couple of weeks to get the result) and no symptoms. It was her 11th pregnancy, but the 1st 10 had been RH+ babies (she was RH-) and made her very sick. This was her one and only RH- baby, so she had one of our family's (it's been the case with all women on that side of my family) typical symptom free pregnancies. She was in her mid 40s, so thought it was menopause until she started to show.

[@Panda-cute]

Its so weird because I work in a lab and test urines often. Those cassette tests are told to us to be very reliable. Yet I have to wonder, with all these stories of false negatives

[@anonanon1982]

I know someone who never tests positive with a urine test, she has to do a blood test. Something to do with the way her body produces something. I know that’s vague 😂, they figured out why I just don’t remember her exact words.

[@jklroxmysox111]

@@Panda-cute it might be user error, like people taking them late in the day after drinking a ton of water so the hCG is too diluted, or people not having the test strip in contact with the urine for long enough

[@Mama_Bear524]

I’m the opposite. I’ve been told that you can’t take a test too early as it won’t show up. It worked for me. My first and second I did the test within a couple of weeks and tested positive. So with both of our stories I really wonder.

[@sofiagarfield2774]

Yikes! Leave the umbilical cord alone! Especially in a public bathroom with a preemie!!!!That was the scariest part of her story! "You need to cut it so the baby can breathe" * baby is screaming in the background * 😂

[@megg713]

"We do the best we can with the information we have" has become my family mantra because of your videos! It's 100% changed my outlook and helps with self compassion

[@Lyrictheac]

I just really appreciate that every episode you have such a compassionate response. I love the phrase “you did the best with the information you had.” No sense in holding onto to guilt for something you couldn’t control.

[@Julaeable]

Just imagine having food in that restaurant and you hear a screaming woman from the bathroom for a prolonged time 😱

[@kimgatlin8371]

Probably a bunch of yahoos hollering about not being served.

[@mulderyes]

That's just going to a Taco Bell LOL. "maybe I don't need that burger after all...."

[@ImaLooker9]

It's been 52 years.... In all seriousness, so excited this is back. I've been waiting!!!

[@raeandringa7260]

Kudos to her for saying she, "bled five days a month," instead of saying she got her period. I think she was really well informed! This was a truly crazy case!

[@KatMo126]

MDJ is glowing in this video

[@Missdreadedraver]

Preemptively liking because YESS so glad these are back! Never clicked so fast!

[@michellemahar9030]

Fundal rub when you are bleeding hurts so badly. So does the oxytocin. It's necessary, but that is something I won't forget. I ended up losing half my blood supply and required a uterine arterial embolization and I was awake for it! But they saved my life!

[@Annie5825]

I’m so glad you are back!!! Also, as someone who’s had HG x3 I’m a bit jealous of anyone who doesn’t know they are pregnant. I don’t think I’d ever have survived past 8w without zofran and IV fluids.

[@newbird777]

I always loved your "didn't know I was pregnant" videos. I now am watching this latest reaction while being pregnant myself (at 23 +1 weeks). And I wish I could say I didn't notice any symptoms, I'm so jealous of these women. I started to feel really bad basically from day 1 on, I wasn't able to enjoy the pregnancy much so far.

[@notareallifetiger4817]

Being unable to enjoy such a huge life event sounds so upsetting. I hope everything goes well for you from here on out!!

[@jacquelinekenknight9280]

Yeah I’m 35 weeks with my first and there is no way I wouldn’t know. I have been sick most of this pregnancy and I’m now so damn uncomfortable! I wish I had no symptoms 😂

[@ashleycrowell4724]

I am so sorry you are suffering i am currently 30 weeks pregnant no symptoms i did not find out i was pregnant until 15 weeks after a er visit.

[@sunsetskies83]

That coworker’s parent (probably) “how was work today?” 😂

[@Queenofthatank]

Her: *congratulations I've officially been scared off even letting a male touch me until I'm married*

[@emilyjane9901]

I kept testing negative for pregnancy for 3 weeks after my missed period. The 4th week finally showed my positive. Glad I listened to my gut and took that 4 week test bc I almost didn't.

[@josiee1120]

The poor coworkers. Even if you were a full grown adult, this would be scary, but at 16? Terrifying.

[@amandaewoldt8205]

I want to second the thanks for " you do the best you can with the information you have". This helps far beyond cryptic pregnancies.

[@midwestbadger2503]

Oh my gosh, this child. Can you imagine being that baby/child now, eventually an adult and being like I was birthed in and picked out of a a toilet, I cannot 😂 What a story and entrance into this world!!!

[@meganwoehl5277]

Can you please do more Call the Midwife? I really love those episodes, and the show seems to do a really good job of making things educational and realistic.

[@jenromano19]

Noooooo WAY!!! You haven't done one of these reactions in sooooooo long. I'm SO f'ing excited!! Aaaah! 😄🤩

[@celestegross6622]

That's absolutely terrifying. I hemorrhaged with my son but I was in the hospital, surrounded by doctors & we were terrified. I couldn't imagine. So glad they were okay.

[@songsayswhat]

I only gained 13 lbs with my baby (who was 7.2 lbs) and had no cravings. I had 2 pregnant friends at the time who ate like horses and had weird cravings. I honestly thought they must be making it up. Anyway, people don't always gain tons of weight. I wasn't trying not to; I just didn't. Probably the only time in my life I didn't gain weight over something!

[@jaseyXxXrae]

I actually lost 20lbs while I was pregnant from just a diet change. My son was born at 37 weeks, and he was 8lb 1oz. But I was unfortunately fairly significantly overweight when I got pregnant and because of my polycystic ovarian syndrome I was already at a predisposition for gestational diabetes so changing my diet I was able to completely avoid going on insulin

[@xandra7211]

I almost screamed with excitement this is my favorite series

[@ferninthehouse]

4:41 could her taking birth control be the reason why she had this bleeding at the same time every month? the placebo pills cause a drop in hormones which is what causes you to get your period on birth control, so in theory wouldn't the same effect happen even when pregnant?

[@cathh3301]

It’s not a period if you’re on birth control - it’s a withdrawal bleed (learnt this on this channel as a 30 something!) - so I guess it could be a type of withdrawal bleed during pregnancy too. I wonder if having the additional hormones would help or hinder a pregnancy going to term?

[@leonieantonia7084]

I wanted to ask the exact same thing. Hopefully MDJ answers your question.

[@ferninthehouse]

@@cathh3301 oh yeah I forgot about this. It would be interesting to hear a gynecologist’s answer on this since I’ve never really heard it talked about.

[@notgaida]

I was wondering the same - if the bleeding being regular was because it was just withdrawal bleeding from the birth control

[@shanalouise]

I love the “you do the best you can with what you knew at the time” line ALLLLLLLLLLL of the time. Not only with myself but with my friends. ❤❤❤

[@lion_sunset5326]

That poor 16 year old coworker at work, I imagine she is scared for life of ever going to work again

[@neen42]

Or she became a nurse. Decent college entrance exam story.

[@SandraLugn-nc1rk]

I worry more for her never wanting children off her own ore even sex ever never in her hole life. With is offcorce Ok but prefely not from freer. /Swedish crazy cat lady

[@FenrirAldebrand]

I 100% needed this!! I just did a presentation in one of my college classes and I'm like... Vibrating still from anxiety 😅.

[@CricketsBay]

For anyone who needs to just calm down or de-stress, I highly recommend @TheCleverCowgirl and @SandiBrock and @TaraFarms. Tara swears though, which might put some people off.

[@spulwasser]

Oh no, hope it get's better the more often you do it!😥 I have one on Thursday in front of the whole department and didn't find time yet to prepare anything...also I am sick😂

[@FenrirAldebrand]

@@spulwasser Oof. That's brutal. Good luck!! I have a service dog in training I was able to bring with me, and it helped me a very little bit. I was trying to focus more on the presentation than him.

[@jessicakraus4983]

I had lived in Europe after high school. My friend and i would purposely put weird items behind us in pictures just for fun (since we were sending the pictures home). It was entertaining thinking about the reactions people had when looking at them: about 30 bananas on every surface one time, a vase full of nails, etc. Maybe the TLC people just have a fun sense of humor to mess with the viewers 😂

[@auranacuran]

Yay, it’s that time of month again!!!

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

It is! 🎉 And ..it is. 😢

[@Mama_Bear524]

@@lyndsaybrown8471same 😢

[@belovedobserver]

I was laboring on the toilet and felt such a painful contraction with some stinging, my husband was like holy crap we need to go to the bed. Now he’s so scared I’m gonna have next baby on the toilet bc we barely made it. I told him I will ask to set a commode up near the bed just in case bc I felt best sitting on the toilet.

[@IWantToRideMyBike]

When I was in labor, an older nurse came by and checked me and she asked the other nurses “has this show been like this all along, or is this new?” Which I’m sure is a nice way of asking about my bleeding, but knowing what a bloody show is, it was scary lol. I’m sure that was the opposite of her goal

[@il42]

Not MDJ poking fun at toys being used as props in weird places 😄 🥕 Those who know, know.

[@stockofwood8152]

I had the same thought!

[@KxNOxUTA]

Little carrot! 🤩

[@lauraelliott6909]

The tiny carrot!

[@allein1001]

Hey, I have a toy on top of my microwave and I don't even have kids!. 😜 It's a Toothless (from How to Train Your Dragon) Pop! figure and he guards my kitchen. Sometimes he sits on top of the fridge.

[@pazobackenstein6473]

When I was studying in Bezalel academy (fine art and design academy in Jerusalem) we had to go through safety course, and one of the scenarios was what do do if you see a baby in the toilet. Step 1 is to take it out, if anyone was wondering.

[@lf206]

The sound core commercial totally cracked me up because I’m watching this at 1 AM instead of sleeping😄 I don’t recommend my method of just thoroughly exhausting yourself until you can’t keep your eyes open. It leads to insufficient sleep

[@AdarableKitten]

I am so happy this series is back as its been nearly a year with no more episodes

[@Mariethechaotic]

I'm so happy you're back! 25:15

[@JuNic217]

As someone who just found out I'm pregnant, I am so grateful for a positive test result. I wouldn’t be able to hack it if I didn’t know and then went into labour 9 months later

[@Mama_Bear524]

Congrats! Ya I have 3 and not knowing then suddenly having a baby would freak me out.

[@haley377]

Congrats! I also just found out I am pregnant! I actually got a negative test the morning I found out but I had a feeling so I took another a couple hours later. The test a couple hours later was clearly positive. I assume the one first thing in the morning was a faulty test but it happens!

[@baltoen_]

After watching all of these videos with your commentary I'm getting way too confident I could assist a surprise birth. Just imagine talking back to the 911 "uhm actually studies show it's likely more beneficial to leave the umbilical cord" 😂

[@brandivega3110]

Lol

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

That would 100% be me 😂😂 "Yeah, delayed cord clamping is far more beneficial to the baby so let's just wait for the paramedics to do it safely. No rush."

[@aculady1]

They always make it sound so surprising. "Amazingly, without any medication she delivers a baby"

[@NyxBluebell]

Yeah, as if she had a choice. The baby is coming wether or not she got pain meds, it doesn’t care

[@soundlessbee]

They haven't figured out yet, that babies were born before medications were invented.

[@erikabutterfly]

Yeah. After all the medication in most cases is not necessary for the delivery itself, just to make things a bit easier and less painful.

[@karbear26]

Exactly I had a natural delivery without any pain medication and was fine!

[@JuniperArtemis16]

Been a while since we’ve seen one of these! This series is so educational and has helped me learn so much about pregnancy and labor. Been binging this series as well as a lot of your other videos so I can learn as much as possible before trying to conceive next year!

[@SheepasaurusRex]

anyone else watching this during their less desired time of the month? this video dropped at perfect timing, ty doc!

[@Mama_Bear524]

Me!! And now you’re the 3rd saying this. We’ve synced up 😆 😂

[@rebeccadanger1174]

UK midwife here! Love these videos, I've missed these!

[@mariannetfinches]

UK person here- thank you so much for existing!

[@xerofelix7090]

This is why you teach your teens how to handle emergency situations. If they have practice and feel confident they know what to do, then they won't panic. (As much) Teens can 100% be taught how to handle common emergency situations, and can feel confident in handling them!

[@Panda-cute]

My mom had me in first aid and emergency situation classes starting at 12. Hated it at the time but it absolutely helped me so much and led to a career in healthcare

[@xerofelix7090]

@@Panda-cute That's great! I learned by stealing my dad's medical books when I was in middle school. But I was a weird kid. 😅 AMA's Family Medical Guide was my favorite! I loved reading the symptom flow charts & looking at the pictures!

[@tracy3418]

Does this show make anyone else a little paranoid despite getting a period that you might be pregnant, lol.

[@researchotaku]

This summer, I was on Day 3 of my period and I had horrific cramps (for context: I had never had cramps on Day 3 before ). As I drove home from work in agonizing pain, I realized that this is how the second act of every episode of this show starts! I was not pregnant though!

[@erikabutterfly]

Hopeful, rather, as I do want to be pregnant. The first year of trying I kept thinking that maybe in spite of periods, negative pregnancy tests and lack of symptoms, I could be pregnant. Now, after three years, I try not to think about it. It's very unlikely to happen like that, but if it does, I'll be as ready as I can be.

[@Flufferz626]

All these girls tell me "I was on the pill when I got pregnant." 9 out of 10 times they were missing pills, not taking them on the same time, or taking other meds/supplements that lower effectiveness of the pill. Grew up in Alabama and all the teen moms swore they were on the pill but couldn't name their medication (I was on Yaz, then the generic form) or even know what the average packet looks like. I'm wondering if the "abstinence only" stuff we were taught led to them lying or just not knowing about the pill.

[@SandraLugn-nc1rk]

How can abstinens only make you lay about taking the pill? If it considered a bad thing to have sex and not a good thing to be on the pill way say you was on the pill if the girls that are on the pill are seen as unresponible * ennyways. I am all for good medical accurate sex-ed and against schools teaching abstinens, consent and heath should be in fokus and with health I include condoms as a central part but I just se way that effect shold happen. Misunderstad me correct, offcorce abstinens only education led to more unplayed and/ore unwanted pragnency:s, more unsafe sex and STI:s especially in other holes then the virgina but way lai about something if the Lai don't make you seem more alright in other peoples eays. /Sorry for the spelling I am swedish

[@Flufferz626]

@@SandraLugn-nc1rk I think you misunderstood. So these girls swear up and down they are on the pill to classmates, but not their parents. Conservative parents would be livid if their daughter asked for birth control. But there is a baby, so...yeah they had to do the deed to make that happen. Denial I think is what happens by the time she starts to show the pregnancy. Teen birthrate is the highest in states with lack of birth control access. I now live in Colorado and I can walk into a Planned Parenthood no questions asked and get discounted or free birth control. Not an option in Alabama. Sorry if I didn't articulate my point correctly. Mistranslation too. 😅 But I totally agree with you.

[@TheEverSerene]

For some reason, I love watching your videos when I'm on my period. I'm curled up with my heating pad for first day cramps, have a cup of tea beside me, and am enjoying your content, as always. I'm also a huge medical nerd, so yay.

[@Mama_Bear524]

Period buddies! I’m on mine right now too.

[@TheEverSerene]

Sending you cozy socks and a big mug of your favourite comforting beverage! 💜

[@kvv90]

Thank you for continuing to explain the difference between a period and bleeding during pregnancy. I see so many comments from people saying that "they had a period throughout their pregnancy and so yes it can happen" and it just speaks to a lack of proper education on womens health :(

[@il42]

The amount of people I have had to argue with online about bleeding during pregnancy not being period, is insaane..

[@TheSarah89]

Right! I just argued with someone about that and they basically said “yes, but if they have it around the same time, they wouldn’t know the difference” like it meant that it was in fact a period

[@Llynnyia]

if its on time give or take a day and apx about your normal length of time, why argue what a person calls it? yes yes chemicals /hormones yada yada, but none of that is known in the moment all the people who experience these "periods" as I myself did for 4 months know is that is "normal". i was both lucky and unlucky I did know I was pregnant on the cycle I impanted due to trying for a baby and testing weekly up until then. I however was scared for my high risk (35+, with health complications) pregnancy because I had my "periods" on time and normal (for me ) duration until the middle of my 4th month.

[@probably_notbob5794]

I deleted an entire app once because of such an argument lol

[@42218102742]

Omg I see this all. the. time. People get so upset like it's a personal attack when it's explained that they can't have a period while pregnant. Like, no one is saying you didn't have bleeding, but there is no freaking way you had a PERIOD while pregnant. But they get soooo defensive, it's wild.

[@gimygaming8655]

​@42218102742 I can understand both sides. They didn't know it was a pregnancy so as far as they are aware, it is a period. I understand why they call it such. Maybe saying "I had period like bleeding" would be better though.

[@brighitfire]

I truly loved that you pointed out delaying cord clamping in an outside-of-hospital birth can be beneficial to the baby. While fairly soon the placenta *will* detach, immediately after the birth there is a strong possibility that the placenta is still delivering oxygen to the baby through the cord, especially if it is still pulsating. For a woman unaware of a pregnancy, they may also be delivering pre-term, and the benefits of delaying cord clamping outweigh the risks for preemies especially.

[@lizlilliman3644]

What you said about labour staff being good at estimating age is so right. Because I have eds my babies bruise my uterus and cause early contractions that do nowt. With my middle they started at 34 weeks. I was booked in for the usual 37wk induction. When he was born the 1st thing they asked.me was where my dates correct. He looked to them like a 34 wk old baby. When my placenta was delivered it was.hanging onto the cord by a thread and had dead patches in it. They think it had started to stop working around 34 wks and he didn't get what he needed. He was 5lb 10 Oz. He wasn't my smallest. My biggest was my 1st gestational diabetes and he was 6lb 11. My youngest the pain (she was breech most of the way through, was born with her foot on her head) she was 5lb 4oz.

[@pssurvivor]

yay my favourite type of video is back and mdj your hair looks soooo good

[@heather486]

I am so glad you are doing these again!! I wonder just how long ago this was. Pregnancy test 20 years ago were junk compared to what we have nowadays.

[@DannicaBrene]

Every month when I start my period I come to check if you’ve posted one of these. What a lovely way to spend today ❤

[@arcticxabyss]

holy crap it must've been terrifying for that 16 year old to witness the manager going into labor unexpectedly!!

[@Mama_Bear524]

Right?! But she did such a good job helping.

[@arcticxabyss]

@@Mama_Bear524 yeah and it's nice that she was helping out!!

[@Midnight_TherianWolf]

"It's everybody's favourite time of the month, much better than that other time of the month" this will never get old ❤ (Just had mines end the day you posted this)

[@aurelianlauer2638]

It could be the quality of the tests at the clinic that led to her testing negative. My first pregnancy the OB office used super crappy tests and I tested negative even though I was 5 weeks along and had multiple blazing positive tests at home.

[@Panda-cute]

I have to wonder if they were expired or a defective lot, though that wouldn’t explain all the false negatives on the show 🤔 I run the cassette tests for pregnancy at work all the time and never have issues with them

[@sarahsperr3341]

Thank you for picking this back up. Many more you can watch

[@babeejaynes4549]

I suffered from preterm labor with my 2nd, 3rd and 4th babies (mom to 4 boys) and I'm also a type 1 diabetic (diabetics generally have bigger babies). My 3rd son was born at 35 weeks and weighed 7lbs 9oz and my 4th son was born at 36 weeks and weighed 8lbs 12oz. They both spent a week in the NICU and are now healthy adults.

[@erikabutterfly]

I'm so glad you made another one of these episodes! They're my favorite. As someone who has been unsuccessfully wanting to be pregnant for over three years now, stories about other people having babies are so hope filling to me - even if those babies are beautiful little surprises.

[@jsomebody2289]

Thank you for the commentary on the background. You had me laughing so hard. 😂

[@Rachelhappyface]

I’m so glad these videos are back! I love them! Those coworkers were so sweet

[@CricketsBay]

This here is the reason doctors are so adamant and intrusive with asking, "Could you be pregnant?" when any female-presenting person shows up in their office.

[@robertabarnhart6240]

I hope they're also asking that of male-presenting people if they still have female parts.

[@utej.k.bemsel4777]

They asked me that AFTER my hysterectomy....😂

[@KyleEvra-15]

As a Transboy it's really disgusting because am not a damn incubator.

[@Nylak-Otter]

​@@KyleEvra-15 Doesn't mean that you can't get pregnant unless you've taken the surgical and hormonal steps to prevent that.

[@MsPomeranianlover]

Yes, there is a reason! One: they need to protect the unborn baby. So if you're about to have a surgical procedure or X-ray etc. They need to make sure they aren't exposing the unborn baby to potentially harmful medications, radiation etc. And secondly: there are lots of pregnancy-specific illnesses/complications which can be confused with other (very different) illnesses in a non-pregnant person. Take preeclampsia for example. If you're pregnant and you present with high blood pressure -- every healthcare provider will think "preeclampsia"! And test you for that. If you say you aren't pregnant, they won't recognise that you may be suffering from preeclampsia.

[@cassieorosz8528]

I really want to thank you for your saying!! I’ve been using it a lot recently, for a non-pregnancy related thing going on, and it’s really been making me feel better!! Thank you MDJ!!!

[@summermazur3064]

So glad this series is back!

[@acmiller22]

Love these videos. I highly appreciate that Dr. Jones sheds light and information on the somewhat taboo subject of female health care in an understandable, simple, and fun way.

[@staceyhunt6769]

Pregnant with my 4th, I had a 3l hemorrhage with my 1st, a 1.4l hemorrhage with my 2nd and my 3rd was 400ml at birth and heavy bleeding the next 24hrs so maternity team and I assume that had a smaller one too. And my 3rd came in about 45 minutes for 3cm to baby in arms. Maternity team is planning to have me in the hospital from 37 weeks in hopes we can avoid me going into labour anywhere but hospital. 😂 I've been lucky enough that my hemorrhages have all been in hospitals as have my labours because they are very fast. But they're still pretty damn scary. I can't begin to imagine how much worse that fear would be in a public bathroom when you didn't even know you were pregnant in the first place. It's awful. I hope this woman got some serious support after because this stuff is traumatising even when controlled.

[@HurricaneScully]

"You do the best that you can with the information you've got" has genuinely rid me of a lot of trauma and unnecessary guilt ❤

[@combatwombats]

Love seeing these again! Your reactions really are the best, and very informative. Thank you for the videos, and hope you're doing well.

[@twinning1944]

I ❤️ your message: we do the best we can with the information we have. It’s useful when reflecting on events with hindsight.

[@SchnauzerGal2500]

YAAAAAY My favorite time of the month is back! (much better than that other time of the month!) 😀😀😀

[@rachmunshine9474]

Thank God, he was OK. And somebody needs to retrain some of those 911 workers. I mean they do amazing work many times, but yeah that could’ve been scary as if it wasn’t bad enough with her bleeding all over. Happy for the happy ending. Or should I say beginning? 😊

[@jennmoslek921]

Can you imagine the conversation that occurred when she got home from work? "Honey, I'm Home...I brought home some Big Macs & a tiny human!"

[@kristinbyers6275]

I'm so glad it's back! And perfectly aligned with that time of the month for me too.

[@HappyLilac16]

I'd like to see an episode where the woman gives the baby up for adoption. Because, shockingly, not everyone can handle a surprise baby that gets dropped on them without warning. I know that if I suddenly gave birth without knowing I was pregnant, I'd be adopting it out with zero hesitation. Does anyone know if there or any episodes like that, or do they only focus on the fairytale endings?

[@FairyKairiPlays]

I know there's a few where the birthing parent seriously considers it. As for actually doing it, I do not remember. I have seen MOST of them, lol.

[@annejeppesen160]

They would probably be hard pressed to find people willing to tell their story if they chose to adopt their child of surprice. I cannot even begin to imagine what a can of worms that would open. Both for the birth parent but also for the adoptive parent not to mention the child!

[@AkIsUkIro]

I wish that was an option when I had my son. I didn't know I was pregnant with him until I was 5 months pregnant and a friend told me I "give off the energy of a pregnant girl". I was barely 19. Family and religious pressure made me keep him, but I did consider adoption had my family never found out.

[@krystalfan135]

Not sure about this show, but Untold Stories of the ER had a story about something like this. Couple came in, mom went to the washroom, and then they snuck out. The attending nurse thought it was suspicious, and went to check the washroom out. Found a new born in the toilet, roughly 7ish months old by her shape and size. Her and her coworker had to rush to save the baby, which was hard to do because the equipment they had wasn't the right size. But their hard work paid off! The baby survived and was in the hospital for a few months, where she (the baby) was adopted by someone who was helping the unit out (I think the mom was a volunteer but its been years since I saw the episode). Other than some vision problems, she grew into a very healthy, happy, energetic kid!

[@probably_notbob5794]

@@krystalfan135they have untold stories of the er for free on Tubi. I’ve been rewatching them and they have that episode