In the original audio of the video the pregnant woman slaps the husband after he says this. It's a joke about how during labor there's alot of high emotions and stress that the mother to be is experiencing and how such a situation can be awkward for the nurses in the room to be involved in.
I kind of thought this and was confused by other explanations. I thought it was her being surprised he had the balls to say that because a woman in labor doesn't want to feel like she's in this alone. She wants to feel like the father is there helping as a man. Labor can be scary and hard, and just telling her "You can do it!" might sound nice, but when you're in extreme pain and struggling, it can feel like, "I'm rooting for you, but you have to finish on your own."
I think the best thing you can do as a father in the delivery room is be there, let her break your hand if she needs to squeeze it that hard, and be emotionally supportive and stable without putting pressure on her. In fact, just shut up unless she talks to you and stay out the way of the Doctors and Nurses. You're a cheerleader only if she asks for a cheerleader, otherwise you're sacrificing the bloodflow in your hand for a while and not complaining about it afterwards.
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u/darubus Apr 24 '26
In the original audio of the video the pregnant woman slaps the husband after he says this. It's a joke about how during labor there's alot of high emotions and stress that the mother to be is experiencing and how such a situation can be awkward for the nurses in the room to be involved in.