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09

16 & Pregnant Recap: Is There a Baby on My Stomach?

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The days go by so fast and it seems like the girls are just getting easier.  It’s like they used to put up a fight but now they’re tricked by d*ck and ready to become reality stars.  Had 16 & Pregnant been around 15 years ago, Kim Zolciak probably would have entered our lives a long time ago.  As soon as I add the finishing touches to my time machine I’ll get Zolciak’s wig knocked up.  Spoiler Alert:  This episode was one giant snooze.  No joke, 40 minutes into it and I was thinking, “What the hell do I write?”  Then I realized I was asking myself questions and then, well, I was answering said questions so I suddenly learned how crazy I really am.  Therefore, nevertheless, and then-some I will be highlighting some of my favorite moments from this horrifically boring crapisode:

The Voiceover – Our 17 year old skank-pig, Hope, apparently has the same reading level as our beloved Leah from Teen Mom 2 because every time I had to listen to her during her voiceover I lapsed into a self induced coma.  It’s amazing how slamming your ding-a-ling into your laptop over and over again can make you lose consciousness.  I know she’s from Missouri, but I have to hope that that has nothing to do with it.  Also, I wasn’t aware Missouri was still part of the United States.  I assumed we sold it to France in exchange for the Statue of Liberty and the Erie Canal back in 1776.  Eh, at least that’s what my Social Studies book said.  I think.  I don’t know actually.  All I do know is that my 8th grade nun would hijack most of our classes to tell us how doctors perform abortions (in alleys, of course).  Sadly, I’m actually not joking.

Betsy: The Light of My Life – The only saving grace this whole episode was Hope’s mother, Betsy.  First off, is there a sexier name?  Bonnie is a good backup followed by, of course, Loretta.  Betsy is still working her way through the 80’s but isn’t quite there just yet.  She constantly looks like she’s posing for a Glamor Shots photo shoot and has caked on the eye shadow on the regular.  Clearly in Missouri, more is less.  She almost looked like the meth version of Debra (Farrah’s mom) but was just missing the obligatory trash claw.  To make things even better there was so much crowding in her mouth that I was certain her teeth were trying to escape.  To sum up, she’s a dream come true.  And don’t think I didn’t notice the back tat, arm tats, or ankle tats.  I say “good for her!”  I mean, why even bother having to say, “No thank you I don’t want to work in your office.”  Just show the arm and let your drunken decisions speak for themselves.

He Thought He’d Pull Out, Momma! - At what point is it normal to sit around the kitchen table with your mom and a camera crew and explain your teenage pregnancy by stating that your “boyfriend” didn’t have a condom and told you he’d just pull out.  Discussing the “pull out” process is typically best talked about over a nice hot cup of Sanka.  Hope should have lied and been like, “Mom it’s not my fault!  See, we were waxing the floors and I slipped and fell on his junk.”  It’s your basic “Ring Toss” explainer.  Google it.

Wait, You Mean His Name Isn’t Vin? – No joke for the first 15 minutes I thought she was saying her boyfriends name was Vin.  It wasn’t until I saw some of those fantastic MTV pencil sketches that I realized his name was Ben.  Obviously it was pronounced like our little friend “Bint-Lee.”

When the Cameras Went Up, Ben Came Back to Town – Finally!  Finally one of the deadbeats on the show understands that if you’re going to be on camera it only makes sense to pretend you’re not a douche whilst filming.  Ben jumped ship for the first 2 months after he found out his “pull out” method didn’t work, but when Hope told him the cameras were coming to town (as was Santa Claus) not only did he call her, but invited her to move in with him and said she really didn’t have to pay any of the bills.  Brilliant performance, Ben.  I’d do the same thing.  In real life, clearly, I am a terrible and horrific person.  However, if a camera was on my face right now I’d be smiling and giving the sign of the cross.  I’d be blogging with one hand and brushing the hair of the homeless with the other.

Does Dr. Chang Work in Jack Tripper’s Bedroom? – Hope needs to go see Dr. Chang because her feet and ankles are swelling due to her working at the coffee shop for 9 hour shifts.  She wants to know if he can “do something about this.”  He should have been like, “Yeah, how ’bout a 3rd trimester abortion?”  He would then, of course, wink after he said that just in case she freaked out.  At least he could have pretended it was just a sick joke, you know, kinda like I just did.  Wink.  I couldn’t tell if Dr Chang worked in Jack Tripper’s bedroom or actually in the Regal Beagle.  I was looking to see if I could find Lana dressed up as a slutty nurse.  You know you were too.

The Ultrasound Baby Looked Like a Pig – There, I said it.

Betsy Has Been Damaged – Betsy is playing in the bitter barn and wants to warn Hope of how her life is basically going to really start sucking soon.  After Ben finally met Hope’s mom he wins her heart over by letting her know that he wants to wake up in the middle of the night and change sh*tty diapers.  Betsy’s only real question for Ben was if he was going to pay Hope’s car insurance.  That seems reasonable.  I’m sure Ben will take the car and just pull out…of the driveway anyway.  See what I did there?  Yeah, I saw it too.  Anyeyes, Betsy finally gives Hope these words of wisdom, “Expect nothing because men suck.”  You know what, Betsy?  I’m pretty sure a man made you’re electric blue raccoon eye shadow so maybe you should rethink that statement.  Also, you should take a second look at your youngest daughter because there is no doubt in my mind that she’s actually Kim Zolciack’s youngest daughter.  This just proves my theory that MTV finds all of these people in a prop house.

And It’s Baaaaaaack – Pitocin, that is!  Finally Pitocin was administered for the first time all season.  I couldn’t believe it.  I shouted “thank you sweet baby Jesus Claus!” as soon as I realized this chick was going to get induced.  Sadly, however, after 10 hours of labor they ended up going with the C-section.  Besty was in the corner crying and Hope thought it was because she thought she was going to die.  I’m assuming Betsy saw what her face looked like in florescent hospital lighting and was having a mini breakdown.

So You Can Show This? Not for nothing, but how am I supposed to feed my fat ass during this show if they’re not going to warn me that they’re going to show the actual C-section.  They showed the doctor cut across her stomach and then reach in and pull the baby out of her stomach.  I farted and almost puked all at the same time.  Now I may not be a surgeon (although I technically am) but at one point during the birth Hope just says, “Is there a baby on my stomach?”  Uh.  Sure.  The stork just flew into the hospital and delicately placed it on there.  Geesh, no wonder why she fell for the “I’ll pull out” line.  The only thing that was successfully pulled out was this baby…and by the neck.  Seriously, who knew I had so many pull out jokes?  I really pulled out all the stops for this blog.  Hey-oh!  Thank you, friends, thank you.

In the End – In the end this episode crapped.  The baby cried per usual and Ben kept up the facade that he wasn’t a d-bag.  Hope got bored being home all day and not having any friends so she got a job taking orders at a restaurant.  She also took the baby to college to visit her friend and we were forced to watch her friend awkwardly talk about all the house parties she goes to and then says the baby is “seriously adorbs.”   I literally gave my television the finger the entire time this chick was on.  Plus, you totally know she’s the “frat whore” at all these house parties.  Either way, Hope just wanted some friends but can’t seem to find any.  She should dig up her old AOL screen name and hop into a chat room and just have at it.  At the least she could meet a neat stranger and eventually get pregnant again.  Eh, just a thought.  She may have her own ideas on how to make friends.

Want to talk about Pitocin?  Well then join me on my Facebook page.  You’ll hate it!  I do!

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  1. IBBB Said,

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  2. donna Said,

    i thought his name was vin,too!!also,when she moved in to ‘vins’house,i cant believe she didnt run to clean up the bugs her mom saw.how gross!!

  3. QueenofCorona Said,

    I don’t know why but it bothered me how she always said, “My friends are all AT college.” Like there’s only 1 college. That everyone goes to. Like its Disneyland.

    Her mom looked like a transvestite muskrat with those chops. There were so many bad teeth in that episode. Run on up to South Dakota and pay a visit to Randalicious, ya’ll. And the make up, I kept thinking so THAT’S who buys those 99 eye shadow colors in one kit for $5 that WalGreens sells at Christmas time.

    I kept waiting for dude to bail on her and the baby but towards the end it seemed like she was the one who wanted to bail and go be AT college and party. At college.

  4. Grover Said,

    Just found out Hope’s little sister’s name is Freedom.

  5. Joe's Rap Career Said,

    The only slightly amusing note-worthy things about this snooze-fest of an episode was Betsy’s purple-blue eyeshadow and the fact that Pitocin is back in our lives.

    I was worried there wouldn’t be much of a recap due to how uneventful the episode was, but Patrick came through for us as always.

    IBBB is my favorite Hump-Day Treat.

  6. Scooby Said,

    I too thought his name was Vin and immediately thought of how excited you (IBBB) must be feeling when Pitocin finally came up for the first time all season! Not just Pitocin but an epidural AND a c-section too. DRINK!
    At least he wasn’t a complete d-bag once the baby was actually born, although I think you might be right about it all being for the cameras.

    I had the same exact thoughts about watching the Doctor actually reach out into her stomach and pull out the baby. So gross. I don’t know about everyone else, but part of my 16&Pregnant TV watching experience includes stuffing my face on the regular and that C-section scene seriously killed it.

    And WHAT the hell is wrong with MTV’s editing this season? Did they just completely give up? They start the show with “June: 26 weeks” then it goes to July: 36 weeks”, then she says she’s getting induced on August 1st but the baby’s actual birthday was August 26th. Seriously, WTF? Although they’re probably betting that most of their viewers lack the basic math skills to know that there are not 10 weeks in a month. And come to think of it, MTV is probably right.

    PS: And I was disappointed that they didn’t pick as awful a name as I have come to expect from our favorite teenage trashbags.

  7. Conspiracy Man Said,

    The mandatory puffy leather couch was present.

  8. New England Gal Said,

    Patrick, Fabulous recap on a totally boring episode! However, I’m a little disappointed in you that you didn’t mention that the Hope and her siblings names were “Hope, Freedom & Chance” I almost died laughing when the brother & sister were being introduced.

  9. Vin Said,

    This was the most boring episode of 16 and Knocked Up ever. And since when do these chicks not have to be 16 anymore? This one had already graduated from high school. It made for a boring episode. She had absolutely no trouble at all, aside from having to stare at that eye shadow. I wonder if she ever wants to say anything to Mommy Dearest?

    I’ve always wanted to see a C-section. I had twins 2 years ago and asked them to put up mirrors so I could see my own. They refused. I was disappointed. My heart is now full.

  10. Me Said,

    The only thing that stood out for me was the college chicks who spoke like they had just finished a series of “Sweet Valley High” books! When she was talking about not being able to walk around campus without people hollering “hey, I know you” I wanted to scream. Also, her friend had a baby but she said “adorbs”, that’s way worse! She was trying so hard to be cool for the “cams” and it was beyond corny!

  11. donna Said,

    SWEET VALLEY HIGH!!i love them!!neither of these people had any life to them.pep up people!!

  12. Little Suzy Said,

    “  I’d be blogging with one hand and brushing the hair of the homeless with the other.”

    Out of the ashes of a crappy episode, I
    IBBB rises like a phoenix.

  13. Jenelle's old boobies Said,

    So no one’s gonna mention the mom’s huge overbite? Anyone?
    Anyone?
    Bueller?

  14. CrackinUp Said,

    Yes, the overbite was horrendous! And, the heavy blue eye shadow only made it pop even more.

    Congrats, Patrick! I dont know how you did it, but I’m glad you found a way to write about this boring, eventless, dramaaaaaa-free episode. You have a gift!

    I hope next week we’re back to the usual White Trash antics…

  15. Yawny Said,

    I was holding my breath the whole time I thought Mrs. Garreett and the facts of life gang was going to come and try to get betsy back.
    Also, the fact that betsy named her kids, “Hope, Freedom and Chance.”

  16. Wednesdaystreat Said,

    I agree totally with: 1. Little Suzy—this one proves IBBB is indeed a genius. That line KILLED me! 2. Jenelle’s old boobies–YES! AND baby Tristan has it too!! CHECK out his overbite when he’s first born and they draw him right before commercial break!

    Betsy is indeed a disco queen gone bad on meth. Wow! “Men Suck!” Well, now, that’s the attitude that got you where you are, isn’t it, disco ball? Maybe ’cause that’s what you drag in, but not all men suck! So there! Keep telling your daughter that though so she will keep finding those that do.

    And yes, VIN (I don’t think anybody DIDN’T think that was his name!) was the actor of the century! I have to hand it to him though–he does have two or three brain cells unlike the rest of the “daddies.”

    LOVED the party girls at KU! I think TVs all over the nation have damage from people punching them.

  17. EasyAs123 Said,

    Am I one of the few that actually caught Ben’s name from the beginning? Oh wells.
    Pitocin! Our beloved inducer! I literally screamed at my television when they started talking about it. Patrick, I think they just did it just for you, given she still ended up with a C-Section ;)
    Gag me on that shot! “Cord around the neck!” Well, what do you think it’s gonna happen when you yank the kid out by it’s neck from her stomach?
    Right on, Patrick! Look forward to next weeks!

  18. Conspiracy Man Said,

    I completely agree with Vin about the fact that these parents were all older than 16. They should just change the name of the show to Average, Uneduated Hillbilly & Spawning.

    I was also amazed that every reference to higher education was about the social life and parties. She did put in one gratuitous mention of being able to get a better job, but the whole portrayal of college was as a place to meet people and party. It was very obvious that her one friend that she visited in Kansas was only there for her MRS degree.

  19. Natalie Said,

    I wonder if these 2 are still together. I mean, weren’t they only shaggin for a month or so and had just started “partyin together” on the regular when she got knocked up? Then dude just mans up and is all, “Move in, I’m not counting on you for the rent or bills, etc”. If he is that good of a guy, good for him, but I have to agree w/ Patrick that this was all for the cameras.

    This was so boring I couldn’t watch the last 15 minutes. What good is 16 & Prego if there is no hormone riddled adolescent throwing things and screaming at people? Good for her for having a head on her shoulders, but shame on MTV for coining her as a “troubled party girl who cleans up her act for the sake of her baby”. Please.

    And I agree w/ “Me”, that friend definitely thinks shes cooler than the flip side of the pillow!

  20. Conspiracy Man Said,

    It was also obvious that this girl had no intentions of ever going to college before she got pregnant. She would have already made plans to get into a school by the time she became pregnant. When she said she was thinking about going to Arizona State, it was obviously a complete lie. If she was making plans to go anywhere like that (an out-of-state, large institution), she would have had to have made them and been accepted before she was inseminated.

  21. Conspiracy Man Said,

    Even though Betsy was pretty rough looking from the years of cigarettes, meth and Bud Lite, I still think she was in her early thirties. She had to be pretty close to a teen mom herself. I don’t think she was alive in the heavy disco era.

  22. Snarky Said,

    I cannot believe no one mentioned the names of Hope’s siblings. Betsy was a winner naming her kids…Hope, Faith and Chance! There may have been even more that didn’t sneak on camera (possibly Earth, Wind and Fire, anyone?!?)

  23. Grover Said,

    @EasyAs123, I caught Ben’s name from the beginning too :/ But I think it’s because I unfortunately moved to an area after I graduated college where people actually talk like that, and I’ve probably learned to decipher what they’re saying into what they actually mean.

    And watching Betsy talk was just painful. It looked like she could hardly get her lips around her teeth to form complete words. Sad.

  24. Not Goggles Said,

    I didn’t watch this crapisode, and after reading this recap, I probably won’t.. The recap was great, but the episode sounds like a snoozefest.

  25. Wednesdaystreat Said,

    I’ll bet Conspiracy Man is correct about Betsy not even being born yet for the Disco era. Which means she has that haircut and eye makeup because she LIKES it rather than that she forgot to catch up to this century. Yikes.

  26. La Abuela Said,

    Seriously, no mention of Hope oh-so-intelligently suggesting they put the baby in the bumbo seat so they can “put him on the counter or something”? No mention of Vin holding the baby up so his head wobbled around?

  27. Allison Said,

    How is a teenage girl 7 months pregnant and moving in with her boyfriend/baby daddy and the girl’s mother has NEVER met him before? Where ARE these parents?! I know you can’t watch teenagers all the time, but if any guy is going to date/hang out with/whathaveyou with one of my daughters, we are going to meet face-to-face, inside my house, with my husband the (then will be) retired Marine present. I don’t think teenager girls should have the right to date privately. They can do that when they are 30 and don’t want to bring their boyfriends home, but not at 17. Because it just can’t be said enough….WTH?!?

    No surprise that a first-time mother getting induced with Pitocin ended up with a c-section. There’s actual statistics about that. Morons. Every single person in this episode.

  28. CrackinUp Said,

    Snarky, I noticed that too! Who the hell names their son Chance? That was the name of the dog on the movie “Homeward Bound”….(dont ask how i know that!) Can you imagine this poor kid going through life introducing himself as Chance.

  29. Mee Said,

    Crackin up, I know someone who dated twin brothers! First Chance, and then Elijah, and their sister was named Autumn!

  30. Conspiracy Man Said,

    Wednesdaystreat – I am unfortunate enough to live in an area where styles take about 30 years to change. There are millions of people in these types of areas all over our great country, and I am guessing that nobody in Betsy’s town thinks that her style looks particularly dated. Parachute pants and leg warmers are probably coming to her town soon.

  31. Wednesdaystreat Said,

    Allison, that’s the difference between these girls and those who won’t end up pregnant–parents who are present as authority figures rather than friends of theirs or better yet, totally absent.

  32. Kat Said,

    I noticed the counter thing. “ehh we’ll just sit him on the counter” wth?
    Also wanted to punch the dr in the face when he was telling her to watch her weight gain. Only 15lbs at 7 months. Plus she was swelling really bad so there had to be some fluid retention. I know what is healthy but as someone who gained way too much even though I was sick and couldn’t eat it made me wanna hurt him. I also had massive swelling so bad I have stretch marks on my ankles and knees so for him to not even tell her basics(cut out salt, drinking only water) seemed kinda crappy.
    Then to allow someone to just ask to be induced just because they are “uncomfortable” especially when they are showing signs that they are getting close anyway seemed irresponsible. She clearly had no idea about any of it when she said going in to the hospital that she wished she had taken a birthing class.

  33. Conspiracy Man Said,

    Snarky – The fourth sibling should be named, “Lotto”.

  34. Madmommy Said,

    Made the mistake of eating during this episode. WTF Mtv? Boring episode so we needed to make it more graphic than an episode of babystory. P.S. the late term abortion is when this girl puts the bumbo on the counter like she said to Ben. These kids just make me sad. Also if you name your kids Hope, Chance and whatever the sister’s name is it will end poorly, it’s like how every Chastity is a slut.

  35. Barb'sBitchOfADaughtah Said,

    @ Allison – I wish I had known that when I was young and stupid and having my first child. I was also induced and ended up having a C-Section. I’m also from Missouri, unfortunately for me. Boo.

    Am I the only one who thinks Vin is going to be kinda hot when he’s old enough for me to not be a pervert for thinking he’s hot? Too bad we’ll never know.

    I also agree that Betsy is in her early 30’s. And no mention of her being dressed like a 12 year old, pigtails and all, on the way to the ultrasound appointment???

  36. Wednesdaystreat Said,

    Come to think of it, Vin’s mohawk was one hot 80s mess too……

  37. Allison Said,

    @Barb’sBitch — Sorry, I hope that didn’t come across as everyone who doesn’t know that is a moron. This girl and her mother especially were both morons about a lot of things in this episode, so that was just kind of the icing on the cake for me. It’s definitely not common knowledge and (IMO) most OBs don’t want it to be. C-sections are much more convenient for them. When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was lucky enough to be friends with someone who encouraged me to watch “The Business of Being Born” which outlines the correlation.

    Anyway, sorry about your c-section. They definitely do suck, especially your first time around. If it makes you feel any better, after all my research and prevention in the matter, I ended up having a c-section with my second baby because she was breech. Life is full of little ironies! :)

  38. Long time IBBB fan Said,

    Great recap of my hometown!! Thank you so much!! Also, I had to breathe a sigh of relief because we were mature and boring (sad for you recapping but happy for our reputation). Just for everyone reading I didn’t think we had an accent out here but I guess we do because that is how everyone says “Ben” lol. Also, her mom is a proper representation of many moms out here, especially ones that live further from the city and closer to the country (blue eyeshadow and all lol). Just a fyi: Hope and her boyfriend ARE still together and doing great. As far as college girl she cannot be respected at all because she went to KU (yuck). She didn’t have the class or brains (”adorbs” anyone?) to be a M-I-Z-Z-O-U tiger. If there are any more questions just let me know! lol

  39. HeyDay Said,

    She seemed completely unappreciative of how her baby daddy supports them. I’d wager she eventually cheats on him or abandons him and the baby outright so she can go hang with her friends since that is her priority. Gah.

  40. Jennifer Said,

    I couldn’t get over Hope and Vin’s dumpster couch.
    My 5yo walked in right when they were ripping the baby out of Hope. Thank you MTV for answering those pesky “How do babies come out” questions. What happened to the good ol episodes when they only had cell phone pictures of the delivery?

  41. Jennifer Said,

    @hayday. I agree, she was totally irritated by the baby.

  42. Krista Said,

    I agree with Kat.

    Inducing because you’re uncomfortable is selfish. Bumbo’s don’t go on the counter, what a dumbass.

  43. Conspiracy Man Said,

    What is a bumbo? . . . I don’t have kids.

  44. Kat Said,

    Those little rubbery/foam dr suess looking seats that are supposed to be good for the kids but look totally uncomfortable and like they are doing permanent damage to their spines.

    Also in response to a previous post I thought most pregnant women knew inducing gave you a much higher risk of c-section. Though I might be over thinking the prenatal research these girl do.

  45. Meg Said,

    Did anyone else notice that the Dr. said “pacifically” when he meant to say “specifically”? He was special.

  46. Wedensdaystreat Said,

    The doctor was about as warm as an Alaskan igloo….

  47. Conspiracy Man Said,

    wednesday- Maybe the doctor was still embittered about failing his boards for certification as a geneticist in West Va.

  48. Melissa Said,

    Long Time IBBB fan – thank you for the KU and Mizzou comparison. I’m from Missouri and it made perfect sense why those girls acted that way, they go to KU! LOL

  49. Long time IBBB fan Said,

    Melissa – <<>>>

  50. Long time IBBB fan Said,

    ^^^ that was a virtual high five lol.

  51. Not Goggles Said,

    I’m watching this boring mess right now, and Betsy’s teeth remind me of Cindy Lou Who. That is all.

  52. Lee's Summit Tigers Said,

    This is my home town; they still teach abstinence is schools there. In my high school child development class, we had 6 girls out of 20 pregnant by the end of the semester. So much for prevention.

  53. Conspiracy Man Said,

    Krista- I have never gone through the process of having a child (althouugh as in intern for a Medical Malpractice class in law school, I actually witnessed a C-secton in an operating room). I thought it was highly suspect that a doctor would just induce a baby because the mother is uncomfortable and just did not feel like carrying it anymore. Is this common practice? Aren’t the doctors asking for lawsuits of something goes wrong? Is this a dcision of an incredibly self-centered adn uninterested mother that should have been discouraged by the physicians?

    I once broke both of my legs in a car accident. Could I have just told the doctors to remove the casts a week early because they were unconfortable?

  54. Mrs. IBBB Said,

    Why did MTV never metion that the mom is the artist formerly known at Pat Benetar? She is, right? With that eye shadow she has to be!

  55. anonymous00 Said,

    @Kat..

    Fifteen pounds was probably about right for her being that she was already overweight (and possibly obese) before she got pregnant. She said she was 178 lbs when she started her pegnancy and its hard to tell her height but she doesn’t look very tall so likely her BMI started somewhere between overweight and almost bordering on obese. Most studies and doctors say that women who are overweight already don’t need to gain more than 15-20 lbs during pregnancy. I almost wished they would have shown more about her weight issue, there are a ton of issues and risks you have to worry about when overweight and pregnant and it would have made for a more interesting show and brought some light to the topic.

    Also, to all the people commenting on how quickly the doctor agreed to the induction: I’m sure there was a lot more to it than they showed. I was shocked to when the doctor was just like okay let’s schedule it. Sometimes the scenes just look so staged to get the viewer from one point to the next and this was one of them…like when she asked if there was anything she could do about the swelling im willing to bet there was more to it than what he said, if not he was a terrible doctor.

  56. Kat Said,

    I know about the heath aspects of it trust me. I gained an enormous amount with both my kids. But started out smaller (125/135) then just gained rapidly even though I was so sick I literally ate crackers and ginger ale. The Dr would go from telling me to cut back on intake to haranguing me about not getting enough calories because I had ketones in my urine. It’s just pregnant women are a little sensitive about the issue and because of the editing it didn’t look like he was very nice about it.

  57. Conspiracy Man Said,

    anonymous00- You are probably right. The editing in these shows makes it nearly impossible to understand what actually occurred.

  58. The Poors Said,

    My second son was due on October 30th and my OBGYN pulled out her calendar and asked me when I would like to be induced to “keep me from having a baby with an icky Halloween birthday.” He was allowed to come on his own time.

  59. Sue Said,

    Wow on the out-to-lunch grandmother to-be who hasn’t even met the boyfriend, and is about to let her daughter move an hour away with him.

    What about quitting work at 28 weeks because you’re getting swelling. Welcome to pregnancy!

    They had awesome chemistry, btw. :P

    And double wow at looking 8 months pregnant when you leave the hospital. You should at least be down to 5 months.

  60. Matt's Forehead Sweat Said,

    When they say this show (and teen mom, teen mom2) are educational and intended to show reality, they aren’t lying. I honestly believe I am Albert Einstein reincarnated when it comes to these raisin brained teens! So fucking stupid. The reality of it is that there are thousands of young girls who can’t raise a child for shit! Bumbo seat so the baby can sit on the counter? WTF!? -bitch slaps all these idiots- 