Our first child and my wife is 2 weeks past due. They decide to induce. We get to the hospital at 5am. Contractions are hell - she is actually, physically choking me - until they give my wife "the shot". Around 1pm the nurse, after checking my wife, tells me "this isn't going to happen for quite awhile. You might as well go eat and I'll keep an eye on her.".
I leasuirely stroll down to the cafe, get a sandwich, a coffee and the paper - relax - stroll outside to have a smoke. All in all gone about 45 minutes. I casually wonder back to the room, knock, the door flies open and the nurse screams "Your wife's having the baby - quick put these on" as she flings the standard hospital paper attire at me. Well, I have the usual questions - I'm panicking, but blurt out "Do I put these over my clothes or take my clothes off ?". The unexpected reply is "take your clothes off".
I rushed to a corner of the room that was not busy, leaped out of my jeans and was attemtping to get the pants on. My foot became hung up and I ripped the crotch right out of the pants. I looked around bewildered but didn't dare ask for another pair.
I dressed as best as I could and dutifully took my wife's side. As she was laboring - literally, with legs in stirrups and baby breaching. I leaned over her and said "Love - your not gonna believe this - I just ripped the crotch out of these pants and my manhood is hanging out". The room went silent - all eyes were on me as she screamed "What the frig are YOU worried about ". I guess vanity was not an issue at that moment.
After the baby was delivered I moved down to cut the cord, slipped on what I can only suspect was some type of bodily fluid and cracked my head on the side of bed resulting in 4 stitches.
I've never heard the end of this. My wife's standard reply is that childbirth wasn't that bad for her but it almost killed me.