Working Girl, a registered nurse (among other things), writes:

Would anyone like some blueberries? I asked. They’re from my bush.

Complete silence for about thirty seconds.

Thanks, what else have you got down there?

This story illustrates a universal truth: Labor nurses will talk about your bush. But don’t think you can find out here what we think and then gussy yourself up before you go into labor to avoid being talked about. Because we don’t all agree.

I think that the guiding principles of our bush styles, much like our hair (on our heads) styles might be in place before we ever really reach adulthood. I’m not saying that I still have the Farrah Fawcett wings that I had in junior high, or that my mom still has Donna Reed hair like she did in the ’50s. But I do still favor straggly long hair, and she has gotten a perm every year since she was in high school. (more…)