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Knocked Up · 2007 — Capítulo 12 de 12 · 4'01" · B2

Allison's Birth Plan Changes, Explained: out of the woods

This is a fight about drugs and a written birth plan. Someone wants it natural. The heartbeat slows, and the blunt line is "The heartbeat's stronger, but we're not out of the woods." The cord may be around the neck. Under that sits the real split: a special experience versus getting the baby out safely.

Qué pasa

Someone greets Allison and Ben in hospital. Their doctor is at a bar mitzvah. A request follows: deliver naturally, no drugs. The heart rate slows, the baby is turned to ease the cord, and they are not out of the woods. Medicine and breaking the bag are urged. The birth plan is refused, and Allison is asked to let the bag be broken.

At the doctorArgumentsWarningSaying noDoctor & patientB2fastamerican
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totally kiddingdo this naturallyout of the woodsdrugged out

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Expresión de la escena

out of the woods

past the danger

A stronger heartbeat is announced, then immediately capped so nobody relaxes yet.

The fever dropped, but he is not out of the woods until Friday.

También en esta escena

  • totally kidding

    that last bit was only a joke

  • do this naturally

    do it the natural way

  • drugged out

    dazed and limp from drugs

  • control freak

    someone who must control every step

  • If you want a special experience

    sounds like agreement, then mocks

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38 notas en 79 frases

Expresión · A2appreciate someone coming

thanks for making the trip

We really, really appreciate you coming, man.
Sonidoreally, really

Make the second really heavier, then let the rest drop.

We really, really appreciate you coming, man.
Gramática · B1I mean

parenthetical: I mean inserts into the question and narrows it to besides sleep.

What else do I have to do, I mean, besides sleep? Totally kidding.
Sonidohappened to your

At happened to, touch the t lightly instead of biting it.

What happened to your doctor?
Expresión · B1do something naturally

do it the natural way

Before any measurement, someone tells the doctor the birth has to stay drug-free.

Dr. Kuni, I really wanna do this naturally. I don't wanna use drugs.
Sonidowanna do this

Leave the missing to inside wanna; do not put it back.

Dr. Kuni, I really wanna do this naturally. I don't wanna use drugs.
Jerga · B2get the fuck out

leave right now — Snap it at friends when you are done; never in a formal room.

I just wanna get the fuck out of here.
Expresión · B1join someone's gang

come into our circle gang means their circle, not a crew

I just think you need to relax and embrace the beauty of another life joining our gang.
Expresión · B1a panic attack

a sudden rush of panic

I'm not having shit besides a fucking panic attack.
Jerga · C1not having shit

having nothing at all — Rant with it among friends, not with elders or clients.

I'm not having shit besides a fucking panic attack.
Jerga · B1What the hell

what on earth was that — Fine when something shocks you; drop hell in a solemn setting.

- What was that? - What the hell was that?
Expresión · B1what seems to be the problem

a slightly formal what's wrong

Well, boys and girls, what seems to be the problem?
Jerga · B2boys and girls

a patronizing everyone — Playful or superior; condescending with adults in distress.

Well, boys and girls, what seems to be the problem?
Jerga · C1Decels

the fetal heart rate is dropping — Delivery-room shorthand; it will not land outside that job.

- Decels. - Oh, dear.
Sonidogonna be fine

Keep gonna packed tight and do not restore going to.

- It's gonna be fine. Is it gonna be fine? - It's gonna be fine. Okay?
Expresión · B2take the pressure off something

ease the strain on something

I'm turning the baby so I can take the pressure off the cord. Okay?
Gramática · B1so I can take the pressure off the cord

purpose clause: so I can gives the reason for turning the baby: to ease the cord.

I'm turning the baby so I can take the pressure off the cord. Okay?
Expresión · B2not out of the woods

still not in the clear not a forest; the danger remains

The heartbeat's stronger, but we're not out of the woods.
Sonidoout of the

Run out of the together so of never stands alone.

The heartbeat's stronger, but we're not out of the woods.
Expresión · B1get something going

get stalled progress moving here, move the labor along

We need to get things going now.
Expresión · C1pop the bag

break the fluid sac bag means the amniotic sac

So I'm gonna give you some medicine, pop the bag and get things going, okay?
Jerga · B2drugged out

knocked woozy by drugs — Casual talk about someone woozy; skip it in charts and formal speech.

I don't... I don't want the baby to be born all drugged out.
Expresión · B2a birth plan

a preset plan for the birth

It's not my birth plan.
Expresión · B1not comfortable with something

I cannot accept that

What? No. But no, I'm not comfortable with that. I'm not.
Expresión · B1take a second to do something

pause briefly before deciding

No. What we want is to take a second to talk about our options, okay?
Expresión · B1let go

stop gripping and controlling drop the plan, not a physical object

That woman is a control freak, and she needs to let go and let me do my job.
Jerga · B2control freak

a person who must run everything — Fine as a private complaint; ugly if said to someone's face.

That woman is a control freak, and she needs to let go and let me do my job.
Expresión · A2have a hard time

struggling through a rough moment

Look, she's just having a hard time because her and our doctor had a very specific birth plan.
Expresión · A2help someone out

give us some real help

Look, man, will you help us out? I have no idea what I'm doing.
Expresión · A2have no idea

not a clue what to do

Look, man, will you help us out? I have no idea what I'm doing.
Expresión · A2be nice to someone

treat her kindly

You can be as big a dick to me as you want. Just be nice to her, man.
Gramática · B2as big a dick to me as you want

as-as comparison: as...as puts no cap on the insult except what he chooses, and aims it at me.

You can be as big a dick to me as you want. Just be nice to her, man.
Jerga · B2dick

a jerk, said crudely — Only with people who already swear with you.

You can be as big a dick to me as you want. Just be nice to her, man.
Expresión · B1start fresh

wipe the fight and begin again

After she says she thinks she is okay, an apology asks the room to drop the fight.

I'm sorry. Let's start fresh.
Expresión · B1speed something up

make it happen faster here, hurry the birth along

but if you're okay with it, it's rather important we break the bag and give you some medicine to speed things up.
Expresión · B1if you're okay with something

if you can accept it

but if you're okay with it, it's rather important we break the bag and give you some medicine to speed things up.
Gramática · B2it's rather important we break the bag

subject clause: it stands in so breaking the bag can sit after important.

but if you're okay with it, it's rather important we break the bag and give you some medicine to speed things up.
Jerga · B1Whatever

fine, I give up — It signals giving up or brushing someone off, not a warm yes.

Whatever. Do what you have to do.

Allison's Birth Plan Changes, explicado

What's really going on

Their doctor is at a bar mitzvah and never said so. Someone wants the birth natural and drug-free. The heart rate slows. The baby is turned to take the pressure off the cord. "The heartbeat's stronger, but we're not out of the woods" is the pivot. After it come medicine, a bag to pop, and a cord that may be around the neck. The pushback is no baby born drugged out, then "It's not my birth plan." "We don't have time to debate this." "Fine. Do what you want to do" does not settle it. In the hall one line calls her a control freak. The answer is that she and their doctor wanted a special experience. The new birth plan is one sentence: get the baby out safely. "Just be nice to her" is the plea, then start fresh. "Whatever. Do what you have to do" lets the bag be broken.

Theme

ParenthoodA written plan for a special birth gives way once the heart rate drops and the cord may be around the neck.
DutyThe job is named in one line: get that baby out safely, or go home and let someone else be the doctor.

Escucha con atención

  • really, really — Make the second really heavier, then let the rest drop.
  • happened to your — At happened to, touch the t lightly instead of biting it.
  • wanna do this — Leave the missing to inside wanna; do not put it back.
  • gonna be fine — Keep gonna packed tight and do not restore going to.
Lucky for you, I don't have any Jewish friends.

The cover is available only because a bar mitzvah is not on this calendar. Their doctor left for one and never told them.

I'm not having shit besides a fucking panic attack.

This is not awe at a new baby. It is a panic attack about the hospital, dead bodies, and wanting out.

The heartbeat's stronger, but we're not out of the woods.

A stronger heartbeat is not safety. The cord, the medicine, and breaking the bag are still ahead.

Do you want to be the doctor? Because I really don't need to be here.

This is a dare, not a real question. Push the argument and the offer is to go home and let them be the doctor.

If you want a special experience, go to a Jimmy Buffett concert.

Special is mocked, not offered. A concert can be the experience. The birth plan is now just getting the baby out safely.

You can be as big a dick to me as you want. Just be nice to her, man.

Insults can land here. The only condition is that she be treated kindly. That is the whole request.

Preguntas sobre esta escena

Why does the birth plan change?

The baby's heart rate slows. The baby is turned to take pressure off the cord, and someone thinks the cord is wrapped around the neck. Medicine and breaking the bag are supposed to get things going so the baby is not left in there. A stronger heartbeat still comes with the line that they are not out of the woods.

Why call her a control freak?

She will not accept the medicine or drop the plan on the spot. The line says she needs to let go and let the job be done. Another line answers that she and their doctor had a very specific birth plan and wanted a special experience.

Is anyone proved right about the drugs?

The scene does not hand down a verdict. One side says things have changed and there is no time to debate; the job is to get the baby out safely. The other side is not comfortable, does not want a baby born drugged out, and says it is not the birth plan.

Why mention a Jimmy Buffett concert?

Someone has just defended a special birth experience. The concert line brushes that aside. The next line states the replacement: get the baby out safely.

Why the plea to be nice to her?

One person admits having no idea what to do, says the insults can be aimed at them, and asks that she be treated kindly. The apology and the offer to start fresh come after that request.

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