“My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction”

When you have 21 hours to kill, you might as well bring something to pass the time.

TikToker Amber Scxtt’s boyfriend took this notion to the next level by taking his entire gaming system with him.

But what has the internet divided is the fact that those 21 hours he needed to fill were waiting for his girlfriend to deliver their son.

After Amber shared a video of him playing video games from her hospital bed, many jumped to the comments, saying this was a mistake.

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TikToker Amber Scxtt who recently gave birth shared a video about what her boyfriend did while she was in labor

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

The clip instantly went viral

@amberscxtt Men bring something to keep you occupied during an induction ! #laboranddelivery #induction #tolac #vbac #ROMWEnextgen ♬ original sound – amberscxtt

And as of this article, it has 2.6 million views

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

The family is doing great

@amberscxtt Is it him or me with the bad timing? 😂😂 #dadoftheyear #gamingdad #Sing2gether #VansCheckerboardDay @deontk20 #cod #codwarzone ♬ original sound – amberscxtt

Every woman’s labor is unique and sometimes it can be over in a matter of hours. But in other cases, it really tests a mother’s physical and emotional stamina.

Labor has three stages, but the active phase of the first stage is what many think of when they imagine the process, as it is when contractions become strong and frequent. This phase can last 4 to 8 hours. In total, all of the stages of labor—from when the baby ‘drops’ (lightening) to delivery of the placenta—can take 12 to 24 hours for first births and about 8 to 10 hours for subsequent ones.

But again, these ranges do not match up with everyone. While it’s normal to wonder what the average labor time is for most women, especially for someone whose due date approaches, it’s important to remember that labor time is often very unpredictable.

But some people in the comments were not OK with the guy’s behavior

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Amber defended her partner

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

Image credits: amberscxtt

“You wanted us to stare at each other for 21 hours?” she asked

@amberscxtt Reply to @crispy454 You wanted us to stare at each other for 21 hours?😂 he was available when I needed him the entire time😘 #newmom #PlutoTVDecades ♬ Way Back Home – Shaun

“He was available when I needed him the entire time”

@amberscxtt Reply to @courrrtney1 ♬ original sound – amberscxtt

Since a woman in labor is not always in the best condition to make decisions or assertive requests, her partner needs to be ready to step in if the situation calls for it.

They may need to help her logically weigh her options about certain medical decisions; or ask that her healthcare practitioner be woken from a nap, that an anesthesiologist be paged, or that a mirror be brought in so that she can take a peek at what’s happening.

Yes, the doctor or midwife and the nurses are all there to make sure the mother and baby are doing well but the partner still has a big role when it comes to getting the woman as comfortable as possible and in communicating her wishes.

It’s nice to know that Amber’s boyfriend gave her everything she needed. And that’s what counts the most. Who cares if he also found the time for a quick game or two? The mom’s happy and the baby is fine.

And some folks were perfectly fine with it

"My Boyfriend Brought His Entire Gaming System To The Hospital During My 21-Hour-Long Induction"

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

“Never date or marry a marry a guy who plays video games. They are boys, not men”. Whoever wrote that doesn’t need to worry about whether or not their spouse plays video games- with a personality like that, who’d marry them?

26points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

Logic and reason, no no no! My husband plays video games and has the ability to not only play video games. But be a great husband and dad as well. This bullcrap about men are not men if they do things they enjoy, like play video games is ridiculous and wrong. Plenty of men and people know how to balance things in their lives and you saying men are somehow less than or boys because of video games is absurd. Are there some people who take it too far and make their whole lives about video games? Sure, but it's not every man or person.

16points

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Head Mills 3 years ago

Oops I'm the wife and I'm the gamer (husband doesn't play). I somehow manage to hold down my job, share minding my 4yo, do the cooking and cleaning and still find time for a hobby, shame on me! Maybe I shouldn't be growing another human right now either, I'm obviously a terrible mum!

7points

Parmeisan 3 years ago

Exactly, thank you! Blanket statements about a hobby and everybody who's interested in that hobby are bad enough, but a hobby so common as this -- wow. What if I said "Never date a woman who watches movies, she's too dramatic and can't make decisions." Sounds icky? Yes, and so does the video game comment. :P Also, the implication that us women can't play games too...

3points

Bob Cakin 2 years ago (edited)

Right? If you are such a "serious" and "mature" adult all the time that you never ever want to play a game... well... you sound like an absolute JOY to be around... /s

0points

Alexis Casto 2 years ago

Im a grown woman with anxiety and stuff, if i ever got pregnant (Which probably won't happen due to medical reason's) i would probably bring my tablet or nintendo switch with me to pass time when I'm waiting to go further. As long as the husband not doing it the whole time, who cares. XD

0points

Marie Eve 2 years ago

My husband is the best and most caring ever and a c-level executive in a 1000 employees business and also a gamer. I'll take his supposedly man child ass i guess lol.

0points

Dave P 3 years ago

I mean, 21 hours, he needed something to do when not helping her, as he isnt needed the whole time, and she got entertained at the same time. What is wrong with this

26points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

There's nothing wrong with this. That's literally what video games are for. To pass the time and entertain you until baby comes. People are acting as if he played it the entire time. Which is not the case and people really need to start processing information thoroughly, before reacting.

17points

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LazyPanda 3 years ago

Ugh. One of the worst things about social media is everyone thinking they have a say. Irony I know. But wtf. Everyone's always jumping to judge somebody she did not ask for your input. People are literally out here drooling to see relationships crash and burn rather than rooting for them.

9points

Katchen 3 years ago

If I didn’t want strangers giving me input on how I live my life, I wouldn’t post my personal life on a platform that allows comments.

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Troux 3 years ago

Share any relationship issue - no matter how big or small - and you'll get half the responses saying 'Dump them now!' 'Run far away!' 'You [person I don't know whatsoever] deserve better!'

5points

Chris Munro 3 years ago

A great way to avoid that is by not posting your personal business on a public platform.

2points

Alexei Arntzen 3 years ago

Actually I think that everyone saying what they have to say is one of the best things. You just need to learn how to deal with it

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Logic and Reason 3 years ago

26points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

16points

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Head Mills 3 years ago

7points

Parmeisan 3 years ago

3points

Bob Cakin 2 years ago (edited)

Right? If you are such a "serious" and "mature" adult all the time that you never ever want to play a game... well... you sound like an absolute JOY to be around... /s

0points

Alexis Casto 2 years ago

0points

Marie Eve 2 years ago

My husband is the best and most caring ever and a c-level executive in a 1000 employees business and also a gamer. I'll take his supposedly man child ass i guess lol.

0points

Dave P 3 years ago

I mean, 21 hours, he needed something to do when not helping her, as he isnt needed the whole time, and she got entertained at the same time. What is wrong with this

26points

Stephanie Keith 3 years ago

17points

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LazyPanda 3 years ago

9points

Katchen 3 years ago

If I didn’t want strangers giving me input on how I live my life, I wouldn’t post my personal life on a platform that allows comments.

10points

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Troux 3 years ago

Share any relationship issue - no matter how big or small - and you'll get half the responses saying 'Dump them now!' 'Run far away!' 'You [person I don't know whatsoever] deserve better!'

5points