Having a child is just about one of the most difficult things you can do.
From morning sickness to contractions and 18 hour labours, women some extra TLC in the run up to giving birth.
Unfortunately for one man, watching his wife get some well deserved medical attention and care left him feeling more than a little left out.
The disgruntled dad came under fire after moaning that staff in the maternity ward weren't giving him enough attention.
In a post which was posted to the father-focused website Dadsnet , he wrote: "Currently having a newborn in hospital waiting for his arrival. Just hit me that dads on labour wards seem to be invisible.
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"Sat yesterday for 12 hours never offered a drink or anything I felt invisible. It was a disgrace and made me feel quite mad.
"All the tax and national insurance I pay and not even a courtesy of a teabag now and then or even just like I had a right to be there supporting my missus and waiting for our miracle.
"Have any of you experienced same treatment?"
But his grumbles were met with huge backlash as dads rallied together online to slam his rant as 'selfish' and 'narcassistic'.
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One man fumed: "Two things toolbelt. One: This experience should never be about you. But since your frail ego can’t seem to handle that, congratulations on putting your pee-pee in a vagina until climax. Might I offer you a beverage? Perhaps a tea?
"Two: If you were there for the missus… ACTIVELY there for the missus, you wouldn't’t 'feel invisible' you’d be too concerned with her to care."
He added: Every hospital I’ve ever been to I acknowledge my role as support for the patient.
"If I want a tea, I get it for myself. I ask the patient if they want something.
"The hospital staff has always treated me with kindness. They were accommodating, and complimentary.
"It’s obvious you’re somewhat of a selfish jerk. Because you take a time when your wife is in great pain, she’s scared, she’s anxious, she’s pushing a human out of her body… and you make a point to draw attention to how you were deprived of attention."
"Personally I dropped the ego and was there for my wife and child doing doing whatever little jobs I could to help. I have nothing but the utmost respect and gratitude towards the undermanned NHS staff who day in day out help parents through childbirth," suggested another.
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A third man responsed: "My wife went through a 72 hour labour ending in an emergency C section for our first and we spent nine hours waiting for a C section for our second.
"At no point in that 81 hours did I want someone to make me a cup of tea."
A few more sympathetic responses reminded the dad-to-be that while childbirth is stressful for everyone, the NHS were working hard to ensure the safe delivery of his child.
One man replied: "I think it can feel like this, although obviously the mother is the most important person of course.
"NHS staff are also seriously undermanned and over worked most of the time, so I always tried to stay out of their way."
Another added: "I agree, it wouldn’t take much to acknowledge that this is a very special and important moment in your life too.
"I understand that individual midwives are stretched and busy – it’s not their fault – the NHS as a whole should look at the understaffing issue."
