Comments on: “…If You Were Educated Enough, You Would Have Had An Epidural.”

By: Waterdog

Waterdog — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:27:40 +0000

And if that OB were educated enough, s/he would have supported the perineum and prevented the tear. Sheesh.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:17 +0000

The risks of an epidural are a lot worse than the risks of lidocaine!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:18:12 +0000

Violent and cruel. That is all I can form in my mind right now…

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:54:12 +0000

I know. :-/ It’s a special shade of depressing to witness first hand when women in powerful positions (ie. doctors) contribute to sexism.

By: The Deranged Housewife

The Deranged Housewife — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:45:15 +0000

Yes, and the sad part is that many of these misogynist OBs who think this way are women…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:01 +0000

I had to have about 6 stiches (truly don’t remember) after my first child’s home birth. The nurse midwife (who was there mostly for insurance purposes and wasn’t the primary midwife) did them because the primary midwife went to the hospital with my son (bad start but unrelated to where we birthed). She was unfamiliar with my tolerace to analgesiacs and only gave me an average dose of lidocaine for the stitches. I was feeling everything after the 4th stitch, but was so anxious to get to the hospital I didn’t want to tell her and wait for the lidocaine to be readministered/kick in. Owie.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:41:15 +0000

And if I were educated enough, I would have taken an epidural before dropping that metal bar through my toe. Then I would have been all set for those stitches and wouldn’t have needed the lidocaine!

By: Jill--Unnecesarean

Jill--Unnecesarean — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:57:42 +0000

Heh. “And if you weren’t a jerk you’d just shut up and give me shot of lidocaine like everyone else does without a lecture. Kthx.”

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:47:49 +0000

Wow, the misogyny from some of these quotes is both astounding and infuriating… and yet somehow also unsurprising. :-/

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:09:20 +0000

Hello? Uhmmmmm, that is cruel when someone does ask for pain relief not to give it. When the baby is inside, the risks to both mom and baby need to be considered. Birth is painful and natural both, but sutures are not a natural part of the pain…and it’s different than a contraction that comes on in a wave rather than a poke. Geesh.