Dec 23

“…There Really Just Isn’t Any…Reason To Be…Putting Yourself & Your Baby At Risk.”

“Now that you’ve reached your due date, there really just isn’t any good reason to be walking around putting yourself and your baby at risk. We need to do a cesarean tomorrow.” -OB to a mother one day past her due date, who was planning a VBAC.

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Jennifer B. had this to say, Dec 23, 2009 @ 4:23 pm (Quote)

There really isn’t any reason to be such a jerk to me because of your own preconceived misconceptions about a baby’s “due date” being an “expiration date”

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Stacy had this to say, Dec 23, 2009 @ 4:53 pm (Quote)

I seriously wonder sometimes if these doctors even graduated medical school!

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Jane had this to say, Dec 23, 2009 @ 5:05 pm (Quote)

“There really isn’t any reason to be putting my baby and myself at risk during a cesarean,so we’ll be waiting a bit longer, thanks.”

I tell moms all the time that if they want to avoid a scheduled induction or a scheduled section, the doctor can’t do it if they fail to show up. We all know how forgetful pregnant women can be.

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Knitted in the Womb Reply:
December 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm Knitted in the Womb(Quote)

LOL, Jane, I like that–”how forgetful pregnant women can be.” I’m going to have to borrow that.

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Rebecca had this to say, Dec 23, 2009 @ 8:57 pm (Quote)

If I have another kid, my intention is to find a VBA2C friendly doc. If I can’t, I have every intention of staying at home from 37 weeks until I go into labor!

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Judith had this to say, Dec 24, 2009 @ 12:43 am (Quote)

wonder how I got born 54 yrs ago at 43 weeks gestation. born at home in Switzerland, not worse for the wear. I HATE THIS FEAR MONGERING THAT OB’s engage in!

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Jade Reply:
October 30th, 2010 at 4:05 am Jade(Quote)

I also wonder how on earth my daughter was born safely at home 4 years ago at nearly 44 weeks. Admittedly by 44 weeks we were all starting to wonder if it was ever going to happen and started doing some of the less invasive (and more fun) induction techniques but I suspect that none of them actually “worked” other than to take my mind off the fact that I was still pregnant.

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Melissa had this to say, Dec 24, 2009 @ 7:10 am (Quote)

Careful, since you’re past your due date there’s a bomb in your uterus and it’ll go off if you move slower than 50 miles per hour, better do a section.

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Lori had this to say, Dec 25, 2009 @ 12:12 pm (Quote)

I read recently (wish I could remember where) that the odds of having a phony doctor (1 in 50) are greater than a VBAC uterine rupture (1% or less). Hmmm.

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