Comments on: “…You Cannot Shower Or Walk! You Could Fall!”

By: Heather P

Heather P — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:58:42 +0000

I’ve slipped in the shower when not pregnant. That doesn’t mean I’m doomed to being stinky for the rest of my life. Surprisingly enough, I survived being in the shower during my first labor while still at home. For my second, I never left home.

By: Heather P

Heather P — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:56:10 +0000

I’m so sorry that this happened to you. What a horrible “care” provider.

I’m glad that you had a healing VBAC with your recent baby. Congratulations to you.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:03:54 +0000

Thanks guys!

By: Guggie Daly

Guggie Daly — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:09:20 +0000

I agree with Jane! It has nothing to do w/ being in labour…the hospital just doesn’t want to get sued.

They don’t give a crap about you…as the retired head of the WHO says, “Get the hell outta the hospital!”

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:09:22 +0000

Most likely some laboring woman somewhere once slipped in the shower, and now it’s standard of care that every woman needs to be immobilized from first contraction until five days postpartum because the lawyers say it’s safest.

It can’t possibly be that every laboring woman is a cascade of disasters just waiting for the slightest excuse to happen.

By: Sheva

Sheva — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:02:18 +0000

Nothing to add here, except – how do pregnant women suddenly become another species when the go into labor?
A species that can spontaneously combust or explode at will, or even by mistake!
One that suddenly loses all the faculties that they had during the 9 months prior like hearing (that’s why they can talk about us in front of us), reasoning (that’s why they have to make all our decisions for us), thinking (that’s why they drug us – we don’t need our brains!), balance (admittedly, here’s where a doula can come in handy).
Even our bodily functions don’t work – that’s why we need IVs – everyone know’s laboring women can’t eat!! – and we need catheters and enemas and who knows what else!
It’s spectacular, really.
Someone should do a study.

By: atyourcervix

atyourcervix — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:30:08 +0000

God forbid you should shower or walk while in labor. Geeze. Not like you don’t do both of those every single day while pregnant!

By: atyourcervix

atyourcervix — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:29:07 +0000

I’m so sorry that your birth went that way! How horrible and damaging to your physical and emotional well-being. (I am glad, however, to read that you had a wonderful VBAC. Not to reduce the pain you went through with your first birth…..)

By: susan

susan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:45:41 +0000

My god, that is horrible. I’m so glad that you got to have your VBAC. Congratulations!

By: Heather (qtberryhead)

Heather (qtberryhead) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:38:10 +0000

Seriously, I do not understand how some of these words come out of these peoples mouths without them going “OMG. I’m a complete idiot to have said that…what I meant was…”