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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“…Your Placenta Could Fall Off And Your Baby Could Die.”
“If you stay pregnant, your placenta could fall off and your baby could die.” – OB to a mom who refused induction at 39 weeks and 6 days and had just had a Biophysical Profile with a perfect score.
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The Deranged Housewife had this to say,
Mar 31, 2010 @ 6:33 am (Quote)
As usual, Jane is guilty of making us all pee our pants with laughter today … LOL!
This kind of reminds me of the comment I once heard from someone that their doctor told them “her uterus could explode” if she tried a VBAC. I believe someone else’s doctor used the word “shatter.” WTF?
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Jane Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:50 am (Quote)
Glad to be of service.
I’ve heard the “uterus will explode” line too, but I can’t remember the circumstances. I said, “Rupture. The word is rupture. That means the uterine wall might pull apart like pizza dough that’s rolled out way too thin. It’s bad, and you don’t want it to happen, but little shards of uterus won’t go flying around the delivery room.”
Why do they do that?
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The Deranged Housewife had this to say,
Mar 31, 2010 @ 6:35 am (Quote)
And also I’m wondering, how much does it cost the insurance company to do a biophysical profile on a mom who’s not even overdue yet? Do the insurance companies even read these orders before paying a claim? $$$$
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Omogoodness I’m so glad I spontaneously went into labor at 39w2d and 39w1d with my babies, I couldn’t imagine what I would’ve done 6 days later awaiting my impending uterine collapse! All those other mothers that have post 40w babies in their arms today should consider themselves lucky!……………..-_-
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Kat Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:52 am (Quote)
My BPP wasn’t scheduled until 41 weeks 5 days (all the non-stress tests were passed with flying colors).
Ironically, the very day we were to go in for the BPP, I went into labor. Her head hasn’t fallen off yet, and the placenta was just fine too.
I have a friend who has gone 3 weeks or so past her expiration date, er, estimated due date. One of those times she was at the hospital getting a BPP, when she went into labor. The nurses were stunned when she announced her intention of leaving to go HOME and birth her baby. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall and see their faces.
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VW Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:34 pm (Quote)
A friend of mine went in for an induction at 42w3d after planning a home birth. She went into labor on the way to the hospital, they did a quick u/s and trace, and then they said “Right, there’s nothing to keep you here, go home and have your baby”.
Mind you, this is New Zealand.
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It always amazes me that doctors have no problems with babies that are early. My first was born at 38+4. If she had been 10 days late the world would have ended and “she would have died” My uterus would have exploded the minute I turned 40 weeks, the placenta would get mold and fall off, all sorts of horrors could happen because babies are not forced out on their expiration date, ahem Estimated Date of Confinement, Oops Estimated Due Date.
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Aron Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 9:44 am (Quote)
Exactly, Heather! It astonishes me that even though the risks to an early babe are FAR greater, they would rather them come sooner and take that risk then go longer and be safer. I know that risk rises by a fraction of a percent for truly post-term babes (43 weeks), but it’s just not as big a deal as a baby with potential breathing/sucking/swallowing problems from being too early.
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Y’all. This is SERIOUS. Someone, quick, compile a list of all the things on this site that make babies DIE! Because, I mean, HOW MANY OF YOU are walking around with little UNDEAD ZOMBIE children RIGHT NOW because you had vbacs, or you were past dates, or you refused an IV in labor? ZOMBIE BABIES, people! THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER!!
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Maura Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 10:33 am (Quote)
that was probably the most hilarious response I’ve read in a while! LOL!
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Jane Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:00 am (Quote)
And remember, just because your little zombie baby is kicking doesn’t mean it’s alive. That’s because it’s a zombie.
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Jena Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:09 am (Quote)
Medical Breakthrough: Mom Brain exists and we know the cause. Noncompliance on the part of the mother/host during pregnancy and labor causes all offspring die and rise again, ravenous for human brains. Your zombie children are literally consuming your gray matter to fuel their undead livelihood! Alert the media!
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Adrienne Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:17 pm (Quote)
I have two zombie babies. went past my due date and they got ded. also, I’m still pregnant with all 4 of my babies because everyone knows you can’t push out babies over 8 lb, and since I haven’t had any c-sections…
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Another Laura Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:16 pm (Quote)
I really, really should not read comments and eat dinner at the same time. I could choke from laughing so hard with a mouthful of food. Or, more likely, have a mess to clean up. 
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Jennifer B. had this to say,
Apr 1, 2010 @ 3:00 pm (Quote)
I would love to hear more about this particular comment because… as far as my experience goes… they don’t even LOOK at the placenta during a BPP unless the attending specifically requests it. If no one looked at the placenta, or if they did and the placenta was fine, this doc was WAY out of line and probably should be reported for coercion…
BUT……
I had a BPP days before my daughter was born and SHE got a perfect 8 out of 8 on the profile, but my placenta was dying.
That’s a whole different story.
I was 39 weeks along too… but because of my health problems, the placenta was not in good shape and I was nowhere NEAR going into active labor, wasn’t dilated at all… and had been having prodromal labor for 2 weeks. I chose to have a repeat cesarean rather than wait for my body to go into spontaneous labor and VBAC because FOR ME, the risks that my placenta WOULD abrubpt were greater than the benefits of having a VBAC.
My healthy baby girl is now 2 weeks old.
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“And if you don’t have this IV, your arm could fall off, and the baby could die! And if you don’t have this fetal monitor strapped to your belly, your belly could fall off, and the baby could die! And if you don’t sign all these forms, the hospital could collapse, and the baby could die!”
**going off to dance to “It’s Raining Placentas”**
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Aron Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 5:38 am Aron(Quote)
Jane, you have to warn us to put down the coffee BEFORE reading the words “it’s raining placentats”!
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Sheva Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:08 pm Sheva(Quote)
Aron, you have to learn to put down your coffee before you read pretty much any of Jane’s comments.
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Aron Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 7:01 am Aron(Quote)
It’s true! Maybe that will teach me to read the poster name first before reading the post…y’know, doing things in order and all that.
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KDB Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 6:09 am KDB(Quote)
Great! Now I just can’t get that song outta my head!
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Heather P Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 7:59 am Heather P(Quote)
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Jena Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 11:02 am Jena(Quote)
She really does.
Now if she writes out the lyrics… we could all DIE!:O
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