Apr 1

Thoughtful Thursday! “I Am Putting My Hands In My Pockets…”

“I am putting my hands in my pockets because there is nothing for me to do here. You are doing such a great job!” -OB to mother who was doubting her confidence to birth during a long labor.

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Morgan McFarland had this to say, Apr 1, 2010 @ 5:45 pm (Quote)

My mother’s OB said almost the same thing to her during her VBAC with my brother. Good guy.

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Lauren had this to say, Apr 1, 2010 @ 5:51 pm (Quote)

That is fantastic!!!

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Bonita had this to say, Apr 1, 2010 @ 6:00 pm (Quote)

Finally! An OB who doesn’t feel the need to ride in on his white horse and “rescue” the laboring woman! Glad to see he has more faith in her body than the average OB does.

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Sheva had this to say, Apr 1, 2010 @ 7:12 pm (Quote)

I forgot who said this, that the most important thing a midwife has to learn is how to sit on her hands. How awesome that a doctor learned that!
And I love the empowerment of the words accompanied by a physical act – such a potent combination!

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Knitted in the Womb Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 pm Knitted in the Womb(Quote)

Dr. Bradley said that about Dr’s needing to learn how to sit on their hands.

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K had this to say, Apr 2, 2010 @ 11:28 am (Quote)

My midwife told me that “At first I thought a midwife should be good with her hands. Then, I thought a good midwife should sit on her hands. Now, I figure a good midwife should knit with her hands. Being idle when you feel like you should be doing something doesn’t help anyone, so I keep busy.” She was so busy helping us deliver our HUGE vbac posterior baby, she didn’t do any knitting at our house – but, I avoided a c-section and have tried every birthing position except hanging by my toes.

After our homebirth, we (like her other clients) received a homemade baby sweater.

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