Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“The Good News Is That You Get To Have A Catheter!”
“The good news is that you get to have a catheter!” – L&D nurse’s comment to mother who was crying when learning that she would need a cesarean after a failed version.
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chrissi had this to say,
Oct 17, 2011 @ 6:59 pm (Quote)
Oh, yippee! Thanks for the personal pep rally!
I just can’t comprehend how it is that some medical don’t understand the significance of birth to women that want so much to have a natural process.
OP, I’m sorry you had to deal with this.
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I think I would stop crying at that point just to look at this crazy nurse like she had grown an extra head. WTF??
(Also, probably not the entry I needed to see tonight. My version is in the morning!)
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Sheva Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 10:43 pm (Quote)
Good luck!!
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Juliet Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 7:47 am (Quote)
Thanks! It didn’t work, but nobody said anything stupid. (The anesthesiologist wanted to know what I was listening to on my headphones that made me so relaxed, though. Yay Hypnobabies!)
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wickesbi Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 9:16 am (Quote)
My daughter flipped breach at 37 weeks. I was able to flip her back by hanging out in a pool doing handstands for about an hour…give it a try, it can’t hurt: it actually feels great to be submerged in water!
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Melinda Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 2:53 pm (Quote)
You might try checking out moxibustion, too! 
http://www.glorialemay.com/blog/?p=258
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Melissa Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 5:31 pm (Quote)
Yay for Hypnobabies helping! Sorry it didn’t “take”, though!
Not to be obnoxious, because maybe you’ve already tried everything, but just in case you haven’t heard of the following:
Tried Webster technique by chiropractor? Better results…larger proportion of babies flip after that procedure than as a result of an external version.
Have you already looked at spinningbabies.com?
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This comment would probably have made me laugh through my tears, which I strongly suspect was the nurse’s intent in saying it!
I know what’s important was whether it offended the person it was spoken to, though. And I’m sorry for the loss of the birth you wanted, OP.
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Vanessa had this to say,
Oct 17, 2011 @ 7:19 pm (Quote)
I’m not the OP but if someone had said this to me before my “emergency” csection 8 months ago I would have been mortified. I wanted a natural birth and one of my biggest fears of section/epidural was the catheter. My fears were realized and the nurse who inserted my cath had to talk to me and calm me down I was so afraid. Thank goodness for nice L&D nurses at my hospital. She listened to my traumatic experience that causes my fear and talked me through the whole thing.
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decemberbaby had this to say,
Oct 17, 2011 @ 7:32 pm (Quote)
chrissi had this to say,
Oct 17, 2011 @ 8:18 pm (Quote)
Juliet,
Best of luck tomorrow. I wanted to mention that the Webster Technique (chiropractic adjustment) worked beautifullu for me. My issue was the position of my pelvis. There was no way for my daughter to move since my body wasn’t properly aligned.
I went from X-section threats to a peaceful, pain free birth at home.
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This one is mine. I had planned a natural birth and was completely devastated. To her credit, the nurse was trying to make me feel better, albeit in the most idiotic way. The scary thing is that she actually thought this would be helpful! She was trying to highlight what she thought the benefits of a c-section were. She had a long list, but she led with this beauty. When I looked at her like she had lost her mind, she explained that a catheter was great, because then you don’t have to get out of bed (umm, because you have been sliced in half and stapled back together!). Then she told me how lucky I was, because my OB did great c-sections and I would have a pretty scar (mine actually ended up being crooked and didn’t heal well on one end). Finally, of course, the baby will have a round head. Wow, she hit on every one of the things I wanted most out of the birth of my child!
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Mary Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (Quote)
And good luck, Juliet! Hope your version is successful!
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Katherine Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 9:06 pm (Quote)
Gee and I thought when my friend said I was lucky to have a C/S because I wouldn’t tear that I had heard the worst justification for a ceserean. (5+ inch incision through your abdomen and all the muscles associated with that area and your uterine wall that takes 8 weeks just to heal or a tear that takes a week maybe two) *FAIL* I am sorry your birth didn’t go well this time, but you will do awesome next time.
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Jessica Reply:
October 18th, 2011 at 9:30 am (Quote)
Sorry your nurse wasn’t able to be truly helpful with your C-Section. I’m glad she at least “tried” to help.
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Angela Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 12:46 pm (Quote)
OMG! I HATE the stupid “round head” thing. I have actually had people come up to me and ask, “His head is so round. You had a c-section, right?” WTF!
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SculptorAlison Reply:
October 22nd, 2011 at 8:10 pm (Quote)
Me too. It’s infuriating. Do people think their heads are malformed for life because they were birthed vaginally?
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deb had this to say,
Oct 18, 2011 @ 6:54 pm (Quote)
I had an emergency cs and was totally healed in a week. Walking within hours and body functions normal within a day and a half. I actually loved getting a catheter. It was the first time my bladder didn’t hurt in months. Such a relief.
I thought I would be a failure for not having a vaginal birth but my son was dying – placenta shut down and his heart rate was 70.
It actually turned out to be a great experience to have a cs and I’m a professional singer!
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So the very first time I had a catheter, I was eight weeks pregnant and in the ER for dehydration. Rather than letting me give them a second urine sample (they said the first was contaminated), they cathed me.
Do you know what a bad catheter experience can do to some related areas? It’s not good. And it makes sex a little less fun.
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Just what I’ve always wanted!! That makes everything all better! Thank you so much Nurse dipshit.
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Jade Reply:
October 19th, 2011 at 11:37 pm Jade(Quote)
LOL
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