Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“Do *YOU* Want To Take Home A Vegetable Baby Too?”
Do *YOU* want to take home a vegetable baby too?” – OB to mother who wanted to VBAC. The OB was discussing the risks of VBAC.
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Jessica had this to say,
Nov 19, 2011 @ 6:44 pm (Quote)
Is the OB implying the baby will be brain damaged due to a vaginal birth? Or paralyzed? That the ACOG consists of morons who don’t know what really happens to vbac babies?
Or is he telling mom that if she has a vbac instead of another C- section he’ll find a turnip and put a diaper on it and draw a face with a sharpie and send it home as a trophy? ‘Cause I would just love a veggie gift to take home! *sarcasm
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Alyson Miers had this to say,
Nov 19, 2011 @ 7:47 pm (Quote)
My brother came out just fine and is now a highly intelligent and well-adjusted 28-year-old, Dr. Stabby-Hands. Definitely not a vegetable.
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*looks down at my perfect 3 day old* She’s a vegetable? Nope, pretty sure she’s a tasty little baby! And my second VBAC 
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Sarah Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (Quote)
Congrats! My “vegetable” is 3.5 and I’m due to have another vegetable around the 28th. Why oh why didn’t my midwife warn me? lol!
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Heather Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (Quote)
Thanks!
I don’t know, my midwife didn’t warn me, either. She just kept encouraging me and supporting me. Go figure!
Happy birthing vibes to you!
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Sarah Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 10:21 pm (Quote)
Thanks! I’m planning on having a water birth… I guess that would be vegetable soup?
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Lisa Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 9:34 pm (Quote)
My vegetables are 6 & 2 1/2 (& on the way). They’re awfully active & noisy for vegetables, though. Of course, I thought they were kids & didn’t stick them in the fridge, maybe that’s the problem?
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Sarah Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 10:22 pm (Quote)
Yup, clearly your vegetables have gone bad. 
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Kara Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 9:56 pm (Quote)
Congrats on the new baby!
My 3 vegetables are 5 and 10 month twins. 
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Susan Peterson Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 11:37 pm (Quote)
I had 8 VBACS. Now grown up, some parents themselves, and are all kinds of unvegetablelike things, engineer, social worker, sys admin, teacher, and a couple of graduate students.
Before I had my first VBAC I had a couple of doctors who tried to scare me. “When that uterus ruptures, we don’t even try to save the baby, and we usually can’t even save the uterus, we are just trying to save the mother.” Well my uterus was still going strong for VBAC #8!
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silverhawkwarrior Reply:
November 20th, 2011 at 12:39 pm (Quote)
I think this calls for a medal.
*bestows medal*
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Mama Wrench had this to say,
Nov 20, 2011 @ 5:32 am (Quote)
Jespren had this to say,
Nov 20, 2011 @ 1:50 pm (Quote)
The real kicker here is the (probably inadvertant) ‘too’ at the end. Hey doc! That means ‘as well’ so…sure, I’ll happily take home a baby vegetable as well as my own human baby. Do you have baby greens? They are my favorite. Do you have surplus from your garden? I know some other people who would like some fresh baby greens.
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I’m the submitter and here’s the full story:
After extensive research, I decided to try for a VBAC after having a c-section 7 years ago at the young age of 16. I was still seeing the same OB-GYN, who had already requested I schedule my repeat c-section at my first prenatal appointment. When I sat down with him at my 7 month checkup, I asked to discuss a VBAC with him. He began by asking why I’d want to “ruin” and “stretch” my vagina, and that a c-section would change nothing since I already had a scar. “You only dialated to 6 cm with your first child, which means you’ll do the same with this one,” he explained. “Besides, your pelvic is not big enough anyways” (keep in mind, I have an average build and am not petite).
He went on to tell me about a patient he knew of several years ago whose uterus ruptured while pushing. After her emergency c-section, they found that the baby had suffocated and “the parents took home their vegetable baby. Do YOU want to take home a vegetable baby, too??” “On the contrary,” he proudly announced, “in 25 years, I have NEVER had a c-section go wrong.”
I told him I was adament about at least having the ability to move around and TRY to dilate on my own and do everything natural, and he responded with, “Ha, oh well! As soon as you get to the hospital, you’ll be hooked to internal monitors and will have to be in the bed!”
Then, as to ensure there was no confusion whatsoever on his stance in healthcare, he concluded with this: “I’m the boss. You’re the patient. If you’re not progessing 1-2cm per hour, I WILL do another c-section!”
When I do birth this baby in the comfort of my own home with the wonderful midwife and doula I have just hired, I plan to pay this doctor a visit. In the meantime, I will ensure that this story reaches far and wide, as to save others from this surgery-happy animal!
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Tee Reply:
November 20th, 2011 at 6:27 pm (Quote)
Holy idiotic doctor, batman! I’m so, so, so glad to hear that you’re planning a homebirth! I’ll be praying that your birth is smooth and seamless and that you have a precious baby in your arms soon! Thank you for coming here and sharing the entire story with us!
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Sounds delicious doc, but I think Ill just take the baby that will be coming out my vagina.
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Tee Reply:
November 19th, 2011 at 7:21 pm Tee(Quote)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
::deep breath::
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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