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“Thoughtful Thursday! “Oh, I Am Not Delivering Your Baby. You Are. I’ll Only Be There In Case You Need Assistance.”

“Oh, I am not delivering your baby. You are. I’ll only be there in case you need some assistance.” – OB to mother prior to birth.

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Mama had this to say, Dec 8, 2011 @ 8:31 pm (Quote)

Good! Exactly what I wanted!!

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Sheva had this to say, Dec 8, 2011 @ 8:58 pm (Quote)

Hey, that’s exactly what my midwife said to me!
Great choice of words, OB! And so very true!

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Patsie had this to say, Dec 9, 2011 @ 4:03 am (Quote)

Thank you! Granted the ob did deliver #1, I was out cold (csection, general an), but I certainly delivered #2. My midwife caught him, or at least eased him onto the bed, but I did all the work!

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DM had this to say, Dec 9, 2011 @ 5:47 am (Quote)

That is awesome! Reminds me of my labor with my second. It was fast and furious, and by the time I got to the hospital, I couldn’t keep myself from pushing any longer, the urge was too strong. The triage nurse yelled at me not to push because “I can’t deliver your baby!” I yelled back, “You’re not!! I AM!” I gave birth a minute later.

She would have had a little more time for someone else to get there if she would have put the phone down when I got there instead of telling me to “calm down” my heavy breathing (I was having intense contractions) and assuming I was just being an overdramatic first time mom (I heard her say that on the phone… Yeah.)

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Lindsay had this to say, Dec 9, 2011 @ 9:44 am (Quote)

I love this! One of my biggest pet peeves is doctors taking the credit for delivering the baby. Nope, we deliver, you catch (unless it is a C-Section where the woman is under General).

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Leticia had this to say, Dec 9, 2011 @ 11:43 am (Quote)

I had been looking for a doctor for a natural delivery forever – I wanted to go natural (and even at home, if possible), but as a first timer, I did want a doctor there, just in case. I was already losing hope (and reaching my 27th week) when I found her.
I walked into her office and we started talking, and I asked her about what she did when she delivered babies and that is what she replied. And the moment she said that, I could have cried, I was so relieved! I knew I had found my doc!
And I did need her in the end, even though I was able to deliver my baby – I got my waterbirth in spite of having been induced due to really high blood pressure at almost 42 weeks – and my husband caught her.
I am positive that if it had been someone else I would have probably ended up with a c-section.
She rocks!

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Gemma H had this to say, Dec 9, 2011 @ 12:34 pm (Quote)

Very nice! Reminds me of Dr. Bradly writing that he was like a lifeguard at the pool. Watching out for problems, ready to help if needed but mostly sitting back and letting mom work.

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