Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“…She Sounds Like A Freight Train!”
“Wow, she sounds like a freight train!” – Anesthesiologist to L&D nurse in front of the mother, while she was vocalizing during transition.
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And your point is what?
As long as you or the OB and all other staff realize that you are not the conductor and stay out of the way before you get run over by “the freight train” mom will do just fine. You are there to assist her and if making choo choo noises helps her then let her make choo choo noises and don’t knock it.
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Someone forgot to teach him “professional courtesy” i.e. Keeping his mouth shut….around laboring ladies…. OK, so I will…Dear Dr. Please keep your silly opinions to yourself and stay away from ladies that sound like they know what they are doing during transition…stay far, far away!
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first time mommy had this to say,
Jun 8, 2012 @ 7:15 pm (Quote)
and i’ll run over you like one too if you can’t keep stupid comments like that to yourself =P
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I’m assuming when they aim for “pain-free”, they are trying to accomplish “noise-free”
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Summer Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:43 pm (Quote)
In your scenario whom are you referring to when you you say “they”
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BeckyJ Reply:
June 10th, 2012 at 8:22 am (Quote)
The hospital staff. The ones who don’t want her “sounding like a freight train”.
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Summer Reply:
June 10th, 2012 at 11:56 pm (Quote)
Oh! Sorry my bad! I thought you meant something along these lines..
“I’m assuming when they(I thought you meant for moms who go for natural) aim for “pain-free(Thought you meant pain med free)”, they are trying to accomplish “noise-free”” And I was really offended, but i read it all wrong, I’m sorry!
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Heather P had this to say,
Jun 8, 2012 @ 10:54 pm (Quote)
Lol! I actually had a dream during my last pregnancy that I gave birth next to the side of train tracks when a freight train was going by. The train made me stronger in my dream. I told my midwives about it, they were very pleased to hear it. My actual labor was very train-like and lasted less than four hours.
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arzt4empfaenger Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 1:00 am (Quote)
Haha, if you were at the hospital, did you by chance notice a startled anesthetist at the door? 
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Every anesthesiologist I have met that was good was poor in people skills but good technicians, of course he likes trains. For him this was a compliment I am sure.
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Jane Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 6:21 am (Quote)
My son is on the autism spectrum and was very worried to find out that kids on the autism spectrum often love trains. “Did I ever love trains?” he kept asking, all worried.
You gave me a Very Big Grin, though, as I imagined the anesthesiologist saying, “OH WOW! She sounds just like a freight train! That is SO COOL! I totally wish I could do that! Can I record her? I want to do that!”
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All humor aside, my mother’s confidence was completely shattered when my dad told everyone that during labor she was mooing like a cow. He was not present for any other births after that. A lot of women feel very self-conscious about losing control in labor, and a comment like this could be harmful. OP, almost all women make noise of some kind or another during labor. It’s normal and actually beneficial. I like to think that the vibrations are soothing to the baby.
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Has this anesthesiologist never heard a freight train? Because I live near enough to railroad tracks that I can hear them from my home, and there’s no way a human can make that noise.
BUT….but let’s say the mom was laboring and saying “Choo choo! Chugga chugga chugga choo choo! WHOOHOO!!!” Big deal — let her cope!
There are no side effects to sounding like a choochoo train. Sounding like a train doesn’t affect breastfeeding. There isn’t a big humongous bill to pay after you manage pain by vocalizing, and oh, yeah, no one had to stick a needle in your spine.
OP, you were doing fine.
Fine enough that the anesthesiologist felt threatened.
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Marlene Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 5:35 am Marlene(Quote)
So true, Jane! I’m sure the anesthesiologist did feel not only threatened, but also angry that he wasn’t going to make as much money, “standing by” although he will get paid for this too, as he would using his skills inserting needles & drugs into her spine!
Of course tone & expression count, and we can’t judge that here, but I would probably be delighted if this were said to me. It sounds like a comment on the good hard work she was doing. I’d rather hear this, than “Push, PUSH PUSH” as if she wasn’t doing a good enough job on her own. KWIM?
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