“…Your Pelvis Is Just Way Too Tiny.”

“You’ll never get a baby bigger than 7 pounds out of there. Your pelvis is just way too tiny.” – OB to mother attempting to have a VBAC.

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Apr 4

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“…I Can’t Believe Someone Told You You’d Be Able To Birth A Baby Vaginally.”

“You’re much too small. This baby will never fit in your pelvis. I can’t believe someone told you you’d be able to birth a baby vaginally.” -OB to a mother, upon meeting her for the first time, without an exam or medical history.

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Mar 19

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“…Your Pelvis Must Be Too Small…”

“Well, your pelvis must be too small then.” -Midwife to mother who would not acknowledge that her baby was too big to birth vaginally, as the VBAC mother was getting ready to start pushing.

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Feb 27

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“…Have This Cesarean Tonight So You Don’t Have To Labor All Night Long.”

“Yes, you can have a vaginal birth after this cesarean section. You should go ahead and have this cesarean section tonight so you don’t have to labor all night long.” OB. Chart notes said that mother’s hips were too small to deliver a baby. Years later, mother was denied a VBAC.

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Jan 21

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Thoughtful Thursdays! “Sometimes Its Like A Key In A Lock…”

“Sometimes its like a key in a lock. If the key isn’t turned just right, it simply won’t fit” – home birth midwife after mother transferred to the hospital and had a cesarean, after laboring 48+ hours, being fully dilated for 24+ hours, pushing in several positions for 6+ hours and being unable to move an OP/asynclitic baby. This statement acknowledged that this baby, this time, truly didn’t fit through her pelvis but did not make her body sound “broken” or “too small.”

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Dec 21

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