tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post1878595862810292848..comments2023-08-03T07:34:58.327-04:00Comments on Simply Mommies: Birth DaysKatey and Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186363233556201310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-81002312643478139212012-03-14T09:56:35.564-04:002012-03-14T09:56:35.564-04:00Kate, Thank you for another good resource! I am gl...Kate, Thank you for another good resource! I am glad you will try to have vbac, it is so much better to deliver vaginally ( I did with my first).Katey and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186363233556201310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-45598915058774844102012-03-14T09:54:50.397-04:002012-03-14T09:54:50.397-04:00Karla, we talk about how we have to skip the month...Karla, we talk about how we have to skip the month of June so we don't have anymore babies! LOL I wish I had a midwife with Madisyn. I liked my doctor but never suspected he would pull the c-section card. I would have had a vbac with Jacob if their was a closer hospital. Oh well at least its over now!Katey and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186363233556201310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-17428276043895091242012-03-14T09:52:16.490-04:002012-03-14T09:52:16.490-04:00Thank you Mrs H! xoThank you Mrs H! xoKatey and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186363233556201310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-30235693323197630992012-03-13T20:59:47.743-04:002012-03-13T20:59:47.743-04:00I'm so glad midwives delivered my babies! Tha...I'm so glad midwives delivered my babies! That being said, I have high-risk pregnancies and there's always that "what if?" factor. With Gwen it was just the opposite - she was tiny (a little over 5lbs when she was born) and when my labor didn't progress I was induced since we were unsure if she had health problems to begin with (she had none). I was NOT happy about this, and the birth was extremely painful and tiring (albeit "quick"), but luckily it didn't spiral into needing a c-section.<br /><br />As you were telling your story I was thinking how typical it sounded, especially with doctors, and was like, "I bet Madisyn wasn't that big!" Sure enough... they just want to get things moving along and don't want to deal with a mama in labor. Doctors want to move on with their work day and go home just like everyone else! I'm sure there are exceptions, but it seems like they often don't have the mother's and baby's best interests at heart. <br /><br />Both my kiddos have November birthdays and we joke about having all of our kids at the same time. Phil's like, "if you let me catch you more often..." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-81358406147337919672012-03-13T20:23:23.760-04:002012-03-13T20:23:23.760-04:00Nice post Katey!! I am glad that you and the baby...Nice post Katey!! I am glad that you and the baby are good even with the c-section!! xoxoDeb Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232882231641396330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-30082583698533393802012-03-13T15:58:03.970-04:002012-03-13T15:58:03.970-04:00Yes intervention is so common in the hospital sett...Yes intervention is so common in the hospital setting. Esepcially too the mother or parents to be that do not know there are options or how to ask for those options and stand up for thier right to choose. This epidemic is what is bringing moms in flocks to birth centers, to have home births and to even attempt birthing at home an unassisted child birth with no one to help. I wish for my first that I had known I could refuse what were considered "routine" interventions. I wish someone had educated me, namely my doctor! My second was so much better with me KNOWING I wanted to avoid the interventions and having done the research to support my decisions.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866582124533442283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637040260483300028.post-71888760258368481702012-03-13T15:35:40.542-04:002012-03-13T15:35:40.542-04:00Great post! I completely agree that there are too...Great post! I completely agree that there are too many medically unnecessary c-sections and really hope that VBACs start becoming more accepted (especially since they are now recommended for many cases by the AOG). I had a c-section for my breech baby (which I feel was medically necessary). However I plan to change practices and hospitals for our second so I can attempt a VBAC, my current practice does not allow it. If I have a healthy baby in a healthy position I see no reason what so ever to have a scheduled c-section, which is what most practices would force me to do.<br /><br />Another good resource: http://www.theunnecesarean.com/<br /><br />-KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com