I feel awful and uneducated :(

[HotI]

In situations like this I don't believe emotive language helps and there are many times when an internal monitor is a good decision which saves a woman from an unnecessaarean.

I don't believe that dismissive language helps a woman who has just realised that she may have been duped. it is not a case of whether i am a fan of this monitoring or not, i just believe that women should be given accurate information to make decisions, and it doesn't sound like Sepata felt that she was.

My experience of the probe was a sore on my baby's head that remained for over 6 weeks, with a scar that was visible until she grew hair. This may not be typical, but that is what i have seen.

[onthefly]

I think right now Sepata is trying to process the fact that she didn't know what it meant, that she wasn't properly informed, and is now left feeling unsure about whether it was actually necessary or not.

[hj1981]

HotI I appreciate you are not a fan of this form of monitoring. Truth be told, neither am I. But as you say the women reading this need the facts, and the facts are that internal monitoring involves a small scratch on the baby's skin and a very tiny piece of wire placed there to monitor bloodflow. It does not screw into the baby's skull, it is not deep, and most of the time the mark is gone from the baby shortly after birth. It is probably unpleasant for the baby, but the process of birth (being compressed, squeezed and denied oxygen for periods of time) is unpleasant for the baby and the internal monitor could be compared to the discomfort of a cannula being placed during contractions for the woman. In situations like this I don't believe emotive language helps and there are many times when an internal monitor is a good decision which saves a woman from an unnecessaarean.

you took the words right out of my mouth

I do however think it is very sad that no one took the time to explain it futher to you or even showed you the monitor and how it works! Don't feel bad