At the mercy of who you get...

[Visitor7]

What a relief for her! I hope they stick to that and let her go through with a vaginal birth in the end.

[Tobily]

Yep this is where it's so important to ask for another opinion.
Similar thing happened to a client of mine a few weeks ago - was told at 37w she would be having a c/s for a breech baby, no other alternatives offered. Went to her next antenatal appt at the hospital the following week, just happened to strike a different OB who is experienced with ECV and offered her the option - she went ahead and had the ECV and voila - head down baby and all systems go for a normal birth, c/s avoided. It's just luck of the draw

[shorty]

like the doctor i saw at the hospital, who said it would be very hard for me to push out my BIG baby, just cause i am of small build... Well i did it with only gas and no tears!
They love to push their opinions

[Laranna]

Thanks for sharing that Kelly...do you know if it makes a difference if the placenta is posterior or anterior? Mine's posterior...I see my ob next week to discuss again.

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Do'nt forget that it's not just the Ob you get - if the midwife wants you to not give birth and your husband agrees then you don't get to give birth. No apologies, just a self-righteous smugness and a joy of telling you that "I knew you'd not do it."

Or maybe I was just crap at the whole birth thing and they did what they did for the best. I'm sick of having that argument with DH. Come on, Obs must know what they're doing and how do we know - yes, it is our body but we have no experience of this. We shouldn't keep second-guessing and pushing for what we want because it isn't good for us or the baby. Just accept it. Less mental trauma at any rate. Maybe I should just accept I can't give birth. It would stop me wanting another baby.

[tan32]

I am going through a midwife clinic at my local public hospital and i have a group of 8 midwifes, each visit i have seen a different one and each has a different opinion on my pregnancy. I am so glad that as this is my 3rd I ask a whole lot more questions, with my first i just went along with what they told me.

[BellyBelly]

Laranna, my client is anterior. I don't understand what he meant that it was in an ideal position, but he said as the baby's head would move down, the placenta would 'move up' against the pressure...