At the mercy of who you get...

[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...

[Jas]

Hi,

Well I read this post yesterday but I thought I would come back and post. What fantastic news for your client Kelly. The thing is it's about birth an amazing experience and milestone and one that wasn't going to go in the mums ideal way because of the drs information - and yet it comes as absolutely NO shock that this would happen.

[Laranna]

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...

Thanks Kelly. My ob is concerned about the bleeding in labour when the placenta pulls away. The bottom half of the uterus doesn't contract as efficiently as the top half therefore more risk for heamorrhage.

I also think Rosehip Fairy has made a very valid point. I am sure most of us research before we choose our obs, so why second guess them and ourselves... I trust my ob but I'm still going to ask questions and do my research because I want to know why then that way I am making an informed and educated decision.

My placenta implanted where it implanted. That's something out of my control and I can't change it so I have to be prepared for the risks if I go into labour naturally as well as be prepared that I could very well face a C-section.

I'm a big believer in fate and all that and I am glad that Kelly's client is getting to have the birth she planned.