I turned one on today, don't usually and it reminded me why. Mum induced at 38 wks because she was term and baby was measured via u/s and supposedly IUGR at an est 5 lb 10 oz. Not surprisingly, epi, drugs and 'failure to progress (plus all the ILs kept visiting during labour). C/s after 24 hrs when baby's heart rate was decelerating. My biggest issue with these shows is that you can usually accurately predict the outcome at the beginning.
Very glad I'm not a part of that system. I had a mum-to-be in my aqua class talking to me about the Birth without Fear blog and my waterbirth last night and then tells me she's being induced on Monday by her ob at the private hospital. I wished her the best. I hope she beats the odds. She's not overdue or anything, so not exactly sure why the ob has recommended induction.
People just put their faith in OB's because they are the experts. When I asked for my elective c-section with DS and the OB asked for my reasons, I gave what I thought were perfectly reasonable excuses why I should have a c-section instead of a vaginal birth and he just nodded away and booked me in.
However, I think had I been with a midwife, they would have seen all my reasons were crap and fear based, and actually given me information to make an informed decision, instead of just letting me go off what I assumed was correct from what I had been told.
FWIW - at least I know now that women suffering with IBS can give birth vaginally lol
WM - sounds promising. Everything is getting ready. Sending positive birthing vibes to you!
Arimeh - good idea to talk to your chiro. I really hope that's your labour story and not just a dream!
The_Mrs - you sound really pleased about your doula and to have the placenta encapsulation as well is a bonus.
Cricket - glad to hear he's doing so well! And you're making me clucky for NB snuggles...
Bella - someone else mentioned a good ob for the m/w group to work with and I thought I should add that the ob was the same one for both those twin births I mentioned. He basically does what he's told when it's the m/w he trusts. Lol There's also a great ob in another hospital with a similar attitude. Both of these hospitals are also pro-vaginal birth for breech, so I'd recommend looking into the hospital's attitude and policies around other pg/birth situations as they're a good indicator. Unfortunately in Qld you can't get stats on birth outcomes by hospital.
Not surprisingly, epi, drugs and 'failure to progress (plus all the ILs kept visiting during labour). C/s after 24 hrs when baby's heart rate was decelerating. My biggest issue with these shows is that you can usually accurately predict the outcome at the beginning.
lol
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