tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17807669.post7873561273638462585..comments2023-08-10T06:58:04.004-06:00Comments on Working From Home Today: So What the Hell Did Happen?Amaliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348244857829524044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17807669.post-66402263665875551132009-07-23T07:40:10.259-06:002009-07-23T07:40:10.259-06:00I think the one thing missing from the pre-natal c...I think the one thing missing from the pre-natal classes and the mid-wife experience was preparing for a C-section. We were told the stats about how many births were C-sections, but since we were informed parents with a mid-wife we never really thought it would happen to us. In an effort to be natural-birth-positive it's like no one really wants to talk about C-section for fear of losing confidence.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the rules are in Saskatchewan, but in Ontario once the doctors take over the mid-wives aren't really allowed in the process anymore. Because of this and lots of other reasons and history, there is an adversarial relationship between mid-wives and the doctors. I think this makes the mid-wives reluctant to acknowledge the real possibility of C-section, and reluctant to talk about handing things over to the doctors because at that point they really have no idea what will happen because the doctors do whatever they feel like, and it can take all different forms and attitudes.<br /><br />I will say that our second experience at a different hospital with different doctors was a much better one, but of course that's part of the problem: once you're turned over to the doctors, you get whoever is on duty. It seems you had both a baby doctor and a mid-wife, we had a mid-wife and whoever was on duty at the hospital at that time. The first time it was kind of like we drew 'the hangin' judge'.<br /><br />I feel like I didn't express that completely correctly, but that's the gist.bstocktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724422991784474647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17807669.post-69598909377151096502009-07-22T19:37:20.964-06:002009-07-22T19:37:20.964-06:00You are a very strong person and I'm extremely...You are a very strong person and I'm extremely proud of you.notquiteawakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561172045544777783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17807669.post-58602455488431339452009-07-21T13:09:32.586-06:002009-07-21T13:09:32.586-06:00I am at work crying as I read this....we lived the...I am at work crying as I read this....we lived the same experience!! At the end of it when they got me to walk around they failed to lock the wheels on my bed and dropped me on my tailbone.....its still injured. <br /><br />As I mentioned before, it sucks, but we will take on anything for our children. I look back now and still have no idea how I made it through the first few months...couldn't lay on my front due to c-section nor my back because of my tailbone injury (which they accused me of lying about, even though three nurses had to lift me in a gurney back on to my bed). I had the perfect toddler, lol, 9lbs 12ounces as it sounds like you did. <br /><br />I would go through it all again knowing I would have a healthy child again. Some aren't near as lucky, maybe that is the price we pay for being so fortunate.angdesjnoreply@blogger.com