tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post116100859011543496..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: The NerveRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-82175523607109803482012-11-08T08:16:23.962-05:002012-11-08T08:16:23.962-05:00Thank you so much for sharing! I'm 18 weeks an...Thank you so much for sharing! I'm 18 weeks and planning an UC. Just finding so much encouragement in your boldness :-)ElleNiemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752905451909350576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-66718283709166902522009-08-18T11:13:52.529-04:002009-08-18T11:13:52.529-04:00You know, I got similar things from the wife of on...You know, I got similar things from the wife of one of my husband's coworkers, only she kept badgering her husband to try to persuade my husband to convince me not to do it. When it comes to birth, I think that a lot of moms (not all) think that the way they did it was the best way. Fortunately for you and I we know that it is a personal choice and that we have to make the choice we are most comfortable with based on our RESEARCH and not the horror stories of others;-)roadrunner201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06108866769358292786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-76637361195142227062007-10-04T00:16:00.000-04:002007-10-04T00:16:00.000-04:00If you were to do it again, would you just keep it...If you were to do it again, would you just keep it a secret? I am wondering if I will be public about my UC plans or not. I get insecure easily and think it would be better for me not to have to deal with the opposition. So I'm just going to say we're having another homebirth. What do you think?AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100932151088312851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-51909466398142346222006-12-28T01:37:00.000-05:002006-12-28T01:37:00.000-05:00Don't let the ignoramuses get to you.
I, too, ver...Don't let the ignoramuses get to you.<br /><br />I, too, very nearly bled to death after my birth..wanna know why? Because I WAS IN A HOSPITAL, and the quacks made me push for FOUR HOURS before they gave up and sliced me open. I tore my cervix and wound up hemoragging a week later. Fun stuff!<br /><br />Would that have happened at home? You bet your ass it wouldn't have. Why? Cuz I would not have been lying on my back, too doped up to move, praying that the medwife would quit barking at me to push even though I felt no urge to do so. <br /><br />You handled that lady with much panache. I probably would have just clocked her!<br /><br />-JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-1161179618380169432006-10-18T09:53:00.000-04:002006-10-18T09:53:00.000-04:00Rixa,I am astounded by this. It is amazing that s...Rixa,<BR/><BR/>I am astounded by this. It is amazing that some people feel the need to be so involved in other people's lives. The more I read on your site, the more I think about. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-1161116153501586282006-10-17T16:15:00.000-04:002006-10-17T16:15:00.000-04:00putting traction on the cord can make it into an e...putting traction on the cord can make it into an emergency, as it can cause uncontrollable bleeding. what a dangerous advice to give to an homebirther!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230733709899124280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-1161098808705704492006-10-17T11:26:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:26:00.000-04:00"put a little traction on the cord."That seems lik..."put a little traction on the cord."<BR/><BR/>That seems like an invitation for PPH if you ask me! I just can't get over the fact that a near stranger felt she was doing me a service by essentially telling me my choices were dangerous and reckless. And the thing is, I am sure she thought she was doing me a great service. She even played the "I've been around for a while and so have seen things you haven't" card. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to totally villainize her either, since at the end of the conversation she was much more understanding of my choices. But that doesn't negate the first 30 minutes of what she did!Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-1161095998814261142006-10-17T10:39:00.000-04:002006-10-17T10:39:00.000-04:00Ugh. People are so nosy. I think I'd have said, ...Ugh. People are so nosy. I think I'd have said, "I'd like you to tell me why you believe I owe you an explanation." ;) <BR/><BR/>My firstborn was a UC - the healthiest baby I've ever seen. Don't let anyone shake you; they're speaking with (VERY) partial information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-1161034443194403032006-10-16T17:34:00.000-04:002006-10-16T17:34:00.000-04:00Wow... that hurts... what a nerve!!!You seemed to ...Wow... that hurts... what a nerve!!!<BR/><BR/>You seemed to have handled it great, I would hate to be put into that position...paxyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955483303033313896noreply@blogger.com