tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166504772246810890.post6935034609301805151..comments2023-06-26T08:12:15.533-04:00Comments on Nutter Nonsense: 25 week updateAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10266099497368517146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166504772246810890.post-77845712422801118402013-06-09T12:32:57.905-04:002013-06-09T12:32:57.905-04:00I can't say that my births at the hospital wer...I can't say that my births at the hospital were horrible, by any means. I was at least slightly educated with Landon, and I still opted for the induction. No one forced me into it. There were a few things about that labor that irritated me - the anesthesiologist had an attitude because I didn't want an epidural so she had to come give me one later when we went to cesarean. She ended up being really great during the cesarean, but still. There was a nurse who kept "forgetting" to bring me a birth ball during labor, even though the floor was mostly empty so she wasn't busy. Little stuff, but overall I didn't feel forced into anything.<br /><br />With Kelsey, everything was so fast that there wasn't time for a whole lot. I wish I'd been able to express that I didn't want her cord cut immediately. They whisked her away from me without showing her to me, as well, but as soon as my doula and I said we wanted skin-to-skin, they brought her back without any fuss. Two of my friends labored at the same hospital and I witnessed their births... their babies were taken away and kept away for at least a half hour, though - it bothers me that the standard of care is so non-baby friendly. :(<br /><br />I think here I'd have more to worry about because I've heard about some of the policies that are definitely not mother-baby friendly. Anti-VBAC in and of itself bothers me since it goes against what ACOG recommends. But yeah, anyway... my hospital births weren't as horrible as some I have read about, but I'm still so happy for the opportunity for something different.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266099497368517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166504772246810890.post-38090352777878023312013-06-07T10:05:58.764-04:002013-06-07T10:05:58.764-04:00so happy that you have so many options Amanda. I h...so happy that you have so many options Amanda. I had two hospital births but I was lucky, my doctor was good, my husband was able to be there, I had no complications and so it all worked very well for us! But I wish I had a midwife for advice and post natal care..something I would for certain do differently. Plus she would have known that Cali was coming quickly, unlike the nurse who didn't catch on :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301986775480815132noreply@blogger.com