tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post8699230221356569078..comments2023-09-13T00:46:08.273-07:00Comments on Laundry and Lullabies: Birth storyEmily (Laundry and Lullabies)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-80367919757982333882011-02-15T08:01:59.232-08:002011-02-15T08:01:59.232-08:00Anonymous, I'm so sorry that happened to you. ...Anonymous, I'm so sorry that happened to you. <br /><br />Have you considered contacting the hospital ethics board about your experience? If you said "no" and he did it anyway, he committed a huge ethical violation. Actually you'd be within your rights to sue him for assault. <br /><br />Did you deliver at PIH? If so, here is a link to their "Patient's Rights" Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-82554106159561603952011-02-15T00:10:32.061-08:002011-02-15T00:10:32.061-08:00I'm jealous Purdom even gave you the choice of...I'm jealous Purdom even gave you the choice of an episiotomy. I put in my birth plan that I didn NOT want one, my doula told him I didn't want one, and he ignored both and gave me one without telling me...now I am going through a painful recovery, he was the most negative part of my birth, so SO rude, no bedside manner at ALL. I fought him on everything he wanted to do too, if I hadn&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-10031144540878478402008-10-22T23:17:00.000-07:002008-10-22T23:17:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing your story. My first son was...Thank you for sharing your story. My first son was born the end of december by c-section. I feel that so many things happened that didn't need to and I really wish I had it to do over again. Since his birth I have been reading up on VBAC's and have high hopes that with my next child I will be successful at having a natural birth. There are so many scary things out there that make you think it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-4221118018636730842007-09-15T16:54:00.000-07:002007-09-15T16:54:00.000-07:00Congratulations, Betsy! I'm so happy that your VB...Congratulations, Betsy! I'm so happy that your VBAC went well! :)Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03366768314814574270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-21568395716538489292007-09-14T17:52:00.000-07:002007-09-14T17:52:00.000-07:00hi Emily I was the person that wrote the Anonymo...hi Emily I was the person that wrote the Anonymous comment I wanted you to know that I had a successful VBAC. I was the first at our hospital in 5 years to have a successful VBAC. It was a hard labor i had been contracting for 4 days before I had her. My contractions would get close and steady and then slow down and get far apart and less intense but the contractions helped me dilate i was a 5 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-89966247358930869752007-08-29T08:20:00.000-07:002007-08-29T08:20:00.000-07:00Anonymous,Good for you for researching your option...Anonymous,<BR/>Good for you for researching your options and standing up to overbearing doctors. :) I'd encourage you to spend these last two weeks researching what TRUE emergencies look like. What does a truly crashing heart rate look like? What are all the REAL reasons that a c-section would be necessary? Then you'll be informed and you'll know if you really need one when the time comes. Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03366768314814574270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-73273264567254897662007-08-29T02:20:00.000-07:002007-08-29T02:20:00.000-07:00Wow I really loved hearing your story I am lookin...Wow I really loved hearing your story I am looking forward to having a VBAC this is alittle about my situation……..<BR/><BR/>With my first pregnancy I read nothing about c-sections in my mind I wasn't having one I was having a "natural birth". I had imagined the moment over and over all the hard work, the pain, and the pushing for the greatest gratification a healthy baby. I had allot of scares Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-22832579217282616182007-05-31T00:01:00.000-07:002007-05-31T00:01:00.000-07:00thank you for sharing such a painful story, Emily....thank you for sharing such a painful story, Emily...you are an amazing, determined woman, and I'm amazed at your intelligence and inner strength.arabesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133130650621964093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-16886680185996431002007-05-30T21:50:00.000-07:002007-05-30T21:50:00.000-07:00Wow Em!What a story!Tell Gabe he is more of a man ...Wow Em!<BR/>What a story!<BR/>Tell Gabe he is more of a man for sticking up for his wife and chewing the doc out! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-56252221010804923342007-05-29T19:34:00.000-07:002007-05-29T19:34:00.000-07:00Bethany, I am so glad that you're motivated to get...Bethany, <BR/>I am so glad that you're motivated to get educated! That is really why I finally decided to post it. I hope that anyone who reads it has the same reaction!<BR/><BR/>Amber, <BR/>Thank you for your empathy - and I'm sorry you burned your dinner! :)Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03366768314814574270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-80916839317389330412007-05-29T17:50:00.000-07:002007-05-29T17:50:00.000-07:00Wow, Emily, I'm so sorry you had to go through all...Wow, Emily, I'm so sorry you had to go through all that. We are so much stronger than we realize, aren't we. Thank goodness you had such a great midwife and you knew what your rights are!!<BR/><BR/>After reading that I was left feeling sick to my stomach and quivering with indignation. And that "doctor"!! Ooh, I do not have any charitable thoughts about him right now. I read this before Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-25049107688938538572007-05-29T17:34:00.000-07:002007-05-29T17:34:00.000-07:00Wow, Emily, thanks for sharing that story. I'm ama...Wow, Emily, thanks for sharing that story. I'm amazed at your strength. I, too, had contractions 10 min. apart for a long time (though not two whole days!), and I can say without a doubt that it's a good idea to take some sleeping medication. <BR/>I'm so glad to have read your story, though. Strange as it sounds, it inspires me to have a different birth experience, next time around. I'm motivatedBethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675277722992654339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-33138274088377551722007-05-29T15:46:00.000-07:002007-05-29T15:46:00.000-07:00Sarah Marie, Honest, it is worth it. ;)Kelly,Yes, ...Sarah Marie, <BR/>Honest, it is worth it. ;)<BR/><BR/>Kelly,<BR/>Yes, Sue thinks that it was because I'd had prodromal labor for so long. She thought I just got stuck and my body just didn't have the energy to get past that point. So I guess in a way being at the hospital WAS a severe mercy - it made me angry enough to get an adrenaline kick! :)<BR/><BR/>In any case, Sue thinks that it was a Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03366768314814574270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-65448365654374575802007-05-29T13:10:00.000-07:002007-05-29T13:10:00.000-07:00My goodness! That is quite the birth story! Your ...My goodness! That is quite the birth story! Your attitude about it all really amazes me. May God bless you abundantly for the suffering you underwent for you son. A severe mercy, maybe? Honestly, it is really encouraging to read your birth story. As horrendous as the events were, your courage and persistance is very moving.<BR/><BR/>On another note, did Sue have any idea why you were in Ma Torghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574557253171474231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-14252494068221349002007-05-29T13:09:00.000-07:002007-05-29T13:09:00.000-07:00WOW. That's horrible! I'm so sorry you had to go...WOW. That's horrible! I'm so sorry you had to go through that!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315207566864090929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-48724408344371034712007-05-29T11:30:00.000-07:002007-05-29T11:30:00.000-07:00wow, having babies sounds great!wow, having babies sounds great!sarah mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016489034529811005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12347325.post-44073103075226607962007-05-29T11:27:00.000-07:002007-05-29T11:27:00.000-07:00Em,I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that!...Em,<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that! No matter what, it's wretched not to be heard.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing the story, though. Does having gone through that make having your Thomas all the more precious?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220448315369951650noreply@blogger.com