Go over to unnecesarean.com and read about your ticket to a c-section.
After reading, I googled "pit to distress".
It's disgusting. I knew of "caregivers" that like to drive up the pitocin for a quick delivery. But damn!
What I love more is a woman's right to CHOOSE where she gives birth.
Women can "choose" abortion (and in my opinion kill their baby), but aren't allowed to choose where and how and with whom they give birth... without a fight.
Go here and watch Pregnant in America
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=N9WE29PO
after about 72 minutes it'll say you have to wait "54 mins" until you can watch the rest... "or pay just 9.99"
just wait the hour, then continue. it's worth it.
Not quite as good as ricky lake's film... but still good.
Also Kerry is interviewed. - founder of hypnobabies.
I just can't tell you how excited I am for you!
Eli Manning and his wife are bankrolling a new birthing center at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan - but don't worry, Jets fans are welcome, too.
The Giants quarterback and his wife, Abby, will announce plans today for a facility bearing their name - a state-of-the-art center focusing on natural childbirth and holistic care.
"We wanted to make it a special place to bring new life into the world," the 28-year-old Super Bowl hero told the Daily News.
"For Abby and I, it's about being part of that, to make sure all the parents have a comfortable experience."
The Mannings - who don't have children yet - have a relationship with St. Vincent's and frequently visit patients to boost morale.
They donated an undisclosed sum to kick-start the $10 million, five-year building project.
The couple, college sweethearts who exchanged vows in Mexico last year, will be guests of honor at the first ever St. Vincent's Baby Ball on June 18.
They won't need to hire a baby-sitter for the night.
"We're enjoying being married right now," Manning said. "There's no exact plan, but we do plan on starting a family in the future.
"I'm just excited about giving back to the community and doing my part," he added.
The project will begin with refurbishment of the hospital's existing maternity facility on Seventh Ave.
The Eli and Abby Manning Birthing Center will eventually move to a separate space connected to the new St. Vincent's under construction across the street.
The hospital, which has one of the lowest C-section rates in the city, plans to offer acupuncture and other holistic services to moms-to-be.
There will be upgrades to patient rooms and waiting areas and postpartum suites designed by Thom Filicia of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."
"We are doing things the right way," said Dr. George Mussalli, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology. "It's something that New York City women have really been crying for."
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/05/13/2009-05-13_eli_and_wife_go_long_for_hosp_baby_ward.html
Roan just pretended to nurse the baby doll I gave him. Back up... I gave him a baby doll so that we could "play" together and I could show him ways to be gentle with it. In preparation for the new baby. I figured I'd start now. He's actually showing ME his capacity for love and nurturing that I didn't really know he had. So like I said. He just nursed the baby, then gently asked "you all done?" and patted it.
some people may have issues with this, in the same way as boys pretending to put on mommy's make up, or wearing her high heels.
but I think they fail to realize one thing. They are little mimics. They'll come into their own on their own time. Pretending to be like mommy or daddy is only the first step in doing their own things.
I like that he nursed the baby doll, in the kind of way that he's showing a nurturing side to him. Much like he does when he tells me to be careful, or asks if willem is okay and gives his ouchies kisses.
Well today was a majorly busy day. Spent mostly in the car.
went with Steph to planned parenthood. They wouldn't let her or my kiddos back into the room with me!! How lame was that? There was plenty of room. I could have at least taken one kid with me, but the request was denied.
They saw a "blip" of a baby on the ultrasound, or what they called "the makings of" a baby, and I got chills up and down when they asked "so what are you wanting to do with it." I coolly said that i'd be keeping it ;)
So they did some blood work, and we figured out that my due date is Feb. 20th.
On willem's birthday! How crazy is that!!
also.. conception date being sometime between may 20th - 27th. (i forget which day the boat left, how bad is that!) I have nooo idea when we conceived, although i'm thinking the 21st. cause i remember having sex that day. lol!!
I show up on time (early even, to fill out paperwork), and the receptionist tells me that all the doctors are out of the office.
I was a bit flustered by this, considering it would have been nice for them to call me.. I understand if they had emergencies, but a call is simple to make.
So I end up leaving. Well not even 10 minutes later they call me back and ask me to come back because the doctor has arrived.
Soo I go back. I get the sense that everything is about the doctor's schedule, not your own. Thankfully, I had absolutely no other plans today.
I wait in the office for just about an hour, then the nurse calls me back. I do a pee test, weight and blood pressure.
Then she tells me "okay I'm going to have you take off ALL your clothes and put this gown on."
At this point, I have yet to even meet the doctor. I don't know if this person is male, female.. nice, rude, accommodating, demanding...nothing. Haven't had a chance to talk to or ask questions.
So I decline to undress and nicely say "actually, I'd like to talk to the doctor first."
She comes briskly in and asks
"What's the problem? do you have questions?" add rudeness into that when you say it to yourself.. in fact from here on out add sarcasm or rudeness into every quote and you'll get a pretty good hint about how she treated me.. as new patient.
I reply "well I had a pap back in november, so I'm not really sure why you need a vaginal exam. I'm just not comfortable with it." I have my own personal reasons about why I don't like vaginal exams, which was duly noted in my chart.. not sure if she read that part.
"well we measure your uterus and check for any abnormalities, do a swab to send to the lab. It's done on all our new patients... if you decline now it's going to happen your next visit anyway. At some point it *will* be done..."
I declined.
so I can count on my hand how many times she actually looked at me. The rest of the time she was asking me all the questions for my chart. She never shook my hand, and she bitched at my kids for lifting the trash can lid.
It would have been fine if she said "oh honey. don't play with that..." but instead she said "they need to not touch that" in the kind of way that made my skin seethe. I felt myself turning into mama bear.
So I declined the cystic fibrosis test. I declined the HIV test. and I declined the down syndrome testing.
this... pissed her off and she questioned me on why I would decline any of that.
she also stated that "whether or not you do the blood draw for HIV, we'll get it from your baby after it's born.. either way.. we'll get it"
wow. just wow. Apparently there is no going against her.
the closest appt they could get for me for an ultrasound to determine the due date is JULY 6! like 2 weeks from now.
so if I can't get an ultrasound from some other source, then I'll need to go back for it...and they'll want to do a vaginal exam at that point. And they expect me to do my blood work in between that time. ::smirk::
Might I add, I was very polite. I was not rude and didn't come at her with sarcastic remarks the way she did me.
it was uncalled for.
She just didn't like the fact that I didn't pull my panties down for her, or do everything she wanted me to do. I was not a normal woman who goes in and does everything she asks.
it's called....patient...rights.
and I am well informed of those rights.
If I hadn't been to birth and beyond. and done all my research and had good experiences and KNOW my rights as a client. and what informed consent is...
I would have been very intimidated by her attitude.
