I'm not obessed with birth and pregnant women...really, I'm not...

[mahogany]

This came up in a conversation that I was having a with an acquaintance of mine. Apparently one of his friends, whom I’ve never met is 36 weeks pregnant, and they estimate the child to be around eight pounds, and growing at a rate of half a pound per week. Her doctors told her that once the child is over nine and a half pounds they’re going to do a c-section.

Once I picked the pieces of my shattered jaw off of the floor, I became completely unglued and uttered a stream of obscentities that were most unbecoming. Now that I’ve calmed down somewhat I must say that I honestly feel that any doctor that would suggest such an assinine thing, much less act on it should have his/her license revoked. Isn’t there something in the hippocratic oath that says, “First, do no harm?” Am I just confused? This seems like a whole lot of harm to me.

Both of my kids were big. One was nine pounds nine ounces, and the other was ten pounds one ounce. Had I been under the care of this moron I would have ended up with two c-sections. And this doctor as obviously also ignored the fact that you can’t accurately tell the size of a child until AFTER he/she is born


I asked my friend several times to give her my number, and have her give me a call. I don’t know why, I have no idea what I would even say to her if she did call, I just feel so powerless when I hear stuff like this, I want to do something. I want to end this madness. Oh, and the kicker? Apparently, she was eleven pounds at birth - born without a c-section, and without complications. Her father was apparently over twelve pounds, born without a c-section and without complications. She does not have gestational diabetes (not that that’s even relevant). Why, why, WHY would a doctor put the suggestion in her head that her baby might be too big?!!

Comments

[tracied.livejournal.com]

Oh don't even get me started!!!!! AHHHHHHH. I am SO GLAD it was not ME your friend spoke to! I don't know why I continue to be amazed at just how stupid these supposedly intelligent no, brilliant, medical doctors can be. Hmmmm....if all you have to do to be a doctor is do everything you are told or led to believe is the "right way", then it is kind of like training monkeys isn't it....If you do get a chance to talk to this person, YES do remind her of the fact that she comes from big baby stock, and that maybe she wants to find a new doctor, or tell him under no circumstances will she allow him to cut her open, just because he suspects her baby is big...How the HELL does he know exactly how big this baby is. I have an idea, get him to GUARANTEE that the baby is over 9 lbs, and ask him to put it in writing, so that if the baby is not that big, she can sue his ass!

[schneckerock.livejournal.com]

I have an idea, get him to GUARANTEE that the baby is over 9 lbs, and ask him to put it in writing, so that if the baby is not that big, she can sue his ass!

this would be a good idea, except that 9 lbs is no reason to c-sec.

[tracied.livejournal.com]

well I know that! ;) I was half joking....but, imagine if she said something like that to the doc...I wonder what his response would be! Both my babies were 9lbs and nearly 9 lbs, and with my first, the doc said, big baby, no worries, you can do it, and with the second the midwife said pretty much the same thing!