Comments for It's Your Birth Right!!

Comment on The Illusion of Choice… by Nicole - YourBirthRight

Nicole - YourBirthRight — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:11:30 +0000

I will check it out! Thanks for reading and thanks for the link!

Comment on The Illusion of Choice… by Jeane Rhodes

Jeane Rhodes — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:08:40 +0000

Nicole, I love reading your blog and am so grateful that I get e-mail reminders. There is just so much news online regarding birth now. I believe women are being empowered through this wealth of information. We still may not be reaching many of the Medicaid clients who need the information most.

On another note, are you aware of the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH)? As a long time member and now board member of APPPAH, I would love to have you become involved with this organization. We are having our semi-annual congress at Asilomar next October. For more information about that and about the organization, visit http://birthpschology.com .

Comment on ACOG’s Induction Practice Bulletin… by Nicole - YourBirthRight

Nicole - YourBirthRight — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:45:24 +0000

Unfortunately women are told that about many things including rupturing of their water bag and episiotomies. Womens are often lead to believe their water bag won’t break unless their provider breaks it and I have even heard a woman say “Doctor please cut an episiotomy” and when I asked her about it she told me “oh I need one. I had to get one with all of my babies” OMG!! so sad and unfortunate!

Comment on ACOG’s Induction Practice Bulletin… by Colleen G.

Colleen G. — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:56:09 +0000

My friend’s doctor told her that sometimes a womans timer is broken and she needs induced! She has never had labor start on its own for her four children.

Comment on A GREAT Doula by Karen

Karen — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:57:14 +0000

Awesome post! (I came over from Science and Sensibility.) As a new doula, I enjoyed this article. Not only because I firmly believe in a doula’s work, but also because you emphasized qualities that a doula should have – strength, compassion, and the ability to empower. I look forward to reading more.

Comment on A Heavy Situation… by oliviaena

oliviaena — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:45:40 +0000

I’m also disappointed to see the BMI relied on so heavily by a CNM. Opinions lik yours, that fat always equals poor health do no service to obese people. Many people are fat because of poor health such as chronic illness and/or medications.

Obese/overweight pregnant women need to have their entire health histories taken into account, not just their weight. I don’t know my BMI, but I’m 5′4″ and weighed about 230 lbls before getting pregnant, which happened on the first cycle we tried. I gained 30 lbls during pregnancy, had no health complications, gave birth at term and did not need to be induced. On the flip side, there are non-obese women who will have complications.

This post reads like a fat-shaming scare tactic. When I got pregnant I was really worried that I would encounter medical professionals like you, who would look at my weight and automatically list me as “high risk” and undermine my ability to have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. Fortunately and the unbiased support and care of a midwife.

And this: Do you know if you are obese??? You may think you are simply a bit overweight and in reality you may be clinically obese.

Honey, when a person is fat, they know they are fat. We don’t need to go to a (bogus) BMI calendar to figure it out. What fat people need is not to be shamed by healthcare providers, but to be looked at as complete people and to have their individual needs attended. I really hope you are kinder to any fat patients you have, if not please turn them away to someone who really cares about their health not about the size of their ass.

Comment on The Perils of ACOG… by Chase

Chase — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:46:10 +0000

I had all 3 of my boys at home with no problems. I chose home after visiting my ob/gyn while 8 months along and he told me that my son was breech and we’d need to schedule a c-section. If he had palpated me, he would have found himself the fool. Thank heavens for advocates for homebirth!!!

Comment on A Heavy Situation… by Nicole - YourBirthRight

Nicole - YourBirthRight — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:52:02 +0000

Hi Kari,
Thanks for reading and thanks for your comment. Sure there may be debate re: the BMI Index (While I’m not familiar with it I will do some research) but there is debate in everything. I definitely don’t think the BMI is the end all and be all nor is weight. General health status is definitely very important. I do think BMI can be a good baseline/starting point and I hope that the information I provided will help someone think about their personal situation, do more research, and take action if needed.

Comment on A Heavy Situation… by Kari

Kari — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:43:17 +0000

I enjoy reading your blog generally, but I was a little disappointed that you used the BMI index to help women determine whether their weight is healthy. There has been much debate around the reliability of the BMI index.

Comment on Never Underestimate the Power of YOU!! by Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:05:22 +0000

Oh no it’s ok. Having that epidural, well once it took full effect, was what I wanted. I did my research and my grandmother is a labor and delivery nurse and I talked to her about my choices.

As for my contradiction I just miss typed I guess. I meant that I don’t think just because you go natural makes you any stronger than someone who doesn’t. But I do sometimes wish that my pain threshold was much higher just so I can say that I did go natural.