Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Week 35; Shut Up and Deliver!
Dr. C spent most of our visit talking to me about my "birth plan"- without a doubt an over-discussed topic at this point. She is so irritating to me that I will not get into details but suffice it to say that I am still 3cm dilated, long cervix (ie labor not imminent) and twin B is not head down so she is torturing me with an epidural. She thinks it will be to painful to turn B once A is out and that I will collaborate better if I am on drugs. So, once again we are talking about what is best for her and she has altered her reasoning (just twin A down used to be enough and the epidural was in case of an emergency C-section, not for pain). I think I am pretty done talking to her. I have abuela I on the mission to turn B and even he/she does not (they do a sonogram when you are in labor to check) I will most likely refuse the epidural because it makes no sense. Dr. C also wanted to induce me in two weeks (doubt I will last) to avoid going into labor at night because "all of the right people might not be there." She told me a few lies that I called her on (like "nobody on EARTH would let you deliver like you want"- I replied "You mean on the Upper East Side?") and we agreed to disagree for now. I assured her that even though she thinks I am difficult I am interested in following her directions, without drugs, during labor. We shall see. I see her again in a week and I think we need to chat less and just see what happens. I should have switched doctors when I still could!
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Just relax and do not consider the epidural a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteYou can still have a natural delivery and ease the pain while doing it.
This is not necessarily on her favor. Your pain will be yours.
I understand she's annoying but what she's saying here is not against you, nor to please herself.
It is important, and not just for her, that she works in the best possible way and that includes you having some level of comfort.
nothing up to now has me think that she has my best interests at heart. she explicitly said that she thinks i will be in pain and not collaborate.
ReplyDeleteit is very hard to labor with so much shit sticking out of you.
i had way too many epidurals in the last two years (none for labor) and do not wish to have that revolting sensation of a needle in my spine.
so unless there is a real reason, i am in charge of my body and she can stick the epidural up her own butt:)
Everything that your ob wants is for her convenience. On the bright side, if anyone has the fortitude to fight the power (in so many words) it's you. Don't listen to the bullshit. There is absolutely no reason why you cannot deliver twins vaginally and without an epidural. If Dr C cant do it- ask for someone who can. I am with you, sister!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alex! I think I need to meet the other doctor who will be there and just, as everyone tells me all of the time, relax. I know it will be fine and I want to see my ob, as an ally and not an antagonist but we are not quite there yet!
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