Jaqqueline, thanks for posting your birth story. It's lovely and shows such a lot of learning and gained strength of your own confictions since you first queried the advice you were getting. You're an inspiration to all women wondering ( doubting) the path they are on and altering course. Enjoy your babies and family.
Margie At Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:23:33 -0000, Jaqueline Marwick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > BIG BUNDLE OF JOY :)) > > Hi everyone! > > It’s me, your Brazilian silent member again… > > Most of you won’t remember me, but I’d like to sincerely thank all > of you > who have given me a few words of encouragement since I was 39 > weeks pregnant > and being pressured by medical staff to be induced. > > This is a great mailing list and reading it has been most edifying, > challenging and inspirational to me. > > Thanks to Sally Westbury, Mary Murphy, Debby_M, Andrea Robertson, > Vicki and > especially Lois Wattis with whom I met in person a few times. > > Above all I thank my own mother who gave birth to 5 children > naturally and > has counseled me to let my body do its own performance for my sake > and the > sake of baby Susanna Joy. > > My doctor is known as the baby doctor in the area, assisting over > 40 births > per month and all labeled as “normal deliveries”. > > I spent my whole pregnancy telling him how I wanted to have a > natural birth > this time (I was induced with my previous baby and didn’t have > such a good > experience), and how I wanted dim lights, no drugs, etc…. I had > typed my > birth plan very clearly and etc. > > When it came to my 39 weeks he suddenly changed his discourse and > told me I > “needed” to be induced because my baby was “too big”. Midwives and > RNs > telling me that my placenta would get too mature, and/or my > amniotic fluid > would not be enough to feed my baby, etc etc etc. > > They wanted to have a ctg trace every so often and one nurse even > wanted to > use some sort of vibrator on my belly to make my baby jump… Oh > the horror I > had to go through and had to be even rude or else they would have > their way. > > The doctor who is so hard to catch (yes, it seems doctors have a > very > precious time and clients’ time is usually not counted as > valuable, not > worth even peanuts) was suddenly ringing my house and making > bookings with > the hospital for my induction. > > I kept saying NO and canceling these bookings and with the support > of my > husband we waited until my darling baby girl decided it was her > time. > > It was 10 days later, when I had just the one strong contraction > and off we > went to the hospital arriving there at 2:30 am to find out I was > already > fully dilated. > > My membranes had not ruptured as yet, and the contractions were > then quite > strong. I asked to be on my knees as I found that to be the most > comfortable > position at the time. > > As if things were not going fast enough, this midwife kept asking > me to let > her rupture my membranes as it “would get things going”. I would > not give > in; of course, it was only a matter of her waiting a little bit. > > My membranes ruptured naturally at 3:20 am and my darling baby > Susanna Joy > was born at 3:40 am. All in all, it took us only 1 hour and 10 > minutes from > the time we arrived in the hospital. > > As soon as I arrived I asked them to ring the doctor, but they > rang much > later, he arrived just after the birth, which was ok, as I was > feeling he > had not much to do apart from giving me a few stitches on my > perineum area. > > Susanna was born spontaneously weighing 4.604 kilos (or around > 10.2 pounds > in the old money), she was born very beautifully, and ready to > breastfeed > and even bite LOL! > > She is now 3 and a half weeks old. > > I haven’t written before as I now have my hands pretty full, we > also have > another baby (Daniel) who is just 18 months old older than Susanna. > > Physically I am a wreck, as I still haven’t managed to get a > routine with > sleep etc, but I am so happy that my baby girl had her way and > came to this > world so well! > > We are a very happy family here in WA! > > And I am so glad that I could finally have the chance of giving > birth > naturally! > > Now I need to join the TUT club (Two Under Two) _ double the > work and > double the blessings! > Love, > Jackieurally! > > Now I need to join the TUT club (Two Under Two) _ double the > work and > double the blessings! > Love, > Jackie -------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a free email account? Get one now at http://www.freemail.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------
