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My MIL was big on the stout advice but its purpose was to
make milk and keep it a good quality!!! It took me a while to
convince hubby that I was the one that was supposed to be drinking it and NOT
HIM!!
Jayne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:15
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Old wives
tales, big babies
Hi,
I was never warned about drinking stout but I was warned about
reaching high above my head when putting the clothes on the line when pregnant
or the baby would be able to turn and become a breach! hey maybe it
could work the other way round LOL. I love these stories, any more?
Julie'',
----- Original Message -----
From:
Marilyn Kleidon
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2002 7:55
AM
To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] CPD WAS big
baby fear?
This just made me remember a story my ex-mother
in law used to tell about her mother's 14lb baby. The lived out in Western
Queensland and the time would have been ~1915 or so. It was her mother's
second pregnancy having successfully birthed a 7to 8lb boy the first time.
Apparently there were these maternity centers at outposts around Queensland
where women could come in for"confinement", they were sataffed by midwives.
For some reason that I no longer remember her mother had taken to drinking a
bottle of stout with every evening meal with this baby - some worry with
nutrition. Anyway when she arrived at the maternity center, apparently she
was very drawn and very huge. She overheard one of the midwives say to
another "here comes death". This of course did not sit well with her, but
she went on to birth her 14 lb baby without complications (sorry but other
details were not handed down). The 14 lb baby grew into a slender, fit man
of about 5 feet 7 inches tall, one of the smaller of his other 6
brothers and 2 sisters and lived a long and productive life. All other
babies were in the 7 to 8 lb range with mum avoiding stout. The stout and
the unfortunate (to say the least) comment of the midwife were the essence
of the story handed down. This story, of course was told to me when I was
prenant with my 1st daughter, I suppose to make sure I avoided the
stout, and to prepare me for the possibility of a truly huge baby. Mine was
a miniscule 6lber.
marilyn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 5:19
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] CPD WAS
big baby fear?
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>From: Sarah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
I just find it disheartening to hear someone say that they were glad that
> they had a c-section because their baby was 'large'. I mean fair
enough if
> it was 12lb or something (although I have heard that's
possible!)
>
> Anyway, I'm not yet a midwife and there's
probably more to it than this
> like for instance cephalopelvic
disproportion
Sarah - check out the
International Caesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) website
(www.ican-online.org). In their FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
section, they discuss when a c/sec is TRULY indicated with a CPD
diagnosis. According to ICAN, true CPD is extremely rare and only
associated with a pelvic deformity or an incorrectly healed pelvic break.
That description does not apply to any of the women that I know who
were sliced open for "CPD".
Melissa
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