Just a few questions!
So I'm currently taking classes at my local college (CNA classes to be exact) and I have a background in the medical community, not that many people would consider paper-pushing medical experience but I've picked up quite a bit of knowledge along the way. I also like to think that I know a little more about childbirth than the average mother, thanks to you ladies, A LOT of research, and my passion for natural birth. I'm fully aware that I don't know everything and admit that I don't know everything, but my classmate and I had a discussion today about childbirth...it went something like this...
We were talking about surgical patients and got on the topic of anesthesia then, naturally, the infamous epidural. I'm not sure how we got to this point, but somehow the conversation came to me making a comment about how an epidural can stop working and/or quit working on one side of the body. This snarky girl in my class turns around, "Well, thanks for scaring the hell out of me, I WAS thinking about having another kid."
I just replied with a simple, "We can talk about this more on our break."
Our teacher let us out for our 15 minute break where she proceeded to walk outside and light up her Pall-Mall cigarette. I walked up to her and said, "I didn't mean to scare you, I just want to clarify that. You obviously need to talk to your doctor about all of your concerns, or he should have spoken to you about ALL the risks associated with taking an epidural," then I stealthily added, "Why don't you try for a natural birth?"
She responded with an, "I've already had two c-sections, and I was just thinking about having one more because the state of Illinois only allows you to have three c-sections."
I'm floored by this point...
One - since when have they put a limit on how many c-sections you have? Is this China? NO! (If anyone has any more information on this, I'd be grateful)
Two - I wondered to myself why she wouldn't do or even try for a VBAC...I later found out she has high blood pressure that existed before her pregnancies. Which brings up my next question...what does pre-eclamsia really limit? Have any of you ever had a natural birth with diagnosed pre-eclampsia??? (Here's a case where I don't know everything...yes, I admit this.)
So, help me out - what can I learn from this and if this snarky, no teeth mother is wrong...
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We were talking about surgical patients and got on the topic of anesthesia then, naturally, the infamous epidural. I'm not sure how we got to this point, but somehow the conversation came to me making a comment about how an epidural can stop working and/or quit working on one side of the body. This snarky girl in my class turns around, "Well, thanks for scaring the hell out of me, I WAS thinking about having another kid."
I just replied with a simple, "We can talk about this more on our break."
Our teacher let us out for our 15 minute break where she proceeded to walk outside and light up her Pall-Mall cigarette. I walked up to her and said, "I didn't mean to scare you, I just want to clarify that. You obviously need to talk to your doctor about all of your concerns, or he should have spoken to you about ALL the risks associated with taking an epidural," then I stealthily added, "Why don't you try for a natural birth?"
She responded with an, "I've already had two c-sections, and I was just thinking about having one more because the state of Illinois only allows you to have three c-sections."
I'm floored by this point...
One - since when have they put a limit on how many c-sections you have? Is this China? NO! (If anyone has any more information on this, I'd be grateful)
Two - I wondered to myself why she wouldn't do or even try for a VBAC...I later found out she has high blood pressure that existed before her pregnancies. Which brings up my next question...what does pre-eclamsia really limit? Have any of you ever had a natural birth with diagnosed pre-eclampsia??? (Here's a case where I don't know everything...yes, I admit this.)
So, help me out - what can I learn from this and if this snarky, no teeth mother is wrong...
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