So...I'm in law school, almost done (had a semester to go, I'll finish it in two light loads over the next two semesters). And I rent a house from the school. After DS was born, we needed a form notorized for his birth certificate, so I went to the student life office. Mentioned it was an unassisted birth, no problem I thought, the woman (who is really nice and I've known since I started) told me about her child's natural birth.
Two days later, I get an email from the dean of the faculty saying I need a meeting with her and the dean of students regarding a housing issue related to my reduced credit load. I think oh no, are they going to try and kick us out? But I'd already asked the dean of the faculty about that when I got my reduced credit load approved in the spring. So...meeting today...
And guess what! They were upset about the unassisted homebirth! I imagine with two days of gossiping they'd worked up into a tivvy. "We would have liked to have been informed ahead of time, given the fact that you rent the house from us." So what would they have done differently?? Had meetings with me (to "plan" aka try to talk me out of it) and get this: given me a walkie talkie for beside my !bed! so I could notify the dean of students immediately if I needed an ambulance. Um, I'd just call 911, thanks! "But what if the baby was breech and you couldn't get to the phone." Well, I wasn't exactly alone, my husband and sister were here, and I didn't mention that I'd still have the baby unassisted if he/she were breech.
I'm still dealing with the shock of this meeting, really, the idea that they wanted to be so informed/involved in my private life. And I'm stuck here for another year. Uggh. (We just tried to buy a house, had a contract and loan and everything, but the appraisal came in way low, so very disappointing). I just talked to a law student friend about it, and she's pretty floored as well. The idea that that wasted time and energy talking about me and my baby's birth, tying officials up in meetings, and for no good reason. Uggh.
Two days later, I get an email from the dean of the faculty saying I need a meeting with her and the dean of students regarding a housing issue related to my reduced credit load. I think oh no, are they going to try and kick us out? But I'd already asked the dean of the faculty about that when I got my reduced credit load approved in the spring. So...meeting today...
And guess what! They were upset about the unassisted homebirth! I imagine with two days of gossiping they'd worked up into a tivvy. "We would have liked to have been informed ahead of time, given the fact that you rent the house from us." So what would they have done differently?? Had meetings with me (to "plan" aka try to talk me out of it) and get this: given me a walkie talkie for beside my !bed! so I could notify the dean of students immediately if I needed an ambulance. Um, I'd just call 911, thanks! "But what if the baby was breech and you couldn't get to the phone." Well, I wasn't exactly alone, my husband and sister were here, and I didn't mention that I'd still have the baby unassisted if he/she were breech.
I'm still dealing with the shock of this meeting, really, the idea that they wanted to be so informed/involved in my private life. And I'm stuck here for another year. Uggh. (We just tried to buy a house, had a contract and loan and everything, but the appraisal came in way low, so very disappointing). I just talked to a law student friend about it, and she's pretty floored as well. The idea that that wasted time and energy talking about me and my baby's birth, tying officials up in meetings, and for no good reason. Uggh.
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lmao!!!
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