Sigh. Can I just vent a little here?
My last few births have all been very mainstream clients who truly want a painless labor - preferably on the day they pick so as not to inconvenience anybody in their lives.
Today was another one. A primip, at 41 weeks, who insisted on induction. She was very favorable to start, and had her baby 5 hours and 14 minutes after pitocin was started, with just 14 minutes of pushing. She got her epidural the minute I said she could, and felt absolutely nothing during pushing and birth. The baby is gorgeous, the mama is happy, her family is thrilled they could schedule their work schedules around the birth, but I can't wait for somebody to labor who wants the kind of good support I can give!
My next due is actually 3 days over now, and she is planning an unmedicated birth, so wish me luck on that one anyway.
I'm all for choices in birth, but I secretly love the mamas who question everything I suggest, and insist on doing things their way, and give in to the primal energy of birth and breathe, walk, moan, dance, and grunt their way through a relatively unintervened birth.
One of my favorite mamas is due at the end of the month, too. She is my first 3-peat customer (I've practiced here 4 years) and this will be actually her 4th baby. I caught her last baby kneeling on the floor as she squatted on the bed, after doing most of her pushing standing and leaning over the bed. She says this is her last baby no matter what, and she's not sure she's going to get in the bed at all. So I'm looking forward to trailing after her later this month!
My last few births have all been very mainstream clients who truly want a painless labor - preferably on the day they pick so as not to inconvenience anybody in their lives.
Today was another one. A primip, at 41 weeks, who insisted on induction. She was very favorable to start, and had her baby 5 hours and 14 minutes after pitocin was started, with just 14 minutes of pushing. She got her epidural the minute I said she could, and felt absolutely nothing during pushing and birth. The baby is gorgeous, the mama is happy, her family is thrilled they could schedule their work schedules around the birth, but I can't wait for somebody to labor who wants the kind of good support I can give!
My next due is actually 3 days over now, and she is planning an unmedicated birth, so wish me luck on that one anyway.
I'm all for choices in birth, but I secretly love the mamas who question everything I suggest, and insist on doing things their way, and give in to the primal energy of birth and breathe, walk, moan, dance, and grunt their way through a relatively unintervened birth.
One of my favorite mamas is due at the end of the month, too. She is my first 3-peat customer (I've practiced here 4 years) and this will be actually her 4th baby. I caught her last baby kneeling on the floor as she squatted on the bed, after doing most of her pushing standing and leaning over the bed. She says this is her last baby no matter what, and she's not sure she's going to get in the bed at all. So I'm looking forward to trailing after her later this month!