tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post1349238483333064720..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: In which I have the power to multiply the loaves and doctors talk about cars. In other words: Jordan's birth storyLemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-2000994826407223522012-06-07T16:06:13.768-04:002012-06-07T16:06:13.768-04:00I (never having had a baby myself) watch way too m...I (never having had a baby myself) watch way too much of birth tv shows and get so angry when the doctor says, "Okay, we're going to give you pitocin now" or "we gonna go ahead and do a c-section now" or "we're going to go ahead and break your water now." They so rarely discuss it. I have to tell myself there was an off-camera conversation in which the mother was fully informed of her options and made her own decision just to keep myself sane.Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970457532005085242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-24377311718556208802012-06-06T16:17:32.452-04:002012-06-06T16:17:32.452-04:00I wonder if I know anyone who got through birth wi...I wonder if I know anyone who got through birth without being enraged about something. One of my friends tried to kick her OB while in labor. I don't remember why, but I will always remember that she did.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-11911228990032990192012-06-06T16:16:20.215-04:002012-06-06T16:16:20.215-04:00HAHAHAHAHAHA! That's funny. Good for you, and ...HAHAHAHAHAHA! That's funny. Good for you, and good for her! So funny!Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-22012339738094749212012-06-06T16:15:49.919-04:002012-06-06T16:15:49.919-04:00Yes! Totally surreal! I don't remember shaking...Yes! Totally surreal! I don't remember shaking...I wonder if I was? I remember the post-drug itching. And I suppose the room was crowded - there were a ton of people in there. But I felt very alone behind my sheet.<br /><br />Thanks for appreciating the story!Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-25577851997398266842012-06-06T16:14:42.422-04:002012-06-06T16:14:42.422-04:00Very different, huh? I'm so glad that my secon...Very different, huh? I'm so glad that my second one was so good! Now that I think about it, I feel lucky that it wasn't the reverse - that would've been much harder.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-21758688927214428522012-06-06T16:13:49.775-04:002012-06-06T16:13:49.775-04:00At the time, we were just like, of course we don&#...At the time, we were just like, of course we don't want any harm to come to our baby! If a C-section is inevitable, of course we will opt for sooner rather than later.<br /><br />And then as I learned more and got more aware I was all, you fuckers. I don't dwell on it, but I do have residual hostility towards the OB profession.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-60412556840126200012012-06-06T16:12:28.155-04:002012-06-06T16:12:28.155-04:00Mwahahahahaha...is somehow reassuring. Thank you!
...Mwahahahahaha...is somehow reassuring. Thank you!<br /><br />And yes, it is. I had a Catholic father, so have experienced my share, and theirs was well done, wasn't it?Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-59463483129005498852012-06-06T14:20:11.952-04:002012-06-06T14:20:11.952-04:00Shawn was wearing a Gibson Guitars t-shirt when I ...Shawn was wearing a Gibson Guitars t-shirt when I had Grady. At one point my doctor starting talking to him about music and I was fucking enraged. I can laugh about it now but at the time I was so mad.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602816507915795709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-70505594028983008642012-06-05T14:50:10.288-04:002012-06-05T14:50:10.288-04:00I guarantee the Karma bus will get that doc eventu...I guarantee the Karma bus will get that doc eventually!<br /><br />If it makes you feel any better, while I was laboring my nurse midwife and my hubby were talking about motorcycles. I said "Hello? I'm having baby over here" and my nuse midwife looks at me and says "Not right THIS SECOND you're not!" For the record, I LOVE her, so I just laughed.<br /><br />She redeemed herself after I had Jess. As she was sewing up the episiotomy, my husband said the man thing. "Can you throw and extra stitch in there for me?" She never even looked up as she replied "Whatever you need, small fry." I actually applauded her.cla517https://www.blogger.com/profile/14825038094929045322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-15647625326164576492012-06-05T14:42:29.111-04:002012-06-05T14:42:29.111-04:00Oh my god, the OR is such a strange, surreal place...Oh my god, the OR is such a strange, surreal place, isn't it? I don't remember a lot, but I do remember wondering why on earth my arms had to be jesus-style too. Being strapped down like that was really disconcerting. And I remember I couldn't stop shaking. I asked someone -- the anesthesiologist? -- if I could stop shaking now, and he said no, not yet. And I remember lying there thinking how chaotic and crowded the room was. So much talking! And I have no recollection of what all they were talking about. No idea. It very well may have been cars. At least your guys weren't talking about lunch. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this story. It makes your VBAC story all the more wonderful, miraculous, beautiful, astounding, and other superlatives.ljhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356888171983629688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-91615784716444410292012-06-05T13:26:33.425-04:002012-06-05T13:26:33.425-04:00What I meant to say was... definitely a different ...What I meant to say was... definitely a different story than India's. Wow!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103053104460770180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-90073127525531982462012-06-05T13:25:59.055-04:002012-06-05T13:25:59.055-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103053104460770180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-58360318185860015632012-06-05T12:37:37.362-04:002012-06-05T12:37:37.362-04:00I had some guilt/manipulation thrown into the mix ...I had some guilt/manipulation thrown into the mix when I got my c-section, but nothing like that. Wow.<br /><br />(Although in the end, based on how the kid was positioned, it was highly unlikely he would have come out on his own, so I don't resent the section, just the OB who did it for me.)Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430540263901865519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-21033299219800580422012-06-05T12:20:17.097-04:002012-06-05T12:20:17.097-04:00Oh, Karma exists. Trust me on this. Mwahahahahah...Oh, Karma exists. Trust me on this. Mwahahahahahahahahaha....<br /><br />And that's some pretty powerful guilt/manipulation. I'm something of an expert, and that guilt goes to eleven. Sheesh.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838430978051872591noreply@blogger.com