Comments on: Sticking Out http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/ A Creative Playground by Maria Q. Stultz Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:48:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joey http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14149 Joey Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:30:10 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14149 The nurse who gave the class definitely supported the epidural decision. And that movie they showed really supported it too. Damn, that woman looked miserable. The nurse who gave the class definitely supported the epidural decision. And that movie they showed really supported it too. Damn, that woman looked miserable.

]]> By: Maria http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14144 Maria Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:38:22 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14144 Oh, it looked to me more like Vicky was strategically encouraging taking the epidural by showing us that video. You see that poor woman labor and suffer for hours, and at some point even say she gives up (like she has a choice)... At the end I was ready to see a "happy video", cuz this one was so scary. The stats Vicky gave us spoke for themselves: 90%-98% of women delivering at this hospital end up taking the epidural. I think she was just trying to acknowledge those who prefer to go natural and their reasons. In our class, we seemed to have only one couple who were seriously considering the drug-free experience. Other than the epidural slightly increasing your chances of getting a C-section or slowing down labor, the only thing I heard in favor of not taking it was the feeling of euphoria people get after giving birth naturally. Personally, I plan to go without it as long as I can take the pain (just to be able to help my body ripen things). But as soon as it becomes miserable (and that could well be 5 minutes), I'll go for it. I think I can pass on the euphoria: I'll be plenty happy just to see Joaquin emerge with all his little fingers and toes... Oh, it looked to me more like Vicky was strategically encouraging taking the epidural by showing us that video. You see that poor woman labor and suffer for hours, and at some point even say she gives up (like she has a choice)… At the end I was ready to see a “happy video”, cuz this one was so scary.

The stats Vicky gave us spoke for themselves: 90%-98% of women delivering at this hospital end up taking the epidural. I think she was just trying to acknowledge those who prefer to go natural and their reasons. In our class, we seemed to have only one couple who were seriously considering the drug-free experience.

Other than the epidural slightly increasing your chances of getting a C-section or slowing down labor, the only thing I heard in favor of not taking it was the feeling of euphoria people get after giving birth naturally. Personally, I plan to go without it as long as I can take the pain (just to be able to help my body ripen things). But as soon as it becomes miserable (and that could well be 5 minutes), I’ll go for it. I think I can pass on the euphoria: I’ll be plenty happy just to see Joaquin emerge with all his little fingers and toes…

]]> By: Petie http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14143 Petie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:15:46 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14143 Yes, Joey won't be your "go to guy" for the pain and heavy labor, but he'll try to keep you smiling with the jokes! Don't mess around, get the damn epidural. I don't know why these freaks in the hospital discourage them. Notice it's the nurses who discourage NOT the doctors. Why??? Nurses like to feel needed, I guess. Yes, Joey won’t be your “go to guy” for the pain and heavy labor, but he’ll try to keep you smiling with the jokes!

Don’t mess around, get the damn epidural. I don’t know why these freaks in the hospital discourage them. Notice it’s the nurses who discourage NOT the doctors. Why??? Nurses like to feel needed, I guess.

]]> By: Maria http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14107 Maria Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:31:10 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14107 You're a wonderful pregnancy partner and clown, bebe. I'll be perfectly happy with the epidural and your surprise goodies. Keep' em coming! You’re a wonderful pregnancy partner and clown, bebe. I’ll be perfectly happy with the epidural and your surprise goodies. Keep’ em coming!

]]> By: Joey http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14106 Joey Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:27:36 +0000 http://www.mafemaria.com/2007/10/sticking-out/#comment-14106 Ouch. I may have to stop bringing those little suprise goodies home! For the record, the amniotoc fluid joke was a good one . . . it came after a lenghty pause so the timing was great! She forgot the other good joke. We had just heard that the first stage of labor, which is when the "mild contractions" go on for 12-16 hours and that this isn't the time to go to the hospital. She asked where the coaches should be at this time, and I said, "at work?" Ha! Ouch. I may have to stop bringing those little suprise goodies home!

For the record, the amniotoc fluid joke was a good one . . . it came after a lenghty pause so the timing was great!

She forgot the other good joke. We had just heard that the first stage of labor, which is when the “mild contractions” go on for 12-16 hours and that this isn’t the time to go to the hospital.

She asked where the coaches should be at this time, and I said, “at work?”

Ha!

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