tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post3126996201714206989..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Gaining weight in pregnancy means a cesarean?Well-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-58750699719248296982012-06-30T22:28:13.866-07:002012-06-30T22:28:13.866-07:00Thank you for an excellent post!
A good friend of...Thank you for an excellent post!<br /><br />A good friend of mine was dumped by her provider at 28 weeks because she would not agree to a c-section based on her weight alone. She found another provider at 30 weeks and went on to have a healthy (if smallish! -- less than 7 pounds) baby vaginally after 30 hours of (spontaneous) labor *at a hospital* no less! I really shudder to think what would have happened if she had gone along with the care provider's bullying that somehow a scheduled c-section would be so much better for her and her child.crystal_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492385706718880020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-58948842196548498612010-10-20T12:16:26.024-07:002010-10-20T12:16:26.024-07:00Got a chance to catch up on your posts today. I ha...Got a chance to catch up on your posts today. I had an amazing waterbirth on 10/4 after my water broke with meconium on 9/30. Four hours of active labor, half hour of pushing and out my 9 lb 12 oz 22.5" (ie not fat) baby popped. First time mom, gestational diabetes and I weighed 393 lbs pre-pregnancy with basically no net gain, though I didn't check it in the last month. I'm living proof that fat women can not only have vaginal births, but FAST ones too! And another example of fat women not having fat babies. Also, thank you for providing so many resources on your plus size pregnancy website - it greatly contributed to my having a healthy pregnancy. My beautiful, healthy daughter thanks you too.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576504078115706818noreply@blogger.com