tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post7945710999199928956..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Obesity and Waterbirth: A Match Made in Heaven?Well-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-88177224651653136012011-05-27T01:10:18.691-07:002011-05-27T01:10:18.691-07:00Thank you so much! I was so worried I wouldn't...Thank you so much! I was so worried I wouldn't be able to water-birth before I read your blog. I was crying after reading all those obesity is bad for pregnancy articles. I weigh 276lbs. Then I cried with relief after reading your blog. Thank you so much!Breananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-57182026358100241372008-08-20T16:17:00.000-07:002008-08-20T16:17:00.000-07:00Linda, that's a coming-soon entry in my series on ...Linda, that's a coming-soon entry in my series on waterbirth. Rather than having one gigantic long entry, I broke it up into smaller posts. <BR/><BR/>Check out the next two posts in the series for more information!Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-17762273355497535742008-08-19T13:28:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:28:00.000-07:00So what justifications do care providers actually ...So what justifications do care providers actually give for risking out fat women for waterbirth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-43658252131806299372008-08-14T15:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:03:00.000-07:00Christa, yup, that IS a picture of just before the...Christa, yup, that IS a picture of just before the head comes out. <BR/><BR/>Just before a baby crowns, the head tends to distend the vulva and perineum. So in effect, you ARE seeing the head, but simply through the mother's tissues. Sometimes the effect is more pronounced than others, sometimes it happens so quickly you don't really notice it. It's all variable.<BR/><BR/>The photographer did not get a shot of the baby actually coming out in this birth. She got it JUST beforehand instead. Not always easy to time your photos perfectly in birth! But still, it's a good waterbirth photo.<BR/><BR/>Nic, I think it's FABULOUS that you have such supportive providers. I'm glad you have the option of laboring in the tub and that your hospital does not employ BMI restrictions, as so many do. <BR/><BR/>I hope you will take a moment to submit your birth stories to my website. Although I have a few birth stories of women around 400 lbs., I don't have many, and a lot of these women would love to see more stories of women of their own size giving birth too. I know it's a request I get frequently through my website. <BR/><BR/>There is a form you have to fill out to use with the story. Check the BBW Birth Stories Submissions FAQ on my site, www.plus-size-pregnancy.org, for more info. It does take a while for the story to appear on the site, but it does eventually get there and I'd love to see your stories there too!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, glad to hear from another mom who had a waterbirth. I agree; birthing in water helps you be SO much more mobile and responsive to the baby's positioning needs in order to negotiate its way out. My next entry in this waterbirth series covers exactly that topic. Thanks for sharing!Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-11720524301166364212008-08-13T12:27:00.000-07:002008-08-13T12:27:00.000-07:002 water labors here, one of those was actually a w...2 water labors here, one of those was actually a water birth. And definitely the way to go! I am convinced that my water-born baby would have ended up being born via c-section if we hadn't been in the water--it was the only way I would have been able to move into the positions I needed to be in so that she could come out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-19323462660413187412008-08-13T11:38:00.000-07:002008-08-13T11:38:00.000-07:00Just to back up the whole "not universally risked ...Just to back up the whole "not universally risked out". I currently weight 433lbs pregnant with my third child. With my second, at 410lbs I was offered and would have gotten into the tub had I not had a horrible cough/cold and just wanted a tiny bit of stadol and some cough syrup to get some sleep. <BR/><BR/>My provider is a midwife who deliver in a hospital. They are very progressive and understanding and open to a mother's needs/wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-41405912316601236122008-08-13T06:05:00.000-07:002008-08-13T06:05:00.000-07:00Wait.. that is a picture BEFORE the head comes out...Wait.. that is a picture BEFORE the head comes out? That isn't a head at the bottom? I thought it was already halfway out!Iwanttodeletemybloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430527503663408124noreply@blogger.com