Nurturing Expectations Lloydminster

An obstetrician from the 1800’s decided your due date. . And VERY often babies are forced out of the womb before they’re ready based on his calculations. . The ...obsession with a gestation of 40 weeks leads to an increase in inductions, interventions, and surgical birth - all of which have physical and emotional/mental consequences for mother and baby. . But where did this guess date even come from? . The due date calculation we use today comes from an obstetrician named Franz Karl Naegele, who invented Naegele’s Rule. This calculation starts with the first day of your last menstrual period, goes back three months, then adds one year and 7 days. The result is a gestation of 280 days (40 weeks). . The 40 week date is an average, meaning that about 1/2 of people will give birth before that date, & 1/2 after. It probably wasn’t seen as a hard eviction date in the 1800’s. . But today we live in a fast-paced world that runs on schedules and money. And with the ability to control birth via induction and surgery, this 40 week average date often turns into the day when your baby will be forced from your body. . Here are my top 3 reasons why using this calculation as a hard eviction date is wrong... . 1. Naegele’s Rule is based on a 28 day menstrual cycle. If you, like me, don’t ovulate at exactly day 14 of your cycle, this calculation won’t work for you. Most people don’t know when they ovulate, and this important fact is almost never taken into account when calculating a due date. . 2. Our bodies are all different - we didn’t all get our periods at exactly age 11 years 6 months and 13 days, so why would our bodies all grow babies at exactly the same rate? To use a due date as an estimate of when a baby will arrive is one thing - to use it as an eviction notice is a completely different story. . 3. Many factors determine whether you are likely to have a longer or shorter gestation - if you are between the ages of 19 and 34, having your first baby, or are white, you are statistically more likely to have a longer pregnancy. . . . #duedate #duemonth #guessdate #csection #induction #birthtrauma #obstetricviolence #givingbirth #40weekspregnant #39weekspregnant #41weeks . - Reposted from @birthuprising See more

You and baby decide the birth-date. Dont feel pressured feel confident.

as we get closer to Christmas it is common for more inductions to be booked to accommodate scheduling. watchful waiting can be hard to do when feeling pressured to "get things moving". babies should be the ones to pick their birth-date..

reclaim and renew ritual. slow down the moments at birth.

December 18th You do not need to get permission to give birth vaginally. It is a normal bodily function. It is the default position. It really happens. Some w...omen are actually told they are 'not allowed' to give birth, or they 'have' to have a caesarean. This is said by people who have been to medical school, so presumably know how babies are born. Vaginal birth is an involuntary bodily function. Your body doesn't need permission from anyone, anymore than you need permission to breathe or throw up. You have to give permission for anything else. What the doctor or midwife means, of course, is that they don't advise it. But that is a different thing to 'not allowed'. There are a few situations in which it is highly unlikely that the baby is able to come out of your vagina. For example if the placenta is covering the cervix, or if the baby is sideways (transverse). There are also some situations where vaginal birth would be difficult or risky for the woman or her baby. However, this covers the whole spectrum of risk. It is still your decision to make. You can also decide to wait until you go into labour and then have your caesarean. There are some short and long term benefits to the baby of in labour elective caesareans. https://birthfit.com//michel-odent-talks-in-labor-pre-eme/ If your baby is breech, or you are expecting twins or triplets, or if you have had one, two or more previous caesareans you do not have to give birth by caesarean. You can have a vaginal birth. Or you may chose a caesarean birth. It is your choice. When a doctor or midwife says you are 'not allowed' or you 'have' to have a caesarean, what they mean is that they have weighed up the pros and cons and made the decision on your behalf. Now you may agree with their conclusions but it is still your decision to make. You can still ask the questions so you feel you are making the decision from an informed place, which is your right. Professionals are under obligation to provide you unbiased information on the benefits and risks of all the options, without coercion. Making decisions on behalf of someone else is paternalistic. No decision about me without me. Here's a great article about informed consent and refusal in obstetrics which looks at different perspectives of risk. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/birt.12281 It is worth asking for other perspectives. Doctors often have very little experience of natural physiological birth. Your midwife may not have met a woman who wants to give birth to twins in the water before. Sometimes people say something is impossible because they have not come across it. Women give birth to breech babies, twins, and give birth vaginally after 2, 3 or even 4 caesareans. Your local The Positive Birth Movement group or doula will be able to give you information, and Tellmeagoodbirthstory has a buddy system and can put you in touch with someone who has been in a similar situation. If you want support for your birth options contact the head of midwifery. You can get further support from AIMS and Birthrights. aims.org.uk birthrights.org.uk Your body. Your baby. Your choice. Birth rights are human rights. Autonomy. Dignity. Equality. Privacy. Respect. If you are finding these posts useful and interesting please sponsor me by donating to AIMS/Birthrights or a similar organisation where you live. www.uk.virginmoneygiving.com/birthrightsadventcalendar