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A Story my Dr told me

namara5532namara5532 member
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My Dr today asked me today if I planned to travel for Christmas (I'll be 36 weeks then).  He breathed a sigh of relief when I told him I was planning on staying home this year.  I thought it was common sense to stay local this late in the game, but he told me a story about a woman in the practice who was 38 weeks and drove up to PA (8 hours from where we're at in NC).  Lo and behold, she went into labor.  She insisted that she only wanted her doctor to deliver the baby, so she makes her husband race her back down to NC.  The doctor said that he kept telling her to not try to make the trip down, that they should stop and go to a local hospital.  They made it with 3 hours to spare, but he emphasized to us that it was a really dumb thing for them to do.

Anyone else hear any crazy birth stories that just make you shake your head that anyone would be that dumb?

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  • Kristine SchillingKristine Schilling
    My mom used to be a paramedic. I will never forget the story she told me about a woman who she assisted giving birth in the back of a taxi. The lady refused to believe she was in labor because her grandmother told her the Drs dates were wrong by 2 weeks. So she decided she wasnt in labor until she was practically crowning, hadnt called the DH, but called a taxi. "Because she didnt want to scare him."
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  • bleu928bleu928 member
    Hmm...  I should share this with my mom who is guilting me into going to family Christmas 4 hours away in nothingville, northern Michigan in the dead of winter.  Her rationale? I'm still 4 weeks from my due date and we have several doctors and nurses in the family.  Ummm...no thanks!!!
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  • ames243567ames243567 member
    100% the reason why we are not traveling to DH's family this year.  No way in HELL would I risk going in labor there!!!
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  • Annya26Annya26 member

    I'm not even making the 2 hour drive to my Aunts this year (less than 2 weeks from my due date though) because I'm concerned about weather/comfort/going into labour.

    My midwife did tell me though that she has had women NOT call when they were in labor, deliver their own babies and then call her after they were born which I think is pretty stupid. What on earth would you do if something went wrong?! 

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  • Kristine SchillingKristine Schilling

    imagebleu928:
    Hmm...  I should share this with my mom who is guilting me into going to family Christmas 4 hours away in nothingville, northern Michigan in the dead of winter.  Her rationale? I'm still 4 weeks from my due date and we have several doctors and nurses in the family.  Ummm...no thanks!!!

     

    Tell your mom the Dr says no. Dr's are great for that sort of arguement.

    Not to mention the drive... car rides suck in 3rd tri.

    OMG, could you imagine trying to give birth with a bunch of family, who happen to be Dr's argueing over the best plan? I just pictured it in my head like funny but terrifying cartoon.

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  • SoonToBeMsPSoonToBeMsP member
    There's not a chance I would have gone. And if I started labor, I'd deliver where I was at. Too dangerous otherwise!
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