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NWMR *spoiler* Grey's Anatomy

litzo27litzo27 member
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So you noted the spoiler sign above right?

Last night on GA they had to do a CS on Meredith because the baby had "face presentation" and supposedly that's like the riskiest thing ever. Which made me feel a little like a rock star. Because DS2 had face presentation. And I had him naturally (I mean both non CS and drug free). Yes, I had to push for the most agonizing three hours of my life (because it is indeed an inefficient presentation in terms of being the widest diameter) but the CS was discussed only as a last resort if baby goes into distress.  In fact the OB explicitly said that doing a CS would be riskier because by the time you notice that it's face the baby is so far down.

So now I get why medical professionals don't watch GA (and legal don't watch Good wife, etc.). Because you just pick up on all the unrealistic stuff. But I'll keep watching - in blissful ignorance.

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  • Fullcircle06Fullcircle06 member
    DS was positioned that way, and I ended up w/a C/S, but that wasn't why. He actually turned before I started pushing, but the C/s was due to distress and his head wasn't traveling far enough down. But, yeah, I found that really weird, too. I mean, usually in real life when you need an unplanned C/s, it's a last resort and Meredith's OB mentioned almost right away. Of course, there's only an hour for them to get to the point, so there's also that.
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  • litzo27litzo27 member

    Oh that's interesting that yours turned. In my case because there was no ultrasound before they only knew that he was head down. And from what I read afterwards it's common for them to tilt up just as they engage - which is why it is usually an unexpected event.

    I fully appreciate that one hour is little time to develop the plot line. Especially when you have to make sure to also cover hospital generators failing, heart surgery in the dark, an unexpected tryst (with a prosthetic leg none-the-less) and its fall-out, adoption thoughts, a bus exploding and so many other realistic developments ;) But funnily enough the only incongruity I focused on was the CS.

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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member

    Both my babies were OP (sunny-side up)!  Oh, the back labor!!  It's fairly common though I thought...

     

     

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    Ooo. That doesn't sound pleasant either. Face presentation is different from OP. It's when a baby tilts his head back and comes out face first. So not with the top of his head which is the narrowest part as the skull is flexible but with the full oval of his face. It happens in less than 1 percent of births (great thought since I would not want a repeat). And let me tell you the baby is not cute when he emerges that way :)
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    image2013sarabelleATX:

    (I'm a WM lurker, sometimes poster).

    I was annoyed that I was clearly pregnant before Meredith, since the Grey's season started after I got my BFP, and she had her baby before me. I do know this is make-believe, but I'm entitled to my annoyances. :)

    I know what you mean. I also hate when the characters are super skinny RIGHT after their babies are born.Come on.

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    image2013sarabelleATX:

    (I'm a WM lurker, sometimes poster).

    I was annoyed that I was clearly pregnant before Meredith, since the Grey's season started after I got my BFP, and she had her baby before me. I do know this is make-believe, but I'm entitled to my annoyances. :)

    Meredith survived a plane crash and a drowning....and what else?  Oh lots of things.  It's TV drama at it's finest! I don't look for facts in my favorite shows.  That would be incredibly boring, wouldn't it.

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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member

    imagelitzo27:
    Ooo. That doesn't sound pleasant either. Face presentation is different from OP. It's when a baby tilts his head back and comes out face first. So not with the top of his head which is the narrowest part as the skull is flexible but with the full oval of his face. It happens in less than 1 percent of births (great thought since I would not want a repeat). And let me tell you the baby is not cute when he emerges that way :)

    Oh.  Eeek!  Yeah, that sounds scary. 

     

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