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Mad at OB/GYNs after my son's birth
SusanTeach
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Mad at my doc for insisting on induction, even though I had a healthy pregnancy. Now that the latest autism study has been released, I am worried too. Anyone else have a doc who didn't share the info? My story is below.
I was/am a FTM, with a natural pregnancy at 39. I gave birth at 40, just 6 weeks ago. My husband and I carefully did our reading and research and thought we were well- intentioned when we told our doctors (practice with 4 female docs) that we wanted a natural birth if possible. At 40 weeks, I went in and received another healthy check. The doc said, "If the baby hasn't come by the weekend, we should start discussing plans." I went in four days later for a non stress test, again healthy, and was informed by the nurse that my induction had been scheduled for me at the hospital. What?! No phone call, no discussion. When I asked to speak to a doctor, they acted surprised. The doc said that spaces fill up fast, so mine was scheduled. Why? Because of my advanced maternal age, the risk of stillbirth past my due date increases. what are the risks with induction? None, they said. Drugs like pita in do not cause autism. Cervadil does not cause autism.?
Fast forward to my induction and delivery at 40 weeks and 4 days... Boy. Loves. Happy.
Fast forward to 6 weeks and countless breaking news stories, even in the Post and on CNN, about the link between drugs that speed up and induce labor and autism. What also increases the risks? Induction when you are older and with boy children. Grrr.... How about letting me know the risks docs and letting ME make the decision. Had I known, I would have refused to show up to the hospital and gotten another doctor.
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Re: Mad at OB/GYNs after my son's birth
Basically, there's no known cause of autism so don't stress yourself out about it.
ETA the thread is on page 3, titled Autism and Inductions Linked?
This. There are really risks of going past your due date if you are older, and your doctor made recommendations that they thought would be the safest option for you and your baby. I understand the desire to have a natural labor, but a birth plan is just that - a plan that could potentially change. And even though they put you on the schedule for an induction you could have refused it. A doctor can not force you to show up for an induction. As for the autism study, you will eventually see that a new study is released every year or so with another supposed link or cause. I suggest learning to ignore them for your own piece of mind and sanity since as the previous poster mentioned, they have not been able to pinpoint a cause for autism.
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So, relax. If you have a healthy, happy baby at home there is no need to stress out! For any future pregnancies you may want to work with a doctor who is more open and on the same page as you, and doesn't use scare tactics to promote an induction. But you also had the right to refuse the induction and not go in the day they scheduled you, so the blame isn't entirely on him.
To add, really quickly, when asked at these round table discussions with these parents who's children are autistic most eventually admit there were signs of autism somewhere in their family in the past, and it's probably mostly genetic. A few are still stuck on the vaccine thing and a few others blame traumatic incidences in infancy. All might be correct. The fact is we have no idea what causes autism or if there is even a single cause.
B born 7/15/13, C born 3/2/15, #3 on the way May '17
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He is now a perfectly "normal" toddler. When I saw that study, I immediately thought that I would have flipped out if I had just had him. Additionally, like PPs mention, that study is a little suspect!
Furthermore, I teach, too, so I get your concern. I see so many kids with a multitude of issues and it freaked me out when I was pregnant with my son. Yet, Time and again, I see more familial links between issues. For example, when I meet parents of kids with ASD diagnoses, one of them usually is the exact same way and would have had that title if schools had such labels when we went. kWIM?
Don't panic. Try to let it go and speak up from now on if you have a concern. Good luck.