tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post7399864942043863544..comments2024-02-25T04:19:51.451-06:00Comments on Connected Mom: "That Wasn't To Blame"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-52663719048840564722010-10-19T19:20:33.098-05:002010-10-19T19:20:33.098-05:00Wow!! This totally ties in with an article that I...Wow!! This totally ties in with an article that I read today: "Lobbying grows for the 10-month baby http://t.co/3WXLp2k". Very interesting read... I think that doctors often just want to group every woman together and say "this is your due date", when every woman has a different gestational time.<br /><br />I totally agree with your thoughts... I gave birth to my first, 6 months ago. Sadly it was a c-section... I was hoping for a natural birth, but my little guy turned breech at 34 wks. I DID NOT want a c-section, and was so relieved that my midwife gave me the option of delivering vaginally and helped me find a doctor willing to do so (only 2 in my province!). However, here they only allow you to go 10 days overdue when delivering a breech. My little guy did not want to come out!! I started having contractions the night before my c-section. :( He probably would have come out on his own that day or the next. He was a healthy 9 lbs 6 oz, 23 1/4 inches! Can't imagine that a 7 lb baby would be "the norm"...Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208066554845156507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-30441877169759838672010-10-19T14:01:17.416-05:002010-10-19T14:01:17.416-05:00I absolutely believe that cesareans and inductions...I absolutely believe that cesareans and inductions have given us an artificial idea of what the ideal birth weight should be. I don't think a 7 lb baby is actually the biological norm for a full-term mother, but we've lost track of what a baby is supposed to weigh because we are interfering with the natural process of birth and trying to control it.Jen Albinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334829308218078837noreply@blogger.com