Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??

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Anonymous wrote:DW had both our DCs there unmedicated and natural. Each time, she was the only one of the 10-15 births that day that went that route. However, they didn't pressure her at all. I was in the delivery room the whole time and was ready to speak up for her wishes if she was unable to.

Side note: remind your DH to bring snacks for himself. I'm so glad I packed some sandwiches so I didn't have to leave to get some food. DW of course didn't want a thing to eat during labor but I got hungry!

How would you know that?

Not PP, but from my medication free birth I can assure you the whole floor knew I was there having an unmedicated birth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did it twice at Sibley with Reiter Hill as my OB practice. No one batted an eye. If you want to have a med-free vaginal birth no one is going to try to stop you unless there is a valid medical risk to you or the baby. If you want to give your baby formula after he or she is born, you have to specifically request it. Breast feeding is assumed.

Anyway, love Club Sib, it's a nice hospital!

I also delivered med-free with Reiter and Hill at Sibley. I did not have a doula or advocate, just my husband (and my mother the first time around).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did it twice at Sibley with Reiter Hill as my OB practice. No one batted an eye. If you want to have a med-free vaginal birth no one is going to try to stop you unless there is a valid medical risk to you or the baby. If you want to give your baby formula after he or she is born, you have to specifically request it. Breast feeding is assumed.

Anyway, love Club Sib, it's a nice hospital!

+1 Except I only had my second at Sibley. I had to ask three times to get the epidural I wanted - it wasn’t in any way assumed that I wanted it or forced on me. And breastfeeding was assumed.

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About five years ago people who wanted natural were earned away from sublet due to the high c rate. But it really depends in your ob. There are some ob’s who will be more likely to recommend pitocin or c-sec depending on your risks. So look more for a practice you feel comfortable with. If you are say ama and want a practice that will let you go past due date, ask about that, specifically.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your OB understand that they work FOR YOU? If not, you’re stuck.

I would not tolerate any doctor who didn’t understand and respect MY wishes.

The doctor doesn’t work for you. You’re their client. You’re not their boss.

Any doctor disrespecting me, gets fired. Immediately. Sorry, doc!

No doc has a problem with that, so long as any disrespect from you can mean you are discharged from their care, immediately. Sorry, PP!

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Anonymous wrote:No judgement on others, but was very curious when researching past posts on which hospitals to choose that every post I came across from someone who delivered at Sibley mentioned epidurals, c-sections and/or no breastfeeding. This is all the opposite of what I want but my OB delivers at Sibley. I know people have said they’re not pushed into any interventions or etc but curious to hear some feedback from mamas who went all natural and delivered at Sibley?

I did this twice and find it completely depends on your doctor. I was never pushed into any interventions

[Anonymous]

Troll land troll land OP can post whatever she wants however she wants. Just bitter women who feel like other women can't speak about their own experiences if it in anyway makes them feel guilty/shamed/frustrated about their own experience

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does your OB understand that they work FOR YOU? If not, you’re stuck.

I would not tolerate any doctor who didn’t understand and respect MY wishes.

The doctor doesn’t work for you. You’re their client. You’re not their boss.

If I’m not satisfied and leave them, they don’t get paid (particularly in OB where the doctor delivering the baby gets all the $$) so yes they do work for me.

I have never had to say this in so many words but I have always used a concierge practice where it’s pretty explicit whose wishes are paramount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your OB understand that they work FOR YOU? If not, you’re stuck.

I would not tolerate any doctor who didn’t understand and respect MY wishes.

The doctor doesn’t work for you. You’re their client. You’re not their boss.

Any doctor disrespecting me, gets fired. Immediately. Sorry, doc!

What if instead of the obstinate, flip and hard headed attitude and super crunchy organic persona you probably absorbed from reading too many articles on “food babe”, you just trust the medical community and doctors, who went to med school and know more about pregnancy than you, to help you with the birthing process. They don’t work for you. They provide the best knowledge available. It may even be in your baby’s interest, you know, not to claim you’re more of an expert than the doctor. Okay, have a good.

There are lots and lots of doctors out there, someone will align better with what OP wants.

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Anonymous wrote:I would pick a different OB if an unmedicated birth is your strong preference. Either the midwives at WHC or the midwives at GW. If you're not a candidate for midwives, my next choice would be GW - they are baby friendly and probably align more with the birth you seem set on.

“Baby friendly”? As opposed to what?

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Anonymous wrote:I would pick a different OB if an unmedicated birth is your strong preference. Either the midwives at WHC or the midwives at GW. If you're not a candidate for midwives, my next choice would be GW - they are baby friendly and probably align more with the birth you seem set on.

“Baby friendly”? As opposed to what?

“Baby-Friendly” is the official description of an initiative created by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to encourage hospitals all over the world to promote healthy feeding choices for infants. Achieving baby-friendly designation is a lengthy process and involves a thorough site visit. There are currently about 130 hospitals in the United States that have achieved this designation.


https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/what-does-baby-friendly-mean/

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OP thank you for your post. There are plenty of women who gave birth without medication, delivered vaginally and exclusively breastfed. It's not a crime to ask what their particular experience was like at a particular hospital. The day that women can't post about their own desired experience just because people take offense at the word "mama" or the desired birth plan of another woman b/c its different than their own or what they experienced will be a sad sad day.

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I had three out of hospital non-medicated births so I can't answer your specific question about Sibley. However, if you're insistent on remaining in-hospital you may wish to take a class on natural birth (I like Birth Bootcamp) as you might find that the labor nurses on staff that day won't be able to support you in the way you'd like due to lack of experience with non-medicated births. Maybe also consider a doula.

You've got this! It's all mental. If you're a determined person and you've made up your mind, just stay the course. As bad as it hurt during the worst parts I would just remind myself it would be over soon and I'd get to meet my baby. Ride the waves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No judgement on others, but was very curious when researching past posts on which hospitals to choose that every post I came across from someone who delivered at Sibley mentioned epidurals, c-sections and/or no breastfeeding. This is all the opposite of what I want but my OB delivers at Sibley. I know people have said they’re not pushed into any interventions or etc but curious to hear some feedback from mamas who went all natural and delivered at Sibley?

I gave birth to all three of my kids at Sibley via vaginal, unmedicated deliveries and EBF. My OB / GYNs were all from Capitol Women’s Care in downtown DC.

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I had two nonmedicated births at Sibley. Talk to your OBs/midwives about your wishes. Everyone was
very supportive of us and we had good experiences. You do sound kind of annoying, though, LOL.