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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I won't rehash all this ob vs midwife cage match stuff (which is ridiculous IMO because both are looking out for moms no matter what people say, although I would never work with a midwife that was not a CNM).

But the diet stuff drives me insane. Probably I am way too biased to really make an observation but I had hyperemesis three times and pregnant women should, within reason, eat what they can eat. Any group that has a uniform dictation of what pregnant women should and should not eat is suboptimal because every woman is different. What a hyperemesis mom should/can eat and what a GD mom should/can eat are totally different and having a blanket policy up front like this is IMO, bad maternal care. [/quote]
The GW midwives do not push the diet when you have morning sickness- I was told eat whatever I could keep down (for me popsicles and saltines) and then once I was able in later trimester I incorporated more of their diet suggestions. I don’t know why everyone gets so worked up about the healthy diet. They are not strict about it. Personally I liked having some guidance on what would be an optimal diet. [/quote]

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