Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 10:14     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:I don't understand people that think somehow an epidural or formula will be forced on them at sibley.....what exactly do you think happens here? They ask you if you want an epidural and you say yes or no. If you don't want them to offer again 10 hours later, just say "please don't offer one again, i'll let you know if I've changed my mind". They don't push formula at all - they do offer it if you might need it (I had flat nipples and they were bloody and torn up within 8 hours of deliverying and my baby wasn't getting anything....thank god they offered my formula to relieve the pressure of the screaming baby so i could more calmly try to figure it out with a nipple shield. but all they did is offer...they didn't force formula)

95% of OBs want to keep the mom and baby as safe as possible and ensure a happy healthy delivery. people have such weird views of what and OBs goals are. OB isn't the specialty you'd go into if your goal was to make bank


+1
There are some horror stories, but they tend to be either from years ago or other parts of the country. No one at Sibley these days (meaning within at least the last decade) is pushing epidurals or elective C-sections.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:56     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
I don't understand people that think somehow an epidural or formula will be forced on them at sibley.....what exactly do you think happens here? They ask you if you want an epidural and you say yes or no. If you don't want them to offer again 10 hours later, just say "please don't offer one again, i'll let you know if I've changed my mind". They don't push formula at all - they do offer it if you might need it (I had flat nipples and they were bloody and torn up within 8 hours of deliverying and my baby wasn't getting anything....thank god they offered my formula to relieve the pressure of the screaming baby so i could more calmly try to figure it out with a nipple shield. but all they did is offer...they didn't force formula)

95% of OBs want to keep the mom and baby as safe as possible and ensure a happy healthy delivery. people have such weird views of what and OBs goals are. OB isn't the specialty you'd go into if your goal was to make bank
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:07     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.


I had two unmedicated, vaginas births in under four hours (water breaking to baby out). No tearing. Walking around immediately afterward. My body was made to give birth. Yet...I don't think this is a win or something that makes me better than anyone else, and certainly not a woman who needed a c-section. Because I'm not an ahole, and because I have more going on in my life that I am legitimately proud of that I don't need to make my vaginal birth my entire personality and the best thing about myself. Sorry you don't feel the same. Some of us have bigger accomplishments than giving birth.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 09:02     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:The key to an un-medicated birth at a hospital is stay away from the hospital for as long as possible and labor at home. I had 2 un-medicated at Sibley but did not go in until I was -- it turned out -- 8 cm dilated. I delivered within 2 hours of arriving both times.


Agree! My DD was born about 15 minutes after I arrived at Sibley. My DH almost missed it because he had to move our car from the fire lane. Next baby was born at a birth center closer to home.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 08:55     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.


“Bested” is a bad way of looking at it. I also did yoga both before and during my pregnancy and did all the positions, breech tilts, chiropractic stuff, handstands in the pool. He didn’t flip.

And again, I regret this level of effort I put into it. It kept me stressed during my last weeks of pregnancy.

I can’t emphasize how little having a c section matters 3 years out. But I do think the breech obsession was either a trigger or warning sign for the PPA I had.


I mean, for some women it is really is a competition, or they are control freaks, or they do think they are better mothers because they gave birth a certain way. And those who aren't able to often feel a ton of guilt. The whole thing is really sad, and I say that as someone who had an unmedicated birth (at Sibley).
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 08:52     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
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

I had zero problems with Reiter Hill at Sibley.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 08:32     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.


There's that holistic, woman friendly, earth mama vibe.


Exactly. That PP is a self centered a$$hole.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 08:29     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
I don’t see the connection between unmediated birth and exclusive breastfeeding. My two SIL’s had unmedicated vaginal births but couldn’t breastfeed. I had a c section and then a medicated VBAC and have never used formula. The two don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 07:46     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
I delivered my first at Sibley and I wanted ALL the meds, which I got as soon as I asked for them. I felt very supported by the nursing staff and the doctor. My second was at Inova Fairfax, and by the time they got around to giving me the epidural, it was too late and I had to give birth unmedicated. I do not recommend. That is all to say - you can wish and hope and prepare and it's great to have a plan in place and express your wishes, but... you know, it's childbirth. Healthy baby and mother are all that matters at the end.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 07:32     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:I agree with some previous posters. I am so happy I had my babies in Europe with fabulous midwives. I never met an OB in either of my pregnancies and deliveries.


What difference does it make? I had a reasonably uncomplicated pregnancy and birth and I couldn’t tell you a difference between the OBs and the midwives.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 07:29     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
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 exactly does this mean?

If I had to guess, I’d say “not agreeing 100% with my hours of internet research”


HAHAHAHA LOL
I delivered my first at Sibley. It was great.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2022 07:25     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.


“Bested” is a bad way of looking at it. I also did yoga both before and during my pregnancy and did all the positions, breech tilts, chiropractic stuff, handstands in the pool. He didn’t flip.

And again, I regret this level of effort I put into it. It kept me stressed during my last weeks of pregnancy.

I can’t emphasize how little having a c section matters 3 years out. But I do think the breech obsession was either a trigger or warning sign for the PPA I had.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2022 21:36     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.


There's that holistic, woman friendly, earth mama vibe.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2022 19:24     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
I agree with some previous posters. I am so happy I had my babies in Europe with fabulous midwives. I never met an OB in either of my pregnancies and deliveries.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2022 19:23     Subject: Where are my med-free, vaginal birthing EBF mamas who delivered at Sibley??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I flipped my breech baby using yoga poses. Keep your knife away from me.


This has to be a parody.



Can't stand being bested? I learned it too in my prenatal yoga class. I didn't need it but 2 other moms did. Loved hearing their birth stories post-partum.