Mostly I'm waiting and hoping on Trump's inauguration to see how fast the CCP propaganda is dialed back and Nurse's stop giving me second class citizen treatment because I refuse to wear one during my prenatal visits unless absolutely forced to when checking in, measuring, heartbeat(s), taking blood... giving birth basically everything. I fucking draw the line at wearing one while giving birth. Prenatal appointments sure but if they're honestly not going to deliver me because I refuse to wear one, and I deliver myself, I'll keep you pedes updated. In the meanwhile tell me my rights!!!
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No one can dictate to a pede in labor. Give em hell.... You’ll do great!
Hell hath no fury like a woman in labor
My wife is doing this this time.
Midwife mentioned getting someone who had already "had" COVID be added to my chart but this ain't my first rodeo and you get who you get when the baby comes
Both hubby and 1st bebe are BIG (I'm average/slim 5'6) and both happened to be nuchal cord deliveries needing resuscitation upon delivery. Also some shoulder dystocia which are fancy terms for the umbilical cord choked them out while their broad shoulders were lodged in the birth canal 😅 otherwise yes I'm all hippie and would love a home water birth
My mom tried to hang me with the umbilical cord when I came out too. 😂
It’s been shitty. We had a baby in April. It was my wife’s first kid, but my second. She was terrified, and she just wanted her mom there with her to help calm her down. Nope. We were honestly lucky we could be there bc other hospitals allowed now guests around the same time. It’s absolutely disgusting what they are doing to us.
I gave birth during the spring. At that time I did wear the masks to all my appointments, but have since stopped wearing one now that we know more about Covid.
Despite all the crazy rules I'm glad I gave birth in the hospital because it became an emergency delivery and I needed to have a C section. My child would be dead without it.
At the hospital it was only me and my husband, we were not allowed any visitors. This was actually a blessing in disguise, I loved our time together. They told him he had to wear a masks all the time, but I only had to wear one during labor?? He would forget to put on his masks when the nurses came in and they never said anything to him, so he quit trying to keep up with it. One based nurse told me the policy was for me to wear a masks when pushing, but that they never really made women wear them. I would have refused, Or feigned sever difficulty breathing with a masks.
Most annoying part was when my babies stats were low before surgery and the Dr prescribed me oxygen. The hospitals policy was not to do any aerosolizing procedures like giving oxygen??!!! WTF? The nurse was really conflicted about it, she said dr's orders and knew I needed it, but it was against the rules. I stayed calm, But stood up for myself and my child by reasoning it out with her. I was lucky because she was easily influenced, but I was also right.
My advice: know the policy for the hospital. When you come up against a crazy situation you must speak up and advocate for you and your child. Be strong and convincing when communicating with the nurses, be calm and kind at first (they are more willing to help if they like you), but always be ready to throw down and threaten to sue if you have to.
Thank you good idea I will double check with the hospital policy and so far my midwives have been pretty chill but even if they weren't I try to stay sweet and ALWAYS try to let people save face when they're acting the fool or fly in this case as honey works better than vinegar
Fa sho
My friends wife gave birth earlier this year and didn't need to wear the mask.
Would consider home birth if it's not your first..look for smaller hospitals or clinics without many or any ICU beds ..Avoid big trama center hospitals..
They wanted to give us s*** on the vaccines and we signed our daughter out against medical advice you might have to threaten legal action but also you can claim a Christian legal exemption from all vaccinations
Doing this
There’s a difference in openly protesting and potentially increasing the risk of child birth dangers. If you are seriously considering forgoing a hospital to deliver your child so you can do it by yourself somewhere else because of a sense of rebellion you may wish to reevaluate.
This is your future kid.
Thousands/Hundredsofthousands/millions of people refusing to wear a mask for sure makes a statement about masks. You forgoing a healthy child birth in an environment where masks are already always worn anyway is negligence.
Also my wife and I recently went through a child birth at a hospital. Wore a mask, had baby, went home with no issues. Home with no issues should always be the goal with a child birth.
Take your mask off after the kid is born and healthy.
I'm not.
And all I hear is, I did it so should you.
This wasn't helpful. Go shill somewhere else