They Didn't Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

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28. If it's an emergency C-Sect, fetal distress, certain maternal conditions, unknown fetal conditions etc.

You sign those waivers when you're admitted.

My first one, I resisted and they did finally attempted forceps. She said, "If this doesn't work, you'll need a C-Sect". It worked, but I would have needed a C-Sect if I hadn't. I was running a fever at that point. Water had been broken almost 24 hours. After he was born, they cultured group B Strep from behind his ear.

I don't know what would have happened if they couldn't get him out with forceps and I refused a C-Sect. I know I would have been labeled "Going Against Medical Advice"

Would they have needed to contact a judge? Who knows? But I know I would have put my infant and myself at risk by refusing.

The forceps sucked. I couldn't sit for several weeks. Breastfeeding didn't go well.

I took all the child birth classes, la leche league classes, I was active in la leche league, I worked in NICU.....And boy did I want a natural childbirth...LOL Forceps was not natural...I was cut from hole to hole

It happens....