ever since i got pregnant i have wanted a water birth, i think this is the most relaxing place i could possibly be and i have heard from friends that they loved it.
until
i was serving a customer at work and like most he started up a conversation about my football shaped bump, after talking a while i told him about my planned water birth. he said as a plastic surgeon he would never recommend a water birth especially for a first child, he then went on to tell me horror stories were women have ripped "from front to back" because the midwife cant see whats happening and guide the baby out with cutting, he went on to tell me a lot of the work he does is because womens bits have been stitched up badly after a water birth.
as you can imagine this freaked me out and now i have no idea what to do with 6 weeks to go i would like to have some form of plan (even if it doesnt happen that way) the idea of a little bit of choice and control soothes me
advice anyone?
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Planned water birth ruined by a customer ..... advise needed
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Jemima1988 · 24/08/2014 10:56
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