if you have a moment.
I had ds3 6 weeks ago in hospital, having had a homebirth previously. I arrived after an hour or so of 'proper' ie painful labour, and was put in a room, the MW was there, filling in forms mostly. She kept saying the baby will be here soon when I asked for an epidural, but I kept asking and she kept fobbing me off. Finally after maybe half an hour she came and did an internal, and said I was about 6cm dilated - and I was still asking and she was saying he didn't think there would be much time as the baby's head was right there.
Then she said she had just given me a 'really big sweep'. I don't know why she did this. I wanted things to slow down, not speed up and if I was already making good progress what was the point?
The idea that she did this without my consent, is bothering me probably more than it should - I did ask the MW I saw after he was born, what the purpose would be of this but she seemd clueless so I never got an answer.
If anyone can explain it to me I'd be really grateful. I just hate the idea of it iykwim.
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Can anyone answer a silly question please? midwives etc.
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Rooneyisalwaysmoaning · 17/02/2013 12:30
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