Reading your response made me realize, of course, that in this situation, neither mom's or baby's life was in any danger at all. The obstetrician made a comment later that made me want to laugh - he said they could have let her go on laboring for hours, but then her uterus would have burst. Which is patently ridiculous, AFAIK, and in fact, posterior babies often spontaneously resolve given enough time. But mom was tired, and tired of laboring, I think. I do feel good about this birth now (especially in light of the birth that came after this - ack!) because I feel that I did my best supporting the family's choice. I think that's going to be the hardest thing for me to learn as a doula - supporting choices I don't agree with. And doing it gracefully and convincingly. That's still something I have to work on deep in my heart.
Moxie was born by Csection after being posterior. It's definately something that can be dealt with at birth, but mama and practitioners BOTH have to be willing to do it. With Truth, I did everything I could to encourage her to be in "optimal position" and she virtually flew out of there LOL.
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Reading your response made me realize, of course, that in this situation, neither mom's or baby's life was in any danger at all. The obstetrician made a comment later that made me want to laugh - he said they could have let her go on laboring for hours, but then her uterus would have burst. Which is patently ridiculous, AFAIK, and in fact, posterior babies often spontaneously resolve given enough time. But mom was tired, and tired of laboring, I think. I do feel good about this birth now (especially in light of the birth that came after this - ack!) because I feel that I did my best supporting the family's choice. I think that's going to be the hardest thing for me to learn as a doula - supporting choices I don't agree with. And doing it gracefully and convincingly. That's still something I have to work on deep in my heart.
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