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ailbheUhuh. I can about measure how much respect that person thinks is due, then.
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How is this remotely useful? If she really feels so strongly about inductions (for pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes and various other things, as it happens; I haven't seen any in that community for maternal convenience) then surely she would get her desired result more effectively by presenting each individual poster with a little useful information in a sympathetic way? That's what I do when I see women in the same community being obviously misinformed about breastfeeding. OK, the day I gave a woman advice on how to dry up her milk because she didn't want to breastfeed, I then had to put the computer away and cry, but I did it. And I didn't attack her or assume that her reasons for doing it were invalid or that she was a weak or bad person for doing it, because I only had a very small part of the story.
I, for one, am glad that that attitude is leaving the community. It's not going to help anyone, and it could well damage several people who already feel guilty for having high blood pressure or funky blood sugars or whatever.
And I'm going to continue to tell these women all I can back up with references about induction and about how to talk to doctors to get real information and not "don't worry your pretty little head" babytalk.
Damn I'm angry.
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After a short stay in this community, I have decided to leave. With all due respect, the number of women scheduling inductions in this community is crazy high, and as I am preparing for a water birth at home, I don't want these over-medicalized posts tainting my psyche.
( A rant about inductions ) [Ed: I have not included the cut text]
I'm sure many of you will make very defensive comments rationalizing your induction. Save your breath - whatever you have decided, I hope for the best for you and your baby. Good luck.
How is this remotely useful? If she really feels so strongly about inductions (for pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes and various other things, as it happens; I haven't seen any in that community for maternal convenience) then surely she would get her desired result more effectively by presenting each individual poster with a little useful information in a sympathetic way? That's what I do when I see women in the same community being obviously misinformed about breastfeeding. OK, the day I gave a woman advice on how to dry up her milk because she didn't want to breastfeed, I then had to put the computer away and cry, but I did it. And I didn't attack her or assume that her reasons for doing it were invalid or that she was a weak or bad person for doing it, because I only had a very small part of the story.
I, for one, am glad that that attitude is leaving the community. It's not going to help anyone, and it could well damage several people who already feel guilty for having high blood pressure or funky blood sugars or whatever.
And I'm going to continue to tell these women all I can back up with references about induction and about how to talk to doctors to get real information and not "don't worry your pretty little head" babytalk.
Damn I'm angry.
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postponed to educate herself
Date: 2006-07-30 01:47 am (UTC)Also, having very recently over-reacted a little myself (the email spam incident I mentioned) I was probably more willing than normal to forgive others their excesses...