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ailbheWell, I still cry. Who knew?
Today I'm thinking about Ways People Said It Was My Own Fault So I Deserved It (and incidentally, if it's all my fault, it means it couldn't happen to an innocent person, like, oooh, them).
- I didn't consent to a c-section (actually, I did, in writing, when they forced me to)
- I should have had the baby in Ireland
- I should have had the baby at home (except that when that was tentatively suggested antenatally it was shouted down srsly)
- I should have refused consent to / consented earlier to some / all of the interventions
- I should have realised that I had gestational diabetes and that's why my baby was so big (this one still knocks me sideways)
These Romans are crazy.
Today I'm thinking about Ways People Said It Was My Own Fault So I Deserved It (and incidentally, if it's all my fault, it means it couldn't happen to an innocent person, like, oooh, them).
- I didn't consent to a c-section (actually, I did, in writing, when they forced me to)
- I should have had the baby in Ireland
- I should have had the baby at home (except that when that was tentatively suggested antenatally it was shouted down srsly)
- I should have refused consent to / consented earlier to some / all of the interventions
- I should have realised that I had gestational diabetes and that's why my baby was so big (this one still knocks me sideways)
These Romans are crazy.
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Date: 2008-11-17 09:45 pm (UTC)I have been thinking about this lately - at 6 months post-partum I still cry over my own experience and I can't watch birth scenes in films or read about other women's births without bawling.
Why is the modern health system so sick when it comes to giving birth?