I gave birth at a midwife center last year. I loved them. All the midwives either had a masters or a doctorate of nursing. They made sure I was hydrated and kept telling my husband to hold my water up to me to sip. He was also giving me an apple sauce packet so I could keep my energy up. I got to labor in a tub. They really listened to me and let me have the birthing experience I wanted. Afterwards, I got to lay in a queen size bed with my husband. It was comfortable, and the perfect mix of a medical and a home-like experience.
Hospital ice is SUPERIOR!!! It's nugget ice like at chik-fil-A. My nurse told me the L&D floor was the only floor with this ice and other nurses would come just to get ice 😂 that ice was so good when i was in labor and idek why it hit the way it did lol.
Sarah is my GYN and delivered both of my babies, she is amazing and I had great experiences both times (even though my second child was a bit trickier to deliver) :). Loved this conversation!
Ahh I love Sarah!! She’s my GYN and she is absolutely phenomenal!! I don’t have kids but I refuse to go to any other provider because she is truly one of a kind! Especially in this day and age. She is such a great advocate for the patient and their well being!
A lot of healthcare is about treating the sick and not about promoting healthy living. Anyway, I feel like the field of the midwife is all about the patient having the best birth process as possible it’s really cool
The story about the auntie hiding in the closet had me in tears!!! There's nothing, NOTHING like being an Aunt and absolutely NOTHING touches the feeling of being a first time Aunt. I know I have a more special bond with my first niece. She's going to be 14 tomorrow and we still are super close! I LOVED this episode!
When I had my first, I was watching the deliveries on tlc (I forget the show) but it was 2000 and it was emotional but so helpful to watch these things. But I still found myself not knowing things like having to push out the placenta so I’m guessing watching more personal insta reels or whatever is probably extremely helpful. Very good suggestion And then I had my second and I didn’t have to push the placenta cuz it came out with the baby so I guess it all depends. And I had a dr both times - I wish I had done at home or had a midwife and delivered in a tub- that’s my only regret. I loved your guest and the video!! Thank you!
Hey, big hugs. Please take all the time you need. I love the pod, you, the channel.. I feel like I'm your friend in a tiny New Mexico town. Your eyes look like you need to hear that you are appreciated. You are so loved. Among literally millions, we wrap our virtual arms around you. You're putting your heart and mind out there. I admire your focus and brightness. I wish I could have a conversation with you.
Yesss or even the differences in healthcare too super important as the info out there is confusing. Are they waiting or are they not waiting for ambulatory surgery?
My former coworker told me that she told the hospital intake staff that she gives birth quickly. She told me that she wasn't believed and gave birth in a hallway on the way to the labour room. What a trooper she is. Obviously it was not her first partum. I don't know if it was her second or third.
39 hours from natural water breaking to baby in my arms, didn't start with induction. They gave me pitocin at 24 hours, epidural at 30 hours or so. Got a real good nap when that epidural hit.
Had my son nearly 47 years ago. Warning that you would poop yourself? Nope. No birthing classes. They weren't a thing. Choice of natural or epidural? I wasn't even asked. He did mention a pudendal block as he TOLD me he'd be doing an episiotomy. The short story was that I had a full dinner (late morning birth), then began hemorrhaging a few hours afterwards. Rushed to surgery where i ended up vomiting and aspirating. Woke up in a darkened recovery area with my own nurse who would check my vitals if I so much as twitched. Mom told me I'd been given 2 units of blood, but 45 years later while reading letters Mom had written to her sister (my aunt sent them to me after Mom died), that I'd received FOUR units of blood.
I was so grateful for the midwives I had with each of my son's! Also will forever hold my doula I had with my second in a special place in my heart. I was her very first unmedicated delivery, and it would not have happened without her❤
When my water broke my midwife check my cervix. The contractions were so painful I was trying to focus on anything else. For some reason I focused on her eyelashes and as she was checking I told her she has pretty eyelashes. I didn’t go back to her for my next baby because I was still embarrassed.
My birth was awful. The doctors and nurses didn't tell me anything, made me feel dirty, and treated me horribly. They were short with me the whole time. One nurse came and gave me a shot without saying anything and when I reacted she told me I should have kept my legs closed. I was an adult but they treated me like a stupid teenager who got pregnant by accident. The doctor gave me the husband stitch without even asking my husband. We only found out during a followup appointment when the doctor gave my husband a wink and said he did a little extra just for him. If I wasn't poor i would have sued the hospital.
My Mom wasn't even sure she was in labor when she went to the hospital with me, she got there and was at a 6, Dr broke her water and went to leave to go to dinner, she went from 6-10 in one contraction, Dr hadn't even made it to the elevators and didn't have time to put on gloves before she pushed once and I was out! 17 minutes from the time she walked into the hospital until I was born! And I was her first
I just wanna say I love this series!! Also I know you don’t respond but I’m hoping whoever reads this passes it on to you. We love you! Most everyone in this comment section loves you so much! We believe in you and are behind you 100% in all you do! I’m praying for you. For guidance, comfort, and all the love in the world ❤ Thanks for being such an important part of our lives
For the mri I had on my knee earlier this year, I was given a choice of music to listen to. One, to pass the time, and two, the machine is really flippin loud. A coworker of mine was scheduled to have a colonoscopy. She was told she could only eat a certain color of jello beforehand, like a day-ish or two before. Red was completely out of the question
My ex and I built a birthing chair. It was absolutely perfect. It was set at a 30 degree angle and the seat, shaped like a toilet seat in the front, was padded. It was a clean birth, and the easiest of my four
And induction is terrible. Sleeping was so hard, I refused medication for about 4 days then gave in to an epidural. She was out within the day I should’ve just gotten it sooner 😂😂
Not going to lie, I read the title as "stories from the Midwest"... I had some MAJOR cognitive dissonance as soon as you were talking about babies shooting out LMAO
Just stepping in here to say that “lay midwife” is not a current category of midwifery, and is used historically in a derogatory sense to dismiss midwives who are not trained as nurses, though I’m sure this was not your guests intention I wanted to clarify since this a common knowledge gap for hospital providers. I think what she meant was direct entry midwife or certified professional midwife (CPM), these are midwives who have attended an accredited midwifery school and have 3-7 years of apprenticeship. Alternatively, they can have learned primarily through apprenticeship and completed didactic work on their own to meet the certification standards. Either way, CPMs then go on to take a standardized written exam and clinical practical exams after which they are credentialed by a national registry and then depending on the state they practice in can be licensed by their regulating agency or medical board. There are direct entry midwives who choose not to or cannot license based on their states regulations, but even they would not call themselves “lay midwives”, many call themselves traditional midwives. Traditional midwives are midwives who have been passed down the tradition of midwifery in their culture and community through direct training and apprenticeship of the midwife or midwife’s in their community. The point is there are many ways to be a midwife. The main difference between a CPM and a CNM is that CPMs are not nurse, do not practice in hospitals, and are not regulated by ACNM (CMs are). CPMs are trained, autonomous providers who offer comprehensive prenatal, birth and postpartum care to low risk birthing families. Thanks for this conversation with a midwife!
Okay here is a long story I was in school one day our real teacher was on medical leave and we started of school with a sub and she was supposed to be a long term sub but one day in religion class (it was a Friday so we used a different book about like mental health and your mood) our teacher told us she could work together so to of my friends who were besties let’s call them s and c so s and c are working together and people are to loud so the sub says no more working together but my s and c didn’t here her so they kept working together so basically she walks over throws C’s book and says I TOLD YOU TO YOU WEREN’T WORKING TOGETHER NOW GO FETCH IT she also hit a kid and when she was apologizing to S and C we told her she hit him and she said oh he is such a liar but several people told on her so she got fired don’t know if she ever went to jail Mrs Welch if you’re reading this your whole 6th grade class you taught hates you
If you're interested in diving more into the midwife question from an OBGYN perspective (especially in how it is different in other countries vs the US and different states even) Mama Doctor Jones could be a super interesting interview!
I gave birth at a midwife center last year. I loved them. All the midwives either had a masters or a doctorate of nursing.
They made sure I was hydrated and kept telling my husband to hold my water up to me to sip. He was also giving me an apple sauce packet so I could keep my energy up.
I got to labor in a tub. They really listened to me and let me have the birthing experience I wanted.
Afterwards, I got to lay in a queen size bed with my husband. It was comfortable, and the perfect mix of a medical and a home-like experience.
Hospital ice is SUPERIOR!!! It's nugget ice like at chik-fil-A. My nurse told me the L&D floor was the only floor with this ice and other nurses would come just to get ice 😂 that ice was so good when i was in labor and idek why it hit the way it did lol.
Sarah is my GYN and delivered both of my babies, she is amazing and I had great experiences both times (even though my second child was a bit trickier to deliver) :). Loved this conversation!
Ahh I love Sarah!! She’s my GYN and she is absolutely phenomenal!! I don’t have kids but I refuse to go to any other provider because she is truly one of a kind! Especially in this day and age. She is such a great advocate for the patient and their well being!
A lot of healthcare is about treating the sick and not about promoting healthy living. Anyway, I feel like the field of the midwife is all about the patient having the best birth process as possible it’s really cool
The story about the auntie hiding in the closet had me in tears!!! There's nothing, NOTHING like being an Aunt and absolutely NOTHING touches the feeling of being a first time Aunt. I know I have a more special bond with my first niece. She's going to be 14 tomorrow and we still are super close! I LOVED this episode!
Sarah delivered my second born! I love her! I've since moved from the area but she's the best!!!
When I had my first, I was watching the deliveries on tlc (I forget the show) but it was 2000 and it was emotional but so helpful to watch these things. But I still found myself not knowing things like having to push out the placenta so I’m guessing watching more personal insta reels or whatever is probably extremely helpful. Very good suggestion And then I had my second and I didn’t have to push the placenta cuz it came out with the baby so I guess it all depends. And I had a dr both times - I wish I had done at home or had a midwife and delivered in a tub- that’s my only regret. I loved your guest and the video!! Thank you!
Hey, big hugs. Please take all the time you need. I love the pod, you, the channel.. I feel like I'm your friend in a tiny New Mexico town. Your eyes look like you need to hear that you are appreciated. You are so loved. Among literally millions, we wrap our virtual arms around you. You're putting your heart and mind out there. I admire your focus and brightness. I wish I could have a conversation with you.
Hi Rebecca! You should do a us Vs UK episode about schools! I would love to see it!
Yesss or even the differences in healthcare too super important as the info out there is confusing. Are they waiting or are they not waiting for ambulatory surgery?
@@shan80luvs yeahh I watched the us Vs UK video but as a i am British student I know he got the facts wrong
@@weareallcrazyherewhat video is this? I’m in UK too
@@joanneriley3899 there's one on her podcast about us Vs uk
@@weareallcrazyhere Oh i didn't realize, i will check it out!!
My former coworker told me that she told the hospital intake staff that she gives birth quickly. She told me that she wasn't believed and gave birth in a hallway on the way to the labour room. What a trooper she is. Obviously it was not her first partum. I don't know if it was her second or third.
So glad this midwife acknowledged that some of the things we do in delivering babies are more about ease for doctors.
39 hours from natural water breaking to baby in my arms, didn't start with induction. They gave me pitocin at 24 hours, epidural at 30 hours or so. Got a real good nap when that epidural hit.
Had my son nearly 47 years ago.
Warning that you would poop yourself? Nope.
No birthing classes. They weren't a thing.
Choice of natural or epidural? I wasn't even asked. He did mention a pudendal block as he TOLD me he'd be doing an episiotomy.
The short story was that I had a full dinner (late morning birth), then began hemorrhaging a few hours afterwards. Rushed to surgery where i ended up vomiting and aspirating. Woke up in a darkened recovery area with my own nurse who would check my vitals if I so much as twitched.
Mom told me I'd been given 2 units of blood, but 45 years later while reading letters Mom had written to her sister (my aunt sent them to me after Mom died), that I'd received FOUR units of blood.
Sarah is the best midwife!
This video is perfectly timed because I just had my baby on Monday
I was so grateful for the midwives I had with each of my son's!
Also will forever hold my doula I had with my second in a special place in my heart. I was her very first unmedicated delivery, and it would not have happened without her❤
When my water broke my midwife check my cervix. The contractions were so painful I was trying to focus on anything else. For some reason I focused on her eyelashes and as she was checking I told her she has pretty eyelashes. I didn’t go back to her for my next baby because I was still embarrassed.
My birth was awful. The doctors and nurses didn't tell me anything, made me feel dirty, and treated me horribly. They were short with me the whole time. One nurse came and gave me a shot without saying anything and when I reacted she told me I should have kept my legs closed. I was an adult but they treated me like a stupid teenager who got pregnant by accident. The doctor gave me the husband stitch without even asking my husband. We only found out during a followup appointment when the doctor gave my husband a wink and said he did a little extra just for him. If I wasn't poor i would have sued the hospital.
My Mom wasn't even sure she was in labor when she went to the hospital with me, she got there and was at a 6, Dr broke her water and went to leave to go to dinner, she went from 6-10 in one contraction, Dr hadn't even made it to the elevators and didn't have time to put on gloves before she pushed once and I was out! 17 minutes from the time she walked into the hospital until I was born! And I was her first
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fun episode. one of my favorite shows is call the midwife so this was super interesting to me.
I just wanna say I love this series!! Also I know you don’t respond but I’m hoping whoever reads this passes it on to you. We love you! Most everyone in this comment section loves you so much! We believe in you and are behind you 100% in all you do! I’m praying for you. For guidance, comfort, and all the love in the world ❤ Thanks for being such an important part of our lives
i didn’t know “midwifery” was a word… or that it was so funny for no reason😂😂 it’s one of those words that doesn’t sound like a word😂
For the mri I had on my knee earlier this year, I was given a choice of music to listen to. One, to pass the time, and two, the machine is really flippin loud. A coworker of mine was scheduled to have a colonoscopy. She was told she could only eat a certain color of jello beforehand, like a day-ish or two before. Red was completely out of the question
Hey Rebecca I love your videos my dream job is to actually be a midwife xxx
Okay, no judgement here, but that woman has the most Midwestern accent I've ever heard on this show. LOL
I want to be a nurse midwife!!!
I broke a blood vessel in my eye from pushing so hard with my 1st child. Puked from pain with both of them!
She actually completely forgot CPM.
My ex and I built a birthing chair. It was absolutely perfect. It was set at a 30 degree angle and the seat, shaped like a toilet seat in the front, was padded. It was a clean birth, and the easiest of my four
Midwife said it was the cleanest birth they ever experienced. I bought a cheap shower curtain and kitty litter box under the chair. It was pretty cool
This series is far superior to your am I the bad Apple series
Hi Rebecca could you do an episode with a child life specialist? That would be awesome!
My OB asked if I wanted to feel my daughter crowning I was like uhh yea no sorry I can’t 😂😅
And induction is terrible. Sleeping was so hard, I refused medication for about 4 days then gave in to an epidural. She was out within the day I should’ve just gotten it sooner 😂😂
Not going to lie, I read the title as "stories from the Midwest"... I had some MAJOR cognitive dissonance as soon as you were talking about babies shooting out LMAO
Just stepping in here to say that “lay midwife” is not a current category of midwifery, and is used historically in a derogatory sense to dismiss midwives who are not trained as nurses, though I’m sure this was not your guests intention I wanted to clarify since this a common knowledge gap for hospital providers. I think what she meant was direct entry midwife or certified professional midwife (CPM), these are midwives who have attended an accredited midwifery school and have 3-7 years of apprenticeship. Alternatively, they can have learned primarily through apprenticeship and completed didactic work on their own to meet the certification standards. Either way, CPMs then go on to take a standardized written exam and clinical practical exams after which they are credentialed by a national registry and then depending on the state they practice in can be licensed by their regulating agency or medical board. There are direct entry midwives who choose not to or cannot license based on their states regulations, but even they would not call themselves “lay midwives”, many call themselves traditional midwives. Traditional midwives are midwives who have been passed down the tradition of midwifery in their culture and community through direct training and apprenticeship of the midwife or midwife’s in their community. The point is there are many ways to be a midwife.
The main difference between a CPM and a CNM is that CPMs are not nurse, do not practice in hospitals, and are not regulated by ACNM (CMs are). CPMs are trained, autonomous providers who offer comprehensive prenatal, birth and postpartum care to low risk birthing families. Thanks for this conversation with a midwife!
Thank you for clarifying! Love all midwives sorry I didn’t mean to be offensive!
Okay here is a long story I was in school one day our real teacher was on medical leave and we started of school with a sub and she was supposed to be a long term sub but one day in religion class (it was a Friday so we used a different book about like mental health and your mood) our teacher told us she could work together so to of my friends who were besties let’s call them s and c so s and c are working together and people are to loud so the sub says no more working together but my s and c didn’t here her so they kept working together so basically she walks over throws C’s book and says I TOLD YOU TO YOU WEREN’T WORKING TOGETHER NOW GO FETCH IT she also hit a kid and when she was apologizing to S and C we told her she hit him and she said oh he is such a liar but several people told on her so she got fired don’t know if she ever went to jail Mrs Welch if you’re reading this your whole 6th grade class you taught hates you
I would get overwhelmed if all options were side at once. I you give it one at a time or as it comes up than that would be better.
I had an inpeziontomy
They are also supersized and shocked giving birth
Okay Rebecca, stop saying "Bless her heart" about this poor woman. We ALL KNOW what that means in the south. That's not how you mean it, but still.
You’re allergic to fluoride? How do you brush your teeth then, or drink any water which also has fluoride in it?
It took me 37 hours to get my baby out
Please use more inclusive language when talking about birthing people
inclusive how?
If you're interested in diving more into the midwife question from an OBGYN perspective (especially in how it is different in other countries vs the US and different states even) Mama Doctor Jones could be a super interesting interview!