I have quite atypical birth experiences, but the thing that comes to mind was having my choices disregarded by the midwife with eldest. Partly this has to do with the fact that she had seriously miscalculated how long the delivery would take, given that it was my first baby, and that I had called her the minute my waters broke. Which meant when she got to examining me, she was completely unwilling to provide any pain killing options before an internal exam, and I was pretty much already in (or through?) transition by that stage, and cranky as all get out.
I do remember absolutely flatout refusing to do something that she wanted me to do. Having said that, I would be interested in talking with my three attendants to see whether they remember the same things.
On the other side of the coin, while my health issues haven't ended up with me in hospital, I do find it very exhausting dealing with doctors, because I spend a lot of time feeling like I'm being fobbed off. The most recent one is good - telling her I'm a medical researcher means that she shows me the test results, and trusts me to understand what they mean.
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Date: 2011-01-03 11:23 am (UTC)I do remember absolutely flatout refusing to do something that she wanted me to do. Having said that, I would be interested in talking with my three attendants to see whether they remember the same things.
On the other side of the coin, while my health issues haven't ended up with me in hospital, I do find it very exhausting dealing with doctors, because I spend a lot of time feeling like I'm being fobbed off. The most recent one is good - telling her I'm a medical researcher means that she shows me the test results, and trusts me to understand what they mean.