On Notice

I called my doctor’s office to try to speak to her about what she did, but she was gone for the weekend. I did speak with the office manager, who told me she would make sure to let the doctor know I was unhappy and put it in my file that they are to speak to me in advance of any procedure they recommend. She said she believed the reason Dr. R did what she did is because even though I was 38 weeks, my belly was measuring the average for 40 weeks, so I was a bit large. I told her that was neither a complication nor an emergency, it was a judgment call and I should have been given the choice. The women in my family carry alot of amniotic fluid, and what is "average" size anyway? I'm not afraid of a large baby. I even considered the possibility of switching to a local Birth Center for awhile, but it's too late for that now, and I'm confident that with Dave and my Doula’s help, I can avoid any more unnecessary medical interventions.