Baby Mama Drama

So still no baby. In fact, we currently have no baby and no doctor. Needless to say, we've been through a lot in the past week.

The doctor that I had transferred to down here turned out to be a nightmare. She wanted us to come in for an induction last week because our baby was measuring large, but she didn't want to answer our questions about why it needed to be done right then. She also made it very clear that after two days of trying, if my body didn't respond (which we were already pretty sure it wouldn't, since my body was not showing any signs of being ready) she would send me to a c-section. We realize that sometimes c-sections are necessary, but we felt like she was being quite premature, and she wasn't really answering any of the questions that we had.

She ended up yelling at us and accusing us of not being considerate of other people's schedules. She also lied to us multiple times. It really just seemed to us like since she was going to be at the hospital for the next few days, she just wanted to get us out of the way.

Anyway, we decided to give an induction a try, and we went in Tuesday night and stayed until Wednesday night. I had no progression but spent the day hooked up to an IV and a bunch of machines. The contractions weren't very fun either.

We felt uncomfortable staying another day but our doctor told us we weren't allowed to leave. We left anyway (with the blessing of the nurse and doctor on staff, who said we shouldn't have been bullied into anything)--we didn't want to be stuck in a position where she'd try to force us into a c-section.

So after dealing with this woman who apparently doesn't believe in parents' rights, we decided that we didn't want her to have anything to do with our baby. We want our son's birth to be a happy moment, and she makes us both feel very insecure and uncomfortable. Plus, if she yells at Ben again while I'm in the middle of labor, I can't be held accountable for what I'll do.

But basically, to make a long story short, we both still feel like we have made the right decisions all along. We just want to give my body a chance to do what it was built to do, plus we've never been fully convinced on the November 21st due date--December 1st seems much more in line with my progression. And if we still end up needing a c-section, at least we'll know we've done all we can.

So now we're just waiting. We are lucky to have great family to support us. Not to mention friends, ward members, and of course, family of family. My mom and brother are coming up this week to help out with everything, too. What's important is that our baby is healthy, showing no signs of stress, and we still have options. Oh, and we didn't have to stay in the hospital on Thanksgiving. Pie makes everything better.