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Woman plans on having birth in a natural birthing center, but her husband is a fan of the idea of her getting immediately hooked up to Pitocin
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The OP plans on giving birth in a hospital-based birth center.The birthing centeris a place that provides a home-like environment for a more natural birth, with less medicine and monitoring. It is based on the belief that most women require minimal intervention when giving birth. Usually, a midwife leads the care or takes guidance from obstetricians when necessary. And since theOP, so far, had a very easy pregnancy, she chose this way of giving birth.
And so, when she was discussing her birth plan with a nurse, her husband kept interrupting or answering questions with his opinion. His idea for the birth included the woman being immediately hooked up to Pitocin in a hospital room and getting a C-section if it doesn’t speed things up fast enough.
So, before opting for this synthetic hormone, a birthing person should think about these side effects, and it’s best to consult about it with a medical professional. Still, Pitocin is considered to be asafemedicine and has been used for over 50 years.
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This response did not please the husband. He called his wife selfish for saying all that. In his opinion, the pregnancy isn’t only about her and she isn’t a more important parent than he is. So, his response was to give his wife the silent treatment. That prompted the woman to come on Reddit to ask if it was OK for her to not let him have a say about the way she’ll give birth.
Most people online supported the women’s stance, but there were a few who were able to view the situation from the man’s point of view
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