Monday
Jul182011
Monday Open Thread
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 2:35PM
By Jill Arnold
Write whatever you want. Also, congratulations to Daniel Tosh on the birth of his puppy and for looking so fantastic in a sports bra. (Posted with a warning that the video from whence it came is very politically incorrect and many will find it obnoxious, so if you’re not into that, don’t click over.)
Reader Comments (36)
Zomg. I love Tosh in a sports bra and am so happy for his growing family. I wonder if he used hypnopuppies because he was so damn calm!
I feel a little sorry for Tosh. This is really not funny. SNL did a spoof on an "natural" childbirth class recently, now THAT was funny.
Of course he had to wear a sports bra. He had to cover his robot nipples.
Oh, nothing like 2 am inside jokes in broad daylight.
MomTFH, but it made so much sense in the middle of the night. Our plans, they can never fail. They are so reasonable and practical.
In the spirit of open thread: a follow up. My baby was born by c-section this month as we planned. At almost 39 weeks he was 8lbs, breastfeeding has been great and we are both doing very well. Even more, in reflecting on his birth I've also found healing and made peace with aspects of my previous traumatic vbac -- as well as my own body. (And - my husband is not a widow, as at least one person suggested.)
And Tosh is awesome!
Susan, the koi probably guided the puppy into his hands.
Ooh, I needed an open thread tonight. I'm trying to finish a short assignment about c-sections. It's the first time I've written for class on the topic and it's not as easy as I thought/hoped it might be. I find myself using vaguely inflammatory language and keep having to tamp it out. Jill, I'm allowed to hawk my bloggy wares right? I would dearly love it if y'all had thoughts on this: http://timeforklax.blogspot.com/2011/07/don-imagination-hat.html bonus wacky picture included.
NPR has a story about Dr.s encouraging people to wait til 39 weeks before planning/ scheduling a birth
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138473097/doctors-to-pregnant-women-wait-at-least-39-weeks?sc=fb&cc=fp
Speaking of NPR, I've really been enjoying the series "Beginnings: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Beyond"...I thought the above story on waiting until 39 weeks was kind of like, "well, duh"--yes, "it's tough to be pregnant!" But if you can't handle a little discomfort for 9+ months, what are you going to do for the next 18+ years?? P.S. I was induced at 39+ weeks because of pregnancy-induced hypertension. I did not like the induction process, even though I was able to go pain-med free, and I hope with baby #2 (whenever that is) I can avoid induction!
Ok, now back to my dissertation bibliography...
The video Tosh is spoofing is of one of my own best friends. She was pretty unhappy to see it on Tosh.0. I'm glad many of the comments at the link are supportive of her and her awesome homebirth.
Ugh, ok, there's a lady I work with who is very sweet normally but does not have kids or want any, which is fine, BUT; she has many opinions on childbirth and likes to especially talk about extreme cases, like that poor 16-lb baby recently.
And I am just, why are we having this conversation? Why do you care, oh non-birthing woman, about other womens' choices at all?
And how, HOW, do I change the subject as I do not wish to discuss my birth or anyone's with you, any more than I want to smash my head against this wall here?
So needless to say, I've had to become very good at finding juicy celebrity gossip tidbits to throw at her for diversions.
JMT, inflammatory against whom? I have trouble thinking of you using truly inflammatory language, but I can see going back and being very picky of your own tone and word choices while you're finding your groove in academia.
K, YOU HAD A C-SECTION AND LIVED TO WRITE ON AN OPEN THREAD ABOUT IT?!!
Congrats, my friend. Your baby is gorgeous and I wish you would quit upstaging me in productivity at two weeks postpartum.
Julia, my friend gave some consulting work last year writing (more like fixing) the citations for a document they were contracted to create for a large government agency. I was really glad for the work but what a crappy task. Hang in there.
notemily, that sucks. That was, of course, my one big reservation in posting the clip even though I loved the Yorkie with the umbilical cord. Is she okay? Now I feel like crap. :(
Jill,
OBs. I get that there are hands-tied/systems/education/socio-cultural/legal/anthropological/etc explanations for why the maternity care system is how it is, but despite myself I still think things like "well if the OBs would just stop jumping to c-sections at the least Friedman curve blip." Compounding the problem is that the class is a lot of social/behavioral stuff, so it's not really the place to talk about access to midwives or tort reform (good thing because all I know is that I prefer sweet torts to savory ones). So I'm ending up writing about like, programs that might boost women's self-efficacy so they can request such and such non-standard practice in the L&D room. Which ends up sounding like "doctors are out to cut you open so don't let them put an EFM on." Blërg.
In related news, I still worry about the fact that I entertain beliefs about an entire field of medicine that contradict the beliefs of many of the people who went to medical school in that field.
People, is that just me? It isn't the first idol I've had topple but I am still kind of insecure about this one if I'm honest. I guess it's like, what other vocal truth-having minorities am I supposed to be among? And how will I find them? And what if I never do?
K: Many, many congrats to you on your baby's birth! And yes, if what Jill suggests is correct, then you are also upstaging me in productivity two weeks postpartum. (Do I still get to use the fact that I'm three years postpartum as an excuse for my lack of productivity? Anyone? Anyone?)
Okay, everyone in Florida chant with me: We're #1! We're #1! Take that New Jersey with your measly 38% c-section rate! I'm so pleased and thrilled that *MY* c-section helped push us over the top. And a big shout out to Kendall Regional -- we couldn't have done it without your extraordinary efforts to prevent women from using their vaginas. Shucks, I'm getting all teary eyed.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43807114
Ooh, the last three are some of my favorite blog-folk. Dana, congrats! It must feel great to be a champion!!