Sunday
Jun172012
My Kind of Birth Plan
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:04AMThis is based on a conversation after a recent conference, but I’m not saying which one.
We were talking about how long birth plans all look the same after awhile and contain some requests to not perform procedures that haven’t been routine for a long, long time.
The consensus was that someone with a good sense of humor could crack their doctor up if they slipped this into their chart when she or he wasn’t looking:
We were talking about how long birth plans all look the same after awhile and contain some requests to not perform procedures that haven’t been routine for a long, long time.
The consensus was that someone with a good sense of humor could crack their doctor up if they slipped this into their chart when she or he wasn’t looking:
Reader Comments (8)
Love it! I think most the outdated stuff is due to the "check-box" online birth plans. I want an epidural + water birth + low lights + elective cesarean. Check!
"I want sage burning in a smudge pot."
Midwife/nurse/physician: "Well, the hospital has safety rules about things not being on fire, because of the use of flammable gases."
"Can't you just turn off the oxygen supply to my room?"
@just sayin - Ha ha ha! No way! Did that really happen?
@Rixa -
_x_ I do not want to be offered pain medication.
_x_ Please offer me pain medication.
I would like to bring my feminist shaman, please.
DoubleShot, however you choose to clear the space is really fine by me.
@Jill: cross my heart and hope to die. We held the line on open flames but did let her put up a tipi. Point of clarification: white girl from suburban Philadelphia.
@just sayin - As if you really needed to clarify that. Did you enjoy the organic peyote?
That made me guffaw.