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Re: Dr McIntosh Please-31 weeks and weight of baby
From: PAW (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:31:03 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you, Dr. I agree it is self-defeating. I'm just a worrier. My
mother told me, when I was obsessed about my rh negative, etc, that
eventhough I look at this baby as the most fragile thing ever, believe
it or not, somehow our children normally outlive us.
At Tue, 11 Jun 2002, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
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>At Tue, 11 Jun 2002, PAW wrote:
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>The fact is that we won't know if the baby is too big for your pelvis
>until you give it a try at the end of pregnancy. There are so many
>factors here. First, the fact that you are petite does not necessarily
>or even usually mean that your pelvis is small. I have seen women less
>than 5 feet tall delivery 10 pound babies without a hitch, so don't sell
>yourself short (sorry, bad pun). Second, neither the U/S nor the
>abdominal measurements are all that accurate for weight anyway, and the
>farther you go in pregnancy, the less accurate they become. Third, the
>weight today is not the delivery weight 2 months from now, and we might,
>and probably will, have a entirely different situation come the big day.
>I guess the point I am trying to make is that it is pointless, and
>potentially self-defeating, to worry to much today about something that
>you can neither control nor accurately predict. Besides, your body is
>capable of amazing things. It is an unqualified wonder that anyone can
>be born vaginally, and yet we are, day after day, all over the world.
>Give yourself some faith.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>
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