Brianna (Caller)

She never said that there was a risk of pushing if you're not far along enough. And I thought, well, what's the point of risking an infection if you're telling me to listen to my body? It seems like that's an unnecessary risk to take. So I declined. It did say that patients feeling the urge to push will offer VE again, so I guess vaginal exam, if progress isn't made. So that note was put in there.

She never said that there was a risk of pushing if you're not far along enough. And I thought, well, what's the point of risking an infection if you're telling me to listen to my body? It seems like that's an unnecessary risk to take. So I declined. It did say that patients feeling the urge to push will offer VE again, so I guess vaginal exam, if progress isn't made. So that note was put in there.

She never said that there was a risk of pushing if you're not far along enough. And I thought, well, what's the point of risking an infection if you're telling me to listen to my body? It seems like that's an unnecessary risk to take. So I declined. It did say that patients feeling the urge to push will offer VE again, so I guess vaginal exam, if progress isn't made. So that note was put in there.

At 22, 26, so that would have been about 1030 at night, I transitioned to the bed. I was just feeling like things weren't happening in the tub. Right after I got on the bed, Ashlyn offered another cervical exam. And at that point, I felt like things were not progressing. I kept asking people like, is this normal? Is this the way it's supposed to be? I feel like we're not getting anywhere.

At 22, 26, so that would have been about 1030 at night, I transitioned to the bed. I was just feeling like things weren't happening in the tub. Right after I got on the bed, Ashlyn offered another cervical exam. And at that point, I felt like things were not progressing. I kept asking people like, is this normal? Is this the way it's supposed to be? I feel like we're not getting anywhere.

At 22, 26, so that would have been about 1030 at night, I transitioned to the bed. I was just feeling like things weren't happening in the tub. Right after I got on the bed, Ashlyn offered another cervical exam. And at that point, I felt like things were not progressing. I kept asking people like, is this normal? Is this the way it's supposed to be? I feel like we're not getting anywhere.

And so I let her check my cervix then at that time. The original note says just midwife Ashlyn checking cervix. That was a note from the student. The edited notes adds that she reports bulging bag of water. And then an additional comment that was added later said, encouraged to breathe through contractions and listen to her body.

And so I let her check my cervix then at that time. The original note says just midwife Ashlyn checking cervix. That was a note from the student. The edited notes adds that she reports bulging bag of water. And then an additional comment that was added later said, encouraged to breathe through contractions and listen to her body.

And so I let her check my cervix then at that time. The original note says just midwife Ashlyn checking cervix. That was a note from the student. The edited notes adds that she reports bulging bag of water. And then an additional comment that was added later said, encouraged to breathe through contractions and listen to her body.

The edited notes say, patient requests something to make it go by faster. Midwife Ashlyn discussing risks and benefits of AROM. That's breaking water, so rupture of membranes. She said, we can try to wait and see if it'll break naturally. I remember worrying just always about the infection risk that they talked about.

The edited notes say, patient requests something to make it go by faster. Midwife Ashlyn discussing risks and benefits of AROM. That's breaking water, so rupture of membranes. She said, we can try to wait and see if it'll break naturally. I remember worrying just always about the infection risk that they talked about.

The edited notes say, patient requests something to make it go by faster. Midwife Ashlyn discussing risks and benefits of AROM. That's breaking water, so rupture of membranes. She said, we can try to wait and see if it'll break naturally. I remember worrying just always about the infection risk that they talked about.

And so I probably turned it down for that reason, hoping that it would do it naturally and also trying to avoid this infection that they kept talking about. But I do remember at that time, she said I was really close, but I had an anterior lip. I had no idea what that meant.

And so I probably turned it down for that reason, hoping that it would do it naturally and also trying to avoid this infection that they kept talking about. But I do remember at that time, she said I was really close, but I had an anterior lip. I had no idea what that meant.

And so I probably turned it down for that reason, hoping that it would do it naturally and also trying to avoid this infection that they kept talking about. But I do remember at that time, she said I was really close, but I had an anterior lip. I had no idea what that meant.

I honestly don't recall that she ever explained that to me, other than the fact that she said there's a little bit of your cervix left. And that's probably what the baby's catching on. So we need to wait for that. I don't know how I missed this in the birth classes, but somehow I missed the fact that your cervix needs to be 10 centimeters dilated before you start pushing.

I honestly don't recall that she ever explained that to me, other than the fact that she said there's a little bit of your cervix left. And that's probably what the baby's catching on. So we need to wait for that. I don't know how I missed this in the birth classes, but somehow I missed the fact that your cervix needs to be 10 centimeters dilated before you start pushing.

I honestly don't recall that she ever explained that to me, other than the fact that she said there's a little bit of your cervix left. And that's probably what the baby's catching on. So we need to wait for that. I don't know how I missed this in the birth classes, but somehow I missed the fact that your cervix needs to be 10 centimeters dilated before you start pushing.

So when she said anterior lip and there's a little bit of cervix left, it didn't register in my head. My cervix is not fully dilated yet. So I just kept pushing. But also, why didn't she as the medical professional in that circumstance say, hey, wait, you're not fully dilated. Don't push. They never explicitly told me not to push.

So when she said anterior lip and there's a little bit of cervix left, it didn't register in my head. My cervix is not fully dilated yet. So I just kept pushing. But also, why didn't she as the medical professional in that circumstance say, hey, wait, you're not fully dilated. Don't push. They never explicitly told me not to push.