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@misha100 Maybe try someone else? I'm not familiar with the US, but I've read here about people who got a psychiatrist's note about tokophobia.

@misha100 Where exactly are you? Is it possible for you to get a second and third opinion from different doctors?

@iamnobody58 Oh my gosh I am so sorry 😞 It's horrible. People like that shouldn't continue in the medical field at all. Absolutely horrible. And another example of wanting to control women's bodies with catastrophic outcomes.

@linlubi I'd really expect medical professionals like yourself to look at research, not focus on anecdotes. If you were a pelvic floor specialist, a urologist, a proctologist, a psychotherapist etc you'd see the horrifying long-term and sometimes permanent outcomes of forced vaginal births. Just...

@linlubi "It's for your own good" is always the reason given to control women's bodies, from routine lobotomies in the 50s to forcing pregnancies in general and now forcing vaginal deliveries. Maybe you should examine why you feel this strongly about what another woman, who has no impact on your...

@nhungthientai How do you see a pediatrician if you need to? You just go to the GP instead?

@keety Ah. Maybe she has an allergy to pepper and hot peppers. Some people do but don't realize it. For instance the kaki fruit to me feels like it's got dry hair on it (like the outside of a kiwi fruit if you were to lick that).

@johanaanderso I've heard about that. It's horrible. Forcing women to go through traumatic (psychologically and potentially physically) experiences is absolutely disgusting.

@keety That's interesting. I wonder why she forbade spicy foods. Did she give reasons?

@nhungthientai I'm guessing this is a better question for your pediatrician.

@iamthankful It's really not for anyone else to agree or disagree with. It's her body and the way she chooses to deliver should be respected.

@davidschmitt How do you keep it together? In that moment think about her getting the actual illnesses that the vaccines protect her against. Picture that and it might help you remember that this is a good thing. I empathize with you that it's difficult but baby will encounter many difficulties...

@ty347 They try to make their nipples be as similar to breastfeeding as possible, leading to babies needing to work much harder to get milk out. We bought Avent for newborns and our baby couldn't get anything out, he was crying and starving. We're using Avent flow number 3, which is technically...

@ayanda That's true, op, I would be careful of that too. Fatphobia permeats everything. Even in the "pregnancy for people with pre-existing diabetes" sub, some T1 diabetics harp on about how they're so "brittle" and "tiny" and have to force themselves to eat and have always maintained "healthy...

@silvershadow You're welcome. And P.S. if you do go on insulin, you will most likely be able to come off it after pregnancy. I actually had pre-existing type 2 diabetes before getting pregnant and my blood sugar normalized literally the next day after delivery and haven't needed insulin since...

@silvershadow No problem. Honestly try not to stress too much, no amount of stress will remove the diabetes. Even if you end up taking insulin, I promise it's less of a big deal than you think. And it's not a failure. I know it can feel that way because of all the social messaging around weight...

@silvershadow Try the r/gestationaldiabetes sub.

@kattty222i I understand. My intuition says that if he's really knocked out nutritionally he'll sleep more deeply and won't need to be held so much. That's the case for my bub. If he eats a bit and I hold him, he'll fall asleep in my arms but wake up the moment I put him in his crib. But if he's...

@tokage Seconding the formula if you're open to it. My hubby also went back to work around 5-6 weeks postpartum and I genuinely don't think I could have handled it without formula. There are ways to make a bigger batch ahead of time (we use Dr Brown's pitcher, keep it in the fridge for max 24h...

@ronyrex I see. We all want to be heard and listened to, especially in such a vulnerable state like a pregnancy. I totally get it. Perhaps it would help to speak to someone, like a therapist. Wish you a healthy delivery!