tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715046.post6941545069727755797..comments2023-08-06T04:18:59.482-07:00Comments on Trying for Baby...And Got Two!: CNN storyHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07479095795525041519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715046.post-49495523821496770992008-07-09T07:50:00.000-07:002008-07-09T07:50:00.000-07:00Actually, there was a major study done recently th...Actually, there was a major study done recently that showed that Maryland had one of the lowest rates of proper prenatal care in the country, despite being one of the wealthiest states. So the connection was valid. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying there aren't other factors as well, I'm only pointing out that the Maryland statements were valid. My husband works in a Baltimore hospital and brought home one of the studies when it first came out.Ms. Perkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923832430040384294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715046.post-13451466773299723332008-07-06T10:19:00.000-07:002008-07-06T10:19:00.000-07:00I totally agree with you! I get so angry when I se...I totally agree with you! I get so angry when I see girls feeling aweful about gaining weight beause their doctors are telling them not to. They KNOW it's unhealthy (for the baby) to restrict weight gain during pregnancy.... doctors used to set strict limits for how much weight a woman could gain. They (the medical community at large) learned that is NOT helpful in any form.<BR/><BR/>I'm just so shocked by Donna's story.... I would have smacked him I think if he'd said that to me!! What an asshole!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003334714597731355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715046.post-65589676403881815162008-07-06T08:58:00.000-07:002008-07-06T08:58:00.000-07:00I agree with you. My doctor for my first pregnancy...I agree with you. My doctor for my first pregnancy did not even count the first 20 pounds I gained because he said I started out too thin. I gained a total of 68 pound for one baby and had a healthy child and this doctor encouraged me to eat whatever amount I wanted as long as it was healthy food and I remained active. The weight came off fairly easily after. <BR/><BR/>With my second child I start only 5 pounds heavier than I started with my first pregnancy. I had a different doctor who made me cry at each appt. I tried to switch doctors but we were short doctors in the area and I could not do that. He absolutely yelled at me at times. I told him that I would lose it after and he kept telling me how disappointed my husband would be when I ended up "fat and unattractive". At that moment I knew he was not worried about the baby's health. I had a healthy baby and lost all but 15 pounds (which put me at 131 pounds at 6 weeks post partum at 5'8"). When I went for my 6 week check he said, "Well, I have to eat my words since you have lost it". Right then I asked for all my charts and told him I was moving to the new female physician in town. He was clearly angry but I insisted. When I went to my first check with her a month later she told me to put on 5 pounds!! I told her the saga of the pregnancy and she was furious. She said that doctors like this affect the health of mothers and babies. <BR/><BR/>Good for you for posting this so that maybe even one young woman will care more about her baby than about her size 2 jeans.Donna C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713824991010064694noreply@blogger.com