I had a question for all of you ladies, is
it possible to be too narrow to have a
child the natural way? This kinda worries
me cause even though i'm 21 i'm a very
small person and I have the lower body of
an 11 year old! Not literally of course
but it might be trouble some.....So how
petite is too petite?
Meg
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Mesmerizeu15
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 2729 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
Posted: 03-23-04 03:17am
Its not really how you look. I mean you
look totally different on the inside. I
have big hips from the outside. But I was
too narrow and had to have an emergency
csection...
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dominicksmommie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 402
Posted: 03-23-04 04:08am
Exactly what she said.. It doesnt matter
how your body is on the outside its how
you are on the inside..
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1770 Location: , USA
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Posted: 03-23-04 04:27am
It is possible to be too narrow. I was
too narrow and I almost had to have a c
section. I was not allowed to drink
anything or suck on anything during my
labor because of the chance of a needed c
section. I had a long grueling
labor....29 hours and I had to push for
over 4 hours straight!!!! I'd talk to
your doctor about it, although he will
probably say just wait and see what
happens.
Sara ~n~ jayden
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JillMarie
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 3022 Location: Iowa
Posted: 03-23-04 12:09pm
Didnt your doctor do a pelvic exam?
Usually they do to check your size. They
did that to me and told me I probably
would not be able to deliver naturally but
I had to try for insurence to pay for a
c-section.
I was in labor for 23 hours, I dialated to
4 and ended with a c-section!
My friend was 15 when she got preggy. She
was like in a size 0. She was tiny. The
doc were very scared that having the baby
would break her pelvic bones....But
suprisingly she was able to have her with
no trouble. It depends on the
person........You doc should have a good
idea as you get furthur along!
I was in labor for 23 hours, I dialated to
4 and ended with a c-section!