tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post8440442105036860695..comments2023-09-23T05:28:14.418-07:00Comments on AnotherDay-AnotherMom: Why No Ultrasounds?Just Someones' Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067997374747867113noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-52872528142905712252012-08-21T08:32:49.765-07:002012-08-21T08:32:49.765-07:00The fallibility in ultrasound - false positives an...The fallibility in ultrasound - false positives and misdiagnoses galore - is one of the reasons I am suspicious of them. I'm sorry your sister had to endure that stress. Just Someones' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067997374747867113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-31015416647566380342012-08-21T08:31:48.972-07:002012-08-21T08:31:48.972-07:00With Brother-Bug we told people we got the ultra-n...With Brother-Bug we told people we got the ultra-new and fancy ultrasound that didn't reveal gender, but did tell us we were pregnant with a Republican... Just Someones' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067997374747867113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-44280749800995178642012-08-21T08:30:57.416-07:002012-08-21T08:30:57.416-07:00Thanks! Thanks! Just Someones' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067997374747867113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-32469455826177274842012-08-21T08:30:39.729-07:002012-08-21T08:30:39.729-07:00I think that the most important thing is that we f...I think that the most important thing is that we feel empowered in our choices and not pressured one way or the other. I'm glad you get to go around again - don't hesitate to tell people that it's none of their damn business!Just Someones' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067997374747867113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-78201739441120758782012-08-15T22:55:04.371-07:002012-08-15T22:55:04.371-07:00I also didn't have an ultrasound with either o...I also didn't have an ultrasound with either of my children. I was having healthy pregnancies and there was no reason to need one. I think it was wonderful to be surprised with my children's gender. My first was my daughter, my second, my son, and they were both able to use the same layette and the same nursery. <br /><br />My sister had a routine ultrasound, and they found a very small, possible problem with her little one's heart, turned out it was just fine, but she spent a good portion of her pregnancy stressed out and worried, and I think that it contributed to a very stressful, difficult labor as well. Had she just not had an ultrasound (her pregnancy was otherwise healthy) she could have spent her pregnancy in joy rather than worry. I would only say to get one if you are having a health issue that merits an ultrasound. <br /><br />Wonderful article, thanks for writing this! :)April's Homemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839044050318217592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-3907899107592612282012-08-15T22:08:34.717-07:002012-08-15T22:08:34.717-07:00I'll never forget listening to my (very young,...I'll never forget listening to my (very young, Christian) co-worker explain to the staff room that he and his wife were waiting for the ultrasound to tell them if their baby had a weenie so they could get the right colors for their decor in its room. <br /><br />"Want to get those rigid gender roles established early, huh?" I said (in what I thought was a friendly tone.)<br /><br />"We believe in rigid gender roles," he told me, sincerely. You can bet I shut right up.Jainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-52285926139576854982012-08-15T19:50:08.582-07:002012-08-15T19:50:08.582-07:00P.S. I LOVE that picture!!! P.S. I LOVE that picture!!! Taryn Kae Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579116911386498302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-13983882763642025572012-08-15T19:49:33.525-07:002012-08-15T19:49:33.525-07:00Very well written and expressed.
We did not do an...Very well written and expressed. <br />We did not do an ultrasound either. We waited to hear the heartbeat until the stethoscope worked. :) That was very exciting. <br />Taryn Kae Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579116911386498302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868693277747179628.post-23084314494953219922012-08-15T19:17:07.240-07:002012-08-15T19:17:07.240-07:00Thank you for this!
This is very similar as to how...Thank you for this!<br />This is very similar as to how I feel about ultrasounds. I was asked to get 4 with Brother Oldest and although I didn't want to I felt very pressured by the midwives and my family to have these procedures done.<br />This time around I'm following through with the same instincts not to do this.<br />I would, as well, have one done if medically necessary.NicoSwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661289422879658095noreply@blogger.com