Birth by Design: Are Celebs Too Posh to Push?

Fox News ^ | June 4, 2003 | Jennifer D'Angelo

[glory]

“When you make a decision to have a child, it's a sacrifice. If they are not willing, they shouldn’t have children,” she said.



I'm sure Madonna really understands that concept! If any of these women lost their riches tomorrow, they would be in their own personal hell having to care for their children on their own! I always get a laugh at expectant mothers of the middle class gawking and admiring these superstar phonies! They admire that they look great 8 weeks after birth, of course they forget the part where they had a personal trainer, nanny, etc ie nothing has changed with their lives at all! I think all of us gals would look great with a full service daycare and fitness crew in our home right after birth of our children!

[Lil'freeper]

I'm sure the same celebs neglect their nutrition during the pregnancy by 'dieting' to maintain their figures. Combined with early birthing, it pretty much guarantees the children will be as deficient as their parents. Far better for these folks to adopt- no stretch marks, no scars.

[olivia3boys]

Horrible. I know someone who had an elective C-section at 39 weeks (because she had a previous section) and whoops! The baby's lungs weren't developed and the baby spent a week in the NICU. The verdict was that either the dates were wrong or this baby's lungs just needed that extra week to develop.

And C-section recovery for women is so much worse compared to vaginal birth.

About stretch marks: only half of women get them at all, and it's not true that they primarily appear in the final two weeks. More like the final two months.

Gosh, people are so vain. My stretch marks are my badge of motherhood; and besides, they've faded to silver and are barely visible now.

Motherhood is a sacrifice but raising my three boys is the best thing I've ever done in my life. . .

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

too posh to push

[Marie]

If I were to be blessed with another pregnancy, I would insist on a C-section. My first as a C-section and the second was induced. After the last one, there is NO WAY I would go through that again, or put my baby through it. As far as I figure it, let the little tyke stay put as long as possible, then, when labor starts, visit the OR. Some of us weren't made to deliver babies.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I swear I did a search and nothing came up!

[It's me]

About stretch marks: only half of women get them at all, and it's not true that they primarily appear in the final two weeks. More like the final two months.

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I've had five kids, one a 12 pounder, and not a single stretch mark.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Horrible. I know someone who had an elective C-section at 39 weeks (because she had a previous section) and whoops! The baby's lungs weren't developed and the baby spent a week in the NICU. The verdict was that either the dates were wrong or this baby's lungs just needed that extra week to develop.

Yes. I had a friend who badgered her doctor into giving her a C-Section because she didn't like giving birth. He finally relented. When they did the C-Section the ob and the pediatrician were horrified to discover the baby was much younger than calculated. They said out loud they never should have done it.

And C-section recovery for women is so much worse compared to vaginal birth.

I agree. I have another friend who has three kids, the last one C-Sectioned. After the first two she was outside raking leaves the next day! Now, I probably would never be that tough or advocate that, but she is pretty strong!

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Some people really do need C-Sections. They should have them. The criticism these days is directed at doctors who do it for convenience and women who do it for likewise selfish reasons.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I've had five kids, one a 12 pounder, and not a single stretch mark.

:-p

[LadyDoc]

actually it is safer for both mother and baby to have natural childbirth. for moms, surgery is dangerous. for babies, coming thru the birth canal squeezes out fluid from the lung, and also there is less risk in delivery prematurely.

that said, most celebrities are "elderly primips". For women over 35 who are having their first baby, the rate of Caesarian sections is quite high even if you give them a trial of labor. So there is a good argument that elective caesarian section is indicated for these "elderly" celebrities...

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

actually it is safer for both mother and baby to have natural childbirth. for moms, surgery is dangerous

That's always been my understanding.

For women over 35 who are having their first baby, the rate of Caesarian sections is quite high even if you give them a trial of labor.

Why?

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

This is the original that Fox referenced in their report.

[FreedomCalls]

It's too late! Rosie O'Donnell is already pretty stretched.

EEEEK! I used "Rosie O'Donnell" and "pretty" in the same sentence! Hock, ptui! Ptui!

[dogbyte12]

I tell ya what... if my wife and I expect a baby on January 1st, we are having a c-section done the day before on December 31, so we can claim the baby for the entire year as a deduction. I am that kinda sentimentalist ;)

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Wow. I can honestly say that reason never entered my mind before you said it:-)

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

May you have many happy tax returns;-)

[matchgirl]

After I delivered my first born---a 10 pound 91/2 ounce bouncing baby boy, I asked my OB how soon could I use tampons again, and he responded that he didn't want anything in me ---foreign or domestic--- for at least six weeks. LOL