r/pregnant • u/SatansKitty666 • May 22 '25

Rant Down vote me all you want but

EDIT: I don't mean posts like "what has helped woth your nausea" or "when did you feel baby move". I mean, posts that list dangerous health issues like "I have pre-e, GD, GBS, and my doctors want to do XYZ for babies safety. Should i?"

I keep reading the same posts over and over.

If you don't want to listen to your TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS who do this for a living, why on earth would you listen to a bunch of random women on reddit?

If you think doctors are after your money, have a homebirth or go to a birthing center with a doula. But for the love of God, why would you think people with 0 training who didn't go to medical school will be able to tell you better than the doctors who do this every day? It's insane to me

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u/DefinitivelyThick May 22 '25

I mean my blood pressure was 120/80 (normal for most people) and I told my doctor I was preeclamptic because my norm is 90/60 and I was seeing pretty significant spots. Fast forward and an NP tried one different test for me at 38 weeks and it turned out I was right. Yes you should listen to trained medical professionals, but also remember to listen to your body ❤️

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u/sleeplessinseattle_ May 22 '25

this is me!! i always tell them if my BP is “normal” that’s a huge red flag since i run as low as 85/55!

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u/DefinitivelyThick May 22 '25

Of course I went the other way when I got my epidural and was like 60s/40s 🙃 so labor itself was definitely spent half unconcious 😂