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- From: jj@alice.att.com (jj, curmudgeon and all-around grouch)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: "my wife and I are pregnant", revisited
- Message-ID: <24472@alice.att.com>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 20:49:15 GMT
- Article-I.D.: alice.24472
- References: <1174.9212171747@bonzo.xylogics.com> <1gqtnhINN95@crcnis1.unl.edu> <31323@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> <1992Dec22.151651.13614@afterlife.ncsc.mil> <1992Dec22.170302.16560@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Reply-To: jj@alice.UUCP (jj, curmudgeon and all-around grouch)
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- In article <1992Dec22.170302.16560@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> MAHER@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (Cynthia Maher) writes:
- >In <1992Dec22.151651.13614@afterlife.ncsc.mil> adculha@afterlife.ncsc.mil writes:
-
- >> The sole male partner
- >> of the practice was the only one who appeared to believe that the father-
- >> to-be might have reason to be included in the discussions. At the hospital
- >> after my son was born, the nurses trained my wife in detail on changing
- >> diapers etc. and ignored me.
- >In the same vein, we (briefly) had a pediatrician who, while examining the
- >baby, said to my husband, "Please take your other son out of the room so I can
- >talk to your wife." That was the last visit to that doctor! (Our current
- >pediatrician seems to actually prefer my husband to bring the children, since
- >they have a lot in common.)
-
- That sounds just like the OB practice we used (we used in the
- metaphysical sense, I guess) the first time. They were 4 female
- Dr's and a male Dr. Their attitude was that the ONLY place for
- males was to start the kid and be there to get screamed at
- during transition.
-
- The hospital they practiced at also trained the woman in diaper changing,
- and looked real funny at me when I asked questions.
-
- Our first ped didn't want the father out, but he didn't much
- listen either.
-
- Second baby, new practice, new ped, new hospital. Much nicer,
- more comfortable, less paternalism from the practice full of
- older male Doctors, who seem to listen to everyone and take
- note. Same for pediatric practice.
-
- You figure!
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