Do you think doctor care during pregnancy is important?

I have heard of a lot of women who decline doctor care when pregnant. Their excuse is they want it ‘completely natural” and that “women have been having babies without doctors for centuries”. My opinion is, while they did have babies without docs for a while, there were also more still borns and dead mothers. I just don’t understand why someone would decline a doctor (or midwife), tests, ultrasounds, and anything possible to ensure that their baby is born healthy. I’m not talking about women who use midwifes or the ones who do home births in general, but the ones who don’t care to see anyone. This makes no sense to me when research has shown that proper medical care is essential to a healthy delivery and newborn. Anyway, for those of you who decline medical help, I just want to know your reasoning and opinions.

Oh, and on a side note, I taught my almost 4 month old how to high five. lol. Now if you hold up your hand and say “give me five” she smacks your hand. lol. So cute!
Do your own thinking. I never agree with your answers BTW. So routine testing didn’t help me to find out I had bad kidney problems and kidney stones while pregnant? And a kidney infection that layed silent with no symptoms that almost caused me to go into preterm labor at 27 weeks? That kind of useless urine test that my doctor did?
I think it’s funny that the people who’s answers I NEVER agree with are the ones saying no doctor care is just peachy. I am glad to see that most of the women on here agree with me and went the safe route. Honestly, why would you risk your baby’s health for ANY reason.
And mystic, I hate the long copy and paste crap you always do. From now on, if you answer one of my questions, please refrain from doing it. I am MORE than capable of looking up my own facts and doing my own research. I really don’t need someone I disagree with doing it for me. Thank you.

Is it normal for a teenage girl to feel this way?

I’m 14 and I had a dream last night that the school had an outbreak of STD’s and a dramatic increase of teen pregnancy, so everybody was forced to take a pregnancy test. Even though I was a virgin, it somehow came up positive. Well, I thought my dream was rather odd and didn’t think anything of it.

Then throughout the day, I kept thinking about children and I noticed pregnant women and children everywhere I went. Then I was like “I want a baby.” even though I knew I wouldn’t be emotionally or financially stable. [I’m NOT going to have a baby at 14! I’m not stupid enough to bring a child into this world INTENTIONALLY at such a young age.] I realized how silly that must sound coming from a 14 year old and tried to ignore the idea. Well, I realized that while I was on my night time walk, I had my right hand resting on my belly like most pregnant women do.

About 30 minutes ago, while I was on the phone with my friend, I started rubbing my belly and wondered how it felt being pregnant. My sister has a “female problem” [I’m not sure exactly what it’s called] where she has two uteri and the lining has a hard time coming out during her time of the month. It builds up inside her uteri and she can’t conceive. She’s tried invetro and natural pregnancy, but she still can’t keep the baby. I really want to be pregnant and for my sister to have a baby, so I would like to be a surrogate mother. That way she could finally have a baby! Is it normal for me to want to have a baby and be pregnant? Is it possible for me to be a surrogate for my sister in a few years when I’m 16-17?

Has the pill given women a false impression about fertility?

When taking the pill, it is stressed how easily you could become pregnant with just one little slip.

Many women take their pill religiously, worried that a slight mistake or a forgotten pill means a baby will be made.

In actual fact, if you think back to older days, women did have spaces between kids, and if pregnancy was so easily achievable, married couples would have many, many children.

It seems it is nature’s way to prevent women from conceiving immediately and constantly.

So has the pill given us all false hopes of instant families? Should we realise that it does take time, and if we have to wait a few months or years, it is a natural thing?

I am not saying this make it any easier! Just asking if the pill has given us a false impression?

I have only gained 10lbs and I’m in my 9th month, Is this normal?

I am 9 months pregnant and have only gained 10lbs.When I got pregnant I weighed 97lbs. I currently weigh 107 and I’m due June 25th. I had Thyroid cancer at 19 and hat my whole thyroid removed. I am now on medicine for this that I have to take daily. When I found out I was pregnant I wasn’t taking it as needed. As soon as I found out I was pregnant I started taking my medicine as should. I have always struggled to gain weight. Im a natural skinny woman. I am 5″2 and am 23 years old. My entire family is small but they all gained more weight in their pregnancy‘s. I have spoken with my doctor about this on many occasions but he always reassures me that everything is fine. I really want to believe and trust in my doctor but in the back of my mind something just does not seem right. Any suggestions, answers, opinions would be greatly appreciated.