Did anyone read the People story about Christina Aguilera?

MIA-RN · Feb 17, 2008

Is it possible that we are only told the baby is a 37 weeker? Remember, she kept her pregnancy under wraps for a while...could be the baby is term and she doesn't want anyone to know the more exact date of conception for whatever reason.

Could be she has other problems that we just don't know about. I heard she wore some type of a heart monitor when she performed during her pregnancy..maybe she has some cardiac or b/p issue that led to her c-section.

Could be she was being facitious about stretching her lady parts. I didn't read the article but it seems like there is probably more than we know.

rph3664 · Feb 17, 2008

I once knew a woman who could only talk about one thing, and it went like this: "Your husband's going to be really jealous of the baby. And most men cheat on their wives when they're pregnant. Once a man is accustomed to having his physical needs met, he's not going to care where he gets it as long as it's from somewhere. Men cannot reconcile childbirth and women as sexual beings......" :zzzzz (then why do so many couples have more than one child?)

Are you her husband?

I have heard that Elvis Presley could not perform sexually with women who had given birth. But yes, he could sing.

If she was that obsessed about her figure, she could have bought a baby like so many other Hollyweird types.

JMHO.

allnurses Guide · Feb 17, 2008

In some states, I believe "stretched out lady parts" is grounds alone for divorce. :icon_roll
Blee

I think the "stretched out lady parts" idea is an old wives' tale. :icon_roll

It may have more to do with women gaining weight and not losing it.

I've had 3 lady partsl deliveries and one cesarean and I'm the same as I always was.

As to choosing cesarean over experiencing labor pains - I had the same feeling when I found out I was preggers with #4. I had natural deliveries with the first three and I wanted an epidural at 2 cm with the 4th. :coollook:

I do not like the fact that you cannot do anything about labor pains w/o an epidural. The control of my body is given over to some unseen force. It feels bad to me.

The recovery from the cesarean was no big deal compared to the unknown of labor pains.

So . . I understand that.

But the lady parts stretching . . . . . that IS stretching it.

steph

nickola · Feb 17, 2008

Good point.
What a celebrity tells the media may not be the actual story. Besides, she just gave us something to talk about...sounds like she put herself back in the public eye without drinking, doing drugs or putting herself and/or baby at harm, i.e. Britney.

And we all know that everything reported in the press is true & that celebrities live in the real world. This would fall under the heading WHO REALLY CARES???

meri29 · Feb 18, 2008

My hospital does not allow elective c/s for gestational ages

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Feb 18, 2008

2 posh 2 push.

And to think that in MY day, women were actually proud to have their babies naturally.......

rph3664 · Feb 18, 2008

Vanity probably played a part in her decision, not to mention that she can pay cash for the service, since I can't imagine an insurance company paying for a section without a valid medical reason. Oh, and she mentioned "picking the baby's birthday" -- maybe that date was important to her somehow...

When you have a c-section, you have a huge scar on your belly! How could vanity play a role there?

I have heard about women who wanted to be induced because their astrologer told them it was the ideal day for their baby to be born, things like that.

As for my old co-worker, the dwarf who had a 9 1/2 pound baby, in addition to being very short, she had a clubfoot and other skeletal deformities but lived a very normal life. I never found out what type of dwarfism she had, if it had a name, but her son did not inherit it and nobody else in her family had it either.

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Feb 18, 2008

When you have a c-section, you have a huge scar on your belly! How could vanity play a role there?

Well.....

lady partsl birth can be peaceful, controlled, and almost silent. Or it can be messy, loud, and chaotic. Every woman/family is different and there's no telling what it will be like for anyone.

Some women are afraid of losing control like that.

I'm not saying that is or isn't Christina's reason for anything. But I've heard that from a lot of other women at work and 'on the outside.'

allnurses Guide · Feb 18, 2008

Well.....
lady partsl birth can be peaceful, controlled, and almost silent. Or it can be messy, loud, and chaotic. Every woman/family is different and there's no telling what it will be like for anyone.
Some women are afraid of losing control like that.
I'm not saying that is or isn't Christina's reason for anything. But I've heard that from a lot of other women at work and 'on the outside.'

I was controlled and almost silent . . . still didn't like it.

As to a scar with a cesarean . . . you can't even see mine.

steph

thinkin' about it · Feb 18, 2008

My thoughts...I'm with some of the others that Christina's reasons, dates, etc., may or may not be true. I can see both sides of this issue. I nearly had an elective c-section, but that was with the knowledge that I would have to have an induction for medical reasons. Being a nurse (cardiac, I HATE L and D), I knew that inductions are more likely to end in forceps/vacuum/episiotomy, and I wanted no part of that, especially since these things increase the chances of the worst tears and permanent damage to the pelvic floor. Also, at the time I had to be induced, I was a first-timer and had no dilation/effacement/softening before the gel. Zero. So the chance I'd labor for hours and then have a c-section anyway was significant. But also, I was worried about "ruining" my lady parts, about sex feeling different. And I don't think this is so vain. Is wishing to preserve the quality of sex with your husband so terrible? What is terrible is that, because of comments like Christina's, everyone who doesn't know better assumes that the lady parts does end up horribly dysfunctional after childbirth. And I, as a first timer, did not know better. Now I do. I had two stitches, healed wonderfully, and notice no difference. I have a beautiful baby and will not be so worried next time. I think that people should reassure mothers-to-be that things will almost always go back to normal, because the anxiety is immense. Looking back it seems silly, but believe me I'm not the only one who worries about this. And most people don't feel comfortable asking anyone else, but they do worry about it. So if you are one of those people, feel better because things do get back to normal! Also, my recovery was so quick and easy, I am REALLY glad I didn't have the section!

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Feb 18, 2008

I was controlled and almost silent . . . still didn't like it.

I'm just saying that I've heard many women say they don't like to think about what they'll do or say while in the throes of labor....I personally didn't care who saw what, or what I did. (I threw up while contracting and pooped while pushing, and didn't give a rat's rear end.)

Not everyone feels that way, and I've heard many women give this as a reason for wanting a c/section. I'm not saying I agree with it, but I've heard it.

I understand why people have medically necessary c/sections. I've never had a problem with that. But it's pretty well documented that c/s babies have a higher incidence of NICU stays and respiratory/transition issues than vag babies. For that reason, I don't appreciate the way c/sections are glamorized by the media and by some folks in healthcare.

rph3664 · Feb 19, 2008

One of my co-workers had a c-section just before Christmas; the baby was breech. Her first child was born after a very long but not particularly difficult labor, and when the new baby was 3 weeks old, she brought him in and showed him off.

More than once, I heard her say, "Why would any woman choose to have a baby this way?" After 3 weeks, she still had incisional pain; when her other son was 3 weeks old, she said she was completely healed.

There's another woman in our department who had a VBAC, and since she knows the difference and our hospital doesn't do VBACs any more unless it's a precipitous labor, it's enough to have sealed her decision not to have a third child.

One woman at my church, whose husband is a doctor, had 3 c-sections and thought it was the greatest thing! "I just walked into the hospital at 5 a.m. and didn't have to wait around....." The first pregnancy was twins and the first baby was in a position where lady partsl birth was impossible; I don't know why the others were indicated. She now has 4 grown daughters who are healthy, and that's the most important thing.