It boggles my mind why a woman that is pregnant would rather ask total strangers a medical question, then ask her OBGYN or MD. Why do then want to trust total strangers rather then trust a trained medical professional? Do they really want to trust their baby's health to a stranger? MY wife is pregnant and I personally would never trust my unborn childs health to a stanger on the net.
2007-01-20 03:27:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Totally agree> I laugh at most of the questions and I cant answer because I feel if they are to stupid to not know to call a obgyn then the question is not worth my time to answer it. Best of luck to them because they probably wont know what to do with the child after it is born either.
2007-01-20 08:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not just pregnant women though is it. All sorts of people ask question that you think, well how the **** do you expect us to know. Like, I keep getting chest pains and shortage of breath, is it serious? Well even your doctor wouldn't know that without further examination so how do they expect people to know.
But I think it's an aid to confidence for some people, they don't want to seem silly to their doctor going with something which is actually quite normal. If most people say, no it's OK I've had that then they don't worry, if most people say OMG see a doctor they know they are not being paranoid. Especially for women during their first pregnancy they really don't know what to expect so sometimes somebody elses experiences can be helpful. It's not much different to calling their mother or asking friends, you just get more feedback. OK some of it might not be helpful but you can always ignore that.
2007-01-20 03:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe they want to get advice from people that have experienced it. I know for me I only answer questions that I know from own experience. I alway tell them to ask a doctor first. I agree with a person shouldn't ask people on the net about serious medical problems. Those types of things should only be talked about with a doctor. But other things such as When did your baby start crawling? or What does labor feel like? or What are the early signs of pregnancy? Are great questions for a site like this. i don't think there is anything wrong with talking to others about things that are not serious medical issues.
2007-01-20 03:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by Jade 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are curious about what regular people say and if others have experienced these things. I serioulsy doubt they are that stupid to actually blow off their OBGYN and take the advice of everyone on here. Although you never know with some people.....BUt I have asked questions on here before , while waiting for my OBGYN to call me back or waiting to go to my appointment just to see what others say about their experiences. I would never actually do anything that anyone on here says to do. I have a hard time taking medicine or anything else that the doctor says to do, let alone a stranger. So Im sure its just out of curiousity for some.
2007-01-20 03:36:25 · answer #4 · answered by Blondi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
probably cuz they're scared and/or don't want to seem like a hypochondriac, and maybe it's a stepping stone to them to get some opinions from peers first before they visit the doctor. if the question involves something really serious though, Answerers usually tell the person to "GO SEE A DOCTOR" (usually in Caps speech, yes), so that might be the encouragement the person needs.
2016-05-24 00:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i ask alot of questions on here... and yes i am a first time mom... if there was something that i seriously though was bad i wouldn't post a question rather then talk to my doc. i have asked questions about certain pains and stuff but nothing that would be something serious, its nice to get advice from other pregnant Lady's or Lady's that have already had babies. plus it helps me make my questions more in detailed when i go talk to my doc. there have been alot of questions on here that i didn't even think about, and people have posted and i read it and ended talking to my doc about and then was really happy that i seen that question because i never would have thought to ask that. i don't ask questions and then just take ONLY there advice, i do appreciate there answers, but i know i need to talk to my doc about it too. i think most people do the same thing too.
on the other hand i do totally understand where you are coming from, its hard to know if the people getting the advice are actually gonna talk to there doc, because as we can see alot of people ask some very weird questions, but, i think those people are just young or to afraid to talk to someone face to face, or both.
plus it would be pretty embarrasing to go to the ER everytime some small happened, after a certain the doc office is closed and we cant call and talk to our doc, so its to the ER we go, and if we know its nothing serious but something we wanna ask then it would be kind of stupid to go to the ER just to get personal expierences and opinions about it.
2007-01-20 05:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by tanker015 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I asked a medical question the other day, but it was because my dr.office was closed, it is an hour away, and I knew there would be a medical trainee or someone who had been through it before. Sometimes the worry is worse than the problem and you need to stop the worry. Or you need a way to know if you need to go to the emergency room also.
2007-01-20 04:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by Out on a limb returns 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you are pregnant and have a concern, you need a lot of reassurance. Sometimes its best to be armed with a bit of a broader view of your issue whilst you re waiting to see your health care provider.
Because people ask questions on this type of forum, it doesn't mean that they are using it as the only source of solutions, just a sounding ground to get broader information = other peoples experiences may open up a further area of inquiry that you want to pursue
2007-01-20 03:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by teagirl 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am going to be a grandmother and I ask questions for my daughters alot. Sometimes they are on there way to the doctor or have called there doctors and got there answer and I ask to see if anyone has ever had the same experience and what did their doctors do. It is somewhat a second opinion. Guess what most of the answers you recieved are the same as the doctors.
2007-01-20 05:03:25 · answer #9 · answered by what gives 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think those woman are just asking for opinions and stories of reassurances. i am so sure they probably called their dr. and would like some opinions. its good sometimes to hear from other people who have been in the same boat. i am so sure they don't trust our answers over a medical professional.
2007-01-20 04:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋