Does Brady miss a game in Dec around the 14th?

[JSn]

I'd be willing to bet she is induced.

 

[lorijean]

Brady is not going to miss a game. Randy did not miss a game last year when his child was born. And Randy had to travel to Kentucky.

GO PATS!

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

We'll have to closely monitor his body language in the weeks leading up to the due date.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

If does miss the game than Belichick traded the wrong QB to KC.

Matt Cassel sucked it up and had one of his best performances in the Sunday between his father's death and the funeral. If Brady doesn't play or is not 100% focused on the game, then he is not the professional that Cassel is.

 

[upstater1]

Not to detract from this fascinating discussion, before the news breaks that Belichick already has a gameplan featuring Edelman running the wildcat just to cover this contingency, but all the Brazilian women I know have had scheduled cesarians. It's just the way they do things down there. (Fancy, private Brazilian hospitals have a 93% cesarian rate.)

She's a model. Recovery from a cesarian takes a lot longer than from normal birth. Plus, the gash across the belly. Not really what a model would want.

I expect Brady to miss a game if she's in labor on a Sunday and it's a home game. If he's already on the road, it would be less likely that he'd be there for the birth. I'd also expect her to be in Boston at this time.

 

[patchick]

Mmm ... out-geeked again!

Just keeping the world safe for excessive attention to detail.

We'll have to closely monitor his body language in the weeks leading up to the due date.

Genius.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

I'd be willing to bet she is induced.

We have a winner...and on a Monday....off day of course...

 

[upstater1]

I'd be willing to bet she is induced.

Really? So he could play in a football game? These two don't strike me as the type to do that so he could play a game. If you're going to go to that length, then Brady might as well just play the game. Don't mess with Mother Nature for football. If you're even thinking about that, then go play the game, miss the birth.

 

[upstater1]

If does miss the game than Belichick traded the wrong QB to KC.

Matt Cassel sucked it up and had one of his best performances in the Sunday between his father's death and the funeral. If Brady doesn't play or is not 100% focused on the game, then he is not the professional that Cassel is.

Come on! You don't see a difference between the two situations??!

 

[BradyManny]

If does miss the game than Belichick traded the wrong QB to KC.

Matt Cassel sucked it up and had one of his best performances in the Sunday between his father's death and the funeral. If Brady doesn't play or is not 100% focused on the game, then he is not the professional that Cassel is.

Can you and Synovia just move to KC and become Chiefs fans, please. Seriously, you used to be such a good poster. What the f**k happened.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

We have a winner...and on a Monday....off day of course...

(Way OT, so ignore if that bothers you)

If you're just joking, I apologize for reacting (a or :singing: would have helped me know you were just kidding, btw). But this is a serious topic for some of us.

I edited out a longer comment, because it seemed preachy. I'll just say that Induction for convenience is a really bad idea and not done by any doctors I would want to care for a family member or friend.

 

[Bella*chick]

Really? So he could play in a football game? These two don't strike me as the type to do that so he could play a game. If you're going to go to that length, then Brady might as well just play the game. Don't mess with Mother Nature for football. If you're even thinking about that, then go play the game, miss the birth.

I really like your attitude towards birth, because you are right. But you would not believe the reasons people are induced. They basically need no reason at all. In fact, I know of a girl who was just induced at 39 weeks just because. She decided she was "done" with pregnancy. And doctors will do it.

I imagine she will be induced as well, and if not, well then he won't miss the game.

eta: PatsFanSince74, I hope your wife is OK! What an ordeal. I am due with my second child on October 3rd and will basically do anything, anything at all for a natural, induction free childbirth.

 

[patchick]

Induction for convenience is a really bad idea and not done by any doctors I would want to care for a family member or friend.

:ditto:

Induction significantly increases the risk of a cesarean section; a cesarean is major surgery, not "convenience."

 

[5 Rings for Brady!!]

Brady WILL NOT miss a game.

 

[BradyManny]

Lets not overlook the complexity of the situation (this isn't necessarily aimed at one person, but the spirit of the conversation in general). We're talking about a person missing one of the biggest moments of their life to play a game. When you put it out on paper, it sounds absurd. In nearly any other profession, we'd probably call that father a deadbeat, but here, we consider the guy "unprofessional" if he doesn't go to work. Let's give some credit to these athletes, like TBC, that made an absolutely huge sacrifice for the sake of the team and the fans given their unique situation.

 

[Scouse Patriot]

Who cares if he misses a game to be there for his childs birth. Lets see....playing sports or being with family on a truly special occasion such as the small matter of your child being delivered.

I think we can all get some perspective on this one if it happens to coincide with a game.....eventually.

 

[JSn]

My wife was induced twice do to concern over the babies being a bit small. No problems, just nastier labours.

Our new doctor, a top OBGYN offered to have my wife induced as the due date is her birthday and just nine days after my birthday, if we wanted to avoid or match the birth dates.

My sister-in-law, a nurse in a big-time Michigan hospital was induced so her daughter WOULDN'T be born on Hallowe'en (so she was born on Devil's night instead, lol).

What I'm saying is that to my knowledge, induction is a SUPER common thing for all sorts of reasons and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they go this way.

Also, I believe a c-section is a much bigger deal, but results in much smaller, lower scars now. If she gets nailed by a ton stretch marks, that scar won't mean jack to her modeling career.

At any rate, in her interviews, she seems glad she's a model, but recognizes a lot of that is luck of the draw and is ready to have children now. She's a pretty normal gal by all accounts, from what I can tell.

Whatever the case, we have Kevin O'Connell! Half the board wanted him to start instead of Matt Cassell when Tom went down. If he fills in for game it'll be a 400 yarder anyway, right?

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

would Pedroia even haved missed the game for it if there was not a complication with the pregnancy early in the summer?
I don't think he would have.

You can't blame a guy for wanting to be there but when there is that much money involved you also have to live up to those obligations to a reasonable degree.

Terry Francona's own father missed his birth, and terry (when Pete Rose was his manager) missed his own kid's birth, so he is very sympathetic to this. I really have no problem with Pedroia missing a few games, he plays everyday.

On the other hand, NO WAY Brady misses a game they are just too important in a 16 game season. She will have the kid on a Tuesday, BB has ordered it!

 

[PatsFanSince74]

My wife was induced twice do to concern over the babies being a bit small. No problems, just nastier labours.

Our new doctor, a top OBGYN offered to have my wife induced as the due date is her birthday and just nine days after my birthday, if we wanted to avoid or match the birth dates.

My sister-in-law, a nurse in a big-time Michigan hospital was induced so her daughter WOULDN'T be born on Hallowe'en (so she was born on Devil's night instead, lol).

What I'm saying is that to my knowledge, induction is a SUPER common thing for all sorts of reasons and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they go this way.

Also, I believe a c-section is a much bigger deal, but results in much smaller, lower scars now. If she gets nailed by a ton stretch marks, that scar won't mean jack to her modeling career.

At any rate, in her interviews, she seems glad she's a model, but recognizes a lot of that is luck of the draw and is ready to have children now. She's a pretty normal gal by all accounts, from what I can tell.

Whatever the case, we have Kevin O'Connell! Half the board wanted him to start instead of Matt Cassell when Tom went down. If he fills in for game it'll be a 400 yarder anyway, right?

This is too far off topic (which is why I edited down my original comment), so send me a note if you want to continue this, but top OB's don't induce for convenience; sorry, they don't. Induction for convenience adds risk to the birth and, incidentally, cost to the health care system. I know there are doctors who do these; some even use it as part of their advertising to bring in new patients.

(Here's a link to a "plain English" article on the subject on a popular webpage: http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,midwife_4888,00.html)

I have been present during inductions and they can be long, arduous and need constant monitoring by costly equipment that would be better used for someone with a high risk pregnancy. The most responsible view is that they should only been done when necessary. The release someone signs to authorize a convenience induction is a mile long and a top perinatologist will look at you like you are out of your mind if you ask him or her to do one.

Induction is common when the pregnancy gets into the 41st week or when there is risk to the child or mother at birth. When there is risk, it is done to get the baby out so it can be cared for or so that the right peri- and neo-natologists can be present at the birth. BTW, this becomes a very hazy, grey, ethical area in some cases, particularly in the case of acute pre-eclampsia where one might be choosing between the life of the mother and child.

My wife spent eight weeks on the ante-partum floor of a major teaching hospital before giving birth successfully. From my daily presence on that floor, I learned that while the vast majority of pregnancies end in very happy and joyous moments, pregnancy and birth itself can quickly become a risky and dangerous moment. Any unnecessary intervention in that process increases risk, no matter how eager a doctor, competing for a patient's business, might be to promise to intervene so the child isn't born on Halloween or some other day.

 

[patchick]

We're talking about a person missing one of the biggest moments of their life to play a game.

I think that's a bit of a misrepresentation for an NFL quarterback. It's not to "to play a game," it's to do a highly skilled, highly paid job where dozens of other employees are counting on him at a critical juncture.

Believe me, as a mother I'm not taking the birth of a child lightly! But it is absolutely, positively NOT standard for NFL players to miss games for births. Practices yes, games no. They know this, and the mothers of their children know this.

This all kind of reminds me of how Kevin Faulk was peppered with questions about how Brady's marriage might change his focus, and he said "I got married a few years ago and nobody talked about that!" IOW this sort of thing happens all the time, nobody notices until it's Brady.