(not even a day old!)
I know that not every mom can have a quick labor that helps one manage the pain successfully. But I also know that, after speaking to a lot of moms I knew, many did not realize that they had a choice when it came to birthing. And it was OKAY to feel pain while in labor. And to love the feeling of personal success and adrenaline that came afterwards.
There is a new documentary out, primarily created by Riki Lake. It is called The Business of Being Born. If you've ever wondered about things like increased C-section rates, encouragement of epidural drugs, Pitocin to bring on contractions (that were probably slowed by epidurals), why people would use midwives (um, worldwide this is a pretty common practice), or what I was thinking when I made my choices, watch the trailer for the film. Or the film if you can. They didn't have this film around two years ago when I was doing my research into birthing. I was lucky enough to read the powerful book Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf. Although most of it scared the hell out of me at the time, I came to realize that birthing has been done FOREVER and that the medical industry does view it as a business nowadays. I chose to by-pass that and get personal care from a great group of midwives. And I grunted and moaned like you wouldn't believe, but never lost focus. Okay, I did need oxygen at the end (stopped breathing-- kept pushing!) and during the crowning the pain was incredible...
Just getting you, my readers, to think about this important issue once again ;)
P.S. Check out this story on cloth diapers... My favorite place has opened a retail store in Ithaca!
2 comments:
Ad's putting it on my netflix list! I saw the trailer a while back but just found out through a friend that it's coming to netflix soon! I wanted a natural birth too, but pre-e with number 1, a sudden hike in bp towards the end of number 2 and it's induction x 2. If people knew the possible results of induction, they wouldn't be begging for it as soon as they hit 37wks. it was not fun.. and the first time was very scary.
I wanted to have as natural pregnancy as well as labor and I got all of that. Just like you said, I got 3 out of 4 wishes come true (no water birth for me too). I kind of had a drug but not epidural. I was also satisfied how well I did the whole thing. I'd love to experience the same way...even more natural birth next time around if there is a next time. Mina
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