tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post5833965248132753422..comments2023-10-26T04:41:06.155-07:00Comments on Mama Birth: Real Thoughts On Why Natural Birth RocksMama Birthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08117513287607189564noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-21753309295706457082012-09-24T10:45:19.473-07:002012-09-24T10:45:19.473-07:00agreed...and this opinion of mine may offend many ...agreed...and this opinion of mine may offend many as well...Women who tell me they tried a natural birth but were unable in the end to not choose the epidural or have some other invasive procedure done never actually tried a natural birth and don't understand what a natural birth is. Natural birth doesn't just mean it was done without pain meds. Natural birth is a completely different model of care for woman and baby than what hospitals can ever offer even if they have a wonderful birthing center because they are still created within the medical model which focuses on medical problems, statistics, monitors, and medical solutions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-86847689848026880912012-05-23T17:10:19.354-07:002012-05-23T17:10:19.354-07:00PREACH IT SISTER!!!!!PREACH IT SISTER!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-44170679957240930112012-01-24T22:03:15.377-08:002012-01-24T22:03:15.377-08:00This is one of my all-time favorite posts of yours...This is one of my all-time favorite posts of yours. Natural birth will always be better for mother and baby in the short and long run for mankind. I don't know why people need to see studies that prove various points indicating unnecessary interventions are harmful. They are harmful!!!Paalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061934888431586938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-78910393904847109032012-01-23T08:33:34.202-08:002012-01-23T08:33:34.202-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jill Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105234771399630017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-55105430035511720162012-01-23T08:32:58.953-08:002012-01-23T08:32:58.953-08:00I really don't agree with anything you said. Y...I really don't agree with anything you said. Your opinion is right for YOU. That is it. It's not right for ME even though you think it is (according to your very last sentence). I don't like pain, I don't want to feel my shit tear, I don't want to feel a ring of fire. I had an epi and guess what? That sense of empowerment you speak of? I felt it too. I grew and delivered a miracle. I have never been more proud of anything I have ever done in my life. And I did it my way-the best way for me. The RIGHT way for me. So sorry to say-your opinion that you think you are right (again, which you say at the end of your blog) is actually wrong.Jill Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105234771399630017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-22126726581302285842012-01-12T21:10:49.997-08:002012-01-12T21:10:49.997-08:00I am glad you acknowledged having a c section beca...I am glad you acknowledged having a c section because of a breach baby, my first child was breach and i had a scheduled c section at 37 weeks because of low fluid among other complications, i would have had a vbac with my second however he was breach and i went into labor at 37 weeks before my scheduled c section...the doctors didnt give me a choice with my third child at all...i went into labor at 34.5 weeks and was rushed to an emergency c section after which my child spent 10 days in the nicu...he was the only one i was successfully able to breast feed and i had to pump because he wasnt strong enough to suckle...you wrote this article in a way that i didnt feel like you were attacking those that had childbirths that were not ideal, i very much wanted to do natural birth and breast feeding but it just wasnt in the cards. many people have made me feel guilty or bad about it in the past but i have now come to terms with the fact that these things were out of my control. :)penguinof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/09281041140816607555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-1747868266320015932012-01-06T18:23:49.691-08:002012-01-06T18:23:49.691-08:00I agree with you that natural birth is such a grea...I agree with you that natural birth is such a great option for women and is overlooked so often. I am pregnant with my first and plan to have a home birth assuming that all goes well and there are no complications come "D" day. I do wish that awareness of natural/home births and the use of midwives was higher in the US. People can be so ignorant and stubborn sometimes, and I don't see how in most other countries (not just 3rd world) midwives are the go to option more so than OB's. C-sections are extremely damaging, and I agree about epidurals... I have had so many people suggest that I get one or that I deliver in a hospital. I've had people tell me that I'm putting myself and my unborn baby in danger because of the decision I'm making to consciously deliver with a midwife at home. It irritates me so much! I don't know if you've watched "The Business of Being Born" or not, but it's really fantastic. You can get it on netflix. That video really opened my eyes even more and made me want to have a home birth no questions asked. I know so many people who have given birth at home and it's been great for them, I can only hope that all will go well for my birthing experience in a few more months :) Thank you for not being afraid to voice your opinion on the matter!Liza Burfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736068647310543875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-72910387547529557142011-12-18T02:18:23.948-08:002011-12-18T02:18:23.948-08:00I totally agree with everything you write. It is h...I totally agree with everything you write. It is hard to explain why we believe what we believe when so many women think we are crazy to want natural, unmedicated births, we just believe its best. But it doesn't just happen these days, we have to prepare for it both mentally and physically otherwise, we could make a small wrong choice i.e. induction and suddenly be overwhelmed by the whole gravy train of medical interventions. Usually ending in a confused and disorientated Mum and baby - how did we get here?Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039371111105952706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-15444901593870708932011-11-16T16:43:51.972-08:002011-11-16T16:43:51.972-08:00This is why I love you. And yes, I said love. I ...This is why I love you. And yes, I said love. I hope I haven't scared you! heheCarmen@Cluster Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861280610163609082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-19410078451911926442011-11-16T09:17:43.480-08:002011-11-16T09:17:43.480-08:00Amen, sister.
Amen.
I think most of us simply ne...Amen, sister.<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />I think most of us simply need to find a balance between having an opinion, and using that opinion to make others feel shitty. I know I've made other feel shitty before, not because of anything I've said, but because they KNOW how I feel about birth and they think they've disappointed. This drives me nuts! And bums me out! And makes me want to bang my head into a wall! Just because I WANT what is healthiest and best for others doesn't mean I think less of them. This is hard to convey though, and it's a message that isn't as much about the sender as much as it is about the receiver. People are really sensitive about choices like that, and a PART of me believes it's because sometimes even the gal with the planned c-section knows in her heart that maybe it isn't BEST for her. And then, there are those women who really are fine with however their birth goes. I'm not one of those gals, but hey.<br /><br />I just wish we could have our opinions and not be so allienating at the same time. You seem to do a great job at this. Keep it up!Rachel @ Lautaret Bohemiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386970771824268791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-46886674430786256152011-11-14T20:04:08.873-08:002011-11-14T20:04:08.873-08:00Ya'll crack me UP! But I can guarantee you do...Ya'll crack me UP! But I can guarantee you don't want to know what I think all the time. And I am afraid I would scare off those searching but thinking this stuff is a little weird.Mama Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117513287607189564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-13048792483636932332011-11-14T18:57:55.003-08:002011-11-14T18:57:55.003-08:00It's so sad that we have to tip toe around thi...It's so sad that we have to tip toe around things that shouldn't even be offensive, things that can generally be considered "true". Thank you for making your point-- you're right. And why shouldn't we try our best to have what's best?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-24387497534348608762011-11-14T17:41:39.282-08:002011-11-14T17:41:39.282-08:00Totally agree with this- I am much more a black-an...Totally agree with this- I am much more a black-and-white person, also. I try not to make people feel bad about their decisions, (after all, it's done!), but I want to convey to them that there is something better they could try for the future.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023597333983625037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-46821724995884549332011-11-14T17:33:14.094-08:002011-11-14T17:33:14.094-08:00Ok so can you from now on just write your opinion ...Ok so can you from now on just write your opinion and not water it down for the PC people? Who cares if you lose followers, you will gain more devotion from the ones who KNOW natural birth is better :)wholelifelearninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555807555483350258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-45261317841112500062011-11-14T17:28:25.574-08:002011-11-14T17:28:25.574-08:00sigh. That is exactly it! I feel about birth like ...sigh. That is exactly it! I feel about birth like I did about religion when I was a missionary. There is this really really great thing, and why doesn't everyone want it?! I get it, but I still think doing it the way nature intended is better. so be it.Paula -- CutieFruityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224966610792428165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-72070670547810109092011-11-14T12:05:08.944-08:002011-11-14T12:05:08.944-08:00*FIST PUMP*
By far my fave post you've writte...*FIST PUMP*<br /><br />By far my fave post you've written. Agree a million percent!!!Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-57448440272032099252011-11-14T09:39:04.577-08:002011-11-14T09:39:04.577-08:00....sometimes it takes someone with balls to say w.......sometimes it takes someone with balls to say what every else is to afraid to say. : )AmandaRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057331670582864051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-59744923473541602502011-11-14T07:23:39.847-08:002011-11-14T07:23:39.847-08:00Thank you for this post! I have felt exactly like ...Thank you for this post! I have felt exactly like you - trapped between wanting to be supportive of other women, but knowing in my heart that I believe differently than they do. I love how well-written this is!<br /><br />Incidentally, you mention "Dr. Lisa." I was thinking that you and Mrs. BWF ought to write an official letter to the "Doctors" show, one that all us us online friends can sign. A petition to have someone like Ina May Gaskin or Dr. Odent to come on the show WITHOUT Dr. Lisa (or Jillian, for that matter!) to present a clear picture of the natural birthing side. Just a thought (I would do write the petition, but I'm not "influential" in the same sense as you and Mrs. BWF).<br /><br />Thanks for such a great blog!Accaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833872889762681044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-23534214311456849062011-11-13T20:18:00.916-08:002011-11-13T20:18:00.916-08:00I am with you 100% on this one! I had a c-section...I am with you 100% on this one! I had a c-section with my first because I was told I didn't have any other choice when they found out she was breech (6 hours after my water broke). I was able to have a wonderful natural hospital VBAC for my son. I CANNOT wrap my head around the idea that someone would CHOOSE surgery and, after getting the spinal for my c-section, I would never want to feel paralyzed again, so I don't really understand the appeal of an epidural. I don't think I'm better than others either, but I do think I made the right birh choices for my VBAC. I join your quest to educate and empower women! Keep up the amazing blog. My birth stories are here: http://thelittlethings-hedges.blogspot.com/2011/10/birth-stories.htmlJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574633391551335184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-64871451620442902202011-11-13T19:24:54.830-08:002011-11-13T19:24:54.830-08:00Well.... yes!!! Agree!Well.... yes!!! Agree!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4936905206079131856.post-70172874599985496562011-11-13T19:12:32.880-08:002011-11-13T19:12:32.880-08:00We think a lot alike. There's no part at all i...We think a lot alike. There's no part at all in this where I start to hate you even a little!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com