I asked the moms on my Facebook page what they're
doing about natural birth control, and around 500 of them replied.
Not exact matches
In both cases you should be aware of statistics — for hospital — # of c / s, % induction, infant mortality, morbidity stats, attitude towards postdates, procedure for postdates, attitude towards
natural birth (if you want one), VBAC rates (tells you alot
about how medicalized their vision is even if you don't need one), etc..
I definitely worry when I think
about how popular culture is making all my fellow women of the world view
natural, normal
birth as only for «masochists, women who don't shave their armpits and have children named Moon Flower»
Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to
do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a
natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up
about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to
birth my next two at home).
Whilst many mothers opt for a
natural birth it can become just too painful so you shouldn't feel bad
about it if you
do require some help.
It wasn't until... oh...
about a week before my son was born that I started really getting into the
natural movement... way to late to
do anything but make minor changes to my
birth plan.
They forgot
about the oxytocin... My vaginal
birth not having messed things up (and the pitocin having even increased my
natural levels... shh don't tell anyone), I was able to chill out and send the occasional text message without the usual fight or flight response caused by texting while I get on the freeway (wait a minute, I thought fight or flight was the response caused in all the other drivers when they see you texting).
He was a little baby but a
natural birth and we were discharged 8 hours later to the at - home team — they came and checked on him every day, weighed him and watched a feed and spoke to us
about how we were
doing.
BF is, of course, the
natural thing, but if everything else
about my pregnancy /
birth had been
done the
natural way both me and my daughter would be dead right now.
When a woman chooses not to have a drug - free
birth experience, women who believe in the superiority of
natural birth tend to think of her as less - than: she took the easy way out; she just doesn't get it; she probably doesn't really care
about her health, or her baby's health, as much as I care
about mine.
I didn't know at the time that Susan and the nurse had conspired to get another doctor in the room who was a big advocate of me having a
natural birth, so much so that he had been talking
about us since we checked in.
Many families want the advice and
natural birth expertise that Midwives have to offer, and want to take advantage of a wealth of information
about herbal, homeopathic and essential oil remedies, but would feel safer birthing in a hospital or
birth center setting, or perhaps have a physical condition that
does not allow for home
birth.
This is not a discussion
about sin, rather it's an example (such as those used in medical school) of how the ideals of
natural childbirth
do not translate well into the realities of pregnancy, labor and
birth.
You may need to learn a complete mindset shift, especially if you
do not know anything
about natural birth, or have not been around it as women were throughout history; this is extremely important if you don't feel confident, have lots of fear and
do not feel supported.
I learned
about Bellefit 9 months after I had a
natural birth, I didn't think it was going to help me at all, but I was wrong!
Women are indoctrinated to believe that there is something desirable and superior
about natural birth and brainwashed to fear hospital «interventions» and that
does sometimes lead them to avoid OBs.
My boyfriend and I have always talked
about a
natural birth and your story is inspirational, I don't plan on having a baby anytime in the near future, but I might have to ask you a few questions when it comes time;]!
That said, I didn't choose a
natural birth because the experience was all
about me.
In nursing school we don't really talk
about natural births at all.
What makes me sick are the people who encouraged this woman to try something for which she was not a good candidate, and who lied to her
about the safety of same, and who pushed her into feeling that how she gave
birth was so important, and who are now neglecting her when she needs them and trying to sweep her and her baby under the rug and pretend her loss didn't occur because it doesn't fit in with their «
natural birth is the only way» mindset.
And so I talk
about the
birth preference plan at our very first visit becausewhat
does «
natural» mean?
Our country needs to step up to the plate in educating women
about the benefits of
natural birth, and we need to help women actually
do it — not just hear
about it.
I don't agree with the tone of midwives and
natural birth advocates who talk
about «
birth rape» and vilify all doctors either.
After hearing Dr. Gena speak
about the importance of chiropractic care during pregnancy at the VBAC workshop, I couldn't wait to visit Dr. Gena's practice in Plantation for this amazing
Natural Birth and Baby event and learn more
about what she
does and how it enriches moms - to - be lives!
When I learned more
about how
natural birth process works and how women's body goes along with it with the help of its hormones, all I could think «it makes so much sense, why didn't I know
about this?
Summer — I think I know exactly how you feel, because it's how I feel when people make inaccurate assumptions and generalizations
about women and babies who didn't have a
natural birth (I had an emergency c - section at 28 weeks, and my baby is the happiest one I've ever met).
I'm 28 weeks now with my first child, and scared
about giving
birth... I will probably go for a C - section that doesn't hurt as bad as
natural birth.
With the second child, I
did have an epidural, but I was on the verge of saying I didn't want it after all, because I seemed to be handling the contractions well, having read a lot
about natural birth in the couple of years between kids.
There are many websites you can visit that talk
about «positive
natural birth» if you
do a search.
Women often hear
about natural births or C - sections, but rarely
do we hear much
about VBACs.
They are believing the claims put forward
about home
birth being just as safe as hospital
birth and
birth being a
natural process that doesn't need interference.
But the rise in popularity of so - called
natural or gentle
births, where the focus often becomes ensuring that the mother has a certain type of
birth experience, means that we don't always talk
about the very real risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth.
In case you don't read any further, I want to assure anyone reading this that has doubts
about a
natural birth with For Women, that it is absolutely possible.
«Well, how
about natural birth... I mean,
do a lot of your patients have unmedicated
births?»
Not only
do we need to teach our daughters
about breastfeeding and
natural births, but someday our sons will grow up and be the main support system.
Ina May also went into some detail
about the traveling she has
done as a speaker and a researcher and how much, rich information on
natural birth is being lost to history and can now only be found in very rare and often out of print medical books.
Don't just read
about natural birth, work through the exercises to gain skill and confidence while identifying the tools most likely to help you in labor.
Also what we don't understand
about how easy and
natural it is for some people to be active while an extremely difficult for others almost from
birth (interesting studies).
When I learned more
about how
natural birth process works and how women's body goes along with it with the help of its hormones, all I could think «it makes so much sense, why didn't I know
about this?
I also
did a
natural birth and pushed for the most part at my home and then
about an hour and half at birthing center.
Most doctors
do care for their patients but may not have all of the information
about how unnecessary interventions undermine the
natural birth process.
Sometimes when people talk
about «
natural»
birth control, they mean a
birth control method that doesn't have hormones.