Most women who choose to have
a natural birth feel they have greater control over their labour; they choose whether or not they want pain relief, for example.
Which means she has twice as much experience as you do when it comes to what
natural birth feels like.
Not exact matches
The humanist movement in its turn gave him a confidence in human culture, a love of the classics and a connatural
feeling for language, for beauty in the form of words, and for words in their
natural setting of everyday language that eventually flowered in the German Bible, a whole language coming both to
birth and to a first apotheosis — a miracle of the sixteenth century to set beside the achievement of Shakespeare in England at the end of the century.
The saga continued with a letter to Link on 5 July: «I congratulate you on the
birth of your daughter Margaret... I looked forward to this with great eagerness so that you too might experience «the
natural» affection of parents for their children... We received the tools for the lathe, together with quadrant and clock... Tell Nicholas Endrisch that he should
feel free to ask me for copies of my books... Since I take nothing for my various works, I occasionally take a copy of a book if I want... The melons or pumpkins are growing and want to take up an immense amount of space; so do the gourds and water melons.
Yes they want to
feel empowered and blissed out, but the lack of trauma and the satisfaction a mother gets after a
natural birth all benefits the baby too.
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).
Families that chose to
birth at home or in the
birth center tend to view pregnancy and
birth as a
natural process, not an illness, and therefore
feel that the hospital or the «medical» model is not the appropriate approach to childbirth.
We have had other home
birth families state that they view pregnancy and
birth as a
natural process not an illness and therefore
felt that the hospital was not the appropriate approach to childbirth or that they wished for their older children to be present and engaged in the process.
But if you already
feel educated about the benefits of home
birth and
natural childbirth, it may be unnecessary to take a class that is going to spend a lot of time teaching you about the benefits of having a
natural birth!
So keep in mind that breastfeeding and the positioning may not
feel very
natural and comfortable immediately after the
birth of your baby.
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.
I
felt it was important to write about her story because there are ways to make a hospital
birth, even a C - section, if you or your OB
feel it's necessary, more «
natural» and
feel less like medical intervention.
Home
birth, mama is a nurse for maternity home health company, faced opposition but support from immediate family, had some formative and transformative experiences that were precursors for a deciding on a home
birth, devoured much research on positive
births and home
births and empowered herself with it, lots of visualisation, hand s and knees swaying, followed the urge to moan and it
felt good, bath,
natural endorphins produce a
feeling as «high as a kite»,
felt her own baby, skin to skin bonding, ready to have another one!
At the worst, there is a death and at the very least, a woman gets all psyched up to have a
natural birth along with her prenatal yoga class, only to
feel like a failure or get overly dissapointed when the fairy tale doesn't go down like they led her to expect.
She
feels betrayed and lied to by the
natural birth movement.
I had a
natural birth with her and
felt like it was easier to do the exercises.
Many women
feel that
birth is
natural process.
It can take longer to recover from an assisted delivery than a
natural birth; to begin with you may
feel very sore and uncomfortable but this should soon wear off and your midwife or doctor should be able to prescribe you some pain relief.
Bringing your new baby home after
birth is an exciting event, but it's perfectly
natural for new parents to
feel overwhelmed after they've left the hospital or
birth center.
However, as strongly as I
feel about drug - free,
natural births, I also respect my friends» and others»
birth choices.
In the days and weeks that followed I
felt let down that I hadn't gotten the
natural drug free
birth I believed would have been most ideal.
If you were planning to have a
natural birth but change your mind during labour, you shouldn't
feel disappointed or guilty; although most women are told about the pain caused by labour, nothing can prepare you for the actual
feeling and if you can't handle the pain without a little help this is completely normal.
You may
feel a little self - conscious about any lumps and bumps after giving
birth, but this is completely
natural and very few people will simply snap back into shape immediately, so give yourself time to adjust.
I was surprised when, despite a
natural home
birth and breastfeeding, I initially
felt that she was a stranger.
I too, had a
natural birth in the hospital and
feel so blessed.
I never
felt like I had to «fight the system» to have the
natural birth I wanted and I give our doula huge props for that!
Umm, so am in this position where I have to have a cesarean and I hear about this method called [laughs] the
natural cesarean and it really appeals to me because I
feel like it combines more of what I got with my vaginal
birth.
If you
feel inspired to learn how to optimize a normal physiologic
birth, to explore society's and your own beliefs, to be freed from excessive fear, or to understand how your
birth can be empowering and even pleasurable, you can attend The Childbearing Society's seminar on
natural birth.
In addition, as water
births are usually «
natural»
births, meaning done without pain medication, many women choose this method because it
feels more
natural.
And those that want a
natural birth, don't make those of us that don't want them
feel bad.
There are many mothers lately who want to have a
natural birth in an environment where they
feel safe.
I looked at the facts carefully those years ago, and despite my positive
feelings about
natural birth options, for personal and professional reasons, I chose the path of nursing as the safer choice for my patients / clients and myself.
Whether you believe in scheduled c - sections or you think women should give
birth in the
natural wilderness of their backyards, providing women with factual, non-biased information so that they can
feel empowered to make their own decisions should be the ultimate goal.
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.
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.
Her inspiration had come from the work of a Russian, Dr Igor Charkovsky, who in the 1970's had organised dolphin - assisted
births in the Black Sea and
felt that the common evolutionary origins of humans and dolphins in water explained a
natural affinity.
In a space where a woman
feels respected and heard, she will
feel safe enough to
birth in a way that is
natural and healthy for her and her baby.
They were hugely encouraging to me as I prepared myself for a
natural birth and I
feel like they played a big role in my success.
I experienced
natural childbirth with my first four sons and
felt an incredible sense of accomplishment and peace after their
births.
My only concern is that if I set myself up for a
natural birth, then I'll
feel disappointed in myself if I don't succeed.
i got in the shower & let the water meet my tears & something within me said - «this is the process sokhna, open to the process, open to the process»... that was the light... my mantra became «this is the process», & i returned to the bedroom... maria took my hands, looked me in the eyes & said «this is the process, sokhna...» i knew i was on my way... i rocked, squatted & allowed... maria checked me again & i was softening enough for maria to open the cervix the rest of the way... soon enough maria had massaged the cervix completely open & she told me to push... when she said this i filled with brilliance - i wanted to push, i wanted to
feel it, i wanted to see wayana... in just a few pushes wayana kamalah lioneye ra was born - i held her as she came out - i looked at this little one & she looked at me & i told her i was her mother... kayenn came over & i saw a baby in him... this
natural birth birthed my heart... i suddenly knew what kayenn needed, what i needed & what wayana would need... the placenta came soon after & maria helped me to bed... i really just wanted to look at my 2 babies - to stand over them & beam light, gratitude & promises of infinite love & support... i wanted a
natural birth, i had a
natural birth & it continues to this day... i am writing my
birth story on wayana's 15 month celebration...
Bonding with your newborn baby is supposed to be a
natural process, but many parents
feel concerned when bonds do not begin to form immediately after the
birth of their baby.
The Business of Being Born was one of the most impactful things I watched when first pregnant with my oldest daughter and it planted the seed, I
felt totally sure that a
natural home water
birth was what I wanted and it called to me.
It was a blessing to be in the care of women who
felt that
birth is a completely
natural normal process and their priority was a healthy baby and healthy mama.
Yet I also
feel as though we have lost much, as a result of our intense desire to control and ignore the
natural progression of
birth and breastfeeding.
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.
I have pointed out before (in my «Medicalization» blog mentioned in the first line of this) that no matter how strong or
natural -
birth educated you are, sometimes you just
feel pressured to go along with it.
Achieving the
natural birth that I hoped for — from start to finish — makes me
feel like I've conquered the world and when I look at my two precious sons I know for a fact that I am the most blessed woman in the world.
As important as it is to make
birth «
natural» again, we also have to stop the legacy of bad
birth stories that some people
feel compelled to dump on pregnant women.
My earlier
birth experiences have messed up my
feelings so much that I can not tell whether I really want another child, or just want another chance to have a
natural birth.