Years ago, baby showers were quite formal affairs where only a handful of women came together to give gifts and share horror
stories about their birth experiences.
But there are an equal amount of positive
stories about the birth experience, even in hospitals.
Not exact matches
I completely understand the well - intentioned
experiences that gave
birth to these words, but every time we insert «and then God showed up» into our
story or «God, we invite You here» into our prayer, we communicate something really confusing
about the Almighty.
Different
experiences can affect early breastfeeding success Labor and delivery aka your
birth story is something you will talk
about for years to come.
You'll learn
about her
experience with becoming and being pregnant, her decision to have a homebirth, the process she had working with midwives, the importance of social support during pregnancy, delivery, and after
birth, her entire
birth story, and lots more!
Or head over to our main
Birth Stories Section to read
about other types of birthing
experiences...
Please feel free to share your
story about what you did during your pregnancy /
birth, which contributed to your positive
birth experience, eg.
-LSB-...] has a
story (that I'm too squeamish to read)
about her
birth experiences.
Different
experiences can affect early breastfeeding success Labor and delivery aka your
birth story is something you will talk
about for years to
Or head over to the main
Birth Stories Section to read
about other types of birthing
experiences...
Both were great, hard but wonderful, and I found that reading a lot
about labour and
birth (both physiological and
stories) helped me to realise that I could influence my
experience hugely just by the attitude that I cultivated as pregnancy progressed and the mental «tools» I used during labour.
Slowly, the
story came out, first
about his
birth and adoption, and later
about his lived
experience of the process.
Our own Jennifer Lance has a
story (that I'm too squeamish to read)
about her
birth experiences.
Getting back to
birth, though, what I would like to see is more
birth centers, more midwives like the one in the NPR
story, and less of both the «classic» hospital birthing
experience and also less of NCB madness like «power birthing» (shudder) that I just this morning learned
about from a comment on this blog.
You can also talk to others
about their
experiences (including online in places such as mothering.com); read
stories; watch videos, (including Youtube) of home and hospital
births; and ideally attend the meeting of a homebirth group.
Unfortunately it wasn't the case for me during either of my children's
births, and plenty of moms have horror
stories about awful nurses ruining their
birth experiences.
And I would bet that the hospital horror
stories are more to do with the womens «feelings»
about her
birth experience rather than the actual damaged / dead babies from the home
birth horror
stories.
Over coffee yesterday, I opened up
about my
experience with a new girlfriend and she shared that her sister went through a difficult time after the
birth of both of her children and how it really helped to hear my
story since she was concerned she too might suffer from postpartum depression.
Both of them fell in love with the
birth process after going through it themselves with their first littles, and now between the two of them have
experienced hospital
birth, water
birth (at All
About Babies, of course), home
birth and cesarean section, giving them a truly comprehensive understanding of the beauty in each and every
birth story
As awesome as her
experiences were, if you are like me, Jessicca's home
birth story may be hard for you to hear
about.
Our couple today, Jessica and Seth Burdette, share their
story about doing what was best for their family and creating the
birth experience of their dreams.
Likewise, after giving
birth, you may feel a similar instinct to talk
about your
birth story and
experience.
Further, talk to your doctor
about their
experience with difficult
births and ask them to share some success
stories with you.