Sentences with phrase «thought of a natural birth»

Thanks for sharing, the thought of a natural birth has always scared the hell out of me but the older I get the more the idea appeals.

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I think part of this is coming because natural & home births are becoming more and more popular, which is terrifying to hospitals and (mostly male) doctors.

Like many of you, I thought natural birth and home birth were things that granola eating hippy - ish freaks did.

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»

Although I admire the Aspen Women's Center's honesty, I find it truly offensive that they imply that if a woman wants a doula, natural birth, or has a birth plan, she is not concerned with the welfare and health of her baby (so much more personal than «unborn child» don't you think?)

I thought birth was always a natural & easy process - all of the women in my life had easy, quick, complication - free births (including a vaginal breech birth)- so I was unprepared for the pain and the stress and the complications involved with my own 1st birth.

Most moms do what «sbest for their kids.And yes, there are women out there who legitimately can not bf, so formula is a WONDERFUL choice for them.I exclusively bf both of mine, but think it's okay to ff if you don't have enough milk.there are other situations where i think it's selfish.As for drugs during pregnancy and birth, I had to take 3 doses of medication while pregnant so that I could eat.my morning sickness was so bad I couldn't even keep water down.I made the choice to do that so I didn't starve my unborn child, but I only took what was neccessary to keep something down, and then had no other drugs and plan not to until my son is done bf.And as for the «natural» baby, carcinogens are EVERYWHERE, even in your organic food.in this industrialized world you can not get away from them, and to attack other moms for their choices is a sad statement of your morality and on how your child's persoality is going to turn out.also, having multiple kids is definately more demanding than one.

Soon after those thoughts popped in my head, our doula arrived (Josh called her at some point to let her know we were going to the hospital) and was helping me with positions while we waited to be called back, and my thoughts of giving up on a natural birth went away.

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.

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.

There is a certain type of person that thinks why the natural birth movement comes out with is a nicer story.

I think all of the preparation I did helped me immensely and I would say that for women who want a natural birth too: educate yourself, become an expert on your birth, be positive and surround yourself with caring people.

I truly do believe that all women are capable of having a natural birth (barring any serious complications, which are far more rare than people think).

I am beyond confused as to what you think is ignorance — believing that a woman's body that was designed to give birth is going to do just that unless something stops it... or believing that a doctor that has probably never seen a natural birth nor experienced pregnancy or birth themselves (because most OB's that I've encountered have not experienced either situation) is capable of knowing what each individual woman is needing??

I had a natural birth plan and thought that it would be followed in hospital, but I was just told that a lot of things had to be done because it was» hospital policy» to do them, whether I liked them or not... My baby ended up in distress and I had an emergency C - section.

You skewed my words regarding «managing» my birth... the whole point of the midwife is to alert the mother of the possibility of a problem, just like an OB so then a proper course of action can be taken... I was merely saying that they don't think of birth as a medical emergency from the beginning, requiring things that are unnecessary, like constant monitoring because it's easier than intermittent monitoring, or restricting maternal intake because the doctor could get puked on, or have fecal matter excreted during delivery is selfish (and yes, I know, the mother could aspirate, but the rate of that is low too... and I'm not saying they need to eat a steak dinner... but denying a drink of water, or a popsicle during a long labor is just ridiculous, as is rushing a natural process for convenience sake.)

While I believe giving birth should be a natural experience (because of the number of unnecessary inductions for convenience, Pitocin augmentation that led to early epidural that ended with a C - S for failure to progress) I would have to say that the thought of an unassisted birth at home is the scariest thing I have heard lately.

I don't think there are many of us women who've experienced a natural home birth with this exact positioning and just wanted to give you a shout out.

«I think there's more of a natural birth subculture going on with white women — an interest in a low - intervention birth in a familiar setting.»

I too think that the time and energy would be better spent educating woman on the benefits of natural, vaginal birth and the true risks of elective c - section rather than re-branding c - sections as «natural».

I think the strength you exhibited in the face of tragedy trumps the strength it takes to have a «natural» birth 10x over.

I thought that natural birth meant pain and a lot of suffering.

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 think a lot of people don't really understand natural birth because it's so rare in our culture.

I have to admit that I felt pretty proud of myself for already implementing many of the simple and amazing ideas for natural family living experiments, and although I would love to try almost everything on this list, when I thought of what was actually a pressing matter for me, I realized that nothing is probably more important to me at this point than preparing to have a natural birth in May.

*» Natural Hospital Birth» by Cynthia Gabriel (required for certification) * «The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth» by Henci Goer * «Gentle Birth Choices» by Barbara Harper * «A Good Birth, a Safe Birth» by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer * «Birth Reborn» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Birth Partner» by Penny Simkin * «Unassisted Childbirth» by Laura Shanley * «Birthing From Within» by Pam England * «Active Birth» by Janet Balaskas * «Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn» by Simkin, Whaley and Keppler «New Natural Pregnancy» by Janet Balaskas «Women Giving Birth» by Limberg and Smulders «Special Delivery» by Rahima Baldwin «Waterbirth: A Midwife's Perspective» by Susan Napierala * «Back Labor No More» by Janie King «The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth» by Sheila Kitzinger «Mothering the Mother» by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus «Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook» by Paulina Perez «The Birth Book» by Martha and William Sears * «The Scientification of Love» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Farmer and the Obstetrician» by Michel Odent, MD

Commonly called a Blessingway, it is a gathering of women who support each other, not just during birth but also through the natural transitions of life, who believe in a woman's innate strength as a mom, and keeps her in their thoughts and prayers.

Definitely I think that the emotional stress was there, I have a 4 at the birth of my second baby because I was more afraid of breastfeeding than I was the natural child birth that I had planned.

The picture a lot of expecting moms have when they think about natural birth is a mother having a baby in a bathtub at home.

«I think in general, what's available to people in hospitals has become pretty far removed from a natural child birth,» said Lorrie Kaplan, executive director of the American College of Nurse - Midwives.

I was also quite glad that I had informed my doctor of my birth plans and even though they were a conservative practice, I did think they tried their best to accommodate me and give me a natural delivery.

It is natural to feel fear when thinking of giving birth naturally, especially if you live in western culture.

This happened to me with my CNM - led hospital birth — I thought that pitocin was evil and nearly always unnecessary, and so viewed the CNM who ordered it as standing in the way of me getting my natural birth.

For my first birth I intended to go natural but it didn't work out that way and I think much of it was my own fear and inexperience.

I think that natural birth leads to less interventions, and less interventions leads to a higher chance of a low key vaginal birth and a smoother post partum recovery and possibly an easier start with breastfeeding.

I think it is really awesome that she is is bringing attention to the power and joy of a natural birth.

At the time all I was worried about was his survival, but as he grew and we knew he would be coming home with us someday, I started to think about how to let go of my birth plans but keep the intention — to be a natural parent, even to a preemie.

As I prepare to assist at the births of several of my doula clients, I thought it was fitting to write a post about tips and strategies for a natural labor.

Thank you Dr. Amy as I found your blog while crying over what happened a day after and it simultaneously educated me and comforted me of my PTSD of that incident and to know I wasn't alone in thinking natural birth was a sham and my pain was real.

As I prepare to assist at the births of several of my doula clients, I thought it was fitting to write a post about tips and strategies for a natural labor.

So that's one case that was unavoidable just thought I would put that out there as they are not always avoidable and some of us don't get a chance to have a beautiful natural birth

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 don't forget that somebody said, «Oh, I don't think you'll even be allowed to try for a natural birth,» insinuating that because of my size I'd be an automatic C - Section.

I think it hits the nail on the head with some of the questions so many women ask about the point of natural birth.

Overall though, I think this is a great post to get some of the information out there to the general public about natural birth, something I think American women are sold short on.

If you make / think positive statements like «I'm not afraid, I know my body was designed for this,» then you will go into labor with the confidence to accomplish your goal of a natural birth.