Comments on: Part I: Childbirth Today http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/ Crazy Sexy Life Tue, 22 May 2012 20:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Column 3 | Crazy Sexy Life http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-15770 Column 3 | Crazy Sexy Life Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:33 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-15770 [...] Denise Spatafora [...] [...] Denise Spatafora [...]

]]> By: Laura http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14542 Laura Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:02:51 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14542 i just think it should be noted that all women should be fully aware that the birth of a child is both a beautiful and also extremely complex time(physiologically speaking) for both the mother and child. i completely support a move back to more natural methods, but it is very important to know that REAL complications do happen. and back in the past("better days"-as many seem to spout) when such complications arose those babies usually did not survive. i just recently had my full-term newborn son die shortly after birth due to still undetermined causes. i did have a c-section, and i fully believe that had i delivered vaginally he would have died during delivery. the outcome would have been the same, but i can only imagine how many more "what ifs" would have tortured me if medical care had not been immediately available. i just think it should be noted that all women should be fully aware that the birth of a child is both a beautiful and also extremely complex time(physiologically speaking) for both the mother and child. i completely support a move back to more natural methods, but it is very important to know that REAL complications do happen. and back in the past(“better days”-as many seem to spout) when such complications arose those babies usually did not survive. i just recently had my full-term newborn son die shortly after birth due to still undetermined causes. i did have a c-section, and i fully believe that had i delivered vaginally he would have died during delivery. the outcome would have been the same, but i can only imagine how many more “what ifs” would have tortured me if medical care had not been immediately available.

]]> By: Angela http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14539 Angela Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:01:55 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14539 this article is very informative ! Thank you for all of your wonderful insight :). I have alot of health issues that would make me a "high risk pregnancy" if i ever become pregnant. I have diabetes among other issues. any advice on natural birthing with health issues? this article is very informative ! Thank you for all of your wonderful insight :). I have alot of health issues that would make me a “high risk pregnancy” if i ever become pregnant. I have diabetes among other issues. any advice on natural birthing with health issues?

]]> By: Mae http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14489 Mae Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:13:44 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14489 Great article- if only women could embrace the power of birthing naturally. Both of my birth experiences left me feeling connected to womanhood- the legacy of mothering that dates back to the beginning. Breastfeeding has been a similar experience. A gift to be able to provide nourishment and enhance the mother baby bond. But women seem to face so many obstacles on the path to natural mothering. i have known so many who have given up- it breaks my heart. But i can only stay strong the path that i have been blessed to take and hope to inspire others. My third is due in November and i look forward to partaking in the ritual of birthing and mothering in the ancestral way. Great article- if only women could embrace the power of birthing naturally. Both of my birth experiences left me feeling connected to womanhood- the legacy of mothering that dates back to the beginning. Breastfeeding has been a similar experience. A gift to be able to provide nourishment and enhance the mother baby bond. But women seem to face so many obstacles on the path to natural mothering. i have known so many who have given up- it breaks my heart. But i can only stay strong the path that i have been blessed to take and hope to inspire others. My third is due in November and i look forward to partaking in the ritual of birthing and mothering in the ancestral way.

]]> By: Callie Wheeler http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14488 Callie Wheeler Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:13:47 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14488 What a wonderful article and what a wonderful conversation maker you have written I cannot wait until tomorrow. I suppose you are taken aback by all sorts of stories. Women have awful experiences in the hospital and some having awful experiences at home. When I finally gave birth to my son. After several late term miscarriages. I was fully engaged in every aspect of the experience. I decided who was in the room, what the doc.'s roll would be and how much and when I wanted to be medicated. I can say that it is wonderful that you can find doctors and hospitals that are ready willing and able to give you the birth experience you want, with compromises for emergencies.. I think the c-section option has gone to far, and we have to see that our bodies and the babies is made to go thru this process. Can I say I would go drug free.. no but I would be present and open and available again. I hope everyone takes as much time to interview the doc as she takes to make any decision. Your partner and your caregiver are essential in keeping control over the birth of your baby. Thanks for the intriquing thought provoking article. Callie What a wonderful article and what a wonderful conversation maker you have written I cannot wait until tomorrow. I suppose you are taken aback by all sorts of stories. Women have awful experiences in the hospital and some having awful experiences at home. When I finally gave birth to my son. After several late term miscarriages. I was fully engaged in every aspect of the experience. I decided who was in the room, what the doc.’s roll would be and how much and when I wanted to be medicated. I can say that it is wonderful that you can find doctors and hospitals that are ready willing and able to give you the birth experience you want, with compromises for emergencies.. I think the c-section option has gone to far, and we have to see that our bodies and the babies is made to go thru this process. Can I say I would go drug free.. no but I would be present and open and available again. I hope everyone takes as much time to interview the doc as she takes to make any decision. Your partner and your caregiver are essential in keeping control over the birth of your baby. Thanks for the intriquing thought provoking article. Callie

]]> By: Christine http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14486 Christine Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:22:41 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14486 I was traumatized by the birth of my second child (I have three). I was left alone in a room, while the medical staff prepared for my C-section. I was told I had to have a C-section with my first child, so all my subsequent deliveries were also via C-section. I wish I had known about Birthing Centers or midwives back then. I had allergic reactions to the medications they gave me in the hospital, and immediately suffered a panic attack after being given Demerol. I breastfed my first child, tried for a few months to breastfeed my second, and didn't breastfeed my third at all. The consequences of have a C-section still affect me today. With my third child, my C-section incision was infected, so my doc put me on endless rounds of antibiotics, which caused me stomach problems that still persist today (15 months later). I also suffer from panic attacks / generalized anxiety, which started after the birth of my second child. Thank you for writing this article. Women need to know what they're in for so they can make an informed decision. I was traumatized by the birth of my second child (I have three). I was left alone in a room, while the medical staff prepared for my C-section. I was told I had to have a C-section with my first child, so all my subsequent deliveries were also via C-section. I wish I had known about Birthing Centers or midwives back then. I had allergic reactions to the medications they gave me in the hospital, and immediately suffered a panic attack after being given Demerol. I breastfed my first child, tried for a few months to breastfeed my second, and didn’t breastfeed my third at all. The consequences of have a C-section still affect me today. With my third child, my C-section incision was infected, so my doc put me on endless rounds of antibiotics, which caused me stomach problems that still persist today (15 months later). I also suffer from panic attacks / generalized anxiety, which started after the birth of my second child. Thank you for writing this article. Women need to know what they’re in for so they can make an informed decision.

]]> By: Brooke http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14484 Brooke Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:38:54 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14484 Thank you for this blog! I was just talking to my best friend last night about all this. She has two kids, both of which she delivered vaginally in a hospital with pain medication. She tried breastfeeding the first one, but she didn't stick with it and she didn't even try on her second kid. I told her that I did not want to have my baby in a hospital and that I would rather go to a birthing center. Ideally, I would like it at home, but there is such a stigma with that now that I think it would be hard to convince even my boyfriend to do it. Anyways, she told me I was crazy for not wanting to go to the hospital. She asked me what I would do if something went wrong. People act like the birthing process is so delicate and that problems are very likely. I tend to believe that the birthing process was made to prevent problems and it has been occurring since humans have been on this planet. If there was really that big of a risk for problems, how did all of us get here? And, a lot of problems are up to the mother to prevent. With proper nutrition and education, I believe most problems would never occur. That's just my two cents ;-) Looking forward to part II! Thank you for this blog! I was just talking to my best friend last night about all this. She has two kids, both of which she delivered vaginally in a hospital with pain medication. She tried breastfeeding the first one, but she didn’t stick with it and she didn’t even try on her second kid. I told her that I did not want to have my baby in a hospital and that I would rather go to a birthing center. Ideally, I would like it at home, but there is such a stigma with that now that I think it would be hard to convince even my boyfriend to do it. Anyways, she told me I was crazy for not wanting to go to the hospital. She asked me what I would do if something went wrong. People act like the birthing process is so delicate and that problems are very likely. I tend to believe that the birthing process was made to prevent problems and it has been occurring since humans have been on this planet. If there was really that big of a risk for problems, how did all of us get here? And, a lot of problems are up to the mother to prevent. With proper nutrition and education, I believe most problems would never occur. That’s just my two cents ;-)

Looking forward to part II!

]]> By: Sarah http://crazysexylife.com/2009/part-i-childbirth-today/comment-page-1/#comment-14480 Sarah Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:18:28 +0000 http://crazysexylife.com/?p=4101#comment-14480 Can't wait for tomorrow! thank you for your words. metta Can’t wait for tomorrow! thank you for your words.
metta

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