tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post8891840316396198061..comments2024-03-29T09:49:40.994-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Another Day, Another Batch Of ThoughtsMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37854683570322224632020-03-02T09:44:38.385-05:002020-03-02T09:44:38.385-05:00Such interesting convos you have here!Such interesting convos you have here!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18510400866997189552020-03-02T09:43:12.294-05:002020-03-02T09:43:12.294-05:00I really do feel as if my son was assaulted during...I really do feel as if my son was assaulted during childbirth. He arrived with a black eye and two cuts on his head from the forceps. He was a larger baby, presenting face first, poor little guy. I have often wondered how this difficult arrival affected his personality. He’s a good boy, but hyper attentive to the world. Nothing passes beneath his notice. I wish I could have given him a more peaceful birth. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-40664858188101930962020-02-25T18:07:23.725-05:002020-02-25T18:07:23.725-05:00You're so right, Linda Sue. Say what you will,...You're so right, Linda Sue. Say what you will, birth is the creation of life and as such, it is completely exquisite. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-60020000563209909792020-02-25T18:06:22.326-05:002020-02-25T18:06:22.326-05:00I think that your last sentence sums it all up per...I think that your last sentence sums it all up perfectly! <br />I've never seen a goat give birth! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68230488634871192732020-02-25T18:05:39.727-05:002020-02-25T18:05:39.727-05:00That's exactly how I felt, Ellen! Just sheer e...That's exactly how I felt, Ellen! Just sheer euphoria! I love looking at birth pictures because almost every mother shows that emotion on her face after her baby is born. It's a life-changing moment, for sure. <br />And somehow, I am not surprised that you refused pain medication. You're that sort of woman! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-75071465062264625552020-02-25T18:04:10.721-05:002020-02-25T18:04:10.721-05:00Oh, poor you. I don't remember the episiotomy ...Oh, poor you. I don't remember the episiotomy very much from when Hank was born. Of course I never got another, delivering at home. I will tell you that I delivered Lily, who weighed over ten pounds (there was shoulder dystocia) without tearing. The perineum is an amazing piece of muscle. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-60745352407620954472020-02-25T18:02:40.942-05:002020-02-25T18:02:40.942-05:00"In a tragic sort of way..." For sure!
..."In a tragic sort of way..." For sure! <br />Luckily, I've never had a root canal without drugs but I will tell you that the kidney stone I had once was not QUITE as painful as childbirth was to me. I'm so glad for you that you got through the delivery so well. I am sure that you taught that doctor and the nurses a thing or two! Hurray for you, Mary!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-31083061205733896952020-02-25T18:00:52.420-05:002020-02-25T18:00:52.420-05:00Sloths ARE incredibly popular right now. It's ...Sloths ARE incredibly popular right now. It's crazy! August sure loves them. <br />Your mother probably didn't remember much about her deliveries. And you're probably right about the drugs. <br />I feel certain, however, that neither a cabbage leaf nor a stork were involved. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-80341863065705275372020-02-25T17:58:59.205-05:002020-02-25T17:58:59.205-05:00Your mother was lucky! Not because you and were br...Your mother was lucky! Not because you and were brother were born safely but because no one interfered with her, thus allowing a greater chance of safety for all of you! I have no real knowledge about where babies in India are born but I think that probably most of them are now born in hospitals. And trust me- that popping out a baby and carrying on with daily work is sort of a myth. <br />Like the stork! <br />Didn't your father have "the talk" with you, Mr. P?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-72795333647451107442020-02-25T17:55:36.443-05:002020-02-25T17:55:36.443-05:00Yes, knowing what's going on in the body is ex...Yes, knowing what's going on in the body is extremely helpful. I agree. And that's one of the reasons that childbirth classes are so important. I don't understand women who do not want to educate themselves about what's going on in their bodies. <br />Leboyer had some beautiful ideas, didn't he? He truly considered the feelings and well-being of the babies. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66837231479062881052020-02-25T17:53:22.734-05:002020-02-25T17:53:22.734-05:00Bet you anything it was. Bet you anything it was. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69299240008096733762020-02-25T17:53:08.034-05:002020-02-25T17:53:08.034-05:00I always get a huge sense of relief when my errand...I always get a huge sense of relief when my errands are done. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-53660013636801348232020-02-25T17:45:34.109-05:002020-02-25T17:45:34.109-05:00marching chickens. Elegant. Childbirth, whew...and...marching chickens. Elegant. Childbirth, whew...and then rushing hormones, squirting milk, holding little god in your arms against naked breast, baby opens eyes and makes a sound. There is nothing more exquisite than childbirth. The pain , if you call it that, can not be described. but it is short lived. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-41820922935887828162020-02-25T15:03:22.687-05:002020-02-25T15:03:22.687-05:00I was the resposible adult at my mother's goat...I was the resposible adult at my mother's goat's birth. It hurt her as much as it hurts a human and she wasn't happy about it! I have had three births and each was different in the miracles that happened and the issues I had to deal with. I would never choose something that would distort the experience, but man the pain was real...big mamabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758974733590946010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-72168986551815669792020-02-25T10:52:09.950-05:002020-02-25T10:52:09.950-05:00I truly despise the Eve story that has caused so m...I truly despise the Eve story that has caused so much misery for women. Like Mary above I was the first woman who had insisted on no drugs that the doctor and nurses had encountered and the nursery nurses were astounded at how alert my babies were after delivery. as for the pain, I do remember transition, so intense that my only thoughts were getting through each contraction to the exclusion of paying attention to anything else but when those kids pop out, it's over. amazing how it stops immediately and I felt so euphoric!ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85315597706416820942020-02-25T10:13:45.805-05:002020-02-25T10:13:45.805-05:00Uterine contractions just hurt. It's a muscle...Uterine contractions just hurt. It's a muscle, doing it's job, stretching the cervix. All three kids hurt like hell but Katie's birth was the worst because they did an episiotomy with benefit of freezing. Having your perineum cut with a pair of scissors is the worst pain I've ever felt. She was big and stuck until the last minute and then everything happened at once. <br /><br />I love the photo of escorting chickens out of the garden. My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-25603401030246210062020-02-25T08:37:56.026-05:002020-02-25T08:37:56.026-05:00I could have been that woman in 1974-although no a...I could have been that woman in 1974-although no article was written about my un-medicated birth using Lamaze breathing. Evidently, I was the first patient the doctor and nurses had encountered to do so and they were so shocked that I managed, it was funny--in a tragic sort of way. It was my first birth. I had told the doc previously that, if I could avoid it, I did not want medication indicating I had a high tolerance for pain and noting I had had a root canal without any meds. He was very patronizing, saying that giving birth was a little different. At my six week check up, I told him he was right--the root canal was a hell of lot more painful! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18782850786348702552020-02-25T08:17:58.201-05:002020-02-25T08:17:58.201-05:00Or possibly a stork?Or possibly a stork?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-19221104622129667972020-02-25T05:59:58.527-05:002020-02-25T05:59:58.527-05:00Sloths have become so hip! I'm always surprise...Sloths have become so hip! I'm always surprised by how many sloth toys and fabrics I see. When we were kids, people barely knew what a sloth was!<br /><br />Your theories about the pain associated with childbirth are interesting. I can definitely see that a woman would feel so invested in her child by the time it arrived that it would help cement a bond -- and the cessation of childbirth pain could be a huge element of that. I've actually never asked my mom how she delivered me or my brother, but since it was the late '60s I'm guessing plenty of drugs were involved.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20411984569172478992020-02-25T05:37:42.964-05:002020-02-25T05:37:42.964-05:00Interesting reflections on childbirth. My mother g...Interesting reflections on childbirth. My mother gave birth to me in her bedroom without any drugs or even gas and air. The village doctor was present. It was the same with my younger brother two years later. I doubt that many poor women in India have medical intervention when giving birth. They probably just pop the baby out and carry on with their daily work.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4693723596215753252020-02-25T01:24:08.117-05:002020-02-25T01:24:08.117-05:00I worked with Prepared Childbirth classes for awhi...I worked with Prepared Childbirth classes for awhile after I had my children and I believe it is important to be open minded and honest in helping to prepare women for childbirth. Labor and delivery is different for different people and situations. I had natural childbirth but I would never tell someone there was no pain. I did feel pain. The important thing is learning what is going on with your body and working with it using many methods that can be taught. And in the end if you need an epidural then that is okay too. Better that then some of the drugs of the past that had a negative effect on the baby. I used the Bradley method of natural childbirth which is similar to Lamaze only it does not use the panting type breathing. I always wanted to do the Leboyer method of childbirth but at the time could not find anyone that would do it. I love the way that method considers what the child is going through in the birthing process. Modern hospital births assault the baby with just about everything totally opposite to what the baby has known before birth. It just seems wrong. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36681827701570605602020-02-24T23:06:47.113-05:002020-02-24T23:06:47.113-05:00I wonder if that drug was what was used to knock o...I wonder if that drug was what was used to knock out my mother during my birth. She said she came to and all she wanted was a cigarette...Beautiful flowers.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36085092330355875682020-02-24T21:36:04.795-05:002020-02-24T21:36:04.795-05:00That was a slew of errands. So tiring. I had to st...That was a slew of errands. So tiring. I had to stop for bread and a prescription on the way home from cards. Traffic was so awful, so much road construction. So glad those are out of the way.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com