tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881908355741338835.post5861893684019237466..comments2023-12-08T15:44:26.655-05:00Comments on believing in june: that one birth video...christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489232758689574628noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881908355741338835.post-14434767851605061952013-04-18T12:12:32.498-04:002013-04-18T12:12:32.498-04:00Hey! Just found your blog through Unruffled Lanie ...Hey! Just found your blog through Unruffled Lanie and loved reading this post -- I just wrote on my blog about the decision to go with an OB rather than a midwife and have gotten into pretty heated discussions about home birthing in the past, and I just agree 100% with everything you've said here. Conspiracy theories about OBs pushing C-sections so they can go home early are just that -- conspiracy theories -- and have no grounding in reality whatsoever. The number of women's lives that have been saved thanks to trained doctors and hospital equipment is insane and truly under-appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881908355741338835.post-62158552727012774722013-03-30T11:15:17.751-04:002013-03-30T11:15:17.751-04:00I saw The Business of Being Born a couple times ac...I saw The Business of Being Born a couple times actually. I really liked the movie at the time because I hadn't heard that side of the story yet at that point. But since then, I've educated myself more and more about natural, unmedicated birth and I've found that there is a lot of judgment in that community - like any community that strongly believes in what they stand for, I suppose. We took our birthing classes at a doula center and while they really got passionate about doing as few interventions as possible, they did not seem to judge women who had c-sections or epidurals. On birth story nights, women who had c-sections told their stories right alongside women who did home births, and they were celebrated just as much. That was really good to see. I feel really blessed to have had the type of birth I did, but I do not take full ownership over that process. I was able to have an unmedicated (hospital) water birth because everything just fell into place - no cord around my baby's neck, no weird positioning, no failure to progress, etc. I had no say in any of that. It was something that happened to me. So I really try to be fully aware that it's not just about having confidence in your body or "toughing it out." It's about the set of cards you're dealt. And my next birth may end up being a c-section. I'm good with that. As long as my baby's here safely. That's what we all want, right? <br /><br />Wow. That was long. Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069220262683215373noreply@blogger.com