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As I gear up for The Day, I think wistfully at what i've been through. Mothers and mothers to be, all I can say is to please get educated on childbirth. Its not the greatest advice because often times I found myself not even knowing that I needed to know something.
Rikki Lake created this interesting two-hour video. At least it can get the questions going mentally.
Rikki's Video
8 comments:
Hi Miriam!
I am sooo happy that you are getting excited!
I know absolutely NOTHING about child birth... my cousin (a man) has four children and I have tried to pull him aside and ask him questions about what he saw and what it was like and he only said,
"it is sooo gross!"
I keep telling him, "child birth can't be THAT gross if you keep having more babies!" *LOL*
Thanks for the video! Finally, I will be informed!
Peace, blessings and DUNAMIS!
Lisa
I came to your blog from Siddity's.
Myself, I don't have any children and nowhere close to giving birth, but I really enjoyed Ricki's documentary. I think it exposes things that I've seen with friends (the rush to C-section/potosin obsession) and it's nice to see more options.
Unfortunately though, my state doesn't allow midwives.
Lisa,
I hope you can actually attend one. Its pretty intense!
Wanda,
Wow. A state that does not allow midwives! What does the future hold I wonder.
It was a quite good documentary, today is Ayodele's birth day and she was born in the ambulance outside my house, I didn't have a midwife to guard me, as a result I had a prolapse, my crevix was shortened, but I'm going to Dr Matlock to get my insides properly done, but when I have more children, they will have to be C-section though. The midwives have a way to getting you tight again, they would wrap you up, use herbs and this is what we have lost. Good video Miriam!
Ricki's video is fabulous! I hope more women get the chance to see it. I have a friend whose sister is a midwife so back when I first got pregnant, she recommended I take Bradley Method classes. Thank goodness because I got such an education about the process of childbirth and what all the medical interventions do. But, there was another woman teaching at my school who was also pregnant and she wasn't even doing the corny lamaze the hospital offers for free. I just could not believe it!
Miriam,
Is that video about Child birth? Forget me watching.
I saw the video a couple of months ago. I loved it. Its something I would be interested in way down the line.
I watch a lot of British tv and it looks like they use midwives at hospitals.
Felicity - Sounds like you had a real ordeal. Whew! I'm relieved to hear you are okay and can have more children.
Liz - You are one of the lucky ones. I basically got railroaded by the system. Imagine, to have a midwife FRIEND. You are lucky in deed!
Grata - lol! You can do it! Its not that gross.
Geekgrl - According to the video, 70% use midwives. In fact, unless there is complications, the default is midwives. Maybe I should move there around my nineth month. lol
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