Modern mothers are bombarded with vast amounts of conflicting information about their parenting choices and are pressured to choose sides. Even upon becoming pregnant, it felt as if I had to opt between a hypnotic orgasmic water birth at home or a conveniently planned c-section at a baby factory hospital. Like most issues in life, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘natural childbirth’
The Story – Part 2: It’s Called Labor for a Reason
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Baby, mucous plug, natural childbirth, pregnancy, prodromal labor on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(Things have gotten tough around here as Little Man thinks nighttime is party time with an all-you-can-eat buffet. So it’s taking me awhile to write this in short spurts, on little sleep and with one hand, so please pardon typos or nonsensical rambling. The rest of the story will include some nitty-gritty details that may [...]
The Story – Part 1: Great Expectations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Baby, labor, natural childbirth, pregnancy, prodromal labor on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
(It’s been 10 days since the birth of my son and I am finally feeling normal enough to participate in the world again. If I waited for enough time to write out the whole story of his arrival in one sitting it would never happen, so I’ll just do it in installments.) It’s funny to [...]
