tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post3676017236665484841..comments2024-01-27T06:40:25.550-05:00Comments on Green Tea Ginger: BirthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934296564253625199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post-22731838603300118152009-08-09T12:21:05.135-04:002009-08-09T12:21:05.135-04:00I don't think I was pushed because I was scare...I don't think I was pushed because I was scared. I think they just ignored every request I made. H and I were both very forceful as was my mom. They ignored us. I had read tons of books before my birth with Camille because I didn't know anything when I had Umberto. I was determinded to not let that happen again. But it didn't matter.<br /><br />Now perhaps it's where I gave birth. I'm sure that there are great differences across hospitals, etc. <br /><br />Mostly I think it's part of the whole problem with US health care but again a whole other rant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934296564253625199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post-2479848330357239992009-08-09T10:10:34.574-04:002009-08-09T10:10:34.574-04:00I think during birth (whatever type you chose), a...I think during birth (whatever type you chose), a woman needs a support system that isn't her husband. Whether that is a doula or a family member or whatever. Just someone that can advocate for them while the husband and wife focus on the birth of the child. In my case, it was my mom. I had a list of things that either were or weren't happening during birth and my mom stuck to it. I was never hassled about anything (until after the birth and they wanted to have issues with all my vax choices but totally different story) because she was like a bulldog guarding my room door.<br /><br />I also think that no matter how or where you birth, it is a woman's responsibility to educate herself on birth. On the type of birth she wants, on the things that can go wrong, on the things that other people will try to push on her during birth, etc. Knowledge truly is power and the more you know, the less likely you are to be pushed in to something because you are scared or don't know better.The Fearless Freakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060653763011412692noreply@blogger.com