tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post4307199850136494406..comments2023-10-25T00:58:53.401-07:00Comments on Who doesn’t love roses: Moms, give yourself a breakBreena Ronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566521893585459242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-28623406285268021702007-11-23T19:59:00.000-08:002007-11-23T19:59:00.000-08:00You're right. It is a strange world.You're right. It is a strange world.wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916774745613441512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-74133919432507919662007-11-23T17:19:00.000-08:002007-11-23T17:19:00.000-08:00After witnessing that discussion I can understand ...After witnessing that discussion I can understand why most women don't share their stories. You never know who is going to judge you for the choices you made and it's something so personal. I just with more women knew the wide range of experiences people have. As someone who hasn't been through it, hearing different experiences and viewpoints is so helpful. But it's not just birthing that is vulnerable to judgmental attitudes, so many elements of motherhood seem to be that way.Breena Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566521893585459242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-81292283355454453692007-11-23T15:16:00.000-08:002007-11-23T15:16:00.000-08:00I agree with trillwing. I had a birth plan with t...I agree with trillwing. I had a birth plan with the first but I had no way of knowing that I have prolonged labors and my water breaks early--before any contractions--which is immensely more painful and difficult. <BR/><BR/>and while I think sharing birth stories is a good thing in general, it can actually be a little frustrating sometimes, esp if you didn't have a "perfect birth." and here we go again but sometimes, I'd rather just keep it to myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-8715950124116085282007-11-22T23:01:00.000-08:002007-11-22T23:01:00.000-08:00That was one point in the movie, it can be really ...That was one point in the movie, it can be really difficult to get doctors and nurses to pay attention to your birth plan. Apparently it's common for interventions to just get started and sort of domino. It's difficult for laboring moms to say no because the doctors and nurses will say its for the health of the baby, even if it's actually for the convenience of the doctors and hospital. On the other hand moms in NYC are scheduling their elective C-Sections, combined with tummy tucks. It's a strange world.Breena Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566521893585459242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-24242474118022074402007-11-22T09:22:00.000-08:002007-11-22T09:22:00.000-08:00Our family doctor is a midwife and experienced wit...Our family doctor is a midwife and experienced with home births, so if/when we have a child, we want a home birth. Pregnancy and birth are not pathologies!wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916774745613441512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-46137704337013963802007-11-22T09:02:00.000-08:002007-11-22T09:02:00.000-08:00Amen. There's so much political about giving birt...Amen. There's so much political about giving birth, when really it comes down to this: each birth is going to be different, and most women can't predict what they're going to want or need when labor comes upon them. It's good to understand one's choices and options well before going into labor, but my understanding is that "birth plans" frequently get changed during labor.Leslie M-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.com