tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post2730288579909245215..comments2023-10-15T01:52:45.422-07:00Comments on Woman, Uncensored: Birth as a Bowel MovementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-16795124525141921702010-10-27T19:41:22.973-07:002010-10-27T19:41:22.973-07:00I love this! Reminds me of the toenail removal sce...I love this! Reminds me of the toenail removal scenario relating to circumcision!Mama&Ellienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-81275140011035030812010-04-16T16:10:27.618-07:002010-04-16T16:10:27.618-07:00Wow I think this is a little ridiculous. It's ...Wow I think this is a little ridiculous. It's not as though women "all of a sudden" started having a hard time with child birth. Women and babies have been dying during child birth since they've been having babies. It has nothing to do with eating or lifestyle habits, it's alot of stress on your body, and many people feel more comfortable at a hospital where, in the event of complications, there are people and equipment who could save them and their baby, and you make it sound like those people are idiots who can't do anything on their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-14620392862694276632010-04-13T14:56:45.513-07:002010-04-13T14:56:45.513-07:00I forgot to thank you for posting this. This real...I forgot to thank you for posting this. This really puts it into perspective! I did share it, and I've had only one sarcastic commenter (but he finds a way to make fun of everything I post, short of my son's hospitalization).Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076285842577603900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-29487358882029549902010-04-12T15:08:54.737-07:002010-04-12T15:08:54.737-07:00This is great. After our unassisted homebirth of ...This is great. After our unassisted homebirth of our third child, my DH very often told people "I have had a harder time taking a crap than she did having the baby." :-Dwendi46121https://www.blogger.com/profile/05962544118583721289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-70942765167910296872010-04-12T08:20:29.863-07:002010-04-12T08:20:29.863-07:00I agree that something so natural should not be fe...I agree that something so natural should not be feared. If all natural birth's were this easy it would dissolve the need for the hospital. Not all birth's are free of complications though. For instance, My mother was in labor for the better part of the weekend with me, by the time her physician decided to do an emergency c-section it was a matter of life or death. As it turns out I had hooked my shoulder on her pelvis and would not have progressed. Please take into consideration the facts in each pregnancy before deciding to do away with all medical intervention. There are always alternatives, like birth centers, where a natural approach is taken without traditional medical procedures but it is still available in the event an emergency arises. I would love to bring my children into the world in an environment of love and safety but I'm still very concerned with our health, I want a physician available if necessary.Lumiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499194291562682208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-2533623781068555582010-04-12T08:17:44.364-07:002010-04-12T08:17:44.364-07:00I hate the way hospitals pathologize something tha...I hate the way hospitals pathologize something that is in reality so natural and normal and healthy. And I LOVE this analogy. 8 months ago, before my daughter was born, I would have agreed with it 100% (I even tried talking my husband into a home birth using a similar analogy). <br /><br />In the end, I chose to "go natural," complete with a midwife & doula, but compromised with my husband and agreed to have my birth in a hospital. And it ended up being a good decision: despite being perfectly healthy, I had a post-partum hemorrhage, and lost a great deal of blood during the delivery of the placenta. If it was 100 years ago - had I not been in a hospital - I may have died, and it was the medical intervention that I had vehemently eschewed that ended up saving my life. <br /><br />Anyways, I guess my point is that you can have the "natural" experience in a hospital, too, but you have to be a self-advocate and be vocal about what you do/don't want as part of your labor and delivery.Aciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478931872859603381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-89601218164803140112010-04-11T23:19:17.250-07:002010-04-11T23:19:17.250-07:00I've often referred to my home birth experienc...I've often referred to my home birth experience and pooping together. <br /><br />WHY on earth would I need so much medical intervention for something my body was designed to do? "Just in case.." was often the response.<br /><br />My come back was "Do you go to the hospital when you poop, something your body can do naturally, just in case?" <br /><br />I had a hard time putting my feelings into more words than that, but this post helps. :) Thanks, I think I'll be sharing it!Biankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793296169857678771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-53021508449952432932010-04-11T22:05:30.089-07:002010-04-11T22:05:30.089-07:00I love this! Great post! I couldn't agree mo...I love this! Great post! I couldn't agree more. In fact, when my husband and I were having our 2nd baby, I was set on having a home birth. He didn't understand why I didn't want the "safety" of birthing in the hospital, despite all the abuse and trauma my daughter and I had suffered through at the hospital with my 1st baby. Well, he's very private, and would not even THINK of using the bathroom with the door open or with anyone in there with him. So, I used this example. I said, "How would you feel if you had to go the hospital to take a dump? Could you relax and focus on the task or would you be too freaked out with your buns in the wind and everyone staring at it?!" He totally understood from that point on, and there was no more deliberation! My 2nd baby's birth was a fabulous home birthing experience by the way!! :DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634925414883630419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-27475806624592672082010-04-11T19:44:06.511-07:002010-04-11T19:44:06.511-07:00Yeah, this is one of my favorites, though I have n...Yeah, this is one of my favorites, though I have no idea who wrote it. I also like the one talking about sex and going to the hospital to monitor the male's orgasm. It's a good analogy, imo, but again, no idea who wrote it.Rebekah Chttp://thoughtfulmomma.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-63324710036805517612010-04-11T19:09:48.062-07:002010-04-11T19:09:48.062-07:00I like this. Although it sounds silly lol I am ver...I like this. Although it sounds silly lol I am very young and was easily influenced to have a hospital birth and to get the epidural. (but i wasnt easily influenced to circumcise and formula feed. strange) i had a great hospital experience though, but i am having a home birth for my next. i dont need to stay at the hospital for 2 days if there is nothing wrong and i dont need to pay $600!Florida Science https://www.blogger.com/profile/15033711987905444420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-90120825584180564222010-04-11T19:04:15.785-07:002010-04-11T19:04:15.785-07:00Another brilliant one for taking a look from anoth...Another brilliant one for taking a look from another perspective at the way we let medicine interfere with something normal.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490843203917062841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-15208034510503261582010-04-11T18:25:46.034-07:002010-04-11T18:25:46.034-07:00It's fantastic! I read it on FB first, like y...It's fantastic! I read it on FB first, like you. :)Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-63251755486480227142010-04-11T18:00:04.284-07:002010-04-11T18:00:04.284-07:00I love this and I posted it to Facebook. If the a...I love this and I posted it to Facebook. If the author is found, I'll also site for credit. Thank you for the story!Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-72434238478288374892010-04-11T18:00:04.285-07:002010-04-11T18:00:04.285-07:00Yes! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! That's it. Thank...Yes! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! That's it. Thank you! That takes a large portion of how it feels and puts it more where a man can understand it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350765558015225131noreply@blogger.com