tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post235510445140505457..comments2012-07-25T15:56:21.991-07:00Comments on Mother Of Pearl: Thoughts on Cesarean SectionMotherOfPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412122841683531730noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-1483067978072857792011-09-21T14:49:08.331-07:002011-09-21T14:49:08.331-07:00Julie, I am also a militant nurser, I love that te...Julie, I am also a militant nurser, I love that term! For me, there was no other option. I'm not downing formula (Ashley, you know my thoughts on this) but I am proud that Lydia has never had any. I am thankful that, despite the difficulties, God sustained me and made sure that Lydia was getting perfect nutrition from me in those first weeks, no matter how painful and awful it was. (Lydia gained 14 oz in the first week of life and 13 in the second! Yay boobie milk!! She also continues to gain steadily and healthily.)MotherOfPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412122841683531730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-89917437483719632022011-09-21T14:44:38.588-07:002011-09-21T14:44:38.588-07:00I definitely agree that C-sections save lives. I&...I definitely agree that C-sections save lives. I'm sure that one saved my life and/or the life of my daughter. I think they are good and they are necessary IN SOME CASES (Ashley, Julie, etc.). I just want to know if it was truly necessary for me, as in, would I have had one at all if I had not been induced? I think I am just a little upset at myself for not having trusted my instincts. And for not using a midwife. Oh, well. You live and learn! <3MotherOfPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412122841683531730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-30777055166343391512011-09-20T14:38:38.579-07:002011-09-20T14:38:38.579-07:00As you know, I had a c-section as well :) I had to...As you know, I had a c-section as well :) I had to have one ... My placenta was in the way of my cervics & I would have(almost DID) bleed to death durring birth & could have lost my life &/or Alexa's. I'm all for natural things & trying it out, but I think that some c-sections are important to the lives of the women & babies. They may not have done it back in biblical times, but did all those women survive? I love MAHEC by the way, they are just to awesome up there. I don't know that IF I do have another baby, if I will do VBAC or not, %60 is high, but it's just over half ... that scares me a little & with what I went through with my last delivery, I don't want to risk anything.Ashley Lynn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996994675433518205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-89904554850009215192011-09-20T14:12:39.874-07:002011-09-20T14:12:39.874-07:00PS...I'm proud of you for sticking it out nurs...PS...I'm proud of you for sticking it out nursing! Lorie and I were "militant nursers" and believed in it deeply......<br /><br />Blog on Stevie, you are a great writer!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798025598607753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-52725784221778879432011-09-20T14:10:05.939-07:002011-09-20T14:10:05.939-07:00Here is my 2 cents....Did you see what I wrote on ...Here is my 2 cents....Did you see what I wrote on facebook? I had a horrible c-section (after fully intending on a natural birth) and then 2 planned c-sections....which were lovely in comparison to the first. <br />Anyhow, I do agree that c-sections are faaaaarrr to common these days and that doctors induce way too often. However, I think that they save lives too. Many more women died in childbirth in the Bible days and a hundred years ago. Many babies died in childbirth as well. I think there would have been a really good chance that Lorie and I both would have died in childbirth 100 years ago. <br />I dealt with a lot of disappointment in my birth story the first time around and I still dream regularly about having a baby vaginally (real dreams not like wishes) <br /><br />I love your blog!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798025598607753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-5356411850779497682011-09-20T11:58:11.850-07:002011-09-20T11:58:11.850-07:00I've been reading books on birthing to prepare...I've been reading books on birthing to prepare for my doula certification. It's amazing the things that have been replaced by medical physicians. I am in no way against those who choose to give birth in a hospital, attended by nurses or even c-section. However, so much research shows that 98% of UNASSISTED deliveries go without complications. It's often made me wonder if I really had to deliver Mal the way I did... if I had chosen to relax and let my body do the work would he still have been delivered with forceps? Or better, would I have had to have a blood transfusion? I'm not sure. This all keeping in mind that there ARE high-risk pregnancies that require intervention. But we've gone from surrounding ourselves with women we trust, who have been there and done that, to doctors and nurses that are required to look after multiple laboring mothers. And we wonder why our bodies go haywire?! Because for thousands of years, we have trusted the way God made our bodies and all of the sudden... do not (yes, I know mortality rates have dropped to few). Personally, I am doing research to see if Tricare will cover a home-birth for the next time around. And if they don't? I have a very specific birth plan that I intend to have honored. <br /><br />I recommend that you find Gentle Birth Choices by Barbara Harper, R.N. (pssst, she's a Christian!) and read it. It's so eye-opening and educational... and empowering!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155722671665707981.post-70987019209263709242011-09-20T11:44:04.257-07:002011-09-20T11:44:04.257-07:00You should also watch the documentary "Orgasm...You should also watch the documentary "Orgasmic Birth" ... amazing documentary. Read some of these books too if you haven't, such as "Baby Catcher", "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin" and see if they give you some more insight. I highly recommend a VBAC..and under no circumstances (unless life threatening FOR REAL) allow another section. After so many sections VBACs become almost obsolete. And the large majority of inductions, become sections. There is no such thing as a "natural" induction of labor. Good luck to you.Lady Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600102377578957468noreply@blogger.com