tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post7934902682650187970..comments2023-08-20T01:05:20.195-07:00Comments on THREE BIRDS: One Of My Least Favorite Pregnancy Questions AND Some Thoughts On Inducing Labor:Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624349621537848131noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-30947471679465039022011-07-17T13:54:21.589-07:002011-07-17T13:54:21.589-07:00GO GIRL! i loved this post. i am 39 weeks with m...GO GIRL! i loved this post. i am 39 weeks with my first right now and come from a crunchy birth-loving family where epidurals and induction (castor oil will be my last resort... noooo pitocin!) are like naughty words! i don't understand elective c-sections or what one doctor while we toured our hospital said when he was asked how many epidurals they give, "why WOULDN'T you want to be a spectator in your child's birth?" i almost slapped him.<br /><br />anyway, we are delivering at a hospital. but, with midwives, my crunchy mom, and my husband... and hopefully mostly in water. after a 24-hour (altogether, not at once) birth class taught by my sister, i am SO excited to do this thing my body, more than likely, has inherent wisdom to do! woohoo! <br /><br />anyway, thats my rant.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367253838866005395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-64079553837375609772011-07-16T12:33:47.075-07:002011-07-16T12:33:47.075-07:00I am SO proud of you Chelsea. I'm so blessed b...I am SO proud of you Chelsea. I'm so blessed by your humble attitude in all of this. I love you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419284501691021105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-11029605441864623032011-07-15T12:35:09.238-07:002011-07-15T12:35:09.238-07:00I haven't stopped by in a while. (Shame on me....I haven't stopped by in a while. (Shame on me.) But, I just had to tell you that this post makes me happy. I always get so excited when I read of women who have this outlook on childbirth.<br /><br />You ARE capable. You ARE mighty. And your body IS created in just the perfect way to do this. <br /><br />Looking forward to reading the birth story. :)Hannah Chandler.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06542981782461467843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-83530913756733114902011-07-14T17:21:39.701-07:002011-07-14T17:21:39.701-07:00I had to skim over some of this because labor tota...I had to skim over some of this because labor totally freaks me out. I'm pretty sure I want to be knocked out the minute contractions start and I don't want to wake up for a month. Is that at all doable? ;-)Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290616156300143483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-83292739714936837062011-07-14T12:22:37.550-07:002011-07-14T12:22:37.550-07:00I love your posts. Makes me relive my own experien...I love your posts. Makes me relive my own experience. For the record...I was 41 weeks and 6 days! That baby will come when he/she is good and ready!Jamie Rubeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873379666101362601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-42154747739700558892011-07-14T12:08:07.183-07:002011-07-14T12:08:07.183-07:00I certainly wouldn't call doctors monsters, bu...I certainly wouldn't call doctors monsters, but I will say that because Vegas seems to be such an instant satisfaction, cesarean happy town with a terrible malpractice state, doctors are more comfortable having a birth completely controlled with drugs and things like that, and woman seem to agree to whatever is going to be "easier" for the most part. So it's just as much OR MORE the fault of woman not knowing what they're capable of or being afraid of birth or the pain than the doctors wanting to induce. <br /><br />I credit doctors for saving my dads life several times now. Without their expertise, we'd be in big trouble. The thing about birth though is that if woman are given the tools, they can do it! They don't need help unless something is going wrong. What's sad is that sometimes with interventions, THAT'S where things go south. If woman would just be left alone, labor would be easier. That's just my opinion though.Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624349621537848131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-12945090571742758702011-07-14T06:18:41.324-07:002011-07-14T06:18:41.324-07:00Have I told you about the crazy b in my office who...Have I told you about the crazy b in my office who at 26 weeks bugged me for like 10 mins bc she didn't believe I wasn't having twins?? Crazy.<br />You know Mo went 2 weeks the first time and 1 the second and I've gone exactly one both times. Next time I'm going to try to say "to hell with the due date, baby's coming sometime in winter" lolMae Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278601266958167491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-55929099843173448572011-07-14T06:01:22.370-07:002011-07-14T06:01:22.370-07:00i'm 36 weeks and right along there with you. i...i'm 36 weeks and right along there with you. i have a 3 year old (vaginal induced pregnancy) mostly out of fear and ignorance and just "wanting it over with." but for this one, i'm reading the bradley book, and just letting it come when it comes. i'm SO with you on this one!!! i love reading your posts. the medical community = a bunch a liars and self servers.devon spechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534068505243061949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-81019483618769926512011-07-13T21:30:39.119-07:002011-07-13T21:30:39.119-07:00word! word! WORD!!!!! i will never understand how ...word! word! WORD!!!!! i will never understand how people will shop around and research buying something like a car but barely do anything to research about having a baby! before i was pregnant and started researching everything i was going to have a natural childbirth simply for the fact that i was more scared to have a put in my spine! haha i love your thought process about when the baby will come. this is a great post and i love when blogs with big followings post things like this even if it opens the eyes of just one person!jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902598445714432051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-19746946881816295152011-07-13T20:21:11.272-07:002011-07-13T20:21:11.272-07:00Haha it seems ridiculous that someone would walk u...Haha it seems ridiculous that someone would walk up to a pregnant woman and say "are you sure you aren't having twins," BUT my mom was near the end of her pregnancy and everyone, but her doctor, was convinced she was having twins. Sure enough, when birth time came two babies came out! The doctor had insisted up until THE BIRTH that she was only having one. Ridiculous!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985905153501059270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-62121482283561756622011-07-13T18:53:36.130-07:002011-07-13T18:53:36.130-07:00I stumbled upon your blog about a month ago and ha...I stumbled upon your blog about a month ago and have been hooked ever since! I'm 6 months pregnant and am adamant about having a natural birth. I'm fairly young (23) and always get horrible comments from people when I say I am going natural. I LOVE reading everything you have to say! And I love the way you say it! It makes my day that much better. Keep it up!J+K=Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990468563949543582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-66579661128488236192011-07-13T18:30:43.863-07:002011-07-13T18:30:43.863-07:00I loved this post. The whole thing. From people...I loved this post. The whole thing. From people's crazy comments, to the presuppositions behind chemically created labor... I was induced with Piper and thank God that even though I had every other intervention possible, I did not end up having a c-section. My plan with this baby is to do exactly what those women you wrote about said-- through the due date out the window, and let my body take care of it. Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614182938006546397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-65257930631712646712011-07-13T16:50:00.101-07:002011-07-13T16:50:00.101-07:00I'm no where near baby making time (well, my b...I'm no where near baby making time (well, my body thinks it is but my life doesn't). But someday when I have a gorgeous hubs I'll have a baby and I've always wanted to have it as natural as possible (not in a field or anything but without drugs and all that). Reading your blog assures me that it is possible. You are empowering women to educate themselves and take responsibility for their pregnancy and birth experience. Just wanted to offer up encouragement!<br /><br />And oh.em.gee. you do NOT look like you're having twins! Goodness...kimberlea fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358816310529858916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-18592646343309664662011-07-13T15:05:39.825-07:002011-07-13T15:05:39.825-07:00My sister was a week "over-due" and doct...My sister was a week "over-due" and doctor was talking induction and sister was getting super nervous... finally her water broke on it's own YESTERDAY and she turned into the calmest in-labor woman I've ever seen. Knowing her body was doing things on it's own timing made her feel so much more relaxed. And everything worked out beautifully, praise jesus. :)Katrinahttp://www.calikatrina.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-1315835316330719792011-07-13T14:21:17.452-07:002011-07-13T14:21:17.452-07:00I'm 26 weeks, and I don't feel huge, yes I...I'm 26 weeks, and I don't feel huge, yes I have friends who are two weeks behind me and smaller than I, but we are built differently. I get asked all the time, are you sure there is only one in there, it drives me nuts! What really is the standard on how someones belly should look during or throughout the nine/ten months of pregnancy!!! There shouldn't be one, every single woman is built differently!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214868507999033389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-66031477075943689652011-07-13T14:02:28.634-07:002011-07-13T14:02:28.634-07:00Thanks ladies.
Charlotte, I've come to the r...Thanks ladies. <br /><br />Charlotte, I've come to the realization recently that I cannot grieve my previous birth any longer. It's been a painful journey to get to a healthy place where I can accept my birth for what it was, take responsibility for it, not blame Dr's for it, and know that this was exactly what the Lord intended for me to go through. <br /><br />It has given me such a respect for birth and had I experienced a normal, easy, complication free delivery, This birth with baby #2 wouldn't mean as much. Fighting for what I know is best for me wouldn't mean what it does today. I wouldn't have met the ladies who have lead me to where I am, or made the friendships I've made OR been given this great gift of learning what I'm capable of AND most importantly, just relying on the Lord in this and being so desperate to hear Him as i've navigated through these decisions, that's what has become so dear to me. The closeness he's cultivated through the pain and sometimes confusing days of pregnancy. Without my cesarean, without that emotional devastation, I know my love for Jesus wouldn't be what it has become today. <br /><br />I really am thankful for my cesarean birth. Honestly. <br /><br />And, thank you. Your words are SO encouraging to me!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624349621537848131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-75318320222841136422011-07-13T13:53:36.908-07:002011-07-13T13:53:36.908-07:00Yep. We had a "guess date" with Isaac.. ...Yep. We had a "guess date" with Isaac.. but certainly no due date. And I felt the same way when people asked me.. like I really know??<br /><br />And I have a friend who went 42 weeks with her midwife and just got an ultrasound a couple times to check things out and her body started labor when it was ready. No need to worry.<br /><br />Out of the 20 something women I know who were induced (everyone in the military does it because they want to deliver before their husbands leave on deployment), only 1 DIDN'T have a c-section. Pretty scary. Why are all these women getting induced?? I feel like no one does their homework. They just trust their doctors blindly. Grrrr.Jessihttp://thiscameratellsmystory.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-70651620039309968582011-07-13T13:48:23.430-07:002011-07-13T13:48:23.430-07:00I'm really enjoying the mental picture of you ...I'm really enjoying the mental picture of you holding your belly and chuckling like Santa. :D<br /><br />Wise words, woman - your body IS the exact size, and your baby will be too. God made you to do this and He's going to carry you all the way through!<br /><br />As I've said before, these posts of yours have been so helpful for me as I prepare my heart and mind for my (future) babies. I've learned a LOT about caesareans and how scary they can be. I've learned how prepared I need to be, even before going into labor. Thank you for your ministry!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148297814666688033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-91937626374666608982011-07-13T13:44:14.456-07:002011-07-13T13:44:14.456-07:00"Trust your body, trust God, trust your baby...."Trust your body, trust God, trust your baby." I think you pretty much summed it up. <br /><br />And, I am sort of horrified that your doctor planned to induce you simply because he was going on vacation. Okay, a lot horrified.Carly Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624156840831440542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536350059675671064.post-32814762723518194102011-07-13T13:34:46.486-07:002011-07-13T13:34:46.486-07:00Induction scares me!! I am so happy I was able to ...Induction scares me!! I am so happy I was able to delivery with no pressure from my doctor. His motto was when it's ready, your baby will come. And I had a natural birth at 41 weeks!<br /><br />You make such a pretty preggo! I love all your posts and your motivation to deliver that baby!! You got this!! Only a few more weeks to go and we get to be introduced!! I cannot wait!!!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854276566044082982noreply@blogger.com