 As we close out Cesarean Awareness Month, I want to share this link to a post that I wrote about "Failing To Progress". So often, these are the words of doom to a couple that is working towards a natural labor. There are other things that are going on when a woman is in labor. The more birth stories I hear, the more convinced I am that labor is about surrender. That concept is not measurable, nor is it graphed anywhere. Please take a minute to revisit the post about |
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We talked about writing the birth plan in class tonight. We had no idea what a birth plan was with our first
birth; it was an entirely new concept. Now we know that it is an important exercise for mom and coach to
complete together. This is not a static
document – it is one that will go through many drafts until you and your care
provider are satisfied that you have a document that you can take with you to
your birth place to make your wishes regarding your care known to anyone who
will be attending to you.
This is a topic that came up when I was pregnant with
Angélika that I was not ready to allow into my consciousness until she was
safely in our arms. Now that enough time
has passed and we have proven to ourselves that homebirth can be a safe option
when a person is healthy and low risk, I am ready to write about it.
This topic has been on my heart and mind in the last few
days…I figured I would roll with it. I
am going to write about one of the “touchy” subjects today. And no, I am not talking about "the cut" of an episiotomy today...
