4/4/2004 09:54
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first of all about cord issues here is a great animation that shows normal birth pay attention to the cord and the placenta. as the baby is born, the uterus is contracting, and the placenta is following the baby, so it stays in same distance from the baby, therefore its impossible for the cord to get 'too short' even if the baby will be etangled. therefore, when one thinks about 'too short' cord we imagine the baby born, having the placenta staying up high close to our ribs.. This to show how our body is working so perfectly for birth, if we just trust it, because we are designed for it! so here is the animation http://www.medicallegalart.com/displayanimation.php?&A=delivery
here is another animation, of a birth that got stuck, in shoulder dystocia. the baby is stuck, as his shoulder is jammed against the mother's pubic bone. anyone who knows about natural birth, sees easily that the mother's position is bothering the birth. if the mother was not on her back, or at least turn around to be on fours, the gravity will allow the baby to turn his back forward, therefore freeing the shoulder. but if the mother was on her fours, the baby was having his back in the front, therefore no shoulder in the front to be stuck http://www.medicallegalart.com/displayanimation.php?&A=dystocia
there is another animation I wish i could show you, but don't know where is it in the internet. this shows the motehr kneeling. it shows how easily the baby is born, as the tailbone is away leaving the passave wide letting the baby born easily. then they show the lie on back or sitting position and everyone could see the tailbone that is on the way
I had 2 births the first birth was in hospital and the second birth was at home all by myself. in the hospital I had the typical birth story of painful birth. I knew enough about birth that I knew what can help me to the pain: I ate and drank to have energy. went to bathroom all time to prevent full bladder or bowel that can make labour longer and painful. I refused to have iv or a needle stuck in my hand. I knew that any discomfort can complicate my birth so i stood to myself and didn't care what will the midwife think!! when she offered me medications, I just said no way, hee hee so she got clear idea what I was thinking about her offer, as I talk too much during the contractions.
then I learned that pain during labour is connected to our fear of complications, cultural belief that birh has to hurt, disturbances from people/procedures, being upset, or physical needs of eating drinking, or bathroom or changing positions
my second pregnancy had placental problems and I knew that no way they will let me birth naturally without interventions. I was high risk to have induction or even cesarean after searching the internet, i met several women online from all around the globe. some of them had similiar problems like me. they had homebirths. they educated themselves how to take care of any problem. they prepared remedies for bleeding. some of them had more than one cesarean section in their past and they did it at home.
my second birth was almost painless. the contractions were very powerful that squeezed breath out of me. if I would get in a wrong position, it would hurt me very much. nobody bothered me. I had no progress for many many hours. but the knowledge that its possible to labour no progress then dilate fast just before birth calmed me. indeed, that what happened to me. I was dilated from being 14 hours only 4/5 . only in the last hour, I dilated all the way till had the baby born. also I suspect had cervical swelling that prevented me from progressing so many hours, so I just got on fours getting my bottom up, getting the pressure off, letting the swelling go away.
if you want homebirth, you have to educate yourself. face your fears of what ifs. learn what you can do to help yourself. if you choose a midwife to be with you, she is only your assistant. you have to take responsiblity over your body. you have to listen yourself. if something is wrong, you will KNOW. trust me, things do happen. babies do die in the hospital.. just go to the support forums of pregnancy loss. there are MANY mothers lost babies during their 'safe' hospital births. so babies can die no matter what you do. even at home! even in hospital! but the statistics say it loud: homebirths are safer. far less babies die than in hospital. and this is true even for high risk pregnancies. these are statistics from netherland (holand) and norgeway where is popular to have homebirths. there far less babies die during births thatn in hospitals. in israel more babies die in births. that is sad.. in America its worse than in israel,. I live in America. the statistics is close to third world countries. that why women in my country decided to avoid the medical system and birthed at homes http://www.ucbirth.com/nytimes.htm
if you are interested I could post link to my birth story
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