Comments on: Finding Peace in Pregnancy http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/ Connects families with creative ideas, useful tips and local events in Providence, Rhode Island and beyond. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katy http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5996 Katy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:48:58 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5996 What Sam said! What Sam said!

]]> By: Sam http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5989 Sam Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:04:58 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5989 I think the comments in this section illustrate the fallacy of the natural birth = successful birth claim that natural birth proponents espouse. While I had three natural births myself, I believe that the best birth a woman can have is one in which she decides what interventions, if any, she will have. An empowered woman is much more likely to have a happy birthing experience and isn't this what we should want for each other? I think the comments in this section illustrate the fallacy of the natural birth = successful birth claim that natural birth proponents espouse. While I had three natural births myself, I believe that the best birth a woman can have is one in which she decides what interventions, if any, she will have. An empowered woman is much more likely to have a happy birthing experience and isn’t this what we should want for each other?

]]> By: katy http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5984 katy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:22 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5984 i had ideas about myself as an empowered no-drug birth giver. my big sister, who had given birth once without an epidural and once with, told me: would you like to be happy and be present/appreciate the moment of birth, or would you like to feel like you are being beaten up in a torture camp? i had ideas about myself as an empowered no-drug birth giver. my big sister, who had given birth once without an epidural and once with, told me: would you like to be happy and be present/appreciate the moment of birth, or would you like to feel like you are being beaten up in a torture camp?

]]> By: Sally http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5970 Sally Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:50:29 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5970 Katy, thank you! I opted to give birth in a hospital setting with an epidural and had a completely wonderful, comfortable, healthy and stress-free delivery. The epidural option in childbirth should not be ignored or denigrated by ANY women. For all the talk about "empowering" women in regard to the childbirth process out there, it's continually frustrating for me to come across instances where proponents of the "natural" birthing style (i.e., without the use of medical assistance) insinuate that someone who chooses to deliver with an epidural and/or in a hospital is somehow less of an "authentic" mother. I'm not saying that it's something I see in this article, but I do see it, and did see it during my pg a few years back, quite often. Katy, thank you! I opted to give birth in a hospital setting with an epidural and had a completely wonderful, comfortable, healthy and stress-free delivery. The epidural option in childbirth should not be ignored or denigrated by ANY women.

For all the talk about “empowering” women in regard to the childbirth process out there, it’s continually frustrating for me to come across instances where proponents of the “natural” birthing style (i.e., without the use of medical assistance) insinuate that someone who chooses to deliver with an epidural and/or in a hospital is somehow less of an “authentic” mother.

I’m not saying that it’s something I see in this article, but I do see it, and did see it during my pg a few years back, quite often.

]]> By: Kristen http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5969 Kristen Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:11:58 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5969 Katy - I'm definitely not anti-epidural (I had one during the birth of my first son...a labor that lasted 35 hours!). I just wish there were more empowering messages being shared with women; and I wish I had been introduced to great books (like Ina May's Guide) when I was pregnant with my first! Katy – I’m definitely not anti-epidural (I had one during the birth of my first son…a labor that lasted 35 hours!). I just wish there were more empowering messages being shared with women; and I wish I had been introduced to great books (like Ina May’s Guide) when I was pregnant with my first!

]]> By: katy http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5968 katy Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:57:59 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5968 yay for happy, fearless mothers! but let's also acknowledge the joy of pain relief. an epidural can work wonders to make your baby's birthday more joyful. yay for happy, fearless mothers! but let’s also acknowledge the joy of pain relief. an epidural can work wonders to make your baby’s birthday more joyful.

]]> By: Kelly McP http://kidoinfo.com/ri/finding-peace-in-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-5967 Kelly McP Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:13 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/?p=9322#comment-5967 Isn't that book the best? I've read it every pregnancy and give it to my good friends when they become pregnant for the first time. Isn’t that book the best? I’ve read it every pregnancy and give it to my good friends when they become pregnant for the first time.

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