I knew that I wanted to do a natural birth. A very dear friend of mine has a beautiful daughter, Isla, birthed through the Mongan Method of Hypnobirthing. She had such a beautiful story to share about Isla's entry into our world and I always knew I would look into it for myself when the time came.
To me, it makes perfect sense. And the more I learn about it, the more I understand. I mean, is there anything more incredible than pregnancy and childbirth? The fact that Chip and I fell in love, married, decided that we wanted to share that love and have conceived a child is miraculous. But, the real miracle is that this little person inside me starts out as a ball of cells, develops and changes daily and after 9 months will be the size of a small pumpkin and will be ready to join us. I am pretty sure that after all of that, she knows how to find her way out. This is why I have chosen for Stella to have the birth that she wants. She'll let me know when she is ready.
In our class we are practicing deep meditation and relaxation. We are not hypnotized. We have seen several videos of births in our class, and for the most part the mother is completely silent. It looks as though she is sleeping. Even at 10 centimeters, there is a state is calm in the room. If you have ever watch an episode of Baby Story where the mother is in labor for 23 hours, exhausted, drugged, in stirrups and screaming - this is nothing like that.
Calm. Peace. Beautiful Baby.
The most difficult part of sharing this experience with others is the commentary that follows. There are some women and friends that assure me that I will be begging for the epidural. It is sad that women have become so used to being medicated by their physicians, that the thought of conceiving naturally seems wildly abnormal. Call me a hippy, call me crazy, call me whatever you like. But the thought of being so medicated as my child is being born that I feel nothing, and my child being medicated (as we are sharing a lifeline) and requiring a good slap on the ass to wake up, seems absolutely absurd to me.
*Side note: At our 18 week ultrasound, we also found out that I have placenta previa. We will have another ultrasound in 3 weeks to see if the placenta has moved up. If not, I will have no other choice than to have a cesarean. This is obviously not what we desire, but in the end will take a healthy baby no matter how she gets here.
Great belly shot and I say do whatever works for you! There will always be naysayers no matter what you do (and people very willing to give a pregnant person their opinions!)- I had to have a c-section (medical reasons) and so many people thought that I just chose to do that! I hope that you are feeling great and getting lots of rest! Hopefully we can see you all again before Miss Stella's arrival. Have a great weekend...
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you guys! Especially with the c-section stuff, let's hope it all clears itself up on it's own. I also had to have a c-section for scary medical reasons - but little one came out, very healthy, beautiful, and the drugs did not phase him. In the end - the 2 of you being here and healthy is all that matters. I sure do hope this works for you!!!! It will be such an amazing experience, something you will remember and cherish the rest of your lives. Let us know how everything goes at your next visit! Love you - and that little baby =)
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