Happy Thursday
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First, my favorite article of the week so far from one of my favorite blogs, The Feminist Breeder.
Gina's post pretty much sums up why I want to become a childbirth educator. I firmly believe that birth is a natural process that does not have to be (and in most cases, should not be) a medical event, and that knowledge is power. For those that choose to plan for a natural birth, I want to help educate and put confidence into those soon-to-be parents - to encourage them to trust their bodies and that if you truly know what is supposed to happen and study and prepare for it, then you can have your best birth. My favorite quote from my favorite Bradley teacher: Fear causes tension and tension causes pain. If you learn to trust your body and recognize that it knows what it's supposed to do, fear goes away. Then and only then can you relax (which takes some practice beforehand) and the pain will be manageable. Sometimes surprises will arise that require medical intervention, but knowing what is going on (during both pregnancy and labor) and trying to be as healthy and as proactive (during pregnancy) as possible will reduce those chances. I've pretty much decided to go the Bradley route ... that's the direction I'm being pulled in right now.
On a completely different topic, we're attempting to get Duncan to sleep through the night. We did not nurse last night at all - instead we soothed and patted and reassured him that we loved him and that he could go back to sleep without it. He cried, of course, but never inconsolably for longer than a minute or two, and quieted down on his own several times. We were up on and off from about 1:20 to 4:00. We all got up at 8:00. Tonight will be the real test (though I don't like to call it that), but hopefully last night was the worst of it. I am very proud of Eric and myself - we came up with a plan before we went to bed and we stuck to it. We did not get impatient with each other, and we all made it though the night without too much frustration. This is a first, my friends.
We have book club tonight. Like I mentioned before, we are reading "Eat Pray Love" right now and I am loving it. Hysterical, truthful, and interesting.
The house that burned across the street two months ago is being torn down today. Very interesting and sad (yet happy in a way) to watch. They are rebuilding the same house with some minor changes ... one of which is adding a fireplace, which I find to be completely ironic. The couple that lived/will live there is very nice, and from the little that we talked to them, had an amazing perspective on the whole thing: It's just stuff. Which is exactly how I would hope I'd feel if the same thing happened to me. As long as the people I love are okay, everything else can be replaced. That's not to say that I wouldn't be anxious and a nervous wreck from the possibility of my house catching on fire again, but we all always have things we need to work on.
Gina's post pretty much sums up why I want to become a childbirth educator. I firmly believe that birth is a natural process that does not have to be (and in most cases, should not be) a medical event, and that knowledge is power. For those that choose to plan for a natural birth, I want to help educate and put confidence into those soon-to-be parents - to encourage them to trust their bodies and that if you truly know what is supposed to happen and study and prepare for it, then you can have your best birth. My favorite quote from my favorite Bradley teacher: Fear causes tension and tension causes pain. If you learn to trust your body and recognize that it knows what it's supposed to do, fear goes away. Then and only then can you relax (which takes some practice beforehand) and the pain will be manageable. Sometimes surprises will arise that require medical intervention, but knowing what is going on (during both pregnancy and labor) and trying to be as healthy and as proactive (during pregnancy) as possible will reduce those chances. I've pretty much decided to go the Bradley route ... that's the direction I'm being pulled in right now.
On a completely different topic, we're attempting to get Duncan to sleep through the night. We did not nurse last night at all - instead we soothed and patted and reassured him that we loved him and that he could go back to sleep without it. He cried, of course, but never inconsolably for longer than a minute or two, and quieted down on his own several times. We were up on and off from about 1:20 to 4:00. We all got up at 8:00. Tonight will be the real test (though I don't like to call it that), but hopefully last night was the worst of it. I am very proud of Eric and myself - we came up with a plan before we went to bed and we stuck to it. We did not get impatient with each other, and we all made it though the night without too much frustration. This is a first, my friends.
We have book club tonight. Like I mentioned before, we are reading "Eat Pray Love" right now and I am loving it. Hysterical, truthful, and interesting.
The house that burned across the street two months ago is being torn down today. Very interesting and sad (yet happy in a way) to watch. They are rebuilding the same house with some minor changes ... one of which is adding a fireplace, which I find to be completely ironic. The couple that lived/will live there is very nice, and from the little that we talked to them, had an amazing perspective on the whole thing: It's just stuff. Which is exactly how I would hope I'd feel if the same thing happened to me. As long as the people I love are okay, everything else can be replaced. That's not to say that I wouldn't be anxious and a nervous wreck from the possibility of my house catching on fire again, but we all always have things we need to work on.
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