The first is an article I wrote which is on the Barefoot Magazine blog, and the second is the link to my second daughter's birth story. I will have to track down the diary I wrote my first birth story in and type it up for you.
I am deeply passionate about pregnancy and birthing, and when Little R is ready to be without me for a few hours at a time I will begin my journey of studying to be a midwife.
I wish to gain experience and help to educate and empower women and their families throughout the pregnancy and births of their babies.
I believe a lot of the "information" and advice out there surrounding birth is fear based and disempowering. As women we are basically told that we are unable to birth our own babies without the "help" of medical teams, their interventions, harmful and mind altering drugs, tools and machines.
We are so often told of birth 'horror stories' while pregnant, and pushed into thinking that birth is an impossible, traumatic and awful experience that would be better if we could escape from it.
Unfortunately when our bodies (and minds) are interferred with before and while we are birthing, a traumatic and heavily assisted birth is often the outcome.
There IS information out there to educate yourself, and empower yourself with, you just have to know that it's worth looking for in the first place, as we all tend to trust that what is the norm, and what we are told, is the 'truth'.
We CAN birth our babies safely, calmly and easily if we are prepared with the right information, and surrounded by a supportive team of people who trust birth.
Birth is a NORMAL and natural process, as natural as sneezing or breathing.
Fear creates resistance, which creates pain.
Enough on this for now, I could go on forever, and am planning on writing a blog dedicted to birthing when I have the energy to see it through.
Peace out,
quirkymama x
Little R was tucked up underneath that scarf in her carrier, it was freakin' freezing!
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