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lisa5201
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Your Best Birth book
lisa5201
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Okay I'm about 75% through with Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake (and some other people) And I have to say, i really think this is a MUST READ
It's super informative and well written and really reinforces my birth choice
If you are up in the air, or don't really know how you want to give birth, or feel like you only have one option, or just want an informative read, I would 100% recommend it. It is excellent
Has anyone watched the movie? DH is on board with my decisions, but I think it would be good to watch together. I think I'll order it from Amazon, wondering if anyone on here saw it and what they thought
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Re: Your Best Birth book
Awesome, Ina May is mentioned throughout the book, I def want to check it out
I just finished reading Jenny McCarthy's book, and I was just disgusted. I don't know what my expectations were, but that and some of the other pregnancy books like 'girlfriends guide to pregnancy" and some other "hot moms" book I can't remember the exact name of just made me so angry. The basic premise was "take the drugs" "schedule a c-section" and "don't worry about breastfeeding". How is that helpful, informative or empowering to women?
It was just so refreshing to read a book that reinforced my thoughts about birth with clear statistcis and without being all hippy-dippy
Be informed ladies!
I think your best birth is going to be one where you don't go in with any expectations, and I think most people who have kids would agree. Make yourself a plan, but don't expect things to go that way, because it can really crush you when it doesn't.
I planned to say hello to my beautiful baby when they put her on my chest. I planned to count her toes and take first minute pictures with her daddy there and I told DH he wasn't allowed to go below my elbows during my epidural-heavy labor.
Instead I was induced for pre-e, pushed for almost 4 hours with no meds because my baby was stuck at the opening, my DH almost broke his back holding my legs and pressing the whole time, I blacked out periodically and screamed the ENTIRE time, I had an episiotomy and a 4th degree tear, needed 50 stitches, followed by an excruciating recovery, fecal incontinence, massive infections, 3 weeks of bedrest unable to take care of my baby, pain medication addiction and a horrendous withdrawl, and I'm still in a LOT of pain.
The moral--go in with a plan, but don't let it destroy you if that's not how it turns out. In all of my misery, I've never had PPD. I'm grateful for my beautiful baby and amazing husband and have moved on. In the end, you'll have your baby, and that's all that matters. Don't get caught up sweating the small stuff.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.