"how I gave birth in my backyard surrounded by friends and family..."

Re: "how I gave birth in my backyard surrounded by friends and family..."

• browneyedgoil member

  August 2012

  lol. did anyone see the kardashian episode where kourtney was contemplating a water birth & then she went to witness one & completely changed her mind b/c the woman was moaning in agony the entire time? 

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• KeyLime81 member

  August 2012

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  Wow.  If it works for her, great...but, that kind of birth is definitely not for me.  I didn't even want anyone to know when I went to the hospital. 
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• ccip82 member

  August 2012

  Thanks Keylime!

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• ccip82 member

  August 2012

  browneyedgoil:

  lol. did anyone see the kardashian episode where kourtney was contemplating a water birth & then she went to witness one & completely changed her mind b/c the woman was moaning in agony the entire time? 

  No, I dont really watch the kardasians, but too funny. I'm not against water births - to each their own- I'm just side eyeing the invitation to friends and family to witness...lol 

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• Smgrochowski member

  August 2012

  I agree about family and friends seeming a little over the top. To each their own, but it's not for me. And I also think keeping the name a secret (after the birth) is another attention grabber.

  I dislike how many advocates for home births tend to bad mouth hospitals. Josie said she preferred the outdoors to "impatient doctors." maybe she meant a specific experience she had, but it sounded general to me. My doctor was kind, patient, empowering, and supportive.

  

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• cookinitup member

  August 2012

  Whatever!  I swear some people get off on this stuff.

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• KeyLime81 member

  August 2012

  Smgrochowski:

  I dislike how many advocates for home births tend to bad mouth hospitals. Josie said she preferred the outdoors to "impatient doctors." maybe she meant a specific experience she had, but it sounded general to me. My doctor was kind, patient, empowering, and supportive.

  That line rubbed me the wrong way, too.  I'm sure there are impatient doctors out there, but I have yet to be treated by one.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• kwinkle1980 member

  August 2012

  ccip, I totally agree with you! Giving birth is extremely commonplace and ordinary, yet nowadays it has become a way to extend your personal spotlight after your giant princess wedding is over. Ugh!

  Here is what it boils down to lately:

  Facebook engagment announcement with clever photo

  Engagement party

  Bridal shower

  "Yes we are still engaged" party

  Rehearsal dinner

  Wedding

  Honeymoon

  Cutesy pregnancy announcement

  weekly bump photos

  gender reveal party

  baby shower

  Birth party with friends and family watching

  meet the baby party

  1st birthday

  Aaaagh! It is too much! What is next? A name reveal party?

   

   

   

  

   

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• JammieJk member

  August 2012

  ccip82:

  browneyedgoil:

  lol. did anyone see the kardashian episode where kourtney was contemplating a water birth & then she went to witness one & completely changed her mind b/c the woman was moaning in agony the entire time? 

  No, I dont really watch the kardasians, but too funny. I'm not against water births - to each their own- I'm just side eyeing the invitation to friends and family to witness...lol 

   

  I actually would have preferred to do a homebirth (although not in my backyard.)  But definitely not with friends and family standing around.  *shudder*  I'm not big on entertaining guests when in labor.  The deterrent for me was my insurance wouldn't cover the cost of a midwife and, thus, it was actually cheaper to give birth in a hospital.

  Ironically, the birthing center and midwife that was on the Kardashians is the center I would have used and is the birthing center that my SIL used to birth her two boys.  I did, however, hire a birth doula from there for my hospital birth. 
  

  
  
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• rockychryslerb2010 member

  August 2012

  I had to laugh when she wrote about how different her births were, and chose to describe the plant life they were born around. I'm sure the births were different, but I doubt it was the plant life that made them so!

  
  

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• KeyLime81 member

  August 2012

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  Aaaagh! It is too much! What is next? A name reveal party?

   

  Great idea!!  For our next LO I was also sort of hoping to have a nursery reveal party.  You know, invite extended family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances over for the evening.  I'd make everyone wear blindfolds and stumble into the nursery.  Then I'd count to 3 (adding numbers like 2 and half, 2 and three quarters to make the countdown last longer) and everyone would tear their blindfolds off at the same time.  Then, they'd all begin oohing and aahing over the adorably decorated nursery.  Maybe I could have LO's name somewhere in the nursery and it could be a combo nursery reveal/name reveal.  Or maybe that should be a separate party...
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• KYmama9286 member

  August 2012

  I dunno- I think to each their own. When I gave birth to DD I had quite a few people in the room (my sister, DH, 3 of my SIL's & my best friend and obviously the midwife too). Watching the looks on my closest friends and family faces was awesome and each of them said that it was an experience they will never forget and neither will I. It was important to me to have the people I loved the most with me to experience this so I extended the offer and they all jumped at the chance (just like I jumped at the chance to doula and be there for my best friends next labor). 

  I definitely think a homebirth would be awesome and if you have a private, comfortable back yard...why not do it outside? I don't think I would want to but thats mainly b/c of allergies and I like to have temperature control while laboring lol I guess my view on birth and labor is that each women should be able to have the experience she wants to have- if that is in a hospital with an epi, then do it! If thats in a hospital, med free- great! If thats at home in your backyard surrounded by friends and family- awesome! I think it's judgy to assume that everyone views labor/delivery the same way you do. I would be honored to be a part of someones labor experience and would not think it was gross or weird- its amazing!  

  

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• ccip82 member

  August 2012

  KeyLime81:

  kwinkle1980:

  Aaaagh! It is too much! What is next? A name reveal party?

   

  Great idea!!  For our next LO I was also sort of hoping to have a nursery reveal party.  You know, invite extended family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances over for the evening.  I'd make everyone wear blindfolds and stumble into the nursery.  Then I'd count to 3 (adding numbers like 2 and half, 2 and three quarters to make the countdown last longer) and everyone would tear their blindfolds off at the same time.  Then, they'd all begin oohing and aahing over the adorably decorated nursery.  Maybe I could have LO's name somewhere in the nursery and it could be a combo nursery reveal/name reveal.  Or maybe that should be a separate party...
  

  Oh my goodness...you and kwinkle had me cracking up when I read your responses...too funny!!! I totally think they should be two separate parties only if you do Facebook invitations and add gift registry information... 

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