Comments on: Natural Birth & Pain Management

By: What Makes for a Positive Birth Experience? | Attachment Parenting International Blog

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:05:32 +0000

[...] This includes exploring different types of healthcare providers and birthing options, including natural birth and home birth. It includes being alert and physically active during birth, and trusting in your body’s [...]

By: siobhan fagan

siobhan fagan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:16:05 +0000

Beautiful!!! Congratulations!
I consider my three planned homebirths (2002, ’05 & ’07) the most transformative, enlightening and empowering experiences of my life (and hosp. birth would have cost me no $$$, just much more unwelcome interference). i am convinced my children and our relationships with each other are better for it. i highly recommend shelia kitzinger’s books on the topic.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:27:29 +0000

WOW.

I am in awe of you. Total AWE.

By: Jinxy

Jinxy — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:29:24 +0000

I am so jealous, I wish I could have had a non medicated home birth. It wasn’t meant for me but I’m so glad you ended up with the birth that you wanted.

By: Green Mamma

Green Mamma — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:31:12 +0000

I found this post so inspiring and helpful. I am about to experience my first natural birth at home (at least that is what we are hoping for). I am due tomorrow and am excited though scared too about what the pain with natural child birth will be like; thank you for sharing this . . . I’ve read it at just the right time,

By: Jody Cummins - Lambert

Jody Cummins - Lambert — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:38:25 +0000

Congratulations Tatiana! I can relate to your story and was thrilled to read it. Spread the word & tell your birth story to anyone who will listen.
The seeds will be planted and one by one we will turn the perception of “painful” birth & the idea that babies “must” be born in hospitals around.

All the best to you and your family!

By: Johanne

Johanne — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:07:07 +0000

I can relate to your story – I too, was terrified of labour pains, and thought I would be requesting an epidural within the first few hours (maybe minutes). But as I learned more through my pregnancy, I became more aware of my options, and although I did give birth in the hospital setting, I was blessed with great staff, a great doula, and an assigned nurse who was in fact completing her midwifery courses, so my birth plan was well respected, and I’m proud to say I didn’t need any medication! Proud, because for me, Mrs. I-Can’t-Tolerate-Pain-At-All, it’s a huge step. Next time, I would like to consider a home birth myself.

Cheers!

By: m a m a :: m i l i e u

m a m a :: m i l i e u — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:30:20 +0000

What an amazing story.

My husband and I chose hypnobirthing and it was, also, a life changing experience.

You are right–it did hurt. It hurt a lot. But, I will birth every other child that we have the exact same way–naturally. There is just no more beautiful way to bring such a beautiful life into the world.

By: Desiree Fawn

Desiree Fawn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:43:02 +0000

I felt like this for my homebirth — so much pain, but absolutely worth every single moment.
We no longer live in the same house where she was born, but we do sleep in the same bed and I love that.

By: Holly at Tropic of Mom

Holly at Tropic of Mom — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:35:05 +0000

Good for you! How interesting that your education was reading other women’s birth stories.

After a hospital birth with my first, I would have been fine with a homebirth for my second, but my husband was freaked out about the idea. Luckily, I had a drug-free birth at the hospital.