Saturday, 07 November 2009
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An Addendum...
After yesterday's post I feel that I need to add an addendum. I know some wonderful people, and even have a couple of friends, who have home births or who refuse any sort of medication when in the hospital. And I'm so glad that their bodies are able to accommodate their desires in that department! I count myself blessed in that I have never thought of the delivery issue as a big deal, until hard decisions needed to be made regarding the deliveries of our children. At which point I was shocked at the number of extremely strong opinions I got on the subject. I had never realized that people were so passionate about such a thing--particularly when they didn't know me well.
In my family there is a history of difficult deliveries. So, would I have been inclined toward a home birth even without my medical complications? Probably not. Would I have run to a scheduled c-section for the "convenience" of knowing the date, time, and method of delivery? Absolutely not. I have simply found myself in a place in which what needs to be done has drawn an alarming number of reactions--and most not positive.
I'm thrilled for those that are able to have their children at home, and I'm equally glad that other options are available to those of us who quite literally might not survive that experience! Sometimes the Lord's mercies are evident in the most high-tech situations in our modern world, and sometimes in the most homespun. I'm thankful for both.
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I had a natural delivery with Kyrie & hope to do so again this time around but I totally understand & support the many various & very valid birth options that are chosen or necessary. Indeed God's mercies are evident in so many different ways!
@setapart1979 - Thanks! And like I said, a part of me wants to be able to do it. I don't think I said it right in the post. I'm thankful that I've never felt too strongly about it because it makes this so much easier for me. I don't feel emotional loss--but sometimes other people are so passionate about what they feel my loss is I think they must feel it for me! And, in the end, I'll be leaving with a beautiful baby boy. So long as that happens and I have the love and support of friends and family, I'm happy!