Hello Everyone,
I am back for another course with you guys and glad
to be back. Hope the break was great for you all.
Hope you enjoy reading my blog for this week:
Due to being a mom who has been pregnant, five
times. I consider myself as a pro :) . I have had all of my babies in a
hospital setting. I have gave birth “naturally” –without any medication. I have
also had the pain medicine put into my spine and had medicine put through my
IV. The two things I have never experienced was saying, “Oh, My water broke!”,
because it never did for any of my pregnancies. The doctor had to bust the bag
each time. I have never had a cesarean either. I chose to tell you about my
first time giving birth. It was a new experience so I was scared and excited at
the same time. They gave me Demerol through my IV so I was out of it for the
most part but I did feel the pain. My mom and my, at the time boyfriend, but
now is my husband in the birthing room with me. I remember waking up, they
brought in my new baby girl, and I did not want to hold her. I laid her in the
bed and just looked at her. Everyone else held her and cooed over her. It took
me a minute to get used to her. I probably was experiencing a slight Post-Postpartum
Depression syndrome but did not know it. It only lasted that first day though. I
fell in love with her and began to be a mom. It was a great experience.
As I reviewed about the women in Ghana, I see that
most choose to have their babies at home. They do have the chose to go to a
hospital but choose not to have to deal with the debt that they would incur.
Berger shows, “In the poorest nations, almost all babies are born at home:
Doctors are called only for emergencies, often arriving too late. Most women
avoid hospitals unless they think they are dying” (Berger, 2012, 103). If they
do not call the Doctor, a Doula or Midwife is present to assist with the birth of the baby. I have noticed that we –as women have the same
options to have our babies at our home or at a hospital. In Ghana, it states sometimes
“by going to the hospital, it can be harmful to the new family” (Berger, 2012,
103), which is the same for U.S. families because we all will have a huge bill
after leaving with our new bundle of joy.
Reference
Berger,
K.S. (2012). The developing person
through childhood (6th Ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
I love the fact you decided to research Ghana birthing and I found it interested how they are concerned about incurring bills ad much as we are in the United States. For my second pregnancy the doctor was late. Of course I had delivered. Therefore I understand why Ghana women may prefer birthing at home. If I wasn't afraid of medical issues I would have also. Great article Mrs.Tellis
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ReplyDeleteI will ditto you comment that you are a pro. Anyone who has 5 kids and have experienced child birth without an epidural!....my hat go off to you. I am trying to wrap my mind around possibly going that route when I give birth again, BUT...we will see!:-)
I take my hat off to you for having five children. Here in the United States we are blesses because in some countries women have a difficulty time giving birth due to their environment and conditions that they have to give birth in. I'm thankful and blessed to be a mother also.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely pro! I can realate to being excited and nervous at the same time. I really apprecitat your honesty about your first day with your baby girl. I had a friend that did not bond right away and felt society was telling her she was a bad mother. Many time people struggle alone for so long. I am glad that was not your case. Thanks again for being open and honest.
ReplyDeleteGreat to be with you again, Nakita! The Ghana article is very enlightening. I believe that childbirth will soon begin to change here in the USA also. Money is going to be such a big issue soon. Congratulations on 5 babies! I wanted 3 but God saw fit that I only needed one and that one was at age 39. He knew Max was all I could handle, right?!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your story Nakita. It is amazing how each birth is different. Birth is a beautiful thing and is a cherishable moment that will last forever!!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the wonderful comments...I enjoyed reading them all:)
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