Posted by pegasus on September 21, 2004, at 18:37:21
In reply to Re: pregnancy woes :), posted by AuntieMel on September 21, 2004, at 17:42:20
> Who would burn the sheets afterward?Oh, this is actually good! The midwives do all of the clean up! When I found that out, I was much more interested. Apparently, in some cases, they'll also do some house cleaning while everyone's waiting for labor to progress. Plus, they have some kind of miraculous, comfortable bed protecting system that keeps your bedding from getting mucked up during the process.
> I would hate for the neighbors to hear me scream.
Yeah, I've thought of this. Don't really know them all that well . . .
> Same as above - but how often are there medical breakthroughs for women. If I don't use this one will the doctors quit???
I hear you! The books my DH has gathered make a convincing case for how all of those medical interventions actually increase risk of complications and pain. And the midwives *say* they'll teach me techniques for handling the pain, and they'll help me through it, but . . .
> It's a lot nicer to be visited in the hospital. Nurses limit the number of visitors - and the decibel level.
Hmmm. Well, I guess I like being at home. And I hate hospitals (bad associations). And the midwives do stay for a while afterwards (they'll have to with all that cleaning up). But it's a good idea to have a game plan for visitors.
I sound like I'm talking myself into it! Holy smokes! Let me back off a bit. I appreciate hearing your take on the whole thing.
pegasus
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