The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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I just had my mind expanded this morning by Laureen Hudson's hour long online session on how to use the internet to get a message out. Laureen's session “Creating an Online Presence," gave me a wealth of information in a short time and impressed me with how many people are out there who completely rely on the internet for their information. I needed that, and maybe you do, too. - Ina May Gaskin I just hung up the phone from doing the hour long session with
Laureen Hudson on “Creating an Online Presence”. Laureen’s know-how
and expertise were enough to wake up even the birth oldtimers like me and
Ina May to the many unused opportunities of the internet. Laureen’s
engaging and easygoing teaching style made even those scary (to me) terms
like “hypertext, streaming, wordpress, technorati, feedreader and trackback”
start to make sense. Her passion is to reach the generation of young
women who have not yet given birth BEFORE they fall into the black hole
of aggressive obstetrics. I came away from the class today with lots
of ways to improve my website and make it more modern, usable and interesting
for readers. This class will run again this coming Friday (August
22) and I heartily recommend it.
Cost: $35 per session Each session will be 60 minutes in length Creating An Online Presence
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As I read the debate of interventions, epidurals, homebirths, etc., I can't
help but fight the tears as I sit here 4 days from my due date, emotional
as hell reminiscing about the hellish experience from my c-section 17 months
ago. I have planned this birth to the best of my ability, and some of those
plans include NOT to have an epidural unless a cesarean is necessary. The
reasons for this include the fact that I don't think the anesthetist who
performed my epidural was even a Doctor. I think the "real" anesthetists
were all busy, so they called in the janitor and put a lab coat on him,
and told him to do it. I'm amazed that I was not paralyzed from the event.
Epidurals are wonderful for helping with the pain, but I think is many
ways they do a great disservice to women. My epidural was not my idea.
It was pushed on me by staff who already decided I was having a c-section,
and they just couldn't be bothered with me. I was given the epidural and
left alone until someone got around to cutting me open. Sad, but true.
I hear of it happening all the time. At the time, you believe what they
tell you. You think they have your best interests at heart. Madonna had
an epidural and a c-section. Can't you just "feel" what probably happened
there? She is obviously a strong independent person, but you put your trust
in these people and do the best you can. I was so much hoping for an unmedicated
natural VBAC this time. I have already agreed to IV antibiotics for GBS
during labor. I don't want it, but I had to make a decision and I have.
I have high blood pressure and some protein in my urine. I am on the verge
of induction, trying desperately to rest and keep the BP down until labor
starts on its own. My point is that even if we want things to be UNMEDICATED
and NATURAL, sometimes you have to make choices you are not really happy
about, but they are the best you can do with your present circumstances.
My goal now is to avoid a c-section, with as few interventions as possible.
That is all I can do. At least this time, any interventions I submit to
will be MY decision, and that helps a lot. I wish I had the support to
go homebirth with a great midwife like many of you do. I would probably
feel a lot less stressed out right now....
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