I have three children and all of my birthing experiences were different. The hardest birth was my second child. I was in and out of the hospital with complications. I keep having false labor. I went into labor before Christmas and my doctor decided that she was not ready so he stop labor. Well because he did this I struggled to go into labor after that. When we final convinced him that he was wrong on the due date he induced me. I went into the hospital on a Saturday and by night time still had no baby. Went back Sunday and no baby. Late that night I went back and I was in pain bad. Finally he started to give me drugs and really look at what was going on. Well I do not dilate because my cervices does not relax. If he would have listen to me then I could have had her on Saturday. Anyways so I was so drugged by Monday morning she finally was able to come and the doctor was not even there. He was at home eating breakfast. The nurses got mad at him and by the time he arrived she was head almost out. The Head nurse was going to deliver her. When she came out at over 7 pounds the doctor said I guess she was ready. Plus he did not have a chance to put his gown on he just caught. I was not happy with him and neither was my family. She was healthy and had a head full of hair. During pregnancy I was on vitamins and tried to eat right. I gained alot of weight with her. I have terrible stomach problems and it is hard to eat certain foods. I cannot take the prenatal vitamins because they make me sick.
The culture that I chose to look at was Chinese. They recommend that a pregnant mother not lift or eat things that are harmful to the child or mother. They also see that food can be bad omens to a baby. They also have mom become isolated kind of 30 days after birth. The Chinese handle a pregnancy as if doing or eating certain things is a bad omen. They are very spiritual.
Hello Charissa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience! I agree with you, in China, women are very spiritual. I recollect my friend from China sharing her experience. She explained, that women try not to consume prescribed medication as they feel that it may create too much heat, and could possibly damage the baby. Great post!
Purvi
Hi Charissa,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post. I hate to hear that you had such a hard labor with your second child. I found it interesting that the Chinese culture isolates the mother for 30 days after giving birth. Do you know why they do this? I would be interested in knowing why they do this. Do they allow the child to stay with the mother during this isolation period? Thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth Lambert