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September 3rd, 2008 by Natalia

As you already know, I’m choosing a birthing center over a hospital and a midwife over an OB this time around. I’ve had SO many people tell me I’m crazy for wanting to do this naturally, for opting to feel the pain, and for not being in the care of my old OB who has a 60% C-section rate. It’s very important to me to avoid a c-section at all costs. My primary goal is to have the baby in the healthiest way possible, even if it means I have to feel some pain. I’m not scared. I’m empowered. I’m going to do something for my baby that a lot of women opt not to even try and do. Anyways… here are some articles, that once again, show that avoiding interventions that lead to a c-section is the right choice. (Disclaimer - if medical reasons necessitate a c-section…then I don’t knock you. It’s the ones the ELECT to do them for convenience that drive me nuts.)
Natural birth ‘may aid baby bond’
Cesarean babies’ ‘diabetes risk’
Cesareans ‘may harm lung growth’
More deaths for Caesarean babies
Caesarean ‘raises womb-tear risk’
Caesarean link to placenta risk ‘
‘Unnecessary’ Caesareans warning

I could go on and on.

Would someone tell me why these OB’s are STILL doing so many unnecessary C’s?????

September 3rd, 2008 by Natalia

I’m now 29 weeks pregnant, in case you were wondering. Time is flying by. Here are some pictures for those of you who aren’t privileged to see me in all my “heffalumpness” in person. Ashton took them for me yesterday.

I am huge already.

And just for the sake of comparison… I found this picture of me in the same clothes… about a week before Jax was born. I was 38 weeks. I am almost as big already. YIKES!!!