Tuesday, February 21, 2012
attempting to accept what you cannot change
today while i was at my cloth diaper group meetup a few things were said that made me think. since i have started reading things to become a doula, i've become acutely aware of how much of a stupid pregnant girl i was. i listened and did everything my doctor said without an ounce of hesitation or question. i really do believe that had i been more educated about pregnancy and birth on my end, i wouldn't have had a csection. there are many days were i am sad or feel less than that i did not have my child "naturally". yes i still birthed my child from my body and it doesn't make my birth any less than or more than to any other birth. i listened to this mother talk about the devastation of being induced while in my head all i could think was, you at least had the chance to labor. i didn't feel her grief or attempt to sympathize with her, even though i didn't have the labor i had wished for either. i know some people might call me crazy but i do wish i could have experienced at least active labor. my body doesn't know more than a few braxton hicks contractions. i hope that i can have my vaginal birth one day. i know i need to accept that i cannot change what happened that day. i should just be grateful that my baby boy was healthy and so was i. i'm sure one day i will and hopefully it is soon.
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