Great article, two things you wrote really resonated with me.
The first is, I had a combination of 10 OBs/Midwives my first pregnancy, going generally from midwife to OB to specialist OB as my pregnancy got more complicated. The midwives and specialist OBs were sooooo much better than regular OBs in terms of emotional support and making me involved in the process. WOW was it such a noticeable difference!
2. I’ve been really hard on myself this past year and a half on how much I have fallen behind on after my difficult pregnancy and delivery. But your article is a reminder that the recovery is a process and I need to accept that I’m going to drop the ball because, well, I’m recovering! There will be time for the big stuff later. I have to start small now.
"...much more intuitive, much more driven by survival instincts and less by well-researched decisions" We have 3 littles and wholeheartedly identify with this shift!
I have never gone full, hospital-free Midwife, but even having the hospital Midwives as providers for my last two pregnancies was better than having an OBGYN :')
ALSO, Elizabeth Burtman over at Good News For New Moms did a mini-series as she researched the Churching Of Women across time and traditions! https://elizabethburtman.substack.com/archive
Great article, two things you wrote really resonated with me.
The first is, I had a combination of 10 OBs/Midwives my first pregnancy, going generally from midwife to OB to specialist OB as my pregnancy got more complicated. The midwives and specialist OBs were sooooo much better than regular OBs in terms of emotional support and making me involved in the process. WOW was it such a noticeable difference!
2. I’ve been really hard on myself this past year and a half on how much I have fallen behind on after my difficult pregnancy and delivery. But your article is a reminder that the recovery is a process and I need to accept that I’m going to drop the ball because, well, I’m recovering! There will be time for the big stuff later. I have to start small now.
"...much more intuitive, much more driven by survival instincts and less by well-researched decisions" We have 3 littles and wholeheartedly identify with this shift!
I have never gone full, hospital-free Midwife, but even having the hospital Midwives as providers for my last two pregnancies was better than having an OBGYN :')
ALSO, Elizabeth Burtman over at Good News For New Moms did a mini-series as she researched the Churching Of Women across time and traditions! https://elizabethburtman.substack.com/archive