tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post2423420797609089585..comments2024-02-18T00:50:21.175-08:00Comments on Birth Unplugged: Views of Birth Reflected in MirrorsBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621569580858604541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-69487429368788342182010-09-21T12:36:06.372-07:002010-09-21T12:36:06.372-07:00I'm from Preg.org and LOVE this post! Society ...I'm from Preg.org and LOVE this post! Society has completely distances itself from birth and I think your're right on about how this has created the concept of it "being hard/painful/gross/etc". Our bodies were made to birth and women successfully birth all over the world. Why is it that so many think they are somehow broken?<br /><br />Excellent post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294794766428738036.post-63032895733364825522010-05-19T19:24:13.530-07:002010-05-19T19:24:13.530-07:00My first birth, I declined a mirror and had an epi...My first birth, I declined a mirror and had an episiotomy, all while being completely numb waist-down. I remember being able to see the reflection in my OB's eyeglasses and that was enough for me, at the time. But that experience did nothing to increase my self-confidence in my body and my ability to birth. Everything had been done for me. Yes, I pushed, but that's it. Induction, epidural, episiotomy. The 2nd birth required much more of me and I was starting from scratch. Well, not even from scratch. I was coming from the experience of not having had to work much or feel anything at all (after the epidural).<br />I have still never chosen to have a mirror, but my goals and views have changed immensely, which reflects my experiences and increase in my self-confidence.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252951128358287928noreply@blogger.com