Go forth and be confident

I just read a blog post on how this woman is annoyed with the "Cult of Natural Childbirth".  She goes on about how we try to make other mothers feel guilty for choosing an epidural, how we make child birth and our birth stories too big of a spectacle...medicine is progress...natural is ancient...blah blah.  I get really annoyed by posts like this.....

Why? Cause I'm so pro-natural I cant see straight? NO, because I cant imagine why ME choosing to have a natural home birth would make YOU feel guilty in any way...Yes, I like to talk about it and I personally think what I'm doing is super cool...duh, that's why I'm doing it....because its what I want to do...and it if for some reason makes another woman feel guilty or less of a woman in any way...well I tend to think there are some underlying confidence issues there....

Go forth and be confident in your birth decisions!

If your not confident then read up on it, talk to people who've had different experiences than each other and see which one you identify with- then aim that direction and don't let anyone else deter you!

If my blog annoys you, its easy- don't read it.  If you don't like the way I'm choosing to birth my son- don't ask about it.  I don't care what you think and you shouldn't care what I think!

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Did you know my kitchen walls are a beautiful turquoise blue?  My husband and I love it, it makes me happy to look at it and I just love the pop of color with our wood cabinets. Turquoise is a pretty daring color, its not for everyone.  Am I proud of the color of my kitchen? yes! Do I think you should paint your kitchen this color? Sure, If you want, and I will help you!

The color turquoise helps to open the lines of communication between the heart and the spoken word. It presents as a friendly and happy color enjoying life. In color psychology, turquoise controls and heals the emotions creating emotional balance and stability. Cool, huh? A little info there for ya!

Should you feel guilty or less of a person because your kitchen is not turquoise? NO.  Do I annoy you because I go on and on about the color of my kitchen and why I painted it that way? Am I a member of a cult because I like bold colors and love to talk about it? No No NO!

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Of course I think birth is a bigger deal than the color of my kitchen, but the message is the same... None of us are alike, and that's ok...I just want to offer support to those who are similar to my way of thinking....its easy to get support for a normal hospital birth with an epidural...its the norm.  So sue me if I want to help out a mom that wants to go a different route than that.