Finally

4 or so months, multiple book stores, 4 plane rides, and a 5 hour trip up north I finally found a book store that was carrying a book I have been looking for! Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. She is also the author of Spiritual Midwifery and just came out with a breast feeding book also. By looking at my book marked spot, I am less then half way through the book.

So far it has just been amazing stores of home births. Now, I'm not leaning towards to home birth as much as the natural birth process. These women speak about having rushes (contractions) and then all of a sudden they are ready to push. They let the rushes sweep over them and leave. They don't fight the energy. Its amazing how positive thinking about labor makes it easier. They speak about the horror stories some mothers tell and how those only hurt the birthing process. If you aren't told that anything is going to hurt and you know natural ways and techniques to guide the process why would you do it any other way?

I have completely gotten on my high horse here and don't know why people go through the drug induced births that seem to be the norm now. The way these women labor at home and give birth with friends and family seems nice. Not that I want my whole family in the room with me, but I also dont' want nurses and doctors whom I've only met a handful of times telling me how to do this.

Just a few thoughts...