tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353441366075175206.post5050608460018774133..comments2023-03-26T07:41:46.090-06:00Comments on The Stewart Family: a book review mixed with some thoughtsMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463213154231415810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353441366075175206.post-82932142468685576942012-02-25T10:15:04.043-07:002012-02-25T10:15:04.043-07:00Thanks Ade. I agree that medical interventions ca...Thanks Ade. I agree that medical interventions can save lives. I am glad that Dallin is here!<br />My midwife is very experienced and the birthing center is right next to the hospital. Intermittent moitoring has been shown in medical journals to have the same statistics for saving lives as constant monitoring. I toally believe there are exceptions to that, but I also believe that there are many unecessary interventions due to their overuse.<br />I waited until my 4th birth to be away from the hospital because the likelihood of there being a problem is low. My experiences in the hospital have taught me that often the hospital can cause some of the problems there are with babies....it has happened to us three times. Not to mention the permanent, avoidable damage that my body had received because of the bad decisions of a doctor and his nurses. It literally took me years to recover from giving birth to Kolton. I never felt comfortable with where we were having him, and I switched doctors while pregnant. I gave up after that because I thought I had exhausted all of my options. Who knows what would've happened if I had continued listening to the spirit telling me something wasn't right? Medical technology can only be as good as the doctors using it. I tried doing a natural birth in the hospital with Jonah, but once I set foot in the hospital, every promise that had been made to me regarding the birth (even with a written and signed document from my doctor) was ignored. Even the little things like Wes giving the first bath. I was prepared that it might happen, and Wes and I are both pretty easygoing people, so we just went with it, but we were both very surprised that our wishes weren't met simply because the doctor decided to change his mind once I was admitted and couldn't leave. It taught me that there really is no "cookie cutter" way to give birth. It's a very presonal and important decision that involed much prayer and research. <br />My best friend was a homebirth. There were some complications that were pretty scary, but her mother feels that if she was born in a hospital, she would have either died or been severely brain damaged. (And I have another friend who had a baby in the hopital with the same complication and she now has a lifelong disability.) Because she was at home my friend was able to receive her priesthood blessing before any kind of intervention. After the blessing, no intervention was needed. Her mother had her last baby (my friend's sister) in a hospital because she felt strongly that's where she needed to be. Everything was fine.<br />I have a strong belief that Heavenly Father is looking out for these little ones. I feel that when there is a need, He has an opinion. We feel that the spirit has confirmed to me over and over that this is where we need to be, and we feel totally at peace with that decision. We were sent this little girl and we have been guided to make the decisions we've made regarding her birth, so now we are just trying to gain knowledge and get excited for the amazing experience awaiting us. We have faith that it will work out in the way the Lord has planned, especially because of the many prayers and confirmed answers that have gone into making this decision. :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463213154231415810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353441366075175206.post-34374485679950541422012-02-25T09:52:05.202-07:002012-02-25T09:52:05.202-07:00Good luck, Megan. I'm glad you are feeling ca...Good luck, Megan. I'm glad you are feeling calm and excited. Please be careful. I know that the majority of babies are born healthy as can be, but for me, without being strapped to a monitor during labor, I would not have my Dallin. No one knew anything was wrong until I was in labor, despite ultrasounds, etc. during the pregnancy. Actually, my pregnancy went as smooth as can be...it was a complete shock to everyone. Monitoring, an emergency C-section, and 10 weeks benefiting from the technology in the NICU is why he is here. He is a miracle because of the Priesthood AND medical technology. <br />We are excited for your little girl!Adrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508789492525797399noreply@blogger.com