Motherhood Miracles
Heavy with child on Christmas Eve is a new experience for me. Both my older children were born just before Christmas. I never knew how much holiday maternity clothes suck. All I'll be missing are some bubble lights and a bit of tinsel. Ho ho ho.
I've also been thinking a bit about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Feeling the kicks and squirms of a baby about the same size as hers, I can't help but try to put myself in her shoes and imagine what she must have been thinking, fearing, expecting. Just as Mary was, I'm homeless, without modern prenatal care, searching for a safe place to birth my baby, and yet feeling very blessed.
Erma Bombeck once said, "If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realized the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.” I'm enjoying this last chance of being part of a miracle. It's hard, with my hips feeling like they've come undone and my breaths coming in shallow little puffs, but I'm trying to treasure every last second.
And I'm looking forward to giving birth in a way that God intended -- fully connected, body and soul, with the goddess within, the child my body will bring forth, with the universe and her many miracles... fully connected. And to be fully connected, one must divorce herself from intervention. That is my goal.
I know many think I'm crazy. I've heard it all from "You should do what's best for the baby," to "You need to take care of yourself." But what a lot of people don't understand is that I am doing what is best for the baby and I am taking care of myself.
And I have faith in the power of miracles.
Perhaps if more women had faith in themselves, in their bodies, in their babies, in a higher power, fewer doctors would be allowed to victimize women and children in our country. Then maybe, just maybe we'd all start seeing the miracle that each and every one of us truly is.
Here's a little something that I read online. It was written by Dr. Bob Braile, a chiropractor. I think it's funny and poignant. Please give it a read.
Have a blessed Christmas everyone.
The First Christmas
Nearly 2000 years ago the baby Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. This blessed event would have been looked upon quite differently if seen from a medical perspective. Let us examine the so-called "modern" thinking about this event.
What a big risk our Heavenly Father took when He sent His Son to us in the way He did. First of all, the Virgin Mary was much to young to bear such an important child. Plus, no tests were performed to see if she was even capable of carrying the child full term. Also, Mary was not adequately prepared. She attended no birthing classes, did not practice her breathing, nor did she read up on the birth process.
It should also be noted that some safety procedures were ignored during this pregnancy. I mean, no blood tests were done, no obstetric examinations, no ultra sound, or even the listening and monitoring of the child's heart beat. And surely, for such an important baby, an amniocentesis should have been done! Not even the proper regime of vitamins was given to the mother for her nutrition. When you think about it, we're taking a major risk here.
And just think of the terrible conditions for the birth itself. Certainly the stable was not sterile. And with all those animals in the same room it's a wonder there wasn't a major infection. Not even simple clean sheets, or surgical masks for the three Wise Men were used. And I'm quite sure that Mary was not on the proper delivery table with her feet in the stirrups.
If that's not bad enough, common medical practice was ignored from this point on. Certainly an important woman like Mary should have been given some pain relievers or a spinal block to help ease her discomfort. Of course an episiotomy would have been called for to help out. I'll bet that a set of clamps weren't even available in case of need. Not to mention the lack of fetal monitoring equipment in case an emergency cesarean was required. I mean this whole procedure sounds like a nightmare.
From there on it still got worse. No surgical instruments to cut the cord, no silver nitrate for the baby's eyes, no fetal intensive care units, no alcohol rubs, no temperature control cubicles, no suction of the child's nose or throat, none of the modern safety precautions that should have been used.
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this entire procedure was a menace to the mother and child. Someone should be liable for mal-practice in a case like this. With the state of things as they were, I'll bet the child Jesus never even got His required vaccinations!
I don't know,... but if it were up to modern medicine, this should have been done much differently. God sure took a big chance.....
... or maybe we need to rethink the things we think are necessary and stop interfering with normal God-given miracles.
by Bob Braile, D.C.
I've also been thinking a bit about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Feeling the kicks and squirms of a baby about the same size as hers, I can't help but try to put myself in her shoes and imagine what she must have been thinking, fearing, expecting. Just as Mary was, I'm homeless, without modern prenatal care, searching for a safe place to birth my baby, and yet feeling very blessed.
Erma Bombeck once said, "If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realized the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.” I'm enjoying this last chance of being part of a miracle. It's hard, with my hips feeling like they've come undone and my breaths coming in shallow little puffs, but I'm trying to treasure every last second.
And I'm looking forward to giving birth in a way that God intended -- fully connected, body and soul, with the goddess within, the child my body will bring forth, with the universe and her many miracles... fully connected. And to be fully connected, one must divorce herself from intervention. That is my goal.
I know many think I'm crazy. I've heard it all from "You should do what's best for the baby," to "You need to take care of yourself." But what a lot of people don't understand is that I am doing what is best for the baby and I am taking care of myself.
And I have faith in the power of miracles.
Perhaps if more women had faith in themselves, in their bodies, in their babies, in a higher power, fewer doctors would be allowed to victimize women and children in our country. Then maybe, just maybe we'd all start seeing the miracle that each and every one of us truly is.
Here's a little something that I read online. It was written by Dr. Bob Braile, a chiropractor. I think it's funny and poignant. Please give it a read.
Have a blessed Christmas everyone.
The First Christmas
Nearly 2000 years ago the baby Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. This blessed event would have been looked upon quite differently if seen from a medical perspective. Let us examine the so-called "modern" thinking about this event.
What a big risk our Heavenly Father took when He sent His Son to us in the way He did. First of all, the Virgin Mary was much to young to bear such an important child. Plus, no tests were performed to see if she was even capable of carrying the child full term. Also, Mary was not adequately prepared. She attended no birthing classes, did not practice her breathing, nor did she read up on the birth process.
It should also be noted that some safety procedures were ignored during this pregnancy. I mean, no blood tests were done, no obstetric examinations, no ultra sound, or even the listening and monitoring of the child's heart beat. And surely, for such an important baby, an amniocentesis should have been done! Not even the proper regime of vitamins was given to the mother for her nutrition. When you think about it, we're taking a major risk here.
And just think of the terrible conditions for the birth itself. Certainly the stable was not sterile. And with all those animals in the same room it's a wonder there wasn't a major infection. Not even simple clean sheets, or surgical masks for the three Wise Men were used. And I'm quite sure that Mary was not on the proper delivery table with her feet in the stirrups.
If that's not bad enough, common medical practice was ignored from this point on. Certainly an important woman like Mary should have been given some pain relievers or a spinal block to help ease her discomfort. Of course an episiotomy would have been called for to help out. I'll bet that a set of clamps weren't even available in case of need. Not to mention the lack of fetal monitoring equipment in case an emergency cesarean was required. I mean this whole procedure sounds like a nightmare.
From there on it still got worse. No surgical instruments to cut the cord, no silver nitrate for the baby's eyes, no fetal intensive care units, no alcohol rubs, no temperature control cubicles, no suction of the child's nose or throat, none of the modern safety precautions that should have been used.
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this entire procedure was a menace to the mother and child. Someone should be liable for mal-practice in a case like this. With the state of things as they were, I'll bet the child Jesus never even got His required vaccinations!
I don't know,... but if it were up to modern medicine, this should have been done much differently. God sure took a big chance.....
... or maybe we need to rethink the things we think are necessary and stop interfering with normal God-given miracles.
by Bob Braile, D.C.
posted by The Histrionics of a Fat Housewife at 8:28 AM
5 Comments:
Just stopped by to say merry christmas.
I opened a "contest" last week for birth stories-some are bad,some are wonderful. Give them a read?
As cranky as I was my last pregnancy, I still sat in wonder some days at the whole thing. An entire person in my belly!
Who knew!
Enjoy your holiday.
Not only did Mary have a homebirth (ok it wasn't her home, but you understand), but she, like the other women in the Bible, also breastfed, coslept, and likely didn't carry her infant around in a bucket-style car seat.
Happy & safe birthing to you, Heather!
Okay, I missed out on the Merry Christmas wishes, but I can wish you a blessed New Year! Any news on the house hunting front?
Amen sister! Natural miracle. Now if we can just extend that kind of thinking to the time when the child grows up as well...
Amen sister! Now if we can just extend that kind of "stop interfering with nature" kind of thinking to the entire growing up process of the child.... Hey how was your Christmas? Are you still nomadic? Any New Year's resolutions? Send me an address so I can mail you some bundaeggi.
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