So I guess I have made it to a new stage! I am no longer hesitant to tell people about our "crunchy" childbirth plans. Actually I kind of enjoy watching there faces be over come with complete shock.
One of my first posts here was being so upset by people criticizing my husband and my every decision.
Today at another one of our offices, people started asking questions. I am feeling quite secure in our decisions. So I answered them without hesitation and started rattling things off to further shock them...Okay so this might not have helped them educationally or to open their minds...but I really did thoroughly enjoy the discussion.
One of my coworkers started it by announcing my crazy alternative plans of using cloth diapers
Wow if this can take them by suprise just wait for what else I have. I tell them I have a midwife...apparently one step away from a witch dr. in their books! Then I say the B word, birth center. Before they can catch their breath I am telling them about the lack of pain medication I plan on taking. Now I have two women and a guy standing around, two of which have children of their own. No pain meds they ask why would you do that to yourself?? I reply I just don't see the point, I mean I go 9 months avoiding tylenol (6.5 months so far and nothing other than prenatals and a homeopathic rub have entered my body) then after the nine months and only hours away from meeting my beautiful child...why pump me and the babe full of drugs?? Their response "because after 9 months without it the baby is fine so why not"
Okay their response made no sense but that is fine. I continue to answer questions of what if, and emergencies and hospitals. We have back up plans, hospitals along the way to the birth center if needed but we are confident in our decision. They then say...you aren't going to do the water thing are you???!! Um well I hope too, I mean if it goes as planned then it is part of if not the plan! At this point I throw in the delayed vax if at all and the no circ plans. I don't think they knew where to go from here. The no circ thing they didn't even ask. The delayed/limited vax thing they thought was of course crazy. "with all the technology" "there aren't any down sides...are there??"
Anyhow, I totally loved it! They weren't rude and they may have passed a little judgment, but now they know there is more than one way to do things. And hopefully if any of their children turn out a bit "crunchier" than they were, then they will remember me and think...huh not to crazy. LOL
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One of my first posts here was being so upset by people criticizing my husband and my every decision.
Today at another one of our offices, people started asking questions. I am feeling quite secure in our decisions. So I answered them without hesitation and started rattling things off to further shock them...Okay so this might not have helped them educationally or to open their minds...but I really did thoroughly enjoy the discussion.
One of my coworkers started it by announcing my crazy alternative plans of using cloth diapers
Wow if this can take them by suprise just wait for what else I have. I tell them I have a midwife...apparently one step away from a witch dr. in their books! Then I say the B word, birth center. Before they can catch their breath I am telling them about the lack of pain medication I plan on taking. Now I have two women and a guy standing around, two of which have children of their own. No pain meds they ask why would you do that to yourself?? I reply I just don't see the point, I mean I go 9 months avoiding tylenol (6.5 months so far and nothing other than prenatals and a homeopathic rub have entered my body) then after the nine months and only hours away from meeting my beautiful child...why pump me and the babe full of drugs?? Their response "because after 9 months without it the baby is fine so why not"Okay their response made no sense but that is fine. I continue to answer questions of what if, and emergencies and hospitals. We have back up plans, hospitals along the way to the birth center if needed but we are confident in our decision. They then say...you aren't going to do the water thing are you???!! Um well I hope too, I mean if it goes as planned then it is part of if not the plan! At this point I throw in the delayed vax if at all and the no circ plans. I don't think they knew where to go from here. The no circ thing they didn't even ask. The delayed/limited vax thing they thought was of course crazy. "with all the technology" "there aren't any down sides...are there??"
Anyhow, I totally loved it! They weren't rude and they may have passed a little judgment, but now they know there is more than one way to do things. And hopefully if any of their children turn out a bit "crunchier" than they were, then they will remember me and think...huh not to crazy. LOL
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