Hey Everyone!
I have been reading through a lot of the threads here. I personally have a midwife but as I progress through my pregnancy I find that I am drawn more and more toward UC. I am of the mind that no one can take better care of me then me, and have a feeling that's going to hold true through my pregnancy. I am looking for a good book to start with. I have a bunch of books and have put all of them down about 1/2 through because they stop resonating with me. They talk about the fear and pain and the biologist in me KNOWS there is no way a woman's body has been doing this for umpteen generations and it has promoted the basic Darwinian principals for survival of a species and now, all the sudden it's this huge scary, overwhelming, dis-ease (affliction) that women (and only women) get. Is there any book that you would recommend a newbie that is very research oriented and science brained but also believes in her body and its abilities? Someone recommended "Active Birth: the New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally" but I would like to get a little more feedback! The list I got that book off of was from 2005. There was also one called simply "Unassisted Childbirth." Most of these books are older, is there really no new research/books being published on this?
I was also looking at "Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year" and was curious if I could get personal recommendations from anyone? I use homeopathy and herbs but my herb knowledge is minimal (outside of culinary). I am very into herbalism and other alternative modalities and would love some feedback there (I want to keep my house well stocked with appropriate herbs) and cover my bases! Plus this is just an area I would like to gain more knowledge...so...there's nothing more valuable then a good, well researched book!
Thank you!
xo
I have been reading through a lot of the threads here. I personally have a midwife but as I progress through my pregnancy I find that I am drawn more and more toward UC. I am of the mind that no one can take better care of me then me, and have a feeling that's going to hold true through my pregnancy. I am looking for a good book to start with. I have a bunch of books and have put all of them down about 1/2 through because they stop resonating with me. They talk about the fear and pain and the biologist in me KNOWS there is no way a woman's body has been doing this for umpteen generations and it has promoted the basic Darwinian principals for survival of a species and now, all the sudden it's this huge scary, overwhelming, dis-ease (affliction) that women (and only women) get. Is there any book that you would recommend a newbie that is very research oriented and science brained but also believes in her body and its abilities? Someone recommended "Active Birth: the New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally" but I would like to get a little more feedback! The list I got that book off of was from 2005. There was also one called simply "Unassisted Childbirth." Most of these books are older, is there really no new research/books being published on this?
I was also looking at "Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year" and was curious if I could get personal recommendations from anyone? I use homeopathy and herbs but my herb knowledge is minimal (outside of culinary). I am very into herbalism and other alternative modalities and would love some feedback there (I want to keep my house well stocked with appropriate herbs) and cover my bases! Plus this is just an area I would like to gain more knowledge...so...there's nothing more valuable then a good, well researched book!
Thank you!
xo
