i am in a local group of moms who meet for playgroups and such and chat online through group emails
it is quite a diverse group of women but i am the only homebirther
and i try to just stay out of a lot of conversations
b/c i have gotten the reaction over and over again w/ nonhomebirthers
of being perceived as feeling superior or judging them for their choices
do you guys get this???
does it bug the crap out of you??
a couple women are pregnant in the group
and one who is new to the area asked for doctor or midwife recommendations and i just wrote back and said that if she is interested in homebirth i can give her the hook up
and then i just tried not to get sucked into a debate about safety and all that, just said we could email privately if she wanted more info.
i wrote a little bit about the safety of homebirth and that i am not judgmental of other women's choices but i like to share my experiences b/c mine have been wonderful
and that i hate to see misinformation spread around
but it is so hard to resist b/c somebody wrote my all time most irritating remarks from nonNCBers
"i am not any less of a woman b/c . . . . . "
and
"you don't get an award for going natural or having a homebirth"
have you heard this??
does it annoy the bejesus out of you??
why do they think that WE think they are lesser women or moms?
how does my having a homebirth = an indictment of a hospital birth?
so i am bringing my little rant here
b/c i don't want to get sucked into a debate
w/ a bunch of ladies who really don't want to learn anything new
and have for the most part already made their choices
thanks guys!
it is quite a diverse group of women but i am the only homebirther
and i try to just stay out of a lot of conversations
b/c i have gotten the reaction over and over again w/ nonhomebirthers
of being perceived as feeling superior or judging them for their choices
do you guys get this???
does it bug the crap out of you??
a couple women are pregnant in the group
and one who is new to the area asked for doctor or midwife recommendations and i just wrote back and said that if she is interested in homebirth i can give her the hook up
and then i just tried not to get sucked into a debate about safety and all that, just said we could email privately if she wanted more info.
i wrote a little bit about the safety of homebirth and that i am not judgmental of other women's choices but i like to share my experiences b/c mine have been wonderful
and that i hate to see misinformation spread around
but it is so hard to resist b/c somebody wrote my all time most irritating remarks from nonNCBers
"i am not any less of a woman b/c . . . . . "
and
"you don't get an award for going natural or having a homebirth"
have you heard this??
does it annoy the bejesus out of you??
why do they think that WE think they are lesser women or moms?
how does my having a homebirth = an indictment of a hospital birth?
so i am bringing my little rant here
b/c i don't want to get sucked into a debate
w/ a bunch of ladies who really don't want to learn anything new
and have for the most part already made their choices
thanks guys!