quote from today's article on home births

[hnpcc]

"So I almost became a reluctant free-birther," said one, in a reference to the radical movement that contends childbirth is a deeply sexual experience that should only be shared between lovers.

?!?!??!

I can honestly say of all the things I've ever thought about childbirth, "deeply sexual experience" is not one of them.

Comments

[undergroundsea.livejournal.com]

what about the freaks burying placentas and planting trees!

[tabouli.livejournal.com]

Ach, I file those under live and let live. It's *eating* the placenta I find a tad disturbing. And there are people who do that. Apparently it's meant to protect women against post-natal depression.

[hnpcc]

Any suggestions as to how? Iron content maybe?

[kirstenfleur.livejournal.com]

Yup. And "essential minerals".
Didn't fancy it myself.

[vestalvagrant.livejournal.com]

Sheila Kitzinger's to blame for all this childbirth/sex/orgasm stuff. To be fair, it is mostly people misinterpreting/misquoting her that's lead to the hoohaa about orgasmic birth etc.

I had a textbook Kitzinger 'orgasmic' birth and I promise you, nothing ever made me feel less like having sex again in my lifetime.

[hnpcc]

Ah but did you feel like it should only have been shared between you and T.?

[vestalvagrant.livejournal.com]

Nah, he was next to useless!

Not really, he did all he could. But it was knowing the midwife was with me that gave me the confidence to go through with it, rather than T's presence.

[kirstenfleur.livejournal.com]

NO. Really, really NO. NONONO.