I am sitting reviewing lactnet while holding my almost 3 week old nursling.  (A benefit of nursing is that you can type on lactnet with your free hand.  
  We had a lovely birth!  She came 5 weeks early after a couple of weeks of intermittant preterm labor.  I was fearful that circumstances were setting us up for a "medical" birth.  Was my birth plan (intervention free) setting me up with "rigid" expectations? 
  As it turned out, I went into labor at 35 5/7 weeks and because of rising BP labor was not stopped.  I did have a few interventions, after discussion with my husband and OB.  (IV port, intermittant monitoring and my bag of waters broken after 4cm's)  The things that were important to me-  comfort measures for pain mgmt, freedom of movement, upright second stage and birthing, family and friends for labor support and No episiotomy- were all respected.  
  But I digress,  I invited my 20 year old sister to the birth to be a witness.  Certainly, this will shape her thoughts on medicine, women's bodies, women's power and beauty etc. etc. etc... more than any lecture I could give her.  Talk about a second wave in the revolution!  Also, probably good birth control for a college sophmore!
  Sincerely,
  Laurie Joanow
  hibernating in cold cold western PA living the dream :)

		
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