tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686997867572223504.post6423132424546561855..comments2023-10-02T06:42:39.541-04:00Comments on musings of a montreal doula: Missing the Forest for the Trees: Birthing in an MRI MachineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06059951273542374898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686997867572223504.post-28028006511430241882010-12-16T17:23:25.714-05:002010-12-16T17:23:25.714-05:00Thanks so much for your thoughts. I completely ag...Thanks so much for your thoughts. I completely agree! There is no way that doing an MRI of a mom birthing is going to give us any useful information. If somehow we could have MRI comparing a mom birthing in a completely supported birth allowed to birth in any position and compare it to a traditional hospital birth, maybe there would be proof the first is better. But that isn't possible. A mom can't have a normal birth in a machine.Enjoy Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686997867572223504.post-392322403553086362010-12-12T19:29:09.061-05:002010-12-12T19:29:09.061-05:00Hahahaha, yeah, and how about having your anal dil...Hahahaha, yeah, and how about having your anal dilation checked regulary to ensure there is progress? What about fecal/rectal disproportion? I mean, it's true...occasionally poop becomes impacted due to physiological glitches, and the person requires medical intervention, but generally...having a shit is pretty safe. I mean, I know...the critics are going to say that we should not compare a poop to a live baby human. But hey, if we can't laugh we'd cry, right? Thanks for your great comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059951273542374898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686997867572223504.post-47288484757933901532010-12-12T18:24:58.980-05:002010-12-12T18:24:58.980-05:00Excellent post, Lesley. Childbirth is a mystical, ...Excellent post, Lesley. Childbirth is a mystical, magical event, the perfect combination of science and art. It is no wonder that men, generally, cannot conceive of something their body is incapable of doing. <br /><br />Getting help for childbirth reminds me of getting help for a bowel movement. Imagine having someone knocking on the door every two minutes and asking if you are finished yet. How about drugs to make it less painful? Drugs to start things up? How about a coaching team outside the door? Do you need someone to cut a larger hole to get a larger one out? Would you like to lie down with your feet in the air while doing it? Would it break your concentration if someone came in and started mopping the floor? Would it come out on its own if you did nothing at all? I think so.<br /><br />Birth is a natural, normal experience for the female body. We are well equipped to do both.<br /><br />Best, Gail J. DahlGail J. Dahlhttp://web.mac.com/pregnancysecretsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686997867572223504.post-39494533063999225622010-12-12T16:34:35.933-05:002010-12-12T16:34:35.933-05:00Absolutely brilliant thoughts. I loved "I did...Absolutely brilliant thoughts. I loved "I didn't know whether to laugh my head off, barf, or hit someone." My feelings exactly.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.com