Warning the bitch bites!

As some of you may know, I’m now pretty limited on what I can do during my labour. Gone is my ambition to have a nice natural water birth in a birthing pool where my baby is gently delivered into the warm water then brought you into my arms while I sit and bond with him/her. Since I’m now being subjected to being institutionalised like so many women before me, I’m still writing a birth plan and I’m going to get my support people (my LMC has been downgraded to support person thanks to the hospital) to enforce my wishes as much as possible.

One such wish, wish just dawned on me this morning, is to have NO male medical staff present at the birth. This solves more than one issue I was having. Issue #1 was a particular doctor there that made me feel uncomfortable just happens to be male. Issue #2 Episiotomy – performed by a male, who doesn’t have the part concerned,this will likely end up causing me pain for many years to come. A female on the other hand will less likely do this out of procedure and is more likely to try other methods first.

Yes you may call me a cynical bitch if you will but at least I’m going to a calm and happy cynical bitch.

~ by blackriven on April 25, 2008.