pregnancy surevy

Pregnancy Precautions: Gave up drinking, and I didn’t smoke to begin with.  Had to give up my migraine meds which was really nasty and had to give up Alive for all the minor aches and pains.  I over used tylenol when I had braces to ease the pain of TMJ, so it was a choice between not taking anything and seeing how I did or taking WAY too much tylenol in order for it to really do anything.

Medicated vs Natural Birth: I wanted to do it natural, and as I was in labor more than once… I think that I could have done it.  However, it came down to the C-section and so I had to do it medicated.

Home birth vs Hospital birth:  I think that y’all that do the home birth thing are nuts!  Too much mess to have to clean up when you should be re-couping.  I know you might be more relaxed and comfortable, but really, who wants to deal with thier own plecenta in thier own fridge?  Not for me thanks.

Non-Medically Necessary C-Sections: Technically, mine was not necessary, however, I was at the end of my strength.  We would have found out the next day that it was impossible for him to come through the birth canal anyway, so I don’t feel too bad about it. And because of all that is happening, the thought had crossed our minds to have it done anyway, simply to make it easier to know when it was going to happen.  That was after the first round of Pit, and we knew that inducing was probobly not going to work anyway.

Circumcision: No, why would we do that?  Bry is not snipped, why would I do it to his son?  and you cannot tell me that it doesn’t hurt, you cannot even pull it back to clean it till they are older, how would it feel to have it ripped off????

Infant Ear Piercing: Cute, for other people.  I would not be on top of cleaning it and would not want to hurt my baby by not doing so.</strong>

Breastfeeding: I tried.  I wish that I could have, at least for a little while, but it was not to be.  Even when I stopped, I only had enough milk to soak my nightgown once… That tells me that there was never really any there and probably never will be, at least for Soren.  Maybe the next time.  I think that there are too many benifits to it if you can, and I wish there were more places that accepted donations of breast milk for those who cannot.

Co-Sleeping:  Within reason I think that it is ok.  If it is stopped at an early enough age so the baby learns to sleep by themselves as well.  I try to keep it to the sofa for naps.  It means that on occasion I spend a great deal of the night on the sofa, but I would rather Soren not smother in the very warm bed with us.

Discipline/Spanking: Spanking has its place.  My parents used it mostly for life threatening things and I turned out ok.  It was also used as a last resort when I was acting up, and made me a better behaved child.  We shall have to see how well it works with Soren.  He WILL be well behaved in public, or he will go home… that I can say for sure.

TV/Video Games:  Limited time, but there is something to be said for knowing what is going on in the world of tv and vidio games.  I always felt sorry for the kids who had no idea what the rest of us were talking about.

Stay at home moms vs Working moms: I wish that I could be a SAHM, but I cannot.  I am too valuable to our family working.  Eventually I want Bryan to stay home, but for now that isnt going to happen so we will just work with it.

Religion: Being raised without a religion, I know how hard it is not to have answers.  So he will be raised with a christian background, but if there is something else that works for him, so be it.