So I guess I will end my blogging hiatus. I didn't want to post this to Facebook because it has the word vaginal in it which could be disturbing to some. But since I am about 19 weeks pregnant with baby 2 I am a member of a forum called "My Birth Club". Todays post said:
If you lined up 20 children at any age, how will you be able to separate the vaginals from the sections, the OBs from the midwives, the medicated vs. Unmedicated, the hospitals vs. Homes? Can you tell by seeing, smelling, hearing, or touching them? Are some smarter than others? Cuter? Better at math?
I love that because I find it amusing how opinionated people can be about methods of childbirth. Sometimes it seems like people are judgmental of others and I just don't get it. I understand we all want to feel comfortable with our own choices but why care about the choices of others? Reading the comments was also pretty funny.
Anyhow I will try to blog again. I'm getting a little tired of Facebook. Has anyone else noticed that the new trend seems to be to use a profile picture where you think you look sexy? Maybe it's just my friends but it is cracking me up. Yeah I think I miss blogging...
13 comments:
I hear you. FB seems to be getting too complicated.
I know how you feel about birth methods too. My mother-in-law had all of her children without medication and makes me feel slightly wimpy because I had an epidural. But I already knew I was a wimp.
I hear ya on all accounts! Facebook is getting lame. My bro the techie says facebook is going down, and the new social nengwork to be apart of is google plus. It is pretty awesome. I can see if i can invite you.
Also, I love your birth club post! Especially on oregon do people have some serious "hippie" attitudes towards how a baby comes out of you. In the OC I never had a problem telling people I had a c section, here people go off. I just stand my ground!:) who cares howthe baby gets here, I mean, you can care for you but the lady at the grocery store that has never seen before should br lecturing me on having a c section. Ya know?
Oh my goodness...I had a "friend" go so far as to tell me that my doctor didn't know what he was talking about when I told her that he had mentioned epidurals are effective and helpful about 50% of the time. I wonder how many babies she has delivered! I think when it comes to birthing and parenting, everyone has strong opinions. Used to be just religion and politics. :)
As far as fb goes. I am so disappointed with the "sexy" profile pic epidemic. Sad.
Who cares how a baby is born? That's weird.
Also, I have never looked sexy in my entire life, so I hope it's not a requirement of profile pictures.
Wait, new trend? I thought the sexy-self-portrait thing had been going on for a long time (starting back with MySpace). It's so silly.
I am one of those opinionated-about-child-birth people. But my main opinion is that moms and their babies should have as un-traumatic of an experience as possible, and have it be as meaningful and as close to how they want it to be as possible, rather than feeling like they need to just go along with the norm or what the doctor says or whatever.
PS-- I'm SO GLAD you're back to blogging!
Love blogs. So much better than FB. Maybe I should update mine...
And love the quote from the forum.
Yeah, birth boards are crazy. I posted once on the January board and then people started accusing me of faking my pregnancy.
Google + is the new facebook.
So glad you blogged again! :)
That comment is so true, no one can tell how the baby got here. I've done a non-medicated birth (not my choice!) and an epidural and I think both of my boys are just awesome.
Now that I think of it, my non-medicated birth son is a lot more difficult now than the one I had the epidural with, maybe the drugs mellowed him out??
My daughters sprang forth from my forehead like Athena did from Zeus. That's the REAL way to have a baby.
I don't really facebook anymore because I don't care that people I knew in junior high are on their way to work. I don't think I'll get into google plus or tweeter or myplace or hoofer.
Good job being pregnant. I think you should name the next one something that rhymes with Asher, like Basher or Slasher or Gasher. I guess it'll have to be something violent.
I loved this post! I'm with you on the birthing oppinions... you do what you feel is best for you, I'll do what I feel is best for me, & we won't judge each other, ok? It's funny how many people I'm not at all close to have expressed their concerns about the decisions I make during MY pregnancy (like with Kimmie's experence- questioning the decisions my Dr. & I made together. "I'm sorry, I didn't realize you went to med school & were thoroughly familiar with my medical history!" Is what I feel like saying to them). People are funny and just want to be right, I guess. But I just have the attitude that I don't care how other people are delivering/ feeding their babies, so why do people care so much about how I do it?
PS- I'm glad you're back to blogging... I've missed you :)
I think my eyes are deceiving me. Michelle has posted on blogger! I thought that this was never going to happen, and I quote "facebook is just easier to upload pictures to". Yay, I am excited you have now come back to your blog. I love to read the updates of the wonderful Masias family. Can't wait to find out what the bun in the oven is shortly. Hugs and kisses your way from me.
Nicole- everythingabout Facebook is easier including the fact that there is a Facebook app on my phone. But I'm still getting over it.
You can tell by the amount of comments you have how excited everyone is that you are blogging again. :) I sure am excited. I didn't know you were expecting. Congratulations!
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