Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Are all women alike?

As I have said before, I'm pregnant with #2.  It's been interesting to see how this pregnancy has differed from the first.   In practical terms: I am unable to rest when I want, eat exactly when I want and sometimes have to wait a bit before using the bathroom when I need...all due to a current little one running around.  But I don't think those factors play completely into why this pregnancy is different.  To begin with, I'm carrying this child differently...it feels much lower and I can often feel the movements at the bottom of my stomach more than other places.  This child hasn't been as active as my first.  I imagine because the baby is lower, I have to use the bathroom more frequently but have a more difficult time with BM this time around.  As I think about labor and delivery I hope for the same experience as I had with my first however, I can only imagine that this labor and delivery will be as different as my pregnancy.  I am only one person yet with myself there are differences.  Why then are women put in a box when it comes to pregnancy and delivery.  Every women will have a unique experience in both.  It doesn't seem possible to say that X and Y will happen to every women at a certain time or in a certain way when every women is as different as every pregnancy.  Be careful when choosing your dr for your pregnancy and delivery.  Be certain they do not put women in a box and expect you to fit perfectly in it because that's when unnecesary interventions occur! 

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