Comments on: Risks of Caesarean Birth http://floweressencedeva.com/body-mind-medicine/risks-of-caesarean-birth/ Australian Flower Essence Teacher and Developer Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clare http://floweressencedeva.com/body-mind-medicine/risks-of-caesarean-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Clare Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:23:27 +0000 http://floweressencedeva.com/?p=258#comment-63 I have a few women friends who have chosen elective caesarean births and I have followed their post birth experiences of giving up breastfeeding early, post natal depression and control crying baby to sleep, to name a few. Also women friends who have not elected but have had a medically necessary caesarean have had similar experiences. Not surprisingly my women friends (and myself) who have had vaginal births have the opposite experiences, who breastfeed 12 months beyond, who have a strong connection with their child and most of whom (surprisingly once career orientated women) choose to be the predominant carer for their infant/toddler, rather than return to work and leave children in care. It seems the ‘will power’ of the mother is somehow activated through birth, to go beyond and work through pain/obstacles/difficulties. I believe the birthing process is an initiation both for child (as you say) and also for mother. If something seems the ‘easy way out’ maybe we need to re-think, there are no real ‘short-cuts’ to birthing and nurturing your child. I have a few women friends who have chosen elective caesarean births and I have followed their post birth experiences of giving up breastfeeding early, post natal depression and control crying baby to sleep, to name a few. Also women friends who have not elected but have had a medically necessary caesarean have had similar experiences. Not surprisingly my women friends (and myself) who have had vaginal births have the opposite experiences, who breastfeed 12 months beyond, who have a strong connection with their child and most of whom (surprisingly once career orientated women) choose to be the predominant carer for their infant/toddler, rather than return to work and leave children in care.

It seems the ‘will power’ of the mother is somehow activated through birth, to go beyond and work through pain/obstacles/difficulties. I believe the birthing process is an initiation both for child (as you say) and also for mother.

If something seems the ‘easy way out’ maybe we need to re-think, there are no real ‘short-cuts’ to birthing and nurturing your child.

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