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Fri Jan 10 03:36:36 UTC 2014

agreed. although a c section might be clasified as a sergury its very normal these days.
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On Jan 9, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:

> Well, I had a C-section in the end, and I'm fine with that, too.  It was inevitable, and what I got out of it was a healthy baby.  That's all that matters.  It's not a contest to see how tough you are.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- From: Star Gazer
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:16 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Yes, the type of birth you have will be what it will be. You'll find that
> the women who had natural childbirth talk about it all the time, whereas
> women who had c-sections or vaginal birth with drugs don't. My husband calls
> this a form of tit waving.
> You will want to be comfortable with the hospital and the staff and your
> obgyn or midwife. Do you have a provider now, and are you comfortable with
> that person?
> Dads are very involved now, way more so then when our parents had kids. We
> were planning on sending my husband home to be with our older daughter after
> the birth of our second. The hospital was fine with this, and the midwife
> today told me that I'd want someone I love with me in case I got scared or
> was sore after the birth. She emphasized that the nurses could and would
> help, but also said that I'd feel better having someone who was emotionally
> invested with me and with the baby there. You need to be open to hearing
> things like that and use the skills you've acquired during your whole life
> to know if they are negative about blindness, or looking out for your best
> interests.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 5:07 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Well, that was the thing, too.  I wanted to learn my way around the joint,
> state my basic wishes, and meet the staff while I was clear-headed and not
> dealing with contractions.  I had an IV eventually, only because I gave up
> and lost the argument against one, but I made them put it on a pole with
> wheels because I insisted on walking the halls till I was seven or eight
> centimeters along. That shocked the nurses because I guess most women don't
> want to move by that time.  But I found that walking was a lot more
> comfortable than lying still, so I earned this reputation as the tough blind
> chick who wouldn't stay in bed.  I heard them laughing about it while the
> dad and I were on the long march, so I joined in with the laughter because
> it was better than snapping at them.
> 
> Anyway, when I fell, they finally wouldn't let me walk anymore, so they gave
> me this laboring chair which was made out of some kind of bouncy, springy
> material so I could rock and move.  It was pretty good, the next best thing
> to staying on my feet.  They said they would have grounded a sighted mom who
> fell, too, for liability reasons.  So my point is, not everything is done
> because of our blindness, which is easy to assume.  Actually, the only one
> who asked me about help at home was the head doctor, and I couldn't say much
> with him elbow deep where no man ought to be.  So I just said, "Mmm hmmm,
> it's all covered," and hoped he would finish up soon.
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Stewart Jackson
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 2:29 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Congratulations on your new baby. Really what people are suggesting here are
> things that are just as you would want to do to provide for your child and a
> good birth experience. We are just suggesting you document it so if
> something unfortunate happens, you will know where to start.
> 
> Go to the birth center, or whatever, just because you do not want to be
> talking about your blindness and any special needs while you are in labor.
> :) I always went to share ahead of time the horrifying news that I did not
> intend to have an IV and preferred not to be offered any drugs. :) The up
> side was that the staff was generally more interested in that than my
> blindness.
> 
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Hi. I'm 34 weeks pregnant with our second baby.
> You do a couple of things. First, you take care of yourself during the
> pregnancy, it shows you care about yourself and about the baby.
> Second, you go to the hospital and talk with the staff. Your obgyn or
> midwife can help you find the right people, level with them and express your
> concerns.
> You can take the classes the hospitals offer. You don't have to though. We
> didn't, and the hospital seems fine.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs
> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:04 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Thanks! I have a couple of questions. How didyou make sure the staff at the
> hospital had a positive attitude about you having a baby? I guess sadly
> getting a baby taken away is a concern of lots of disabled parents.
> Tara
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 11:53 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> Congratulations on your coming baby!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jo Elizabeth
> 
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tara Briggs
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 8:51 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] new to the list
> 
> HI all, I have been on this list for a few days now and figure it is time to
> introduce myself. I am Tara Briggs and I live in Utah with my husband.
> I teach Braille at the center for the blind. I use a Seeing Eye dog named
> Emmy and I think they don't make them any better than my beautiful black
> lab. My husband works at Brigham Young University in there accessibility
> center. He helps students get access to their books in an accessible format
> and oversees their assistive technology lab. Tyler is also finishing a
> master's degree in  Vocational rehabilitation. He graduates this May and we
> are both over the moon about it!
> 
> I am 12 weeks pregnant with our first baby! I am sure I will have loads of
> questions but I just thought I would by start off by saying hello.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tara
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