It was very funny to watch Oprah have her ears pierced!!! Along this track, my mother says that childbirth is like that tooth ache you get if you need root canal therapy! only much more bearable because you get breaks in between!! Sonja ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Quanchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: Pain relief resources
> Did anyone see Oprah getting her ears pierced on her show recently it > was hysterical. Just reinforced my lack of desire to have mine done > and I gave birth to three big babies without much trouble at all. > Andrea Q > On 25/05/2005, at 4:10 PM, Lieve Huybrechts wrote: > > > I still have no ear piercings,will you come and hold my hand :-))) > > > > Lieve > > > > Lieve Huybrechts > > vroedvrouw > > 0477/740853 > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens G Lemay > > Verzonden: dinsdag 24 mei 2005 18:00 > > Aan: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > > Onderwerp: [ozmidwifery] Re: Pain relief resources > > > > > >> > >> > >> I think one reason why women fear the pain of childbirth so much is > >> that they know that no one is being straight with them about "Just how > > bad is it?" I think that being descriptive about what I felt ("like a > > molten hot basket ball being pressed down into my crotch every 3 > > minutes > > with just enough time to barely get myself together before the next big > > press") AND also letting women know that I'm the world's biggest wimp > > when it comes to pain (didn't have my ears pierced till I was 34 y.o. > > and then had to lie in bed whimpering for 24 hrs after) and yet I've > > had > > 3 natural births, is empowering. I also find that if a woman is > > friends > > with other women who have done it she's more likely to go the distance. > > I tell the women they can have the "pay now plan" or the "pay later > > plan" with re to pain in birth. The "pay now" route gets it done in > > one > > day (natural birth), the "pay later" route means a low grade insidious > > pain that can last beyond six weeks (epidural headache, backache, > > stitches healing, or worse after c sec). The biggest benefit of the > > "pay now" route is that you have a child with all the brain cells > > Nature > > intended for him/her. That is a reward that you reap for your whole > > life for just one day of courage. > >> > >> > > Gloria Lemay, Vancouver, BC Canada > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 22/05/2005 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 22/05/2005 > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
