One of my Favorite Birth Stories

This is one of my favorite birth stories I have read. This woman only labored for 2 1/2 hours and the video is awesome! You can read the entire birth story here on the Birth Without Fear blog. It's a great read. Enjoy!

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“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a faulty machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.” 

-Ina May Gaskin

"I like to compare childbirth to pooping. It's one of the most natural things we do here on Earth. Everyone poops, and everyone entered into this world through the vessel that we call woman. Every time we poop, do we rush to the hospital in need for a doctors assistance? No. We trust our bodies natural processes. Every now and then we get a hernia, or may become really constipated and need a remedy, but even that can be prevented much of the time. For the most part, we poop with no problem. It is our first option, and medical interventions are seen as secondary if necessary. I believe childbirth should be viewed the same way. It is time that we stop convincing women that they are incapable of giving birth on their own." -Me