My best friends think I'm insane how much I talk about babies. I dont even want one right now but if you saw the number of mommy-blogs that I follow, it may seem that way. I figure in a lot of ways it is just like making a big purchase. You read alot of reviews, talk to alot of owners of the object, get an insiders take on things. And I find babies and the science of babies to be fascinating. I think the way women "grow" a baby is mindblowing. My Mom proudly (oh so so so proudly she still is of this) gave birth to me and my 2 siblings au-natural. No medication. Just letting her body do as it knows how to do. I watched a documentary recently called The Business of Being Born which struck my interest again as it goes in to the scientific, political and historical happenings of the maternity system in the US. Being a part of the medical community as a pharma rep, I couldnt help but see how women become a number in the long line of labor and delivery floors in hospitals today with medication (pitocin/epidural) cycles forcing one to pop a baby out wihtout nature taking its course. I know I sound so absurd even addressing this not even being a mother or ever being pregnant. However, as I strive to live my best life by eating healthily, exercising my body and mind, I dont find myself too crazy in researching the most natural way to bring a child into the world someday. Who knows. This could all change, but for now, I think birth stories like the eloquent and sweet Melissa Jordan's are amazing: Under a Full Moon. The Birth of Arlo Redding.
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