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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Very crunchy but there were a lot of good tips I learned for labor and delivery. I wish Ina May could deliver my baby:)
I do not want to give birth in a camper in a blizzard. Very interesting perspective and lots of brave people.
My biggest takeaway from this one is that maybe I should do more acid in preparation for birth.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I had a hard time with this book. The birth stories are amazing and informative, they feel repetitive at times. The latter half of the book has a tremendous amount of material about pregnancy and birth which I found to be far more interesting than the first half.
Clearly culty, not honest about the polyamory in the commune, and I’m pretty sure most of these people were on a lot of drugs at some point or another
Loved the birth stories though!
Loved the birth stories though!
I found it fun to imagine riding around in the Caravan with the people whose stories appear in this book. Not my favorite of all the books I read, but one that I referred to in small doses -- particularly for the birth stories, which I read any time my anxiety crept up and I was looking for reassurance that women's bodies are made to push out babies and somehow, I too would be able to do it.
purely academic interest, of course. :)
Interesting stories and lots of good ideas in here. This book is dated (of course) and I feel like hospital births have swung back in the direction of treating birth as a natural process. Definitely compared to how things were in the 1970's.
Also a fascinating glimpse at hippie culture (use of the word psychedelic many times in pure earnestness!).
Interesting stories and lots of good ideas in here. This book is dated (of course) and I feel like hospital births have swung back in the direction of treating birth as a natural process. Definitely compared to how things were in the 1970's.
Also a fascinating glimpse at hippie culture (use of the word psychedelic many times in pure earnestness!).
This book has lots of pictures of pregnant hippies and a great section on anatomy. I never knew the pelvis was so complicated.
I liked Guide to Childbirth better for myself as a soon to be mum but I'd say this is probably better if you'd like to get into Midwifery or want a great guide to get you through the facts of life in your Bug Out Bag! :D
I've read other works by Gaskin and I greatly admire her. I got this one from the library; it was an older edition. This was originally published in 1975. My partner and I really enjoyed chuckling at statements like, "Then things got really psychedelic." That aspect of the book might turn off some readers. However, I find reading people's birth stories to be profoundly affecting and that they greatly add to my understanding of the spectrum of birth experiences.
More people need to hear these stories of positive, nurturing, spiritual, transformative birth experiences.
More people need to hear these stories of positive, nurturing, spiritual, transformative birth experiences.