tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post4119029130802244900..comments2023-07-04T10:52:28.990-05:00Comments on Tales From the Dairy Air: The Birth StoryBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662654640936474294noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-16942272701504245032011-09-13T17:18:12.532-05:002011-09-13T17:18:12.532-05:00i love what you wrote about the water birth experi...i love what you wrote about the water birth experiences being portrayed as "sexy" in documentaries and granola birth dvds. i had a water birth at home and it was anything but sexy. they asked me if i wanted to reach down and touch her. yeah right. i just wanted her OUT!emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997512056399112658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-59433266653014618402011-09-13T14:17:20.207-05:002011-09-13T14:17:20.207-05:00This is the most honest birth story i have read th...This is the most honest birth story i have read thus far. With my due date in just 3 weeks i needed to read your story! I have been reading many for months but they made birth sound so.. EASY! You keep it real and i love that, now i feel like i am up for the challange because its not all perfection but in the end it will be beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634493226428762465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-55853362114474454552011-05-25T00:05:53.202-05:002011-05-25T00:05:53.202-05:00wow. great job, betsy. after reading this, green...wow. great job, betsy. after reading this, greenberg/zucker's "Home/birth: a poemic" seems even more perfect for you to read. So glad I get to be a part of homeboy's life. I will try to come over and give you all hugs within a few days.<br /><br />Strong, beautiful work, girl. Way to hold the space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-28346323731043176322011-05-23T00:06:34.505-05:002011-05-23T00:06:34.505-05:00Thanks for making the effort to share this, Betsy....Thanks for making the effort to share this, Betsy. I don't know where to being "commenting", so I'm not going to even try. That's a compliment.Joel Y.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-16722237116625487852011-05-03T06:55:20.386-05:002011-05-03T06:55:20.386-05:00I tried to comment on this last week, but somehow ...I tried to comment on this last week, but somehow the internet ate my comment.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading every last word of this birth story...it sounds so very similar to mine and brought back some great (yet still raw) memories. I am so glad for you that Bear came out safe and sound, although I know how hard it can be to not have the birth that you originally wanted. <br /><br />It's Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041062532779226895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-91258133812304524922011-05-02T20:49:19.496-05:002011-05-02T20:49:19.496-05:00Oh my goodness. Perfect. Just perfect. Happy ba...Oh my goodness. Perfect. Just perfect. Happy babymoon!Amanda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902887390448675562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-61557295549751543072011-05-02T10:54:54.457-05:002011-05-02T10:54:54.457-05:00Best birth story ever. It was such a breath of fr...Best birth story ever. It was such a breath of fresh air on the birth story home front; I can't wait to meet him in a couple of weeks (and see you, of course)!<br /><br />RR.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00058882240464866434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-56181124597940384962011-04-29T21:28:57.415-05:002011-04-29T21:28:57.415-05:00Love this, Bets. And I have to note that there IS ...Love this, Bets. And I have to note that there IS a wonderful useful thing mamas can do with placentas: encapsulate them!! http://mamamatters.com/placenta-encapsulation/Kalihttp://www.mamamatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-33528647366717935842011-04-29T11:22:55.864-05:002011-04-29T11:22:55.864-05:00This made me cry!!This made me cry!!Michelle Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149827281455038939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-29254883434676706012011-04-28T00:20:59.195-05:002011-04-28T00:20:59.195-05:00This makes me love that I was born a woman. Few ye...This makes me love that I was born a woman. Few years down the road for me, but I'm already excited about it. You're awesome! Can't wait to meet ole' Bear.Traci https://www.blogger.com/profile/15671998112278597270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-58417253797641750352011-04-27T16:58:40.173-05:002011-04-27T16:58:40.173-05:00Amazing! What an awesome adventure. Thanks for sha...Amazing! What an awesome adventure. Thanks for sharing your story. It makes me super excited/scared quite a bit to have kiddos one day. I'm really happy for you!<br />~Beth SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-66297062452559672482011-04-27T16:44:13.359-05:002011-04-27T16:44:13.359-05:00I've heard it but, reading it is even better. ...I've heard it but, reading it is even better. Can't wait to meet him.Lollie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349229206727178438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-52332474667835297072011-04-27T12:03:12.489-05:002011-04-27T12:03:12.489-05:00Love this!!
-Allison BallLove this!!<br /><br /><br />-Allison BallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-43921168494120142892011-04-27T11:26:51.917-05:002011-04-27T11:26:51.917-05:00LOVE IT ALL.LOVE IT ALL.Kalihttp://www.mamamatters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-89254176706928333972011-04-27T10:55:21.404-05:002011-04-27T10:55:21.404-05:00Great story Bets! I'm glad that you were able...Great story Bets! I'm glad that you were able to do things naturally and that you took the time to write about it. We are planning a home birth with three amazing midwives. They don't drink diet coke, or have hairy pits (well...one might) but they are the most kind and nurturing women I have ever met. I was encouraged by your story. Love you! KassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-89127456470150855622011-04-27T09:58:10.453-05:002011-04-27T09:58:10.453-05:00Congrats. Your baby is the cutest bundle I've ...Congrats. Your baby is the cutest bundle I've ever seen ;)<br />Great birth story too....<br />xoPure Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955404788259883649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-20893587863694401672011-04-27T09:50:05.517-05:002011-04-27T09:50:05.517-05:00Great birth story thanks for sharing it! I think ...Great birth story thanks for sharing it! I think hiking the AT sounds like a walk in the park compared to giving birth! Bear is such a cutie, love the pictures! ~ErinErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12151622314088140657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-14619680321028152122011-04-27T08:13:01.622-05:002011-04-27T08:13:01.622-05:00yayayay! i already knew every detail of all this g...yayayay! i already knew every detail of all this goodness, and i still loved reading it - even made me cry. you are a champ. so honored to do "motherhood" with you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770174735410035824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-14347274301307339722011-04-27T08:00:06.349-05:002011-04-27T08:00:06.349-05:00Ah the birth story! I LOVE IT! Seriously, I laug...Ah the birth story! I LOVE IT! Seriously, I laughed and I cried! You write so beautifully Betsy! Love, love, love the last picture and can't wait to see your smiling faces in about 3 weeks! :) Much love from the Cox Clan to the Balkcom Bunch! xoxoToni Jill Coxhttp://www.thecoxclanof5.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-75924576963709521972011-04-27T07:54:32.156-05:002011-04-27T07:54:32.156-05:00Cora - Hi again! :) Congrats on your baby, that i...Cora - Hi again! :) Congrats on your baby, that is great to hear. I remember so vividly during the pain at the end thinking if I had been given even a "nudge" my midwife called it, of Pitocin, it would've worked on me mentally so bad I would have begged for drugs. You're a stud.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662654640936474294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103708253929432515.post-83972582159192953982011-04-27T03:21:27.156-05:002011-04-27T03:21:27.156-05:00Oh my freakin' goodness! I just had my baby si...Oh my freakin' goodness! I just had my baby six days ago and so much of what you wrote was exactly what I experienced! Especially the part at the end where I was just about hoping they would need to cut the baby out. I did get a small amount of pitocin but no pain meds. I was so sure pit ment epidural which meant c-section... but I rocked it! Congrats you guys. Thanks so much for sharing Cora Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245674280005205794noreply@blogger.com