Feeling better
Feeling better than I did yesterday. I think having J back really helps. My depression-avoidance plan is also making a difference. Started the day with fresh juice and actually put on make-up. Makes such a difference to look in the mirror and not see the Crypt Keeper looking back.
I'm reading a really interesting book by Michel Odent called Cesarean. Odent has a very holistic approach to child birth and revolutionised the approach in France. He's also very philosophical, which I like a lot. In this book he covers the history of cesareans and the long-term effects of cesarean birth on the mother, the child and society as a whole. He talks about such things as the rate of cesarean in large cities in Brazil being as high as 85% because the women fear that if their vaginal muscles become too stretched their husbands will lose interest. The rate is just as high in Korea but for a very different reason. There it's believed that if a child is born on an auspicious date that it will benefit them their whole lives so parents like to choose the child's birthdate and schedule a cesarean to guarantee that he or she is born on that date. So interesting.
And speaking of birthdates, Mom rang at 9.00 this morning (yes, that makes it 3.00am in Texas. As I've said before, they have no set schedule at home.) to let me know that they've booked their tickets to come over!! They arrive on Halloween and leave two weeks later. With that in mind I hope to book the C-section for the 3rd or4th November. I was going to try for the first because it's Nikki's birthday and she and the baby will probably have the same middle name but I'd like to have a bit more time with Mom and Dad before the baby arrives. From what I've read in Odent's book it's also a good idea to plan the birth as close to the due date as possible. Sounds so strange to be planning such a thing.
I'm reading a really interesting book by Michel Odent called Cesarean. Odent has a very holistic approach to child birth and revolutionised the approach in France. He's also very philosophical, which I like a lot. In this book he covers the history of cesareans and the long-term effects of cesarean birth on the mother, the child and society as a whole. He talks about such things as the rate of cesarean in large cities in Brazil being as high as 85% because the women fear that if their vaginal muscles become too stretched their husbands will lose interest. The rate is just as high in Korea but for a very different reason. There it's believed that if a child is born on an auspicious date that it will benefit them their whole lives so parents like to choose the child's birthdate and schedule a cesarean to guarantee that he or she is born on that date. So interesting.
And speaking of birthdates, Mom rang at 9.00 this morning (yes, that makes it 3.00am in Texas. As I've said before, they have no set schedule at home.) to let me know that they've booked their tickets to come over!! They arrive on Halloween and leave two weeks later. With that in mind I hope to book the C-section for the 3rd or4th November. I was going to try for the first because it's Nikki's birthday and she and the baby will probably have the same middle name but I'd like to have a bit more time with Mom and Dad before the baby arrives. From what I've read in Odent's book it's also a good idea to plan the birth as close to the due date as possible. Sounds so strange to be planning such a thing.
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