Friday, August 20, 2010

The birth of a sweet baby boy.

This story is written by me, but is not about my birth. It is the birth of a momma and baby that are very close to me. The mother gave me permission to share her story for the benefit of others. Some information is foggy from her memory and at some points there may be information left out. I put it into words as best I could from her account.
Side note this was the mothers 5 child birth that took place in 1980.



Erin had 4 previous labours and deliveries, so being pregnant a 5th time didn't phase her at all. For the most part this pregnancy didn't differ much from the others. The only real difference was her age, Erin was in her 20's with her other babies and was now 39.

Things seemed fine up until her 40 week check up. Erin had never gone past 38 weeks without going into labor on her own. She talked with the doctors about how she was feeling strange that she had not gone into labor yet. The doctors said there was nothing at all to worry about and just give it time. They also never seemed worried that the baby was still in a transverse position (since 36 weeks).

41 weeks came and went and still no labor.

42 weeks came and Erin started to bleed, it was a Sunday and she said she would just wait till Monday to go in since there were no other signs of labor.

On Monday morning 9am she went into the hospital alone. The nurse had her sit on a pad to evaluate how much blood she was loosing. Erin was getting worried and told them "things didn't feel right". The nurse just blew her off, since there was no other signs of labor (no dilation, no contraction pains, no nothing).
Erin sat on that pad for what she says felt like forever. No one ever came to check on her. 4 hours later the nurse came back and saw the amount of blood and then decided to check the heart rate of the baby. That is when things went from bad to worse. The nurse looked at Erin and said, "THIS BABY IS IN TROUBLE".
They started calling all the doctors and found one that was able to make it, but it still took an hour.

Erin waited and waited, knowing that things were bad for her baby and not able to do anything about it.

Once the doctor arrived he checked her progress and found the baby still in a transverse position and no dilation. From what Erin recalls the doctor reached in and manually turned the baby to a head down position. Once head down she began to push while lying on her back. Not much progress was made so an episiotomy was given and forceps were used to forcibly pull the baby out. As soon as the baby was out the nurses and doctor knew that things were bad. The birth team told Erin the baby had to go to NICU and she would not be able to see or hold her baby for quite a while. They also told her they baby had a high chance of not pulling through and making it at all.

Erin's baby boy was born at 3pm and she didn't get so see him till 6 hours later. When she first saw him he was hooked up with tubes, wires, and needles. She was unable to hold him or feed him.

That night Erin's doctor returned to check up on her. He asked her if she was ready for more medication. Erin responded with, "WHAT MEDICATION?" The doctor check the chart and found she had not been given any or offered any medication at all since she had checked in that morning. She says the doctor looked confused/amazed/dumbfounded.... He really couldn't believe she endured all that without medication. As the doctor was finishing his check up Erin looked the doctor in the eye and said "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY?" The doctor had no answer and turned his back and walked out. That was the last time Erin ever saw that doctor.

2 days later the nurse brought the baby to Erin's room. He was still hooked up to machines and still visibly struggling. The nurse never asked if Erin wanted to hold her baby so Erin had to tell the nurse she wanted her baby. The nurse seemed agitated to have to deal with the tubes and wires that were hooked up to the baby. Erin didn't care, all she cared about was that she was holding her baby for the first time. Once she had her baby she looked at him, talked to him, stroked his cheek. He lie there perfect with 10 fingers and 10 toes. He breathed in, he breathed out. Erin took it all in just listening to his breath. He breathed in, he breathed out and that was his last. He never took another breath.



The following are Erin's feelings about what happened 30 years ago.

" My story was the beginning of this downward spiral. The spiral in which we are at the bottom of now. Not enough interventions were used for my situation, when they should have been. Cases like mine is what has caused the over use and CYA use of intervention in obstetrics today. Doctors just haven't figured out when to use and when not to use intervention, so they have created a one size fits all birth plan. They forget that each mother's body is different and each baby is different. Most importantly they have forgotten that birth is nature taking it's course and they are just assisting. When nature takes a turn for the worst that is when doctors need to recognize and say "this is what I have trained for." Another thing they have forgotten is that they are the employee of the mother-to-be and they need to take in account the intuition a mother is feeling within herself and for her baby."

Monday, August 9, 2010

Just so we are clear

Are you aware of the ingredients that are used in the yearly flu vaccine? here are just a few:
* Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)

* Phenol, also known as carbolic acid (this is used as a disinfectant, dye)

* Formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing agent

* Aluminium, which is associated with Alzheimer's disease and seizures and also cancer producing in laboratory mice (it is used as an additive to promote antibody response)

* Thimerosal (a mercury disinfectant/preservative)


Here are a few other
BASIC FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT VACCINATIONS

1. Vaccines are toxic.

*Vaccines contain substances poisonous to humans (i.e. mercury, formaldehyde, aluminum, etc.)
*Vaccines are grown on and contain foreign tissue and altered genetic material of both human and animal origin.

2. Immunization depresses and disables brain and immune function. factor in many illnesses including:

*developmental disorders (autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia, etc.)
*immune deficiency (i.e. AIDS, etc.)
*degenerative disease (i.e. muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, cancer, leukemia, etc.)

3. Since vaccination breaks the skin, it is technically a surgery. All surgeries by law require informed consent. Informed consent is rarely attained before vaccines are administered.
*Doctors vaccinate the unwitting and uninformed. The vaccine manufacturers' package inserts which contain biased industry claims and the bare minimum required by law to reveal are not routinely made available to consumers so that they can make a more informed choice.

4. There is no proof that vaccinations are safe or effective.

So if you are VEGAN or are against ABORTION you should not be using these products. Animal tissues and cells obtained from aborted fetal cells are used as part of vaccine production.