Birthing Experience

European Birth Experience:

The European birthing experience seemed to be fairly similar to the ones in the United States. They deliver in hospitals laying in beds with it slightly tilted so the aren't completely flat. I'm not sure if this is a country's preference or a doctor's. 

The difference I found out was that they only use midwives to deliver babies and they give all women episiotomy, which is a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues. A doctor is only called in if their is an emergency. Also their are no nurseries for the babies to sleep in due to funding. The babies are left with the mother at all times.

I have learned that regardless of what country you live in the doctors/midwives are trained to deliver babies in a way that will not harm them or the mothers.   

Birthing Experience

The idea of giving birth was amazing, yet terrifying all at the same time. I can remember it like it was yesterday...
On July 31, 2009 I had a doctor's appointment. My doctor said, "you need to deliver today, I am going out of town." If I didn't go into labor that night I was going to have to have a random doctor at the hospital deliver my baby. As a sat at my mother's house I began to feel a lot of pain. I decided to go to Meijer with my sister. While in Meijer I could barely walk, I told my sister to take me back to the house I wasn't feeling good. At the house I was in so much pain it was unbearable. I told my mother I need to go to the hospital I think the baby is coming. All she kept saying was "your water didn't break yet." I told her that I didn't care, something is happening. She repeat "your water didn't break yet." All of a sudden I fell to the floor SCREAMING!!! That got her attention. She told my dad that they need to take me to the hospital. Once I get there the nurse says "you are in labor, we need to get you to a room." Once I get there the nurse asked if I wanted an epidural. I screamed yes. Once the doctor came in she said no on the epidural because I was already at 8 centimeters. She said by the time they get in here it will be too late. I just looked at my mom. I told her this is all your fault I told you I was in labor. It was less than 5 minutes and the doctor said you are ready to push. All I kept thinking was I was going to faint because I didn't have any medication. I started to push and the head came out suddenly. Next push was the shoulder and I nearly jumped off the bed. Screaming I can't do it, it hurts. The doctor says one more push. I pushed as hard as I could and my little Kaiya was born. 6 pounds 9 ounces. The pain left my vision a little blurry. I couldn't even see what she looked like. I was so glad that it was over. I said I would never have another one. Kaiya was named the 2nd and last child. I can't bare to do it again.

I chose this experience because it was totally different from my first experience. The first birth was a breeze, but this one left no room to forget any detail.  
Giving birth is an amazing experience for the mother and child. As a mother you grow with your child and you begin to share a bond with each other for 9 lovely months. I didn't have that much bonding time with Kaiya because I did not find out I was pregnant with her until I was 5 1/2 months. During the time the child is in the womb starts the development of the child. It's character, it's awareness, and it's arrival. I think the one-on-one time with the child helps the child's brain to develop. They begin to learn how to communicate, and what happens when individuals converse.