The Irish name Líobhan (LYEE-von) means beautiful woman. That is the way all women should be viewed while experiencing the wonders of pregnancy and birth.
This blog is not only for a self promotion, but where I will ramble on about my views, ideas, and what pisses me off about certain aspects of this world, mainly to do with birth and child rearing. No, I do not have any children of my own. No, that does not mean I don't know what I am talking about either. You do not have to have gone through pregnancy and birth to get this sudden revelation of what is right and wrong or to understand what it is like, and to have the compassion for it. No 2 pregnancies and births are alike so even if I WERE to have gone through it, that doesn't mean crap that I can have an understanding on what is going on. Even if I had had 1 cesarean section, 1 vaginal birth at the hospital with all the bells and whistles, and 1 HBAC doesn't mean I know what ALL cesarean sections are like. Won't mean I know what ALL vaginal pain free births are like and it certainly doesn't mean I know what ALL HBACs are like.
I am a woman. I go through the same thing that every other woman goes through monthly, even if I didn't it still doesn't matter.
I am human. I have compasion and understanding. I educate myself to the best of my abilities. Those things is what qualifies someone to become a doula, or to become a midwife. Not one, or two, or five personal experiences.
I am pro-choice to the T. Pro-choice to me goes beyond abortions, adoptions, and the way you birth. To me being pro-choice is just that, you want each individual to make the choices in their life that best suit their needs and wants. Who are we to judge anyways?
