tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post112653381804986310..comments2023-06-23T16:13:12.577+03:00Comments on Neeka's Backlog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-1129743105923979132005-10-19T21:31:00.001+04:002005-10-19T21:31:00.001+04:00Thanks, Stefan! We are now considering our options...Thanks, Stefan! <BR/><BR/>We are now considering our options - but I'm somehow sure we won't make up our minds until the very last minute, as we always do... <BR/><BR/>I don't think I'm brave enough to have a homebirth, though - in this part of the world ambulances take forever to arrive, and that's just one of the risks. A friend of ours gave birth to both of her kids at home (no, the second birth was at the dacha, in winter!) - but I'm not that brave.<BR/><BR/>What's your little girl's name?<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Neeka<BR/><BR/>09.12.05 - 11:57 pmNikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099350018481469839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-1129743078726548402005-10-19T21:31:00.000+04:002005-10-19T21:31:00.000+04:00Greetings Neeka, Thanks for the compliment earlier...Greetings Neeka, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment earlier today about my daughter. You mentioned in this post your pregnancy, and I have been meaning to write and ask you, have you thought about going to a midwife? I thought to ask you this some weeks ago when I read your posts about Soviet/post-Soviet doctors and pregnancy. My partner, Zinta, had a midwife, and even had a homebirth. One of the big reasons for this was because of the nightmare stories. But also, many of my friends in the US also had midwives, because more and more people are opposed to the techniques and drugs that modern doctors use. Also, if you want to have an input into vaccinations--i.e., more and more people are prefering to wait some months before inundating their littles one's immune systems with drugs and bugs--it is best to go with a midwife. Soviet doctors were trained to give the first round of vaccines within 12 hrs. They will often take your babe away and bring him/her back all shot up. Also, there are stories of people who did not see their baby for 45 minutes or so after s/he entered the world. They take him/her and clean, and what not. Gotta be very careful. With a midwife, you have much more control over all aspects. And it is more natural--if you find a good one, then you can get connected to ages-old traditions and have the input of some really wise woman. There are websites out there, I am sure, you can find with discussion pages, etc., of women in Moscow who had midwives. There is such a site in Riga, and the women who are members of the site are planning to meet in person, and to even have the press present. They want to get the word out to other women about alternatives to hospitals. . .<BR/><BR/>But whatever you do, good luck! I enjoy reading about your thoughts and reactions to your pregnancy!<BR/><BR/>09.12.05 - 8:10 pmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com