Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Orgasmic Birth

I realized that the Orgasmic Birth movement isn't about women literally having orgasms during birth (though appparently some do). It is part of the movement to dispell fear and myths about the horrors of childbirth.  However, most people don't know this.  They hear orgasmic birth and think one thing: another expectation about birth that isn't going to deliver.
And kudos to have your suspicions!  I can't imagine a worse thing than to be sure birth is orgasmic and then not have an orgasmic birth.  Labor is hard enough without putting such a high expectation on it.  To me, the point is that birth can be sensual, that it is easier if you allow it to be what it is, and even if you are not one of the fraction of a percent of women who had an orgasm during birth that once you hold your baby you feel just as amazing as the most incredible orgasm of your life, something that is missed out by most women who have a medical birth.
Just say 'maybe' to orgasmic birth, then forget about it.  If it happens, it happens.  There are more important things, and your birth will be amazing with or without it.

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