Hi, During my second labour at home I said "ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow" all the way through each contraction, as if to let everyone know that I was feeling something very strong, which I don't describe as pain, and boy it helped just to verbalise it. No-one even seemed to notice, in fact it probably indicated to the midwife what was happening and how far along I was. I encourage the women in my classes to find a noise and go with it! We even practice roaring and moaning out loud - it makes them all laugh and really lifts their spirits. Hope the hospital midwives support them in their noise on the day!
Best wishes, Karen in Townsville -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Meaghan Moon Sent: Monday, 15 August 2005 2:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] sounds during labour/birth I am very late in on this thread and haven't read all of the e-mails on the topic. I like mooing. In Canada, I talk to mums about bellowing like a moose. Roaring is also good. Had a mum recently who was a real roarer, and in fact explained to her 5 year old that she was having a good time roaring just like a lion, so it was all O.K. He seemed to be reassured by this, even though we had heard him fall out of bed when he was woken by her belly roars! Meaghan At 10:21 PM 8/13/05, you wrote: >Dear Andrea and Miriam > >I love your emails and am mooing myself happily >Again it shows the wonderfull instintcs women have > >I have not been with women who have mooed but from my time with homebirth >midwives and then clients and also in my singing for non singers course > >I learnt that deep noises rather than high pitch ones (screams0 are the >ones to encourage as they send the energy down into your abdomen and then >to the uterus and baby > >whereas the high pitched looses energy out of the body through the head > >Mooing is a low pitch noise!! > >Where I did my mid in the UK the maternity unit was out the back of the >hospital and overlooked pastures with cows and I remember saying to the >women we humans need to reconnenct with nature to nurture and now birth >our young!! > >Denise Hynd > >"Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the >sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by >anyone, our bodies will be handled." > >- Linda Hes > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 3:03 PM >Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] sounds during labour/birth > > >>Sorry for the late input on this, have been cruising the South Pacific with >>my family, but am catching up on many emails now...don't feel too sorry for >>me! >> >>Ah Miriam, you have such a way with words! I too was beckoned as a student >>midwife only a few years ago to join in and feel the love with a woman who >>could only be described as mooing, and it was a very connecting experience >>for us both. It also meant that the supervising midwife, who was obviously >>not at all comfortable with birthing noises (funny that, how she was very >>comfortable with cleaning noises, people barging in to look at charts >>noises...) kept her distance and just let 'us'go for it! >> >>I myself moaned and groaned and then growled my way through 18 hours of >>labour first time around, and there are shadows of the school kids walking >>past the bathroom window on the video just before Sam is born! I still >>wonder why no-one knocked on the front door to see what was going on in >>there! >> >>A friend who has recently had her first homebirth after several hospital >>births has commented on how she thought she was a quiet birther, but then >>after birthing at home, realized that she did indeed feel restricted in the >>hospital, and that she now thinks that she was aware of feeling like her >>midwives would judge her if she was too vocal in the hospital. Interesting >>stuff. >> >>Tania >>x >> >> >> >>-- >>This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >>Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.8/71 - Release Date: 12/08/2005 >> > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
