The thing that struck me is that they were both talking about standing "at the wrong end of the bed". When I told my husband about the article he first snorted and then when I pointed out this theme of wishing they had "stood at the other end of the bed" he felt that standing around as a witness to a dramatic medical event probably would have been traumatic for him as compared to actively participating in something that was entirely about the two of us and our baby and was not medical at all. Perhaps this was the advantage of his spending the entire labour either providing counter pressure on my back or holding me up - he never actually saw anything but he was very useful to me and "wouldn't have missed it for the world".
At 10:55 AM +1000 31/8/05, Andrea Robertson wrote: >This is an interesting report in today's Sydney Morning Herald. I remember >Michel Odent talking about research done in the US that explored the effect on >a couple's sexual relationship when the man had been exposed to the birth >process. Michel was advocating that women might want to retain some of their >"sexual mystery" by excluding men from the birth room. I have been at births >where I wondered how the father was taking the sight of a practitioner cutting >an episiotomy..... > >What does everyone think about this? > >http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/08/30/1125302566185.html > >Regards, > >Andrea > >----- >Andrea Robertson >Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education > >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >web: www.birthinternational.com > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
