I think the utter relief after giving birth and the euphoria and oxytocin
running through your body with a wet warm baby on your belly can be
likened
to orgasm - except BETTER!
Cheers
Jo x
I agree and it lasted for weeks
Honey
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One of the most moving father involvements I have seen was many
years ago. Their first baby, she was sweaty and untidy and in
pain etc and he just kept whispering in her hear You're
beautiful, I love you. Tear making stuff. They are still a
happy couple after another three children and 20 years.
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What does gobsmacked mean?
Vedrana
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What does gobsmacked mean?
Vedrana
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I wonder
if anyone does
: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:20 PM
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Noises during birth ARE similar to sex I think...not that I eaves drop
that often! ;o) I think when people think of birthing positions and
facial expressions not being 'ladylike' I often want to say it doesn’t
seem
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Ah but they don't think that sex and childbirth are related!!
Thanks for making me smile
Sue
The only thing necessary for the triumph
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PS
I have a very dear friend who says that her labour WAS orgasmic - while I
can't (unfortunately) claim the same, there was definitely a sexual/sensual
aspect to it
Sue
The only
Personally Andrea, my hubby was far more traumatized by my second birth
-my episiotomies vbac- than my horrific cs of my first. It wasn’t until
I had my third did he truly understand what I was on about. He was mute
with the first. Scared sh*tless with the second. He laughed and cried
with our
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Personally Andrea, my hubby was far more traumatized by my second birth
-my episiotomies vbac- than my horrific cs of my first
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This is a very interesting article and topic. I wonder if the type of
birth experience influences how men feel.
I think one
As someone who facilitates couples' preparation for birth as part of a
comprehensive 12 week course that essentially gives the dads training
similar to a doula's, I see this article as addressing something that
happens when dads are unprepared.
The type of birth experience doesn't seem to
Lea,
Your classes sound great.
I wonder if anyone does these or similar in Melbourne specifically for men
??
BM
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Its interesting how the conversation focuses on the womans vagina.
What about the rest of her body?
My husband loved the feeling of my muscles working in my body, he
I wonder if
anyone does these or similar in Melbourne specifically for men
On the Joyous Birth forums
there is a private section specifically for fathers who have been present at
births which were traumatic. We also support them in planning, with their
partners,for subsequent births in a
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I'm with you, Megan!
To give birth to a beloved child is the ultimate
expression of the emotional and sexual love my
This is a very interesting article and topic. I wonder if the type of birth
experience influences how men feel.
I think one of points the article misses is that physiological childbirth is
a sexual event (and I don't mean sexually stimulating). It involves the same
hormones, parts of the
Yes it is interesting stuff indeed. Call me callous but I do think that
childbirth is a fact of life and if a couple has decided (after exploring
all the issues) that hubby/male partner will be present for the birth then
he needs to get over it!
I too have read information by Michael Odent
Its interesting how the conversation focuses on the womans vagina.
What about the rest of her body?
My husband loved the feeling of my muscles working in my body, he says they
have been different for each birth.
The last 3 were water births, so no vagina watching by any one.
Speaking on his
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
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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
I agree Megan, but sadly we have had these wonderful experiences due to
independent midwifery and homebirth.
I can see how so many men (even the good one's!) would be traumatised by
birth within the system and see it as such a gruesome event.
Long before I had children I worked in a large Gov
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