Birth Story#1(My Birth): In my first pregnancy, i felt weird. i didn't know what to expect, it was my first time. I was young and it was a learning experience. During the pregnancy, i didn't appreciate it. I was young and naive. While i was pregnant, i didn't do anything. I was just running around and living my life. During the pregnancy, my family was very supportive and happy which made it easier. i didn't have any feelings or thoughts influencing me to have a baby. I didn't plan the pregnancy. When i think about your birth i get happy thoughts.
Hearing about my own birth story was kind of interesting especially hearing my mother's perspective of where she was in her life. I like how she said that when she thinks of my birth she get happy which makes me happy. I kind of felt a little on the down side because it was unexpected but at the same time a joyous moment. I was able to learn a what my mother's thoughts about being pregnant for the first time and how it isn't easy at all.
Birth Story#2(My Sister's Birth): During my second pregnancy, i was definitely in tune with myself because i was older. I read about pregnancies in books and i was more in tune with my body. I wanted to become close with my baby and read more into being pregnant. I was in more stable relationship and better place in my life. I could handle and it was better. Mt husband was very supportive. It was planned pregnancy. We wanted a child and that responsibility. I was happy and was at a good time in m life. It was everything i was wished for, i wouldn't change anything.
I thought it was intriguing hearing about my birth compared to my birth. My sister's was more organized and planned compared to mines. She was looking forward to my sister's birth and she looked into it. She was prepared for what was going to happen in 9 months. I like how she said she was had a stable relationship and better place in her life because it helps a lot with the pregnancy. It becomes stress-free and puts more attention into the baby rather than other relationship issues.
Birth Story#3: I had a lot of mood swings and the pain was almost unbearable. I drank when i shouldn't have because it took the pain away. In order to prepare for my daughter's birth, i didn't do anything. The fact that i had so much family in the hospital room made me feel comfortable but the fact the pain was really bad. I broke my mother's arm. At the age of 16, i had my first child, it was just a spar of the moment kind of thing. Now that i look back, i realized i didn't make the right decision. When i think of my daughter, i think of how beautiful she was and how happy i was.
This story reminds me a lot about my own birth and the same things that my mother went through. Lots of women go through their issues of being pregnant in different ways could be good or bad. Hearing that through her pregnancy she drank for the pain to go away was an eye-opener to me. I never heard of something like that before. This story by far was interesting and unexpected turn.
Why do most women when they are pregnant cope with pregnancy not so well?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
HW#35 - Other Peoples' Perspectives 1
Yarelyn 17,
1.) What are you thoughts on abortion?
I don't think it's right unless it's for medical reasons.
2.)How would you feel if abortions was illegal?
I think it should be legal for medical reasons only with the exception, if abortion were illegal i would support it because it would prevent killing of babies over irresponsible reasons.
3.) How would you feel if you were unfertizlie?
I would hate it as female, i think the process of having children is the best part of ones life but if this were to happen, i would adopt.
4.) If you got raped, would you terminate or keep the baby?
That is such a hard question! I'm gunna have to say I'd keep it because it is still a life no matter how it was conceived.
Olivia 17,
1.) Should pregnant women be able to have sex with anybody?
I don't think they should. If they do, it may mess up the paternity of the baby.
2.) If you found out your baby was mentally ill, would you still keep it?
I would keep it. It's my baby so i have to raise it. It would really bother me but i gotta do what i gotta do.
3.) What is your opinion on teen pregnancy?
I think a couple should use protection always. If a teen couple plan to have sex then they should be ready for the responsibility of what can happen next.
4.) If you got raped, would you terminate or keep the baby?
Damn! uhmmmm i don't know. It's not the baby's fault, yet i can't really love the baby the way a mother should because the father raped me.
Kimberly 16,
1.) Do you believe some women who want a baby are desperate enough to have any man's baby?
I doubt they would want to have sex with just ANYONE but i believe that a woman who really wants a child would either adopt or take a guy's sperm.
2.) Do you think it's possible to hurt the baby while your pregnant?
I believe that it is possible to hurt the baby while your pregnant because your putting force while being on top or press on her tummy and you wouldn't know where in her stomach where the baby is at that moment.
3.) How do you feel about teen pregnancy?
I feel you can't support the child then you shouldn't have one, go to school finish your education. Then have a child whom you can support and lead a better life.
I noticed with every person i interviewed they said that they would keep the child if they were raped and not terminate. They all seemed hesitated to that question just by the fact, it's another life even if the way the baby was brought up was wrong. All the people that i spoke to especially from my generation know the basics about birth and believe that we should always use protection to prevent pregnancy. It seems they didn't know the background things on birth and pregnancy which is understandable by the fact we don't really learn about it as we should.
Not one person said that they would give up their child if they were teriminately ill which i was surprised even if it is your child because it would be an exception responsilbity. When i asked Olivia her face expression was funny because she didn't know whether if she should say yes to keep the child or no because you know you don't want to say the wrong thing. Then you would seem as if you have no feelings which is not the case at all. I can though with these three people would make smart decisions when they do decide to have a child.
1.) What are you thoughts on abortion?
I don't think it's right unless it's for medical reasons.
2.)How would you feel if abortions was illegal?
I think it should be legal for medical reasons only with the exception, if abortion were illegal i would support it because it would prevent killing of babies over irresponsible reasons.
3.) How would you feel if you were unfertizlie?
I would hate it as female, i think the process of having children is the best part of ones life but if this were to happen, i would adopt.
4.) If you got raped, would you terminate or keep the baby?
That is such a hard question! I'm gunna have to say I'd keep it because it is still a life no matter how it was conceived.
Olivia 17,
1.) Should pregnant women be able to have sex with anybody?
I don't think they should. If they do, it may mess up the paternity of the baby.
2.) If you found out your baby was mentally ill, would you still keep it?
I would keep it. It's my baby so i have to raise it. It would really bother me but i gotta do what i gotta do.
3.) What is your opinion on teen pregnancy?
I think a couple should use protection always. If a teen couple plan to have sex then they should be ready for the responsibility of what can happen next.
4.) If you got raped, would you terminate or keep the baby?
Damn! uhmmmm i don't know. It's not the baby's fault, yet i can't really love the baby the way a mother should because the father raped me.
Kimberly 16,
1.) Do you believe some women who want a baby are desperate enough to have any man's baby?
I doubt they would want to have sex with just ANYONE but i believe that a woman who really wants a child would either adopt or take a guy's sperm.
2.) Do you think it's possible to hurt the baby while your pregnant?
I believe that it is possible to hurt the baby while your pregnant because your putting force while being on top or press on her tummy and you wouldn't know where in her stomach where the baby is at that moment.
3.) How do you feel about teen pregnancy?
I feel you can't support the child then you shouldn't have one, go to school finish your education. Then have a child whom you can support and lead a better life.
I noticed with every person i interviewed they said that they would keep the child if they were raped and not terminate. They all seemed hesitated to that question just by the fact, it's another life even if the way the baby was brought up was wrong. All the people that i spoke to especially from my generation know the basics about birth and believe that we should always use protection to prevent pregnancy. It seems they didn't know the background things on birth and pregnancy which is understandable by the fact we don't really learn about it as we should.
Not one person said that they would give up their child if they were teriminately ill which i was surprised even if it is your child because it would be an exception responsilbity. When i asked Olivia her face expression was funny because she didn't know whether if she should say yes to keep the child or no because you know you don't want to say the wrong thing. Then you would seem as if you have no feelings which is not the case at all. I can though with these three people would make smart decisions when they do decide to have a child.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Hw#34-Some Thoughts on Birth
When it comes to birth, I always wanted to know how much the initial pain is and how it actually feels to carry another human being inside of you. Do you actually feel it? Some may call it beautiful things while other may not. Honestly I don't know much about birth just by the fact that I've seen my sister's birth and that you have to wait 9 months to conceive. Lots of times I feel like the "having the baby" is close to never intentional. It just happens and the soon to be parents just accept it or reject it.When I asked my mom about myself, she didn't mean for me to happen but she wasn't upset by the fact she got pregnant. Just bring up a new life to the family. I noticed a lot when a birth of baby coming lots of the focus is taken off maybe other siblings and kids to put on the "baby" that isn't even here yet.
Also the soon to be mother, is treated as an sacred thing and is like untouchable. In my culture, there is always the traditional baby shower with the well and the huge chair which I still till this day do not understand and the hat with baby things on them. One thing i am curious to know is how giving birth has changed over the years. Nowadays is it more safer by the fact we have all these medications to ease the pain for the mother and different tools to make the baby come out. Is really "natural" or just a word to cover it? I wonder what it is like in different countries and how they percieve birth in a different ways that americans do. What are their outtakes on things?
Also the soon to be mother, is treated as an sacred thing and is like untouchable. In my culture, there is always the traditional baby shower with the well and the huge chair which I still till this day do not understand and the hat with baby things on them. One thing i am curious to know is how giving birth has changed over the years. Nowadays is it more safer by the fact we have all these medications to ease the pain for the mother and different tools to make the baby come out. Is really "natural" or just a word to cover it? I wonder what it is like in different countries and how they percieve birth in a different ways that americans do. What are their outtakes on things?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
HW#32- Final Comments on Illness & Dying
For Michelle,
I liked how each paragraph addressed every question that was given. Your first paragraph caught my attention the most because i feel the same way. The first sentence "The most nightmarish practice in our culture I found was the fact that insurance companies can choose not to accept you due to a prior ailment; at first this seems so insignificant." I thought that that was very insightful and interesting especially to start out the sentence. I feel like i can relate to your blog to my own experiences and how we witness and take in death/illnesses.
For Raven,
I like how said that we don't treat the sickness/dying people the same because they are their sickness just like Michelle had said. I agree because i know with personal experience, i have done that in the past with my sick family members. Maybe ill try it differently this time. My favorite part was when you said "We should not pity people for having an illness, neither should we reject them because they are different, but instead we should treat them as our equal because they are just like us, human." The nursing homes was something that came unexpected to me as you mentioned.
I liked how each paragraph addressed every question that was given. Your first paragraph caught my attention the most because i feel the same way. The first sentence "The most nightmarish practice in our culture I found was the fact that insurance companies can choose not to accept you due to a prior ailment; at first this seems so insignificant." I thought that that was very insightful and interesting especially to start out the sentence. I feel like i can relate to your blog to my own experiences and how we witness and take in death/illnesses.
For Raven,
I like how said that we don't treat the sickness/dying people the same because they are their sickness just like Michelle had said. I agree because i know with personal experience, i have done that in the past with my sick family members. Maybe ill try it differently this time. My favorite part was when you said "We should not pity people for having an illness, neither should we reject them because they are different, but instead we should treat them as our equal because they are just like us, human." The nursing homes was something that came unexpected to me as you mentioned.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Hw#32-Final Thoughts
Looking at the movie comparing health care in the US compared to Canada and Europe was very shocking. You would think with all the advantages and thngs that the US has we would have good health care for everybody and that is not the case at all. People die everyday because they either don't qualify for health care for some "unrealistic" reason which is unfair. People in Britain are guarteened health care no matter what and without paying a cent most of the time. Unlike the US people treat each other as family rather than everybody for themselves. Money makes the world go round.
One of the most nightmarish about our social practices is that we as people take in so many medications and put so much chemicals in our body. Can we wonder if it's really helping us? It's not it's just slowing our deaths. Another are nursing homes and hospitals allows people to be isolated from the rest of the world keeping them attached to their own sickness. I think that when people stay in hospitals and nursing homes it makes them kind of more sick because its the same routine everyday not allowed to get a chance to interact with everything else.
After this unit, I might try using more of a spirtual healing instead of the typical medication and pills. I never actually tried meditation because I don't think it works but I might give it try not saying it's a 100% accurate but something different.
Looking at the food unit it connects alot to illness/dying. In today's society, lots of people make horrible food choice and on top of that we don't know where our food comes from which affects a lot how our body reacts to things and can make us sick. Then on top of that we get diseases such as diabetes etc, some get treated and some don't. So where does that leave us? I feel like it's our faults for this but at the same time the government for what they are putting out there in the world. There is something evil always happening behind closed doors that we don't know as a whole.
One of the most nightmarish about our social practices is that we as people take in so many medications and put so much chemicals in our body. Can we wonder if it's really helping us? It's not it's just slowing our deaths. Another are nursing homes and hospitals allows people to be isolated from the rest of the world keeping them attached to their own sickness. I think that when people stay in hospitals and nursing homes it makes them kind of more sick because its the same routine everyday not allowed to get a chance to interact with everything else.
After this unit, I might try using more of a spirtual healing instead of the typical medication and pills. I never actually tried meditation because I don't think it works but I might give it try not saying it's a 100% accurate but something different.
Looking at the food unit it connects alot to illness/dying. In today's society, lots of people make horrible food choice and on top of that we don't know where our food comes from which affects a lot how our body reacts to things and can make us sick. Then on top of that we get diseases such as diabetes etc, some get treated and some don't. So where does that leave us? I feel like it's our faults for this but at the same time the government for what they are putting out there in the world. There is something evil always happening behind closed doors that we don't know as a whole.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
HW 31 - Comments 3
Brandon,
I thought your elevator speech was very engaging. I liked how you said that every time you saw the old man he was like a fish in a fish bowl constantly going up and down the hallway. It was kind of funny in a way at the same time kind of weird and disturbing. You mentioned that all the people there was all fish stuck in that bowl with no place to go at all. I never really thought of it like that. They all are stuck in a world within a inside world.
Jessica,
Your elevator speech was very intriguing. I wasn't expecting you to create a vivid picture for us about the human heart at all. It was interesting and once again unexpected. I liked that fact yiou gave out the papers about the human heart and the details. There was one part you said that imagine you wake in a place where you dont know, i could actually picture myself if that happened to me. Your elevator speech was different from everybody's elses. Good Job!
I thought your elevator speech was very engaging. I liked how you said that every time you saw the old man he was like a fish in a fish bowl constantly going up and down the hallway. It was kind of funny in a way at the same time kind of weird and disturbing. You mentioned that all the people there was all fish stuck in that bowl with no place to go at all. I never really thought of it like that. They all are stuck in a world within a inside world.
Jessica,
Your elevator speech was very intriguing. I wasn't expecting you to create a vivid picture for us about the human heart at all. It was interesting and once again unexpected. I liked that fact yiou gave out the papers about the human heart and the details. There was one part you said that imagine you wake in a place where you dont know, i could actually picture myself if that happened to me. Your elevator speech was different from everybody's elses. Good Job!
Hw#30-Comments
Raven,
Your opening sentence was a good grabber. I can relate alot to your post because i know a lot of people who had diabetes which made me more engaged in the post. I liked how you referred back to your own family history to what you want to do in the future to prevent yourself from getting diabetes. One thing that stood out to me was when you said "When people are diagnosed with an illness their illness becomes them", i thought that was very bold. People become their illness, i never thought of it like that. Overall your post was enjoyable and keep posting!
Michelle,
I thought your blog was very interesting. I like the part where you discussed we as a total don't know what happens behind closed doors in the nursing homes. I like that fact that you kept trying to get deeper and deeper insight on why they would allow to go there, i thought that was cool. I never knew that actually 30% of the ederly and the sick get abused so much. I find that to be very scary and hurtful towards them. Your post was nice to read and i also enjoyed the recording we heard in your elevator speech.
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For Me,
Raven
I really enjoyed reading your blog because it was an interesting account of patients in the nursing home. It is true that most patients don’t get enough visitors and I could never imagine being lonely in a nursing home without getting visits from my family and friends. It is also true that we would rather leave someone in the care of a stranger rather than actually taking care of the person yourself. I know that it may be difficult to decide whether to leave a family member in a nursing home but at the end of the day I will probably decide to take care of that family member the same way they took care of me time, and time again. I really enjoyed reading your blog.
Your opening sentence was a good grabber. I can relate alot to your post because i know a lot of people who had diabetes which made me more engaged in the post. I liked how you referred back to your own family history to what you want to do in the future to prevent yourself from getting diabetes. One thing that stood out to me was when you said "When people are diagnosed with an illness their illness becomes them", i thought that was very bold. People become their illness, i never thought of it like that. Overall your post was enjoyable and keep posting!
Michelle,
I thought your blog was very interesting. I like the part where you discussed we as a total don't know what happens behind closed doors in the nursing homes. I like that fact that you kept trying to get deeper and deeper insight on why they would allow to go there, i thought that was cool. I never knew that actually 30% of the ederly and the sick get abused so much. I find that to be very scary and hurtful towards them. Your post was nice to read and i also enjoyed the recording we heard in your elevator speech.
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For Me,
Raven
I really enjoyed reading your blog because it was an interesting account of patients in the nursing home. It is true that most patients don’t get enough visitors and I could never imagine being lonely in a nursing home without getting visits from my family and friends. It is also true that we would rather leave someone in the care of a stranger rather than actually taking care of the person yourself. I know that it may be difficult to decide whether to leave a family member in a nursing home but at the end of the day I will probably decide to take care of that family member the same way they took care of me time, and time again. I really enjoyed reading your blog.
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