http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/01/09/the-bottom-line-of-childbirth.aspxAfter the birth of my second baby, I honestly felt that I could conquer everything from brokering peace in the Mid-East to bending steel with my bare hands. Even after the endorphins and epidural wore off, I still felt like a powerful goddess. Not toenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/01/09/the-bottom-line-of-childbirth.aspx#63067Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:51:50 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:63067MamaT<p>Hey Twig - get a doula!! &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=63067" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/01/09/the-bottom-line-of-childbirth.aspx#63035Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:54:12 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:63035Twig<p>I saw this movie in the fall... incredible and heartbreaking. </p> <p>Having witnessed first hand the medical machine during the last 8 months (almost there!) it astounds me that we allow them to treat us this way, but it is SO hard to go against the &quot;best intentions&quot; of a doctor because you DO feel like you're in a position of limited power... they have the answers... they know what's best... right? Right?</p> <p>As we discovered, it's either subscribe to the medical machine (which we found ourselves in a bad geographic location to forsake) or go it practically alone since many doctors in our area won't &quot;sponsor&quot; a home birth, especially if there are *any* complicating factors.</p> <p>Where's our happy medium? Why will my insurance pay for epidurals, IV's, pitocin, and even an emergency cesarean but not the area birthing center or a home birth with a midwife I choose and trust? &nbsp;</p> <p>Why? Oh right, it's the money. Gotta keep the machine going.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=63035" width="1" height="1">