Miss Lloyd delivered over 3,000 babies. She
delivered all seven of my Grandmother's babies. She delivered the babies of
three of my Aunts. While a baby was entering this world, she would be praying
out loud on her knees. Then she would care for the mother and baby for three to
four days afterwards; feeding and caring for mother and child. My Aunt couldn't
remember her losing one baby or mother due to negligence. Many
OBGYNs would call her for advice. If there was trouble during the labor of
a baby she was delivering, she'd know exactly when to take her to the hospital.
Can you imagine having such an incredible midwife to deliver your baby?
This was common those many years ago. Women
would deliver their babies in the comfort of their own homes with no
interventions. Babies would be born when they were ready to enter the world and
not before. There were no ultrasounds and many tests during pregnancy to
determine the sex and health of the baby. I didn't know the sex of any of my
babies until they were born! Even if there had been something wrong with one of
them, I would not have had an abortion. Things happened much more naturally
back then.
For instance, I had no idea that all
pregnant women have to drink a sugary drink for a glucose test. Biodynamic Wellness wrote this recently
about this test, “Sugar water? Actually GMO corn starch, soybean oil
and food coloring. Is this necessary? Pregnant women are given this on an empty
stomach for glucose tolerance testing. This often leads to a severe drop in
blood sugar, putting the pregnant woman into a very stressful metabolic state.
Ironically, this dangerous test is mostly reserved for pregnant women. Instead
request the casual plasma glucose test, in which a sample of blood is drawn
without regard of the time of the last meal or the content of that meal. No
fasting is required nor are you subjected to the highly sweetened drink (which
is very difficult on a diabetic). If you show symptoms, have a casual plasma
glucose test or the hemoglobin A1c test. Avoid the stressful oral glucose
tolerance test and make a serious effort to get your blood sugar under control
safely. We at Biodynamic Wellness can help you control your blood sugar and
support you if you have gestational diabetes."
I realize hospitals have saved MANY lives, including mine which I am very thankful for, and most husbands want their wives to deliver in the hospital but it seems the medical profession has gone overboard in the area of pregnancy and birth; treating it as an illness rather than a natural and healthy process. I would have loved having my baby in my home with a godly midwife like Miss Lloyd who would have encouraged me during labor and cared for me a few days after having my babies but I am thankful I had four healthy babies. I just encourage you to explore your options and all the tests they want to give to you while pregnant to see it they are really necessary or simply to protect the doctors and hospitals from lawsuits, which I don't blame them, by the way.
I realize hospitals have saved MANY lives, including mine which I am very thankful for, and most husbands want their wives to deliver in the hospital but it seems the medical profession has gone overboard in the area of pregnancy and birth; treating it as an illness rather than a natural and healthy process. I would have loved having my baby in my home with a godly midwife like Miss Lloyd who would have encouraged me during labor and cared for me a few days after having my babies but I am thankful I had four healthy babies. I just encourage you to explore your options and all the tests they want to give to you while pregnant to see it they are really necessary or simply to protect the doctors and hospitals from lawsuits, which I don't blame them, by the way.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Psalm 139:14
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christine · 496 weeks ago
I'm a Doula and have helped bring into this world, ALL six grandchildren. Each birth, there was a mid-wife. To watch a child come into this world, at home, is such a blessing!
I have a ways to go to catch up with Miss Lloyd!!
Diana · 496 weeks ago
andreamomm 19p · 496 weeks ago
We can only benefit from understanding the body, how all the systems work and behave, and being our own health care advocates. Midwifery is a wonderful start for many!
I started out my life as a wife and mother, mainstream. I believed you go to the OB when you are pregnant (which of course, is still acceptable..however, being naive and led to the slaughter, is not!), that you go to well-baby visits, that you get all your vaccines without question, etc.
This led to some real trouble for me. At the brink of death (hoping to guest post on this at some point) with my first child, I began understanding that the number one advocate for my own health, and the health of my family is ME. As the gatekeeper of the home, we are instructed to allow in, only what we guard closely.
Since becoming more naturally minded, and becoming educated in all ways possible to increase health via nutrition and avoidance of drugs and toxins, our family has been transformed. I had one homebirth with our 6th baby, and have had all our other babies since, with a naturally minded OB. My last 6 children (including huge twins-8 lbs 1 oz and 7 lbs 10 oz) have been born VBA2C, and have been unvaccinated. Our last six children have not even been to see a doctor! Our first four, which were selectively vaccinated, all had some sort of chronic health need that required continual doctor visits.
Being an advocate for health, having a partnership with a doctor(s) that respects your educated choices, for when the need to see a doctor exists, and understanding that homebirth can be a wonderful and healthy choice for many women, can really add to quality of life, decrease expense, and promote general wellness, rather than looking for issues that may not exist until they are created.
God Bless, and my prayers continue to go up for you and your family, Lori!
Cori · 496 weeks ago
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Anonymous · 496 weeks ago
I have had four hospital births and two home births, but I would have to say my experience was different. The hospital was far more relaxing than home. At home I had to sit and watch the house get messed up, the laundry piling high, and very little chance to rest because my presence was interpreted as "Mom is open for business". Less than twenty-four hours after the baby was born, I was tackling the chores because I knew they couldn't wait and we were one step away from chaos. It was far less expensive, so that made it the choice for those times. But if I really had it to do over again, I would have much preferred the hospital where I could have relaxed.
andreamomm 19p · 496 weeks ago
My last 6 children have all been born HUGE, with no testing of blood sugar or challenging my body with artificial syrups. Interestingly, my first four babies were really large for dates, AND I passed all the GTT. So, now, when someone says, "Oh, you must have had GD to have made babies that big", I just remark, "No, I follow a traditional/brewer diet when pregnant, and that grows big healthy babies. My first four were large, too, and I passed the OB standard tests to rule out they were big because there was something wrong with them."
(Mom of ten-with babies as big as 10 lbs 9 oz, 9 lbs 12 oz at 38 weeks, and twins of 8 lbs 1 oz and 7 lbs 10 oz at 37 weeks :) )
Becky Burney · 496 weeks ago
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Tifani · 496 weeks ago
God Bless
Klecia · 495 weeks ago
I find most midwives and doctors at the hospital very negative about multiple pregnancies and pregnancies over 35.