From Megumi,
I found your post really interesting. The post made me re-think about the difficulty and feelings that comes across people during the process of birth. A line in particular that I liked was, "When she became pregnant it was no longer about herself, it was about “I have a baby growing inside of me, what I need to do to take care of this child?” She also began talking about how through raising children you are able to reflect and change some of the things you were brought up with." This is a pattern I notice with the people I interviewed as well. I think its because a new life brings joy but also a responsibility. And, raising a child is no easy task so mothers always learn a few life lessons along the way. This makes me wonder if there is such a thing as an 'ideal' way to raise a child if the parent is also in a way learning from the new life.
From Ben,
I really liked your decision to choose three women who had experienced the processes of pregnancy and giving birth in order to gain multiple perspectives on a similar situation. One of your lines that was most interesting to me was, "So she believed that having children would be the best option, and another thing she mentioned was that she didn’t want to have kids too young and she didn’t want to have them when she was too old so then was the perfect time to have children." One of the reasons this caught my eye is because I have a similar belief, and also because it sparks questions such as, "Statistically speaking, what are the best ages to have a child?" Your post certainly got me thinking about even more aspects of pregnancy and birth, great job!
From Berenise (Mentor),
I really found your post interesting, interviewing three different types of women and being able to see their different takes on birth. Birth is an amazing experience and a part of a mother or even woman's life. I loved how you placed a question at the end which said, "How do you become prepared to actually care for a baby? How do parents know what they should and should not do for the care of their child?". In reality you really think you can prepare but not actually prepare until you go through it because every child is different, every birth is different and no one can actually give you step by step instructions for how to care for a child, or even the process of birth.
From Angela (Protege),
What I liked most about it was that it is true it did help her realize and accept having a natural birth. your post is really interesting and it made me realize the difficulties that people have going through the process of birth and pregnancy
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For Megumi,
I enjoyed reading the account of your birth and it’s interesting that you mentioned the experience a person has with giving birth. I have always wondered what makes someone more experienced with giving birth than the next person and that is something I hope to learn in this unit. I also liked the line: “Living in Japan, my mother was affected by the assumptions people made about marriage and birth. This made me wonder if the culture here, in America, affects our decisions about pregnancy and birth as well.” I do believe the cultures in our society do influencec the way we view the process of pregnancy and birth because we follow the cultures of our society. I enjoyed reading your blog.
For Ben,
I think it was really interesting that you told a story of the way things were before your mom found out she was pregnant. I really liked this line: “This might be because she had a good man and friends who were by her side the whole time, a gift which should not be taken for granted considering the amount of people who are not so fortunate.” In the interviews I conducted I noticed that most people said that when you have a child it should be planned, meaning you should have a stable career and marriage before having a baby. The woman I interviewed mentioned that she also had a baby because she was in love. It seems like in our society pregnancy should be planned, but even some of the babies that were not planned are still accepted. I also liked how you showed a positive account of teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is usually associated with the child being raised by a single parent, never enjoying life. This account was shocking as well a good to hear that the father of the child stuck through it because not many men are ready to stand up for their responsibilities. I really enjoyed reading your blog.
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