Bryanna,
I am apart of your new comment on blogs group! Isn't that great news?! Anyways, i obviously read your blog and first off really like your questions. I especially got hooked on the third question which basically questioned how did surrondings people's actions affect those who were going through pregnancy. This, including the answers in which your interviewees gave show that pregnancy and birth very much welcomes a support system, as it is a big deal and change in our lifetime. Overall great job!
Ally,
I'm apart of your new read blogs and comment them group. I read your HW 37 and liked your questions overall, especially the one asking what the interviewees did while they were pregnant and how they felt on a daily basis. It really gives you sort of an idea of what they were going through for those long 9 months. Great blog post!
Monday, February 28, 2011
HW 36- Pregnancy and Birth Stories
The first person I interviewed was my mother. She said the pregnancy of both of her kids were all worth the 9 months of changed lifestyle and change of self both physically and mentally. She says that pregnancy and birth is a beautiful thing and that it definitely gives life perspective and meaning because once you go through the experience of giving birth to a child and adding life to the world, you just feel that something special is happening.
I liked how my mom mentioned that once you give birth, you just feel that something special is happening. I think feeling that special moment is something sacred and that its more of a privilege to feel something as universal as the feeling of adding life to the world. Its something that can change your outlook in life and that you're unable to know how until it actually happens.
My second person I interviewed was my cousin. Unlike my mother, my cousin was actually pretty nervous during the majority of her pregnancy. Although she had our entire family as a support system, she still says she constantly was worried about how well she would fit in the society of motherhood. In addition to that, the physical and mental changes during pregnancy were things she didn't exactly adapt to easily. However, once her first child was born, she says that all the struggle and practical agony she had gone through for the majority of a year just seemed to vanish into thin air.
Similar to my cousin, a lot of women seem to go through a lot of struggle during the term of pregnancy. In fact, its almost essential to expect the worse is to come. But I admired when my cousin admitted that it was worth it in the end as her child was finally brought into the world because of what she had gone through. Its almost like the biggest reward for working hard.
The third person I decided to interview was another cousin of mine. However, to get a new perspective, I decided to interview a father of two boys. Beforehand, I thought this would be interesting because most people wouldn't think about the father's view of the whole scenario of pregnancy and birth. When asked about the births of his children, he flatly said that those were two of the best moments of his life.When recalling his sons separate birthdays, he recalls "feeling a feeling that was indescribable" and that hes thankful of his family even today.
My male cousin pushed that specific feeling pregnancy and birth even further as he recalled the day his sons were born. Its a feeling that's unforgettable and once in a lifetime (unless you have multiple kids).
These interviews gave me an opportunity to get a couple of inside perspectives of what goes on behind the curtain on the subject of birth. While it gives me thoughts and ideas, I still feel that I will never feel the feeling of what birth is all about until I'm married and am by her side as she brings a child into the world
I liked how my mom mentioned that once you give birth, you just feel that something special is happening. I think feeling that special moment is something sacred and that its more of a privilege to feel something as universal as the feeling of adding life to the world. Its something that can change your outlook in life and that you're unable to know how until it actually happens.
My second person I interviewed was my cousin. Unlike my mother, my cousin was actually pretty nervous during the majority of her pregnancy. Although she had our entire family as a support system, she still says she constantly was worried about how well she would fit in the society of motherhood. In addition to that, the physical and mental changes during pregnancy were things she didn't exactly adapt to easily. However, once her first child was born, she says that all the struggle and practical agony she had gone through for the majority of a year just seemed to vanish into thin air.
Similar to my cousin, a lot of women seem to go through a lot of struggle during the term of pregnancy. In fact, its almost essential to expect the worse is to come. But I admired when my cousin admitted that it was worth it in the end as her child was finally brought into the world because of what she had gone through. Its almost like the biggest reward for working hard.
The third person I decided to interview was another cousin of mine. However, to get a new perspective, I decided to interview a father of two boys. Beforehand, I thought this would be interesting because most people wouldn't think about the father's view of the whole scenario of pregnancy and birth. When asked about the births of his children, he flatly said that those were two of the best moments of his life.When recalling his sons separate birthdays, he recalls "feeling a feeling that was indescribable" and that hes thankful of his family even today.
My male cousin pushed that specific feeling pregnancy and birth even further as he recalled the day his sons were born. Its a feeling that's unforgettable and once in a lifetime (unless you have multiple kids).
These interviews gave me an opportunity to get a couple of inside perspectives of what goes on behind the curtain on the subject of birth. While it gives me thoughts and ideas, I still feel that I will never feel the feeling of what birth is all about until I'm married and am by her side as she brings a child into the world
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
HW 35 - Other Peoples' Perspectives 1
Here are people around my age's thoughts and perspectives about birth and the topics surronding it:
Anthony: Birth is most definitly a big deal man. Once you have a kid...you're fucked. haha, but seriously, having a baby is a life changing process. You are in crontrol of an additional life besides your own, how crazy is that? I also believe that the birth of a baby is something that is beautiful, and something that may even cannot be described.
Amanda: Birth is a beautiful thing. Not necessarily the sight of it but the idea of a complete innocent entering the world. When a baby is born, then they affect the lives of many people and can even grow...
I've had a couple of small talks on this topic with other people too and here's what I've seen. Birth, no matter what kind of POV people may have, is indeed a big deal. It's not just something you can slide to the side, its a life changing deal. In some cases, it can be a "beautiful thing", and other times, you can "be fucked". But in the end, birth is something thats very real and shouldn't be taken anything less than serious.
I'm sticking to my idea in class when i said that when a woman gets pregnant, she becomes precious, almost fragile being that she has a new life inside of her. She goes from being another person, to a sacred individual who should do nothing but take it easy and rest and have people wait on her at all times for the upcoming 9 months.
Anthony: Birth is most definitly a big deal man. Once you have a kid...you're fucked. haha, but seriously, having a baby is a life changing process. You are in crontrol of an additional life besides your own, how crazy is that? I also believe that the birth of a baby is something that is beautiful, and something that may even cannot be described.
Amanda: Birth is a beautiful thing. Not necessarily the sight of it but the idea of a complete innocent entering the world. When a baby is born, then they affect the lives of many people and can even grow...
I've had a couple of small talks on this topic with other people too and here's what I've seen. Birth, no matter what kind of POV people may have, is indeed a big deal. It's not just something you can slide to the side, its a life changing deal. In some cases, it can be a "beautiful thing", and other times, you can "be fucked". But in the end, birth is something thats very real and shouldn't be taken anything less than serious.
I'm sticking to my idea in class when i said that when a woman gets pregnant, she becomes precious, almost fragile being that she has a new life inside of her. She goes from being another person, to a sacred individual who should do nothing but take it easy and rest and have people wait on her at all times for the upcoming 9 months.
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