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raeanna74 · 01-28-2004, 05:27 PM

I think home birth is great. I had my daughter in the hospital. It was an excellent experience. The hospital actually employed midwives. I did not use a midwife but I had nurses and my mother who all offered many simple suggestions other than medication. I went for about 10 hours in second stage with no meds. The reason I ended up taking meds is to help move things along. No matter what was done my pelvis was simply to narrow and my daughter's head too big. I needed a C-section after 21 hours of labor (not counting the week of prelabor at home) and there was not hope of a natural birth. It's better I had my daughter in a hospital but I expected problems since my family - the women have all had large babies. My grandmother being 17 lbs AT BIRTH. Those who can do it should.

As for homeschooling. I was homeschooled from 7th-12th grade, My brother was from K-12. Attending college was no problem. My ACTs scores were above average and my brother scored well too. It was a great experience and as it's popularity increases the activity groups that kids can be involved in are growing in size and variety. Our local homeschool group competed with the local schools in soccer. As a mother with a teaching degree I intend to homeschool my daughter for a few grades at least. I think it would be a waste of my degree not to give my daughter the one on one attention that I could do for her. Homeschooling can be as expensive as a private school depending on what you do with the child. There are so many education opportunities that some parents miss because they aren't thinking in an "education" state of mind. I learned much that I wouldn't have had I been in public school. Our local homeschool group numbers over 200 average when they meet at the Y every Tuesday. There are children of all ages, ethnic groups, and religions there. Handicapped as well. It seems the ratio of handicapped children in homeschooling is a little higher because parents are more involved with their children who have special needs. I learned to accept and understand the needs of the handicapped a little better I think because of that.

01-28-2004, 05:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I think home birth is great. I had my daughter in the hospital. It was an excellent experience. The hospital actually employed midwives. I did not use a midwife but I had nurses and my mother who all offered many simple suggestions other than medication. I went for about 10 hours in second stage with no meds. The reason I ended up taking meds is to help move things along. No matter what was done my pelvis was simply to narrow and my daughter's head too big. I needed a C-section after 21 hours of labor (not counting the week of prelabor at home) and there was not hope of a natural birth. It's better I had my daughter in a hospital but I expected problems since my family - the women have all had large babies. My grandmother being 17 lbs AT BIRTH. Those who can do it should. As for homeschooling. I was homeschooled from 7th-12th grade, My brother was from K-12. Attending college was no problem. My ACTs scores were above average and my brother scored well too. It was a great experience and as it's popularity increases the activity groups that kids can be involved in are growing in size and variety. Our local homeschool group competed with the local schools in soccer. As a mother with a teaching degree I intend to homeschool my daughter for a few grades at least. I think it would be a waste of my degree not to give my daughter the one on one attention that I could do for her. Homeschooling can be as expensive as a private school depending on what you do with the child. There are so many education opportunities that some parents miss because they aren't thinking in an "education" state of mind. I learned much that I wouldn't have had I been in public school. Our local homeschool group numbers over 200 average when they meet at the Y every Tuesday. There are children of all ages, ethnic groups, and religions there. Handicapped as well. It seems the ratio of handicapped children in homeschooling is a little higher because parents are more involved with their children who have special needs. I learned to accept and understand the needs of the handicapped a little better I think because of that. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.