Are you going to see the BOLD play near you this Labor Day? I was so sorry to miss this last year so I am very excited about this opportunity this time around. BOLD is a play where about 7 women play out some different birth experiences.
I got to see a sneak preview this weekend and it blew me away. It is very emotional and raw. I wanted to cry almost from the first dialog, but my husband wanted to shout! It made him angry!
I know I still have anger about my first birth but oh, the anger that rose up in us about some of what was unfolding when we watched this play. Some of it was familiar; I'd definitely experienced women shouting "Push" in unison and acting as though I was not trying hard enough or was a burden. And that unspoken threat that if things didn't go quickly enough, my "natural" birth would be taken away.
I did learn from my experience and was much more lucky the second time, but so many women don't know there are any other options. I consider myself lucky for the resources I found, such as The Mother Magazine, where I read incredible birth stories of empowered women.
Go to this play. Tell young women about it. Catch them before they become entrenched in incorrect thinking about birth!
Oh, and I'm also a sponsor. I'll have a small table and will share a little about babywearing. No matter what your birth experience was, babywearing is a wonderful next step to maximize the joy in your parenting experience.
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