- It’s all about natural childbirth
Trading birth stories is a right of passage for many moms. When the crunchy mommy tells her tales of unmedicated, meditative natural childbirth, you may be thinking she’s crazy.
The crunchy mommy prides herself in her natural childbirth; she feels she has made the first and greatest sacrifice for the health of her baby.
Natural childbirth is not always medically possible, but when it is the crunchy mommy comes with all her tried and true materials for a painful, but exhilarating journey.
BabyGaga reported on the benefits of natural childbirth:
“Natural childbirths are typically shorter in duration with fewer interventions and negative complications. They’re also less likely to tear during pushing or need forceps or a vacuum to deliver their babies.
Opiate medications used as pain relief during labor are linked to problems with breastfeeding, trouble regulating infant temperature and inhibition of letdown in mom.”
Knowing choices were made that you have found to be best for your family helps crunchy moms feel alright about being a little different.
It’s not that crunchy moms think they are better than everybody else, but that they have found a worldview that has proven effective for them.
Once you go crunchy, it sure is hard to go back. It may take a little more time and effort to do things naturally, but being in touch with your environment and body can make a huge difference on your quality of life.
Please let us know if you consider yourself a crunchy mom, and if you have had any other habits that seem to be familiar among like-minded individuals.