The sisterhood of mothers

So, yesterday Andrew and I attended our third Lamaze class at Blooma. It is quite the experience and one filled with a lot of discussion and a few chuckles along the way! I personally appreciate the Lamaze approach to childbirth and feel like it best resonates with my desires. Now, there are many different approaches to childbirth and what I have discovered is that one approach to childbirth is not necessarily more worthy than another. We all take very different journeys to motherhood and rather discredit that process because we choose to do it differently, I believe it is time we give credit to all women for taking that unique path that ultimately leads to new life.

In fact, I have become rather disillusioned by the way individuals, particularly women, judge each other's decisions about what is best for their bodies and their families. I don't know why it surprises me so much but it really does :-) Sometimes it seems like everyone else seems to know what is best! I have given this a lot of thought lately and have challenged myself as well. Particularly because I have spent countless hours researching pregnancy and childbirth, I sometimes think I have it all figured it out, when in reality, I really don't! It is no wonder women begin to feel vulnerable or unsupported when there is so much judgment flying around.

One of my goals, as a new mother, is to uphold the dignity of every other mother and the decisions she and her partner make for THEIR family. I'm sure there will continue to be the, "I would never do it that way" moments but those moments are best kept inside the confines of my head. Raising a family is hard enough but as a sisterhood of mothers, we can all make it so much easier.