Didn’t know where else to post this so I figured I’d post here as some might appreciate it.
Wife and I just got home yesterday from the hospital after giving birth to our first child, a healthy girl!
The hospital staff was very respectful for our wishes to deny vaccines, Vit K, antibiotic eye cream, etc. my wife wanted to give birth as natural as possible. Unfortunately my wife just wasn’t dilating enough,and the nurses, midwife, and doula spent soooo much time and effort trying different positions and stretches, rather than pushing for epidural + Pitocin.
Unfortunately we did need a c-section, as too much time had passed and infection was becoming a possibility, but I figured it would be worth sharing that not all health professionals are lost to “woke” culture!
Was a great breath of fresh air as we were expecting doctors to come in and give us “the talk”.
Congratulations!
There is a lot of weird stuff going on out there but it's not as widespread as the media and social media would have us believe. Normal interactions with normal people leave me realizing that there is hope. People are not as messed up as we sometimes think.
Now, let me give you some unsolicited advice. Get a blue light bulb. When the baby wakes up in middle of the night only use the blue light and be as quiet as possible. No singing. No shushing. In the morning open the curtains/blinds and get in as much sunlight as possible. Put on some music. Talk loudly. Laugh.
After about two weeks doing this my daughter stopped napping during the days and actually slept through the night. She got the day/night rhythm down.
It's not guaranteed to work for everybody though. My boys took longer but they got there in the end.