Comments on: Giving birth can be good, ecstatic and even orgasmic

By: Velma

Velma — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:44 +0000

I think what bothers me most about the whole “orgasmic birth” experience discussion is that it basically limits our bodily expression to the mundanely sexual.

I am not a religious person, but if you asked me how I felt after birthing my daughter, I would have responded that “I now know there is a God.” I don’t know what shape God takes, but the experience of giving birth to another individual is so massively twisting to the psyche that I get offended when it is sexualized.

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Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:21:34 +0000

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By: BadPixie

BadPixie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:50:31 +0000

“…safe, secure and uninterrupted.” Yes, that’s HUGE when it comes to birth. The human animal (and yes, we ARE animals) cannot give birth naturally when stressed. We’re hardwired to stop labor during those conditions, to give a mother the ability to get away from danger. Watch a cat or dog have her babies (silently and from a distance) and you’ll understand what’s needed for us, too.

Of course birth is sexual–it’s the end result of sexual congress, but admitting that doesn’t make it bad. This country is so backwards when it comes to natural processes, women are maltreated when they use their breasts for their express biological purposes of feeding babies.

The bottom line is that each woman should take the time and shoulder the responsibility of educating herself and then seeking out and achieving the safe birth she needs and wants for herself and her baby. We need to support that right, not stomp on it or ridicule those who pursue it. Let’s get the sensationalism, the lawyers and the needless alarmist medicalization out of childbirth and in a generation, we’ll see a huge shift in social awareness and interaction.

My 2 cents, thanks for listening!
Jodie B
Walkingwaters.wordpress.com

By: FoodRenegade

FoodRenegade — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:42:01 +0000

People need to get over the connection with the word “orgasm.” Just think about if for a second. The first time you had sex, Ladies, was it uncomfortable and painful? Now, be honest! Did you have an orgasm the FIRST time you had sex? If you’re like most women, it was awkward and painful. But with time and practice, your body learned how to interpret those VERY SAME SENSATIONS as pleasure instead of pain. The same can be said of birth.

It is possible to train your mind to experience birth as a pleasurable, rather than painful experience. Not “sexy,” but pleasurable. Using the power of your mind alone, you can turn painful “contractions” into empowering “surges.” It’s the whole premise behind hypnobirthing — and it works! I’ve had two all natural, pain-free births thanks to this mind-over-matter technique.

I’ve never had “orgasmic” birth, but I can certainly see how it is possible. (After all, your body releases the exact same hormones during birth that it releases to give you an orgasm.) The premise shouldn’t be so casually dismissed.

All the best,
KristenM

By: Adventures In Babywearing

Adventures In Babywearing — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:11:15 +0000

I’m very interested in watching this. I heard that SO many people have misconceptions by the title of the movie.

Steph

By: Julie Roads

Julie Roads — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:34:07 +0000

Thank you AGAIN for writing this article. Some of those comments pissed me off to the NTH degree. How dare men be dismissive. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. and I feel bad for the women who have the idea of pain so ingrained in their heads they can’t see anything else.

I was cheated out of the birthing experience with preeclampsia and an early 3 lb. baby who HAD to come via c-section. What I would have given for the triumph, the rush, the ORGASM OF FEMALE POWER.