Sunday, February 27, 2011

HW 36 - Pregnancy & Birth Stories

1. How did the pregnany affect the way people treated you
- "I experienced a mixture of treAtments for example, while riding the subway, most people would offer me there seats while some did not, some of my co-wokers said i looked nice while others said I looked like I was getting fat, some people said kind things while Inwas pregnant, and some people did some unkind things
2.What did you do while pregnant to prepare for your pregnancy?
- "The first thing I did was pray every morning for a healthy baby and a safe delivery. Then i would take long walks to help my body get stronger. I also rubbed and talked to my stomach, I made sure all of the phone numbers were posted on the fridge so when it was time to have the baby, the numbers were right there, and lastly, i had a small bag with me ready to go to tje hospital with me"
3. What thoughts and feelings come to mind when you remember giving birth?
- "how fantastic a womans body is. For nine months she has another person growing inside of her. The. This person is born. This person is born from the womans cells and the dad cells. A person that is. Brand new, linked to parents but, has his/her own identity. This is amazing. Also I remember is the extreme pain, but once the baby is born, the pain stops and appears to be forgotten. I also remember the instant bonding between mother and child"

Thursday, February 17, 2011

HW 35 - Other Peoples' Perspectives 1

What is the first thing that comes to mind t when you hear pregnancy?
That someone is having a baby.  And when you get further you think about all of the stages in between the first part of an pregnancy, and the final moments.  One more thing is a person being grown inside of another person.  And the growing is done over a period of time.  For example the hands will grow, then the feet, then the legs, etc.

When I hear pregnancy the first thing that comes to mind is sacred.  Most women become more treasure like when they become pregnant lady, like if your mean to a lady, some people might get mad, but then when you say, a man was horrible to a pregnant lady, then some people could get furious.
What do you think causes premature birth?
It can be caused by, drugs, smoking, drugs, drinking, the mom being ill, or the baby is ill (the body might so that because the bay is ill), depression.

I think it is a defense mechanism that your body undergoes when it is trying to tell you that something is either wrong with your body or the babies body.

How do you think our society would react if abortion was illegal?
Some people would be angry and some people would be happy.  Mostly the people who are okay with abortion would be unhappy, and the people who are against it would be happy.  There is a definite that all people will feel the same way. You would have some people doing a protest

I think that there would be breakdown in the society.  On the news already there are people (mostly young women) who kill there own baby, so if abortion was illegal, then I think you would have a lot mor deaths a babies because there parents don't want them.
 Patterns
  Some of the patterns I noticed in the first interview question are, most people think about love, or you want to create something that you can love.  Or the three main stages of pregnancy.  Another thing is on how women become more than just women when they become pregnant.  They treated differently when they become pregnant.  They get. special treatment, and there needs are satisfied.
   Some patterns I noticed in the second interview question are, how a premature birth can mainly be caused by a women sick or in depression.  Somehow the depression is causing the baby to come out sooner than expected.  I think that maybe some women think that by getting the baby out, they could come out of their depression. There are a lot of other causes of premature birth.  Like if the women is on drugs, that can do harm to the baby, and the baby wants/needs to come out.
   Some patterns I noticed in the third interview question are that how people wouldn't be happy and some people would be happy if abortion was legal.  When the case of Roe V Wade happened, they deiced that abortion was to become legal in the U.S.  But still even today, there are a lot of people debating is abortion should be legal or illegal.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

HW 34 - Some Initial Thoughts On Birth

          When I think about birth I think about preperation.  Is that person ready.  I say this because there a lot of mothers who have there child taken away because of child services.  Non responsible parents who can't take care of there own child.  When I think of pregnant lady, I think of big belly, gets special treatment, always gets seats of train, and bus.  I think there main priority is to get the baby out.  Because, a lot of women hate to have big belly's.  Some questions I have is why do so many women get really mad at some points of the pregnancy, and sometimes there very calm (mood swings)?