tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561150648504133346.post5381053232665423494..comments2013-09-16T09:11:46.115-07:00Comments on Disability, pregnancy, and motherhood: Pregnancy:exercising & expectationsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388055677412242283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561150648504133346.post-78729692640409406892011-10-04T13:22:10.106-07:002011-10-04T13:22:10.106-07:00I enjoyed reading this blog a lot. Although I don&...I enjoyed reading this blog a lot. Although I don't have a noticeable disability, I suffered most of my childhood with asthma. That commercial with the goldfish that is out of water that was made to raise awareness for asthma makes me sick and I can't even watch it. It's true though...when you can't breathe it's a panicky feeling. Luckily, it's easily treated by an inhaler and I rarely have episodes, but it's always there somewhere in my mind.<br /><br />When I was pregnant with my first child I was really afraid that I would never be able to do the Natural Childbirth thing. I mean you have to "breathe" and "pant" and at that time I could barely swim, because I could never get the hang of the breathing during swim lessons. I'd just panic and want to keep my head above the water. I could do a back float, but having my face under water brought up a sense of panic.<br /><br />I read a lot of books on Natural Childbirth, but I was sure I wouldn't be able to manage the "breathe in" and "pant" and "hold your breathe and bare down" directions. In fact, I do remember vaguely that the nurse would sound annoyed but calm when I wasn't listening 100% during the first childbirth.<br /><br />I ended up having all my children by natural childbirth, all ten of them.... As much as I worried about not being able to handle the breathing, it never was an issue. <br /><br />Fear is the unknown and childbirth for the first time is a total unknown. Not easy for control freaks who like to be able to control all of the variables. Any type of disability, no matter how small can be magnified in the mind of a first time mother. <br /><br />Hopefully you won't have any fear going into the hospital and the immediacy of a full term baby bearing down on your bladder, pelvis and everything else that has been rearranged and about to make it's presence will push any other thoughts you have in your mind other than "let's get this baby out of my stomach and into my arms, as soon as possible as in yesterday!!" <br /><br />Great blog and love your ability to speak from the heart.BobbiStormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409025312139601014noreply@blogger.com