Witnessing our first cow birth :)

Okay so some of you may think I am crazy and that is ok and some of you will love it like I do......... Today my children and I were driving down the road and as we past a field I saw a mama cow just starting to lay down. Just looking at her she had that I am about to have a baby look about her. So I found the nearest spot to turn around and started heading back. When we got there she was just laying there like she was enjoying the sun and I started to second guess myself but............she was just laying there peacefully waiting for the next urge to come along. As she pushed my children sat there quietly admiring the beauty that was happening...........and then there I am the midwife mom.........Cheering the cow on. I couldn't resist. I had tears in my eyes as I do every birth I attend and was telling her "you can do it mama you can do it" " good job mama you are almost done go go go " and crazy enough I was pushing with her not only with my body but with my heart feeling with every fiber of my being that it was actually helping her get her baby out. Once her baby finally emerged she set up a little like it was any other sunny day, completely and totally trusting in the way of birth as her baby lay there (the baby still had not moved) but there was no panic no "cow doctors" running up and yanking the baby away from mom because he hadn't moved, no uncomfortableness (if that is a word) just relaxation knowing that everything is ok. As the baby started stirring the mom jumped up and started licking the baby clean. When the mama jumped up the other cow mama (and her baby) that is sharing the field ran over to her and started helping her clean her baby. It really made me think about human birth. Dont get me wrong here I know that there are complications that arise and I know that there are emergency’s but take a cows life for example....... They eat the perfect diet throughout their pregnancy no processed foods no soda no coffee no candy, bigmacs, whoppers, french fries etc........., they drink the right amount of water, they have no interventions whatsoever. (almost all complications can be avoided by the right diet) Do some baby cows die.... YES of course but it is very rare. And thank goodness us humans have the resources to prevent that most of the time. But why would an animal be made to birth a baby more perfectly than humans? They arent!!! We can do it just as perfectly we have just been soooo poorly programmed to believe everything that the medical industry wants us to believe and they have successfully taken all of our faith and trust away. Birth has been turned into a huge DRAMA and a medical emergency. There is a quote from a doctor in one of my textbooks and he said " Women’s bodies are malfunctioning machines that needs to be fixed before it starts malfunctioning. " To me that is soooo sad and in another sense it really makes me mad. How dare you treat me as though I don't work. And we wonder were our doubt and lack of faith comes in hmmmm. We as women need to take charge and take our births back!!!!!! We are strong and capable we need to prove anyone wrong who believes this statement. I know that I am not a malfunctioning machine and I know that I am perfectly made to grow and birth a perfect baby without anyone's "help". Anyways I just thought I would share this I hope you guys enjoy it and I hope that it makes some of you start questioning "authority". Have a wonderful and blessed day.