Child  Birth Experiencing


Becoming a mother was a great experience for me, feeling some thing growing inside of me was a great feeling. During  my first couple of months experiencing child birth, I experience changes with my figure, my skin began to stretch, my skin color began to change to a darker color. I wasn't pleased but, I was overwhelmed during the outcome. I'm a mom.  During child  birth experience, I had the opportunity to join child birthing class. Attending this class educated me on the expectation of giving birth. I learn things during class, not only I was getting educated about child birth, but I educated my unborn child by reading, I know it's the safe thing to do  to enhance children learning abilities.

I discovered information that Native Americans, during their pregnancies, women restricted their activities and took special care with their diet and behavior to protect the baby. The Cherokees, for example, believed that certain foods affected the fetus. Pregnant women avoided foods that they believed would harm the baby or cause unwanted physical characteristics. For example, they believed that eating raccoon or pheasant would make the baby sickly, or could cause death; consuming speckled trout could cause birthmarks; and eating black walnuts could give the baby a big nose. They thought that wearing neckerchiefs while pregnant caused umbilical strangulation, and lingering in doorways slowed delivery. Expectant mothers and fathers participated in rituals to guarantee a safe delivery, such as daily washing of hands and feet and employing medicine men to perform rites that would make deliveries easier.
Their culture is total different that Americans, my belief is just staying on a healthy diet, exercise daily, was the healthiest way for having a safety pregnancy.