Congrats, Asia. I felt so sad everytime I thought of her not so long ago, but now that I know she has had her baby and had something positive to focus on then I feel a lot better. I wish her the best.
I'm with CJ. Something about all this Asia business is really weird. I'd really rather NOT know, because it's just all kind of "off." I don't know the woman, I certainly wish the best for her, but all these posts trigger the little alarm in my head ... Eek-a-Mouse!
Agreed, but there are actually websites that give advice on 'How To Have Your Baby At Home'. Its actually quite dangerous to do and death during childbirth used to be the leading cause of death for women in the 19th century.
Actually, it was usually death after a long drawn-out post-child-birth infection. Which is even worse. :-P
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Posted - Aug 12 2006 : 12:33AM
Did Asia ever go to the hospital after the birth for a check up? Isn't there some sort of test that babies have to get immediately after they are born to see if they are a-ok?
There's a bunch of things about her birth story that are interesting. She details the baby rotating, but then goes on to say after the delivery she just handles him and moves him, and herself, about as if the umbilical cord were cut - but she never mentions the cord or the placenta. She talks about her weight, gaining only 7 pounds during the pregnancy - so she must have been overweight before the pregnancy, because you can't just gain the weight of the baby, the increased size of the uterus alone is several pounds (it's a BIG muscle by the time a baby is born), the placenta is a few pounds, and there's fluid weight, increased blood volume and other random stuff that has to be accounted for. It comes in at a total of 24 pounds for a 7 pound infant. (then it takes about 3 to 5 days after birth for your body to get rid of all the extra "stuff" the baby isn't using anymore - you'd weigh exactly your pre-pregnancy weight about a week after birth) Minimum! She showers immediately after the birth? That's pretty scary, I hope it was just a quick wash-up, introducing unsterile water to the vaginal area right after birth is a recipe for infection, and she should know that after having one baby already. I hope she does seek professional medical attention for her infant and herself, not because anything must be wrong, but simply because so many things can go wrong. Also interesting, the bottle of breast milk. Looks like a full 4oz bottle. Most women don't make so much so soon, good for her. I hope she doesn't get engorged and damage her ducts or get a fever.
Several things here that are simply not true for EVERY female. My wife weighed 112lbs when she first found out she was pregnant. In her 9th month she weighed 124lbs (btw, she is right behind me making sure this all correct). The baby weighed 7lbs 4ozs which leaves just under 5lbs for the uterus swelling and fluids. Our child was also born at home in a full bath of guess what?? "Tap Water" as was recommended by our physician. No infection or other ill effects. The physician was not present at the birth only a midwife and myself. The baby was taken to a physician for a checkup at 3 months. No problems. He is currently 3 years old and well he's a normal healthy 3 year old. As far as the breast milk. I know Asia did the exact same thing as my wife did. You pump breast milk during your last 1-2 months of pregnancy and freeze it. (She actually had mentioned this somewhere on her webpage but I can't find it now.) You can then nuke it or heat it in warm water and wala instant baby meals.
Many women/couples these days are choosing to give birth at home. Many because they don't have health insurance. Others such as my wife and I because we wanted our childs first view of the world to be his home and not a sterile hospital room. I see nothing scary, insane or sad about how Asia had her baby. And obviously both of them are fine now.
And of course as I already told you....... Congratulations Asia!!!!!!!!
"Quite dangerous" is relative - were it that bad the species would have gone extinct 100,000 years ago...
And, the reason it was the leading cause of death in the 19th century may be that they didn't have automobiles to kill them back then!
It's an enhanced risk, but she's done porn so this may be just one more risk judgment with a slightly different outcome from ours. Moreover it's possible she can't afford a hospital delivery. Even using Mexican private clinics is not cheap (and you have to pay, in cash, on arrival, not departure).
Another perspective - I'm the first generation in my family to be born in a hospital. I suspect this is common for anyone in their 40s-50s.
It's like electricity and running water in the home - it seems impossible to believe, but only one or two generations ago (1950s for water, a little earlier for electricity) most people in the USA didn't have access to these things.
The surprising part to me is the lack of a midwife of some sort.
Actually, prior to modern sanitation, urban areas were all "mortality sinks" due to increased childhood and maternal illnesses. Literally more people died than were born to replace them, with the population of the cities only being replenished by immigration from the countrysides. Go read "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond, it's a fascinating book.
Asia Carrera @ AEBN
Posted - Aug 10 2006 : 6:37PM
