Episode 41-Birth

Birth 

Summary: Birth has been around forever. Right? Of course it has. On this episode of The Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast, we talk all things BIRTH. Yay! Ladies, you have to listen to the part about “twilight sleep,” a barbaric method previously used to sedate women during birth. Cra cra….for real and just be grateful that this is no longer done, at least not in the USA. However, we also cover women who want to give birth to their human baby with dolphins (you have to hear this because you won’t believe it) and women who give birth and then carry the placenta around until it falls off naturally (and you thought your belly button was odd). There are women who use crystals and such as prenatal care….for real. Just trust me, listen to the whole episode. In the end, like always, we share a little spiritual encouragement. 

How have things changed over the last 30 years with birth? 

Science has increased the opportunities for babies to be born: In vitro fertilization, epidurals, C-section. Infant mortality rates have gone down and more women are breast feeding now. A surprise to us because we thought there would be more women breast feeding in the old days rather than now. Things have really evolved with growing and delivering humans. So awesome.

 

Our experiences with birthing 8 children (Tracy 5 and Cathrine 3)

With eight births between us, we’ve been through some stuff! Tracy had two births with no pain relief (NOT by choice), Cathrine had back labor that made her want to have a "backectomy" and she gave birth to a blue baby….a very serious situation requiring open heart surgery on her newborn. Yikes! Happily, all's well that ends well and it all ended well….so far that is. 

You will also learn some tips on how to say NO to grandparents who want to be in the room while you give birth and what NOT to eat if you’re the dad.

The Miracle of Life

Cathrine references the PBS film “The Miracle of Life” that takes viewers literally on the inside. We still don’t know how they got in there, but it’s a documentary film covering the miracle of birth from conception to “It’s a BOY” or “It’s a GIRL.” It’s a combination of photography, music and graphic art helping to tell the story of how it all happens.

Full Disclaimer: We are Christians and as such, Creationists meaning we believe that the miracle of birth comes from our Creator, God. We don’t know exactly how it works, but we have faith and believe God made it. All of it. Others have other opinions. However, for the record, we give all credit where credit is due and that is God for the miracle of birth. (We also thank Him profusely for the invention of epidural which is extremely helpful.)

There are a number of videos on Youtube containing the Miracle of Life. Below is a link to one of them: 

Miracle of life

 

 Our spiritual encouragement comes from Psalm 139:13-16.

 

Thanks for tuning in!

 

Tracy and Cathrine

 

P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf

 

***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***

Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor, so she combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.

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