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Social Graces

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Social Graces

Think about the weight room at the Club where you work out…have you noticed that the women are SILENT? There is not a sound coming from them as they pump and lift and work out hard…this is not normal…the MEN are grunting, and heaving and almost growling when they work out. It has nothing to do with how heavy the weight is, it is all about social graces. Women have been taught that it is not lady-like to utter sounds in the gym (as if working out has anything to do with emulating Miss Manners.)

The analogy of course is that coping with labor and pushing a baby out of her body are highly physical experiences- like working out at the gym…she needs to be encouraged to use her voice, which will give her strength and power to do her work- in labor and in the gym!

By |2015-03-07T11:40:25+00:00December 2nd, 2010|Childbirth|0 Comments

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Labor & Delivery nurse, childbirth educator, author, mom of two, and triathlete!

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