The answer for me will always be a YES. As time has gone on, my parenting choices have evolved. Sometimes because of fact based information, sometimes after having certain experiences, sometimes after seeing how one of children reacted to that choice, and most times, because my gut told me so. When someone is making a decision about their pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum period, and their children, I don't give my opinion. When asked a direct question, I will provide fact

The phrase, "I don't really like babies" often slips out of my mouth during consults. As soon as I say it, I always feel a sense of regret, because then I have to explain exactly what I mean, while sitting across from shocked and questioning faces. During a person's entire pregnancy, the majority of focus is on the baby. We run lots of tests to make sure that babies are ok, we give ultrasounds to make sure that babies are growing well, we listen to their hearbeats often, peo