I have two kids. the first born in hospital, forced induction because water broke early. involuntary "vitamin k" shot. required a full 24 hour stay in hospital because doctor caused a vaginal tear by forcing pushing too early.
no other inoculations or medical interventions, with the exception of some stitches after a branch fell on her he…
I have two kids. the first born in hospital, forced induction because water broke early. involuntary "vitamin k" shot. required a full 24 hour stay in hospital because doctor caused a vaginal tear by forcing pushing too early.
no other inoculations or medical interventions, with the exception of some stitches after a branch fell on her head while we were all swimming in a creek. she was always temperamental from infancy and uncooperative with authority. smart but unwilling to work. didn't get sick any more often than her brother. didn't handle assignments well when home schooled but would eventually do the work correctly after being forced to sit with it for around an hour. juvenile delinquent always getting kicked out of public school. diagnosed as Oppositional Defiant Disorder by the state shrink the school forced us to take her to thinking she was autistic. ran away at 17, quit school to live with a woman who helps local kids get out of the school system without graduating or getting equivalency certificate.
cost thousands and thousands of dollars to the hospital she was born at.
second born at home with midwife. he unfortunately inherited being a bit of a crybaby from me (emotional regulation is hard until you get used to it,) but is otherwise even tempered. hates getting in trouble and goes out of his way to avoid it. cooperates with instructions. super easy to home school. graduated a year early by finishing two required credits at summer school.
he's never once been to a doctor or hospital except when he was accompanying other family going in for diagnostics or treatment. gets the occasional cold. 18 now and working to save money for a fancy college he got partial scholarships to this fall.
cost: assisting the midwife's baby daddy changing a head gasket in his truck so he could learn how to do it. approximate retail value in 2007 of that labor was around $800.
no comparison. the hospital was horrible and cost enough to put a down payment on property. the home birth was cheap barter with no money involved, smooth as butter, and nobody was traumatized.
I have two kids. the first born in hospital, forced induction because water broke early. involuntary "vitamin k" shot. required a full 24 hour stay in hospital because doctor caused a vaginal tear by forcing pushing too early.
no other inoculations or medical interventions, with the exception of some stitches after a branch fell on her head while we were all swimming in a creek. she was always temperamental from infancy and uncooperative with authority. smart but unwilling to work. didn't get sick any more often than her brother. didn't handle assignments well when home schooled but would eventually do the work correctly after being forced to sit with it for around an hour. juvenile delinquent always getting kicked out of public school. diagnosed as Oppositional Defiant Disorder by the state shrink the school forced us to take her to thinking she was autistic. ran away at 17, quit school to live with a woman who helps local kids get out of the school system without graduating or getting equivalency certificate.
cost thousands and thousands of dollars to the hospital she was born at.
second born at home with midwife. he unfortunately inherited being a bit of a crybaby from me (emotional regulation is hard until you get used to it,) but is otherwise even tempered. hates getting in trouble and goes out of his way to avoid it. cooperates with instructions. super easy to home school. graduated a year early by finishing two required credits at summer school.
he's never once been to a doctor or hospital except when he was accompanying other family going in for diagnostics or treatment. gets the occasional cold. 18 now and working to save money for a fancy college he got partial scholarships to this fall.
cost: assisting the midwife's baby daddy changing a head gasket in his truck so he could learn how to do it. approximate retail value in 2007 of that labor was around $800.
no comparison. the hospital was horrible and cost enough to put a down payment on property. the home birth was cheap barter with no money involved, smooth as butter, and nobody was traumatized.