The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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The federal government now says it's OK for pregnant women and young children to be injected with mercury in the H1N1 vaccine. However, if there were more mercury-free vaccine available, they would recommend that pregnant women and young children get that instead. Don't be fooled! Thimerosal is a form of mercury! Autism rates dropping in California—is phase-out of thimerosal the reason? [from 2005] Current thinking is that only genetically vulnerable babies will be affected by the thimerosol . . . maybe even as low as 1 out of 200 or 0.5%. But if it's your child, it's 100%. Read this mother's story about her children's recovery from mercury-related autism. |
Where are my legs?
Why can't I feel them?
Why am I so cold?
Why do I feel so sick?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
Where's my husband?
Why can't I see him?
Why am I so alone?
Why do I feel so scared?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
Where's my baby?
Why can't I see her?
Why can't I hold her?
Why do I feel so left out?
This was supposed to be a HAPPY occasion.
Where did everyone go?
Why can't I go too?
Why am I so alone?
Why do I have to hurt so much?
This was SUPPOSED to be a happy occasion.
Where did the time go?
Where is my baby?
Why can't I see her?
Why won't they let me hold her?
THIS was supposed to be a happy occasion.
Where did everyone come from?
Where is MY baby?
Why won't they let ME hold her?
Why does it hurt so much?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
When will they leave me alone?
What is the matter with me?
Why am I so sad?
Why does it hurt SO MUCH?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
Why are THEY so happy?
Why am I so sad?
When can I go home?
When will it stop hurting?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
HOME
I'm finally here.
My husband is here.
My baby is here.
My pain is here.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
Everyone left, FINALLY.
We're here, our little family.
Mom, Dad, Baby.
PAIN.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
We get to feed her.
We get to rock her.
We get to change her diapers-all of them.
I can't go anywhere without my pain.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
I'm healing!
She's growing, crawling, walking.
Dad's working.
The pain is back.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
That pain has changed.
The cut is healed.
The stitches are gone.
The pain of lost dreams remains.
This was supposed to be a happy occasion.
LAURA PAXTON
3/31/97,
in memory of the birth by
Cesarean of my beautiful daughter Frances,
who is now 3 years old
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