It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby… it inspires him.
INA MAY GASKINI had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.
More Ina May Gaskin Quotes
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Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That’s what I want to know.
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Pregnant and birthing mothers are elemental forces, in the same sense that gravity, thunderstorms, earthquakes, and hurricanes are elemental forces.
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Ask the woman, she will tell you everything you need to know
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Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.
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When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don’t know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.
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You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nutrient-rich soil. Why should nutrition matter less in the creation of young humans than it does in young plants? I’m sure that it doesn’t.
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It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn’t be so many humans on the planet.
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It’s easy to scare women. It’s even profitable to scare women… But it’s not nice, so let’s stop it.
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Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life.
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If you can’t be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken.
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It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.
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There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we
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The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.
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Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
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The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
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