The book titled ‘Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood’ by Naomi Wolf is a book detailing the author’s perspectives and experiences of her pregnancy, birth, and motherhood period. It is a well researched book intersecting with personal accounts of experiences of pregnancy and birth while relating it to the birth culture in America. The book had three major parts which detailed the author’s pregnancy period, the birth period and the period after birth In part one of the book titled Pregnancy, she discusses about her discovery that she was pregnant and having ambivalent feelings about her pregnancy. She also shared her perspectives on the service rendered by her obstetrician as she felt a lack of compassion in the service provided.…
Melissa Walker is not too old to have the baby because she didn’t pass through menopause yet, that is the time of life when the women stop menstrual flow. This woman is still producing hormones such as estrogen and progesterone that prepares for pregnancy. Ovaries still produces ovum therefore the woman is fertile, can still have babies. This woman can use techniques and treatments available in markets that aim to enhance fertility including hormone therapy, egg donations, assisted reproduction and artificial insemination.…
A pregnancy can impede a woman’s entire life; including education and their careers. An example of this is the story of a thirteen year old girl named Gina who was raped. She found out she was pregnant when she never had her period. She told her mother and her mother was able to get her to a clinic.…
In the article “Where Have the Good Men Gone?” Kay S. Hymowitz warns readers that the men have turned into boys and they have changed overtime. This article first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 19, 2011. It is adapted from her book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys. This article tells the audience how the good men have gone bad and turned into boys.…
Imani Crawford The Unexpected I would like to tell you about my pregnancy. I am 19 years old and my pregnancy was unexpected. I have been confronted with not only finding out about the pregnancy , but what it is doing to my body and the consequences of being a teen parent. I am having to struggle with choosing to complete my high school diploma or working to save for my baby’s future.…
On the other hand pregnancy as an ungraduated college student would be difficult especially if the women is already struggling with school and other factors. This leads to a psychological impact towards the women, having a child especially form an unwanted relationship which once again as Freitas mentioned in her book leading to feeling regret and disgust and emotionally crushed affecting both partners but most likely the…
Having a baby at a young age and learning not to take a job for granted. Having a baby at a young age with no job isn’t something I expected to happen. It all started in 2006 I had just graduated from Jefferson Davis High School. I had just got used to being able to have a little more freedom. Not having to wake up early in the mornings to go to school was lovely.…
"You will remain in foster care until the age of 18 or until your mother can give up drugs." Those are the words that made me realize that my life had taken a change for the worse. I was nine years old when my siblings and I were placed into foster care. We had been to three different homes in the course of four days and somehow I knew this would be the deciding factor that would differentiate me from "normal ' kids with "normal" lives.…
Unwanted Gifts of Life Naturally, children are walking gifts to parents. They bring purpose, light and joy into the lives of most people. But on occasion, the news a mother receives about bearing her first child can be devastating and hard.…
The joys of a new baby are numerous for couples, it’s an addition to your family, a new person to love; but a new child also means new responsibilities, a new found source of stress and in some cases depression for the new moms. The particular type of depression I’m referring to is known as postpartum depression. When moms give birth to their babies, their body limits the release of certain hormones, and can cause the new moms to feel sluggish, tired and even depressed. The depression is common for most women, and last for around two weeks, typically starting around the second, or third day after the birth of their baby. This is whats known as the “postpartum baby blues” but those that last longer and are more severe are what 's referred…
Most people say they would rather wait to have kids until after they accomplish everything they wanted in life. The thing is, you don’t have to do this, you’re life does not end when you have a baby. Having kids at a young age is the best thing ever. Michelle Horton, a young mother herself, says, “I think there’s something beautiful about showing your children how to get from Point A to Point B, despite the inevitable obstacles and setbacks.” Going through all these struggles of having to raise a child, go to school, or go to work at the same time can seem overwhelming to most people.…
Being pregnant was one of the most joyous moments of my life. I was able to bring a human being into this world, and to be able to wake up next to her everyday automatically puts a smile on my face and makes me a happier person. I am very grateful to call her mines. The pregnancy experience for me was a little hectic and also self-learning Finding out that I was pregnant first hand was a bittersweet Kodak moment.…
Lately, innumerable amounts of people have decided to oppose and question the status quo of parenthood for an apt cause. There should be no basis to have a child other than wanting a person to nurture and adore, not to keep for direct gain, whether it be fiscal, individual, or psychological. If you are considering having a child: sit down, entertain the thought, and wait until you are ready. Sometimes you will sense it, and other times, you will wait forever, and perhaps never have a child; but, that is not deemed unacceptable anymore. What is unacceptable, however, is not being fit to take care of another person, yet still committing to…
Chances are if young parents do not raise their child correctly, the child could face many challenges in life. Waiting to have children gives one a greater chance to be in a spot where they have an established job, more life experience, an opportunity to live your adulthood to the fullest, a greater knowledge of raising a child, and the ability to provide more to their child. For example, Beverly Flaxington who is a mother of three and had her first child at thirty- five could not be happier that she waited to have children. She gained the confidence and the maturity that was necessary to raise children and she states. Nerina Garcia-Arcement, who has a Ph. D, states "You might have more energy as a younger mom, but older moms have the benefit of more life experience and maturity.”…
Teenage pregnancy is a significant issue that may truly affect the fate of a young lady. Any youngster pregnancy will be a test as teenagers normally need aptitudes expected to handle a pregnancy and parenthood. Persistence, development and capacity to handle anxiety are required by pregnant moms of all ages. A youngster pregnancy might likewise affect the infant. The U.S. Habitats for Disease Control and Prevention noticed that infants destined to adolescents may have weaker scholarly improvement and lower aptitude set scores at kindergarten.…