Clemson Group:
As promised, I’m posting the picture of the Huichol Indian’s birth practice. Don’t you love our discussions at the Clemson Group??
How The Husband Assists in the Birth of a Child:
According to the Huichol tradition, when a woman had her first child the husband squatted in the rafters of the house, or in the branches of a tree, directly above her, with ropes attached to his scrotum. As she went into labor pain, the wife pulled vigorously on the ropes, so that her husband shared in the painful, but ultimately joyous, experience of childbirth. (Berrin 1978: 162)
We had our usual group of moms at the Clemson Group with the addition of one new guest. I don’t think we talked at all about babywearing. But we did talk diva cups, cross-nursing, men lactating, and VBAC options.
Greenville Group: The Greenville Group was full of new faces! Yay! We had three beautiful pregnant mamas–all due around the same time. And several itty bitty babies. We talked about newborn babywearing and nursing in a ring sling.
Missed the meeting?? Catch us in November!