I never thought I'd think of these two things together! But after an interesting conversation at work.... Well, what can I say?
It all came about because one of the guys came in and I had to escort him to his meeting. I noticed he had some very nice body art and I asked if I could get a better look at it. He showed me everything! LOL I was surprised at all that he had.
One of his tattoos was on the inside of his upper arm! When he showed it to me I said, "That had to be the most painful one!" He said I sounded like I had experience with getting a tattoo there and I said, "No, I'm not even that brave!" He told me it wouldn't be so bad if I had a coach who had already gone through it.
That got me to thinking. Lamaze for tattoos? The mental image of someone coaching me to breathe through it as I got my tattoo had me giggling for the rest of the day. The only thing I can say is: I hope it works better than Lamaze for childbirth! What a crock! Breathe through it?! You've got to be kidding me. More like curl up in the fetal position and hope you survive the ordeal. Frankly I was thankful I ended up with a C-section after 23.5 hours of labor. It hurt less!!
I digress...
I've heard people say that getting tattoos is addictive. I've not had that experience, but then again I have only one child too. I've heard a lot of women say they just love being pregnant and giving birth. What?! Really?! They must get some good drugs in the hospital! I can't say I enjoyed being sick every day of my life for nine months or feeling like a beached whale. Neither can I say I relish the feel of a needle poking me a gazillion times and injecting ink into my skin. And I like the buzz of the ink gun about as much as I like the sound of all the monitors I'm hooked up to during childbirth. Addictive? Right. Maybe for the masochistic.
And let's not forget what comes after. Both experiences leave you sore, tired, moody and swearing you'll never do it again. Yet, I know people with so many tattoos they can't possibly get more. I also know people with so many kids they can't possibly afford them. (That's a rant for another day.)
So, to my surprise, tattoos and childbirth do have a lot in common. Much more than I thought, actually...
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My goodness! My experiences with pregnancy and childbirth were totally different that yours! :)
ReplyDeleteSo far as Lamaze goes, I used it solely 33 years ago at the birth of my son. No drugs of any kind before or after his birth. I can't tell you the birth was painless, but I can tell you that we went to all the classes and I learned Lamaze well. Without it (and the Lord) I could not have gotten through the birth without something to help me.
Thirty three years later I still use Lamaze to help me get through all kinds of physical pain. It does work for me. It is not about breathing. It is about focus. (Focus Grasshopper, focus.) Oh I guess you are too young for Kung Fu. :)
Anyway, all that to say, believe it or not, your mental image didn't make me giggle at all like it did you. Makes perfect sense to me.
Tattoos addictive? I think they might be for some people. Me personally. I wouldn't be caught dead with one on me. :) Although I see absolutely nothing wrong with a person having one or their body covered with them. It ain't a sin, so....
Janeta
Funny how birthing experiences differ so. I didn't allow them to give me any drugs either because I didn't want them passed on to my son. It actually turned out to be a good thing because when they had to do an emergency C-section on me they had to use general anesthesia. It was good that I was totally knocked out because my son had flatlined just before they decided to do the C-section and then when he was born he wasn't breathing. It was best that I wasn't aware of what was happening.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I do too remember Kung Fu. I watched it as a very young child and have also watched the re-runs.
I'm glad Lamaze still works for you. I just go to my happy place when I hurt. I've become very good at escapism to avoid pain.