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Ina May Gaskin quotes: It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.

It will take your breastfed baby an average of five to six months to double her birth weight.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Dear Lord, make us truly grateful for what it is that we are about to receive.

Dear Lord, make us truly grateful for what it is that we are about to receive.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: ... in the ordinary course of a healthy labour, the mouth of the uterus opens by some secret agency; or at least without any apparent force.

... in the ordinary course of a healthy labour, the mouth of the uterus opens by some secret agency; or at least without any apparent force.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: The state of relaxation of the mouth and jaw is directly correlated to the ability of the cervix, the vagina, and the anus to open to full capacity.

The state of relaxation of the mouth and jaw is directly correlated to the ability of the cervix, the vagina, and the anus to open to full capacity.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.

I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are.

Many of our problems in US maternity care stem from the fact that we leave no room for recognizing when nature is smarter than we are.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.

When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: I have also known of weight estimates by ultrasound to be off by as much as five pounds.

I have also known of weight estimates by ultrasound to be off by as much as five pounds.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

Ina May Gaskin quotes: It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.

It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.

I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.

Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Squat 300 times a day, you're going to give birth quickly.

Squat 300 times a day, you're going to give birth quickly.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: If you can't be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken.

If you can't be a hero, you can at least be funny while being a chicken.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: The Creator is not a careless mechanic.

The Creator is not a careless mechanic.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: It's easy to scare women. It's even profitable to scare women ... But it's not nice, so let's stop it.

It's easy to scare women. It's even profitable to scare women ... But it's not nice, so let's stop it.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: 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.

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.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: I kept thinking while I was pushing, I'm going to get huge. I'm going to get huge! she said.

I kept thinking while I was pushing, I'm going to get huge. I'm going to get huge! she said.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

Don't criticize nature, stand in awe of it.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter.

When we as a society begin to value mothers as the givers and supporters of life, then we will see social change in ways that matter.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.

We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby ... it inspires him.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby ... it inspires him.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Let your monkey do it.

Let your monkey do it.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Step one to preventing PPD is to find time to sleep after giving birth, no matter how euphoric you feel.

Step one to preventing PPD is to find time to sleep after giving birth, no matter how euphoric you feel.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: What I love about stories the most is the power they have to teach us of possibilities that might not occur to us without them.

What I love about stories the most is the power they have to teach us of possibilities that might not occur to us without them.

Ina May Gaskin quotes: Your body is not a lemon!

Your body is not a lemon!

Ina May Gaskin quotes: If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.