Comments on: France #1, America #37 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/french-1-america-37-28/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:13:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tracee http://www.blisstree.com/articles/french-1-america-37-28/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 Tracee Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:51:22 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/french-1-america-37/#comment-4566 Susanna, I have that incontinence problem. Doing my Kegels - which I imagine is part of their physical therapy - right now. I'll tell you why, because in America we don't value mothers period. In France and every other country, mothers also get time off work, help in the home during the recovery period, medical help post-birth, help with child care issues, etc. Motherhood is a luxery in America. We value it least of all roles one can play in society. So, you pee your pants? You're not "entitled" to not pee your pants. You should be grateful you're not shitting your pants! Susanna,

I have that incontinence problem. Doing my Kegels – which I imagine is part of their physical therapy – right now.

I’ll tell you why, because in America we don’t value mothers period. In France and every other country, mothers also get time off work, help in the home during the recovery period, medical help post-birth, help with child care issues, etc. Motherhood is a luxery in America. We value it least of all roles one can play in society. So, you pee your pants? You’re not “entitled” to not pee your pants. You should be grateful you’re not shitting your pants!

]]> By: Susanna http://www.blisstree.com/articles/french-1-america-37-28/comment-page-1/#comment-4551 Susanna Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/french-1-america-37/#comment-4551 There's an interesting article in this month's Cookie about postpartum pelvic floor disorders. The author was inspired to write the article after she had her second child in France and at her 6 wk. pp ob-gyn visit she was sent to physical therapy for incontinence, and found out it was routine in France. She wondered why, if pelvic floor problems (incontinence, vaginal prolapse) are so common after birth, American health care providers don't take a proactive approach to fixing them. In the US, women have to go to their doctors complaining of a problem to get help, and they are usually given drugs as a solution, if the doctor even agrees their problem is worth fixing. There’s an interesting article in this month’s Cookie about postpartum pelvic floor disorders. The author was inspired to write the article after she had her second child in France and at her 6 wk. pp ob-gyn visit she was sent to physical therapy for incontinence, and found out it was routine in France.

She wondered why, if pelvic floor problems (incontinence, vaginal prolapse) are so common after birth, American health care providers don’t take a proactive approach to fixing them. In the US, women have to go to their doctors complaining of a problem to get help, and they are usually given drugs as a solution, if the doctor even agrees their problem is worth fixing.

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