Natural Babies of Autumn 2009 (original) (raw)

autumn2009 is a naturally-oriented, low-intervention pregnancy and birth community. All women due in Autumn of 2009 are welcome to join. Please keep the philosophies upon which this community are based in mind as you participate in this community. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the community rules. And once you have joined the community, please post an intro.

By joining this community, you agree to abide by these rules:

1. Treat all community members with respect. Disagree with them, share sources, links, information, and opinions with them, but be respectful. Speak to them as you would want them to speak to you. No name-calling or mud-slinging. No trolling of members' journals. Act with decorum.

2. Even if someone is making a choice you wouldn't make for yourself, please respect your fellow community members' right to choose this for themselves and their babies. We understand that not everything in life goes according to plan and sometimes medical intervention is necessary. Active community members are welcome to discuss such situations or share their birth stories behind a cut. However, this is not the place to discuss things such as non-emergent induction, scheduling a cesarean, choosing pain medications, choice formula feeding, etc. This is simply meant to keep our natural community on-topic.

3. No fearmongering. No "If you do/don't do xyz your baby will die!" comments. Birth is as safe as life gets. It is a normal process of life, not a medical event or an illness, and it will be treated as a normal process in this community.

4. No Drama. Chiming in with comments solely designed to generate drama will not be tolerated. Making comments predicting that drama will ensue will not be tolerated, as these comments are often the source of drama.

5. Do not delete, screen, or freeze posts or comments. If you have a problem with something said by other community members, please message me and I will take care of it ASAP. Own your words!

6. All posts are automatically made viewable to members only. If I receive complaints that text/screenshots/pictures/info is being taken elsewhere by someone other than the original poster, you will be confronted and potentially banned from the community.

7. If you post on a controversial topic, be prepared for debate to ensue. If you present a statement as fact, be prepared to be asked to provide links/sources to back it up. No one is obligated to justify their decisions to this community, BUT if you post about them here, you are inviting discourse.

8. There's no such thing as "TMI" in a community about pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. But remember that many women in this community do have situations (such as work) where certain topics may not be appropriate. If you think your post might be questionable for a professional environment, simply put it under a cut with a warning.

9. Be considerate of those who have slower connection speeds. Please post pictures under a cut.

10. And finally, please post an introduction! Play nice, have fun, and enjoy yourselves!