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My story: chapter 9
Ugghh. This is the part I hate thinking about. Around 4 am I’m finally at 10 cm and feeling the urge to push. Yay. Can I say that I have heard some people say how awesome it feels to push??? Umm, no,...
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My story: chapter 10
9:00 am – Hospital As you can see in the picture, I am still out of it. I’ve completely disconnected from my body. I can’t feel the pain anymore. I’m not thinking anything really. Lost. The first thing...
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My story: chapter 11
I was filled with so much peace at the hospital. I felt like every doctor and nurse was an angel. They were so loving and kind, speaking words of encouragement and comfort. I know this will sound...
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My story: chapter 12
*This is pretty much the final chapter, although I will write one more post finishing this up. As you will read below, I did some counseling to work through this experience. Writing these posts was...
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My story: the final chapter
I think the biggest thing I learned about my birth experience is this…and this will be super helpful to anyone feeling awkward about their own experience. How you feel about your birth is NOT...
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Enjoy EVERY moment?
I’m having one of those moments. You know the ones. The moments that completely and utterly highlight your new life as a parent. Those moments that make you step back and say: “Ah yes, so this is...
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My growing pains
I remember this defining moment when J was about 4 weeks old. It was late evening, and I was sitting up in bed breastfeeding. My husband was reading a magazine beside me. I looked around and took stock...
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Good enough
So here we are, 8 plus months post the birth of my son, and it feels like things are going pretty well. The little man is growing, thriving, giggling, shimmying around, eating solid food, and can most...
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Who am I?
When my son turned 3 months old, I felt like I had become Super Mom already. I was an expert at all things baby, changing diapers, discerning his cry, and we were on a schedule. Things seemed to be...
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So you want to have a VBAC? Here is where to start.
I recently had a VBAC on September 11th, 2013 and part of this series of posts on VBACS will be sharing my story as I hopefully help others find their way to having an empowered birth of their own....
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