When I was pregnant in 2011 I had a desk job, and as my due date
neared my assignments decreased to the point of sheer boredom. I joked
that I was able to “finish reading the Internet” because I had so much
time on my hands. That’s not the case this pregnancy; although I do work
freelance jobs at a computer I also am taking care of my preschooler
and bound by her schedule. I still have found myself around week 30 of
the pregnancy beginning to get serious about how to get this baby out
and researching childbirth methods again in earnest.
My first birth story makes me weep. I’m so glad that I wrote it down, because already I’ve forgotten many of the details even if some of the heart pains have stayed excruciatingly with me. Looking back, I’d probably make the same decision now. After more than 24 hours of induced labor and very little progress, warnings of a “big baby” and “permanent nerve damage,” my husband and I chose to take our doctor’s advice and have a C-section. It took me a long time to resolve my feelings about that, and truly a part of me never will be totally OK with that decision. The woulda, shoulda, couldas still plague me … if I let myself ruminate on them.
Read the rest on Woman's Hospital's "Life Among Women" blog. (Called Mommy-Go-Round when published.)
My first birth story makes me weep. I’m so glad that I wrote it down, because already I’ve forgotten many of the details even if some of the heart pains have stayed excruciatingly with me. Looking back, I’d probably make the same decision now. After more than 24 hours of induced labor and very little progress, warnings of a “big baby” and “permanent nerve damage,” my husband and I chose to take our doctor’s advice and have a C-section. It took me a long time to resolve my feelings about that, and truly a part of me never will be totally OK with that decision. The woulda, shoulda, couldas still plague me … if I let myself ruminate on them.
Read the rest on Woman's Hospital's "Life Among Women" blog. (Called Mommy-Go-Round when published.)