Comments on: A Birth Story http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: jill http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22643 jill Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:09:21 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22643 Delurking and late to the birth story party, but wanted to add that it is these kinds of loving stories that help first time mothers make good choices. The birth of a child is the finest day in a woman's life. Why so many women relish telling newly pregnant women their "horror" versions of the experience is beyond me. I was fortunate to be able to have them both naturally (one at home and one in a birthing center). There should be no judging between mommies and their birth experiences. Only celebration! Delurking and late to the birth story party, but wanted to add that it is these kinds of loving stories that help first time mothers make good choices. The birth of a child is the finest day in a woman’s life. Why so many women relish telling newly pregnant women their “horror” versions of the experience is beyond me. I was fortunate to be able to have them both naturally (one at home and one in a birthing center). There should be no judging between mommies and their birth experiences. Only celebration!

]]> By: Sheila http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22595 Sheila Tue, 26 May 2009 05:43:19 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22595 Congratulations Wendy! I also have a Samuel (my second child - my first is my daughter Sally) and he was born three weeks early and also very very fast. I had an epidural, but in the time it took to get it I went from 5 cm to 10 cm. Seriously, I read your story and thought, WOW - it's very similar to my story! My kids are nine and five, and being a mom is the best thing I've ever done - even better than all the knitting :) Enjoy your babies! ~Sheila Congratulations Wendy!
I also have a Samuel (my second child – my first is my daughter Sally) and he was born three weeks early and also very very fast. I had an epidural, but in the time it took to get it I went from 5 cm to 10 cm. Seriously, I read your story and thought, WOW – it’s very similar to my story! My kids are nine and five, and being a mom is the best thing I’ve ever done – even better than all the knitting :)
Enjoy your babies!
~Sheila

]]> By: tara http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22593 tara Fri, 22 May 2009 09:42:35 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22593 Congratulations! Love the story! Congratulations! Love the story!

]]> By: Kristine http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22591 Kristine Mon, 11 May 2009 04:24:44 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22591 Love this story and can't wait to meet Mr. Speedy soon. Love that this was sooo sooo powerful. Hoping you can tap into that power for a long time to come. And love the grand finale of this story. I am so grateful that you haven't turned into a natural childbirth militant, and won't judge me if I need an epidural someday, god willing. Love you guys and thinking of you all on this mother's day... K (and A & N too). Love this story and can’t wait to meet Mr. Speedy soon.
Love that this was sooo sooo powerful. Hoping you can tap into that power for a long time to come.
And love the grand finale of this story. I am so grateful that you haven’t turned into a natural childbirth militant, and won’t judge me if I need an epidural someday, god willing.
Love you guys and thinking of you all on this mother’s day…
K (and A & N too).

]]> By: Suzanne http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22586 Suzanne Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:31:28 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22586 So wonderful to read your birth story. Thank you for sharing. I agree with you that everyone makes the choice that is best for them and their circumstances. I would never judge any mother's choice. Giving birth to life is, after all, an exquisitely powerful and overwhelming experience, not to mention unique. I gave birth to both my children at home, with a midwife in attendance. The first was born in the wee hours of a winter morning after over 20 hours of labor, including 1 hour and 45 minutes of pushing. The second was born on a glorious fall afternoon, after about 12 hours of labor and 12 minutes of pushing, in a birthing tub, with his little brother there watching. I remember thinking, "I don't know if I can handle the pain of this," with my second. Mother Nature must design it that way. Whereas the pain was more intense, it lasted only moments, compared with the first. And funny... looking back 8 and 10 years, I can't really remember any pain at all! This, too is designed by Mother Nature.... for if we remembered the pain and exhaustion of it all we would never do it again! Congratulations to you! You have a beautiful family. Mothers across continents and generations are proud of you, and all new mothers, as they experience the ultimate creative endeavor! Cheers and peace.... Suzanne in rural Ohio So wonderful to read your birth story. Thank you for sharing.

I agree with you that everyone makes the choice that is best for them and their circumstances. I would never judge any mother’s choice. Giving birth to life is, after all, an exquisitely powerful and overwhelming experience, not to mention unique.

I gave birth to both my children at home, with a midwife in attendance. The first was born in the wee hours of a winter morning after over 20 hours of labor, including 1 hour and 45 minutes of pushing. The second was born on a glorious fall afternoon, after about 12 hours of labor and 12 minutes of pushing, in a birthing tub, with his little brother there watching. I remember thinking, “I don’t know if I can handle the pain of this,” with my second. Mother Nature must design it that way. Whereas the pain was more intense, it lasted only moments, compared with the first. And funny… looking back 8 and 10 years, I can’t really remember any pain at all! This, too is designed by Mother Nature…. for if we remembered the pain and exhaustion of it all we would never do it again!

Congratulations to you! You have a beautiful family. Mothers across continents and generations are proud of you, and all new mothers, as they experience the ultimate creative endeavor!

Cheers and peace….

Suzanne in rural Ohio

]]> By: Jenni http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22585 Jenni Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:57:21 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22585 Awesome story - so like my own, too, although my second daughter was nearly born in the bathroom of the hospital (many thanks still to the nurse who did not tell me that was a possibility and calmly coaxed me to my bed). Awesome story – so like my own, too, although my second daughter was nearly born in the bathroom of the hospital (many thanks still to the nurse who did not tell me that was a possibility and calmly coaxed me to my bed).

]]> By: Karma http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22584 Karma Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:23:24 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22584 Thank you so much for sharing this story. It's such a beautiful and powerful memory for me, giving birth, and reading someone else's story still makes me emotional. Love!! Thank you so much for sharing this story. It’s such a beautiful and powerful memory for me, giving birth, and reading someone else’s story still makes me emotional. Love!!

]]> By: nova http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22583 nova Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:07:07 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22583 Congrats! And than you for sharing your story. I need to write mine down...both of them... Congrats! And than you for sharing your story. I need to write mine down…both of them…

]]> By: kelli ann http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22582 kelli ann Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:24:08 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22582 thanks for taking the time to share this-- yes, it is amazing and painful and freaky and isn't that feeling of strength amazing?! he is lovely, profitez-en en famille!! thanks for taking the time to share this– yes, it is amazing and painful and freaky and isn’t that feeling of strength amazing?! he is lovely, profitez-en en famille!!

]]> By: Samantha http://thebookishgirl.com/2009/04/18/a-birth-story/comment-page-1/#comment-22579 Samantha Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:48:41 +0000 http://thebookishgirl.com/?p=515#comment-22579 My first birth was traumatic with a tricky sunny side up little girl- and lots and lots and lots of drugs and interventions and finally a crash c-section. My second was a happy little man who emerged drug free 13 minutes after we pulled into the ER- delivered by some random hospital doc while I was still wearing my own clothes- no time to change (tho yes, I did manage to get my pants off or that would have been a wee bit awkward...) I know exactly what you mean about knowing that YES you can handle it. What a great feeling- and I am so glad you got to experience it. Samuel is just teaching you what I have learned is the biggest lesson of parenting: no two kids are ever ever alike, even when they both come out of you ;-) My first birth was traumatic with a tricky sunny side up little girl- and lots and lots and lots of drugs and interventions and finally a crash c-section.

My second was a happy little man who emerged drug free 13 minutes after we pulled into the ER- delivered by some random hospital doc while I was still wearing my own clothes- no time to change (tho yes, I did manage to get my pants off or that would have been a wee bit awkward…)

I know exactly what you mean about knowing that YES you can handle it. What a great feeling- and I am so glad you got to experience it.

Samuel is just teaching you what I have learned is the biggest lesson of parenting: no two kids are ever ever alike, even when they both come out of you ;-)

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