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I have a new nephew. Which is what they said he would be. Which is good. They've gotten it wrong with other people we've known. And that was funny.
My little sister was in labor for twenty eight hours straight. She was in hard labor and pushing for four or five of those hours. They usually never ask mothers to push for longer than two. She was exhausted, torn and bleeding but the baby arrived and appears to be doing ok. My little sister is healing up alright.
I was totally awed, overwhelmed and honored when she asked me to help her during her labor. We stood together, with her arms around me and rocked back and forth and then I helped while she lay on her arms and knees (on a bed, it's hard to explain) and I would push down on her pelvis to help realign it during contractions.
It sounds like it would have been tiring and horrifying because she was in so much pain, but it wasn't, somehow. It was one of the most incredible things. And I am really, really glad that I was there for her and able to be there for them all for a few days afterwards. Robert said "Oh. It's a baby. Well, thank god for that." I'm not sure men understand in quite the same way.
My new job goes well. It's a long, long story and I dunno. I am very very tired. So i think I'm going to go curl up with Robert now.
My little sister was in labor for twenty eight hours straight. She was in hard labor and pushing for four or five of those hours. They usually never ask mothers to push for longer than two. She was exhausted, torn and bleeding but the baby arrived and appears to be doing ok. My little sister is healing up alright.
I was totally awed, overwhelmed and honored when she asked me to help her during her labor. We stood together, with her arms around me and rocked back and forth and then I helped while she lay on her arms and knees (on a bed, it's hard to explain) and I would push down on her pelvis to help realign it during contractions.
It sounds like it would have been tiring and horrifying because she was in so much pain, but it wasn't, somehow. It was one of the most incredible things. And I am really, really glad that I was there for her and able to be there for them all for a few days afterwards. Robert said "Oh. It's a baby. Well, thank god for that." I'm not sure men understand in quite the same way.
My new job goes well. It's a long, long story and I dunno. I am very very tired. So i think I'm going to go curl up with Robert now.