Comments | babycatcher33: my first birth

babycatcher33

my first birth

Dec 18, 2008 22:47

Kimberly was due to be born on December 26th, 1993. I was working full time at the 7-Eleven store management office as a receptionist, on my feet for much of my day and I was looking forward to taking maternity leave. My last day of work was Friday December 10th and I hoped that the swelling in my feet would go down before I saw my Ob/Gyn the ( Read more... )

motherhood, memories, birth, birthdays, kim

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hipsparrow December 19 2008, 06:46:52 UTC

Beautiful Janice :) As much as the experience wasn't ideal in the eyes of a student midwife (;)), it's what will make you a better midwife in the future for having had that experience, you know? You had me squirming with your description of the episiotomy...aye aye aye!
Thank you for sharing :) Happy birthing day to you, mama.
PS! I got the GM OBV today...thank you SO much!! I took a picture of his butterscotch butt just for you...will email it when I upload the pics off my camera :)

babycatcher33 December 19 2008, 14:11:34 UTC

Oh good! I'm glad the diaper arrived safe and sound :-) I'd love to see an action picture of it :-)

darlingmiette December 19 2008, 17:00:59 UTC

Beautiful, Janice. I'm in tears having read this.
Happy birthing day to you, mama.

lululily December 19 2008, 17:17:12 UTC

Thank you for sharing this. I'm struck by how similar this is to my own first experience, and to so many of the women I know. I know midwives aren't gods, but it could be so different, if midwifery care was the norm. My experiences with Miriam weren't terrible, just typical (unsupported, lonely, episiotomy, vacuum,...) but they certainly put me on the road to becoming a midwife.