One Year Later

[rredhead]

I am so glad that I journaled our meeting with S and her family, as I had completely forgotten most of it. It was eclipsed by the hospital, which is too bad. I’m thinking I should send the entry to S; maybe she’ll find it amusing.

Our first impression of S’s mom is interesting, given how she behaved in the hospital and afterwards. The thing is,

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[ex_absentees659]

Learning, as a birth mother, that it's okay to express negative feelings takes awhile. I had to learn that by expressing my negative feelings of anger, frustration, etc, that I wasn't hurting/harming/blaming J&D. They were in no way responsible for anything negative that happened. It took me a long time to learn how to express them without making it sound/seem like they were to blame.

That said, my labor and delivery with Nicholas were a gem compared to the hospital treatment I received while in labor with Ariana. I was a nervous wreck going into it but, thankfully, it went well.

[rredhead]

Thank you for your comment. It's great to have your perspective on this!