It occurred to me that reading such a long birth story might not be as encouraging as reading about a short one. For this week, I’d like to share a birth from my friend Melissa Morrill. Melissa owns a faboulous store in Tulsa that caters to pregnant mamas, new mamas and their families. I had the great privilege of attending as a doula the arrival of her son, Foster. Amazing!
Though she doesn’t state it in the story, Melissa’s other son, Cameron was present during her entire labor. He wandered into the living room (where Melissa did most of her laboring) to check on his mom and see what was going on. Then he would lose interest and return to his room to play with his cars for a while. At no point was he disturbed by the birthing process, just curious. And during one particularly heavy contraction he even reached out to hold his mama’s hand. It seems a pity to me that children are often barred from entering hospital L&D units – but that is another post altogether. For now, please enjoy….
Foster’s Story (Be sure to click through to the pictures!)
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These birth stories are truly amazing.
My experience this time will be totally different as I am having a planned c-section. I’m a little scared to try the VBAC (plus, I’d have to travel quite a distance from home to get to a hospital that will even permit me to attempt it there.)