After a long of week of trying to encourage her own entrance into this world, Baby Coco joined us this past Friday at 8:28 p.m. The much anticipated natural labor went pretty smoothly until she threw us some twists and turns—literally. On the way out Coco decided last minute that she’d like to enter breech (bottom first). Like I said, this baby has always liked to move!
I’m planning on writing more about my memories of the labor and birth, if anything for my own benefit later. Even though people are horrified when I tell them about the breech part, the whole experience was actually incredible. My labor was great and I’m so glad that I did it unmedicated—for a whole myriad of reasons. If anything, it has completely resolved the unsettled feelings I had about the difficulties I faced with Bitty’s birth, and has made me realize that I am a stronger person than I had once thought. Besides that I have been astounded by how much better my recovery has been. I was able to actually bathe the baby that very night—something I’ve never been able to do with my other babies because I was so zonked afterwards.
Enjoy the pics. (You’ll all thank me, by the way, that I refused Father Pearl’s request to include pictures of the afterbirth/placenta. While some of us who have had kids before might find that fascinating, I thought I’d spare those of you who haven’t made that journey yet. I don’t want anyone puking as a result of reading my blog).
I’m planning on writing more about my memories of the labor and birth, if anything for my own benefit later. Even though people are horrified when I tell them about the breech part, the whole experience was actually incredible. My labor was great and I’m so glad that I did it unmedicated—for a whole myriad of reasons. If anything, it has completely resolved the unsettled feelings I had about the difficulties I faced with Bitty’s birth, and has made me realize that I am a stronger person than I had once thought. Besides that I have been astounded by how much better my recovery has been. I was able to actually bathe the baby that very night—something I’ve never been able to do with my other babies because I was so zonked afterwards.
Enjoy the pics. (You’ll all thank me, by the way, that I refused Father Pearl’s request to include pictures of the afterbirth/placenta. While some of us who have had kids before might find that fascinating, I thought I’d spare those of you who haven’t made that journey yet. I don’t want anyone puking as a result of reading my blog).
Fortunately for me, I had a good friend accompany me at the birth, which means Pearl and I actually got some pictures together.
Sisters--Coco and the Sass.
This picture absolutely kills me:
Bitty and Baby:
Big-O warms up to baby
Yeah for pictures. She is so precious. We are so excited to see in in just over a week. So glad you decided to make the plunge into Blog land. Can't wait to see more updates soon.
ReplyDeleteOh, she is so sweet! I love that cute little bow in her hair. Your kids are so cute and I'm so proud of you for delivering without meds. That is amazing. Thanks for inviting me to see the pics.
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