Posts Tagged ‘vbac’

recovery

The difference between Freya’s birth and Audrey’s is vast. Freya was born surgically, two weeks past due, at the onset of winter. We had to remain at the hospital for three miserable days. I don’t clearly recall a lot of my initial post-partum period, apart from being extremely anxious about her weight and about breastfeeding, […]

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I did it

Audrey Luna She was born June 11 at 9:22 in the morning after a swift, eight-hour, natural, and drug-free labor. I’m impossibly proud of myself and of her. My VBAC was successful and perfect. I’ll have more details another time, but I just wanted to post something since I have once again neglected my poor […]

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VBAC

Last night I was awake in bed, as insomnia is part of pregnancy, and I started to visualize the way I want the birth of my next child to proceed. I tried to picture it all, including the pain, perhaps the uncertainty, but also the carrying on, and then the pushing. I saw myself perhaps […]

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