The Hospital: Through the Dark Tunnel The Arrival The ride to the hospital didn’t take long. But emotionally, it felt like I was entering a dark tunnel of complete blackness with no idea when it would end. Jodi and Elizabeth met us in the parking garage and got a wheelchair for me. I was beyond […]
Continue ReadingPreamble to the Third Night
Introduction to the Preamble Why the Delay As a preface to the preamble, I know that it has been weeks since my last blog post in my birth story series. A lot has been happening in our lives and I had to take a hiatus to get ready for winter. Besides, I have been struggling […]
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Morning: Hope with Discouragement and Despair Not All Sharing is Caring The sunrise of the new day brought with it a renewed hope that today was the day. Granted we didn’t want our baby born on our wedding anniversary, and that’s the date that this Monday was. By this point I was fighting the despair […]
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The Second Day: Pushing Myself and Trying to Rush It Starting the Day Off Trying to Rush It I had contact with the midwives from around 6 am on. An intensity of energy and excitement rushed through me. But a little voice in my head kept telling me to calm down, and I made some […]
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