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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Beautiful births

I just needed to share what a beautiful birth I attended last night, and how much I appreciated the midwife that attended it. This midwife worked to make the mother's birth so peaceful. This particular woman did have an epidural, but midwifes are able to work just as well with those who choose that also. I'm not exactly sure what the difference is except there was a spirit of calm, quite, peacefulness, and sacredness of the event that was taking place. The baby slipped quietly into this world, without tears or episiotomies. No one was raising their voices to count...there was just a mom and baby making it's way into this world. It was then placed lovingly on her belly skin to skin while the midwife waited for the cord to stop pulsating. What a gentle transition it was. I loved it because not only was the midwife attending to the safety of the mom and baby, but she was also attending to the spiritual/emotional needs of these two. These are the births I live for.
Posted by Rachel at 1:07 PM
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3 comments:

Cherylyn said...

How wonderful! I can't help but think what a blessing it must have been for the mother and baby to have you as their nurse to contribute to their beautiful, calm, peaceful birth. I know it was a blessing for you as well :)

April 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Tiffany Wacaser said...

I just gave birth 5 months ago. And it was an extremely calm, peaceful birth. I didn't feel anxious or stressed. My doctor and nurse were both calm.

I did have an epidural which didn't work very well, but I was prepared for the pain and was able to cope with strength and calmness.

When my baby was born, it was not difficult. He slid out of my body. When they placed him on my belly, he didn't even cry, just looked at me with the most solemn little expression. I'll never forget that.

It was a beautiful experience and I am profoundly grateful for it.

April 13, 2010 at 4:59 AM
Rachel said...

swedemom-thanks for sharing, I love hearing when moms have peaceful birth experiences. Congratulations!!

Cherylyn-It is such a blessing for me:) It reminds me why I do this in the first place.

April 13, 2010 at 8:15 AM

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