tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post3653224086124129023..comments2023-11-03T16:00:37.953-07:00Comments on The Beginning of Motherhood: Childbirth education: the antidote to fear is courageRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08774138114705555836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-35212665671343046442009-04-11T07:08:00.000-07:002009-04-11T07:08:00.000-07:00That's really beautiful, and I've experienced some...That's really beautiful, and I've experienced something similar myself. Thank you so much for sharing!Cherylynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683110268816902044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-467487435269712772009-04-09T17:44:00.000-07:002009-04-09T17:44:00.000-07:00Thanks, for that comment...it's amazing what women...Thanks, for that comment...it's amazing what women can do if they dig deep enough. In fact I told the woman I was with that we saw the mama tiger come out:) I find it amazing what these kind of experiences can do for us.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774138114705555836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145421138565946044.post-64473566709281665572009-04-09T09:09:00.000-07:002009-04-09T09:09:00.000-07:00I was able to personally witness this taking place...I was able to personally witness this taking place within my own body when, after sixteen hours of heavy labor, my first child's heartbeat dropped to 33 beats per minute, and the doctor prepped me for an emergency Caesarean. My uterus had ceased functioning, and I knew it was impossible to get that boy out without medical help. Crying and praying, for the first time in my pregnancy, I really wanted that baby. As another contraction mounted, the doctor and two others who had joined the team told me I could try one last push. Blood vessels had already burst all over my face and eyes. A nurse joined me on the delivery bed. Using her forearms and chest, she layed across me, and together we shoved that 8 lb. 14 oz. watermelon of a child from me into my doctor's waiting arms, and he said, "You have a son!" In that instant, I turned from a career woman, unsure if I even wanted to keep that baby, into a mother bear with her cub, and I knew, absolutely, that I would die for him. I had never loved anything or anyone more. Btw, David was the first of five, including a set of twin boys. He is now 29, and enjoying his own first son.Kjirstin Youngbergnoreply@blogger.com