tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post5857676621518289438..comments2024-01-23T12:04:07.663-06:00Comments on Bellies and Babies: A WarriorNicole Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-47414279218269591332013-01-25T20:58:36.120-06:002013-01-25T20:58:36.120-06:00thank you for sharing this story! i hope angela fe...thank you for sharing this story! i hope angela feels as empowered as she acted. it's so hard when things don't go as planned. "surrender" is not an easy thing to do. kudos to you as a doula and angela as a mama for patiently working things out as best you could. :]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032610706061377834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-53447364070928982262013-01-24T09:01:12.475-06:002013-01-24T09:01:12.475-06:00Usually a quiet reader of your posts I loved this ...Usually a quiet reader of your posts I loved this morning's story, as it reminded me in parts so much of the birth of my 2nd son 6 months ago. <br /><br />I have been trying to come to terms of not actually having birthed my son "As your baby was brought out of your body" is such a gentle phrase! <br /><br />And I also realized that my search for closure is still ongoing because it was never clear why my son was not able to tolerate the vaginal birth; the birthing hormones (I never felt contractions, but they were measurable), seem to have caused heart problems and 2 days after birth (still in the NICU for observation) they disappeared. But it is all so vague, no one could tell me how serious this condition was, all answers to my questions were unspecific. I know my midwife tried everything the textbooks recommend, but I was not in control. I don't understand why everything had to go so superfast (35min from arrival at hospital to hearing the baby scream); the baby had very good APGAR scores, and an ultrasound had shown him moving well. It was "just" a scary low heart rate (80bpm and less) - I wish I would have stood up more. I asked for 5min to catch my breath - but was rolled into the OR during those 5min. No, I am not a birth warrior. I never birth this babe, it was ripped out of me.<br /><br />Thank you for showing that similar scenarios can result in different feelings in regards of the birth.<br />AMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275566706542731340noreply@blogger.com