Comments on: Reaching Moon

By: The Babymoon is Over « Fumbling on Track

The Babymoon is Over « Fumbling on Track — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:46:00 +0000

[...] about the birth from my point of view. I said I didn’t think I would. I feel like E. gave a very thorough account of what happened, and I was right there with her through every bit of it. The hardest part of it [...]

By: s. k-c.

s. k-c. — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:06:17 +0000

I know I’m a little behind and just catching up on the blog entries, but I just read this post for the first time, and it made me cry. What a wonderful story with a joyous, happy ending!

By: Nanna

Nanna — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:41 +0000

Congratulations and my very best wishes to all three of you

By: familiewillim

familiewillim — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:08:50 +0000

Eventhough we don’t know each other - your birth story filled my eyes with water. All the best for your little family

By: Lo

Lo — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:38:55 +0000

Thanks so much for this long and lovely birth story. Now that we’ve had our own experience I find myself very interested in others!!

Co also liked the pushing the most. Sounds like you did an amazing, amazing job and ultimately did have the birth you wanted. Yay for you and A. and Mr. E and your wonderful birth team.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:09:22 +0000

A wonderful birth story. Thanks you for sharing. Your brave persistance payed off. So glad to hear you had an amazing nurse. It makes all the difference! He is really beautiful and does look like an little old man

By: estheticutterance

estheticutterance — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:49:28 +0000

This is such a beautiful story. I have always wanted to have kids and have continued to be excited about it since I got engaged. This story made me a hundred times more excited. I probably won’t have any children for a while, but…your story makes me want it to come that much sooner.

By: brookejohnston

brookejohnston — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:54:38 +0000

What an amazing story! It was entertaining, and joyous, all at the same time. Some parts brought tears to my eyes, but that’s normal for me. All birthing stories are obviously unique, but, never the less, wonderful. You know, there’s a certain something that I’ve noticed about these stories, and the women who share them. How should I put this without some people feeling a type of way? The woman is extremely proud of this accomplishment, and it’s not just an accomplishment, and not only is she rightfully proud, but it’s like she’s experienced a “passing through”, something that’s only hers, and she’s no longer…I would like to express what I’m trying to say as I had this great, superior feeling, and it was all MINE! At the same time, though, I can’t leave out adoptive parents because they, too, go through an amazing experience all of their own, and we have no idea about that. Jeez, I hope that makes sense.

At any rate, I managed to, yet again, “write a book”, but it was a truly rivoting short story, and it brings back my memories. Thank you so much for sharing, and I’m SO glad that you got exactly what you wanted, a baby, even though you had to go through things you didn’t plan. Not only did you get that scrumptious baby, but you got to give birth, too! My story and what I wanted for my birth was VERY similar to yours. In a nutshell, I didn’t want any drugs, especially after they said the shot would BURN. I guess they got an order, later, to put it directly into my IV., and because I was extremely exhausted, 33+ hours of labor all total in the end, for real, I accepted it. I knew I needed to do much more work, and I was starving, tired, and cranky. I wondered how I would push out my baby. Well, in the end, I didn’t have to. Only making it to two centimeters because baby could not get into the “canal” due to, well, both of our sizes. He being big, and I being small, his head could not sit on my cervix; therefore, no dilation took place. I had to have a C-section, and, yes, I was sad for a long time, but, like everybody says, it’s not how you get your baby, it’s that you DO get your baby. Mr. E is gorgeous, and adorable…

Brooke (sorry this is so long, again)

By: j. k-c.

j. k-c. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:54:26 +0000

So beautiful….thanks for sharing all the details.
Can’t wait to meet him!

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:52:38 +0000

Great story. I can’t wait to hear what’s to come. I am so glad that you were still able to achieve as much of what you wanted, in the allowments that your body was making. Congrats again on such a perfect little man.