Blogs Posts on "Labor And Birth"
For Ava. And for Charlotte too. by Becoming Sarah on Nov 6, 2009Over the past few days, for one reason or another, I have found myself reliving the experience of birthing Charlotte. Bringing new life into this world was, hands down, the most empowering event of my life. Childbearing was, in my experience...
Firsts, lasts, and in-betweens. by Becoming Sarah on Nov 2, 2009Donald and I are both locals. He grew up fifteen minutes away, in this house and that house and the other house over there. His earliest memory is standing on the front lawn a stone’s throw from here, wearing little cowboy boots, listen...
Before. by Becoming Sarah on Oct 23, 2009Pregnancy is a peculiar phenomenon. I suppose this is to be expected of anything that begins with a burst of bodily fluids, I suppose that I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, but? I never really thought about it until my uterus reached the average size of a...
Before. by Becoming Sarah on Oct 23, 2009Pregnancy is a peculiar phenomenon. I suppose this is to be expected of anything that begins with a burst of bodily fluids, I suppose that I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, but? I never really thought about it until my uterus reached the average size of a...
Call me crazy. by Becoming Sarah on Sep 16, 2009During our post-delivery hospital stay, every nurse and intern and doctor and random nobody in the maternity ward asked me if I wanted to discuss birth control with them. At the time, it seemed like a stupid question. After all, a human b...
That ever-lovin’ daddy of hers. by Becoming Sarah on Sep 8, 2009When I gave birth, I was surprised to find that my immediate emotions were not particularly maternal. Somewhere along the road, I had picked up this vague notion that when I expelled a baby from my uterus, the world would magically fill with ra...
That ever-lovin’ daddy of hers. by Becoming Sarah on Sep 8, 2009When I gave birth, I was surprised to find that my immediate emotions were not particularly maternal. Somewhere along the road, I had picked up this vague notion that when I expelled a baby from my uterus, the world would magically fill with ra...
A rocky start. by Becoming Sarah on Aug 4, 2009Charlotte was a sucker from the very beginning. And that was the problem. She latched on too well, she sucked too hard, and my poor nipples had no idea what hit them. When Donald placed her on my chest in the delivery room, she rooted fo...
A rocky start. by Becoming Sarah on Aug 4, 2009Charlotte was a sucker from the very beginning. And that was the problem. She latched on too well, she sucked too hard, and my poor nipples had no idea what hit them. When Donald placed her on my chest in the delivery room, she rooted fo...
Birthing Charlotte. by Becoming Sarah on Jul 27, 2009The unfortunate fact of the matter is that while every birth is different, every birth is also essentially the same. In delivering Charlotte, I have been exceedingly lucky. The delivery was speedy and healthy and without complications.&nb...
