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Jahnu David's Birth

baby boy

My water broke at about 10:00 Friday night (11/22/96) but I felt no strong contractions until the next morning at about 10:00. At about that time, I felt I needed my birthing coach and the midwives. So we called them up and my mil (my birthing coach) got there about 5 mins after that. The first midwife got there and checked me at about 11:00 am. "You've got one more cm to go!" she said.

"Well," ,I thought, "the worst is behind me now." (Yeah right) I started pushing in bed at about 12:00. Apparently, I was not supposed to have this baby in my bad, so I was transferred to the pool, which was going to help me get more relaxed. (Yeah right) I got in and the contractions started again. WOW!! I pushed really hard, but all that came out was poo. Yuck! Anyway, I knew that this wasn't going to work and I told them so. They moved me to the living room and showed me the birthing stools I could use. A wood one and a short one. Well, I was never given a chance to choose, because I felt a monstrous contraction and I knew this was it. A fell back on the wood one. Hubby sat behind me and held me up. "PUSH!" I pushed. "Here's the head," one midwife said loudly. "PUSH HARDER!" I pushed harder. "There's some hair!" Pop! Out came his head.... I heard another midwife say, "He can't stay long like this." That was it!! I pushed with the next contraction... And out popped a 8 lb. 2 oz little screaming boy! He cried right away, with no assistance at all :)

I tore a little (his head was 14 in. around) so I had to get some stitches but after labor, this was a breeze!

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