Birth Story

At long last I have finished writing the story of Teresa's birth! I will admit I was a bit daunted by the task of remembering (and reliving) the somewhat traumatic experience. But it was good to take account of how we were successful (in the sense that Teresa was delivered vaginally without my having taken any medications) and what we learned.

I've uploaded the birth story to Google Docs. All told, the detailed version is 6 pages single spaced in Word. For those less interested in reading about every aspect of our experience, the abbreviated version is 2.5 pages.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave comments on this post or email me. I am very open to discussing our experience in the hope that it might help someone faced with similar issues/options in the future.

Here I am managing a smile between contractions. I am covered with a blanket because it was SO COLD in that room and the nurse surreptitiously lowered the thermostat every time David tried to raise the temperature for me!