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The family right after birth.

“He has not dropped because he just has so much room. He is very small because I was small and so was his dad.”

I said that a lot. I said it on overdue day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…I took perverse pleasure in believing that the lush, lovely environment that my body had created for the wee man had made staying quite irresistible. But eventually, he had to come out, right? The prenatal class I had taken was based on the book Birthing from Within. One tenet was how to experience caesarian as a birth, not as a medical procedure–how to make it your own. As a class we also were supported to identify our individual terror; Down’s, death, stillborn, caesarian, failure to be able to breast feed were examples. Once we identified these, we talked through the ‘what ifs’ to initiate a process to make peace with our fears.

We often think we have control over our lives — but ultimately each of us has to grapple with that which is beyond our control. We have to learn about surrender.

From the very start of my pregnancy, I knew that my little one would come before her due date, maybe a week or two early. Never in my wildest imaginings did I think she would be...

bonnaroomama explains: "After my son was born, complications from my c-section left me hospitalized for about three weeks. My family worked very hard to keep my son near me...

Worth all of it.A lot of women I know talk about having the perfect pregnancy, the perfect birth, the perfect baby. I was one of them. In the beginning of my pregnancy, everything...

AuntyC's nephew #2, Tim The Amazing, shown here with his ecstatic family.August was a big month for me, as my partner and I hung by the phone waiting for “the news.” Both of...

This is Jeanne, the woman who founded c-sectionrecovery.com. Photo courtesy of Monika Townsend.Whether your birth plan is one word (epidural) or a spiritual novella dedicated to...

My little monster.August 16, 2009 is my son Aiden’s one month birthday. It’s crazy to think about all the things that have happened in the last month. Some scary, some...