Dear Rachael, Twenty-five years ago today I delivered all 7 pounds of you on a sleeping bag spread out on the floor of Daddy’s and my bedroom in our Victorian on Grand Avenue in Sherman, Texas. Daddy and Patricia – dressed in their matching green hospital sweats they’d managed to procure just for this occasion…
Category: natural childbirth
Nico’s Arrival: A Few Scary Moments
Ray and I had a good cry yesterday after they wheeled Sarah into the operating room for an emergency c-section after 12 hours of labor. Her blood pressure had sunk to 30/60 and baby Nico’s heart rate had dropped to 80 from 155. Suddenly, the medical team went from one nurse to a whole roomful…
Hear, Hear to Uncertainty
The baby waiting continues. Onto other topics… A very long day today. I am trying to get all my work done now so that I will be free for you-know-who when he decides it’s time to show his face. As a result, I am staying up too late tonight getting details handled before heading over…
Waiting Mode for Baby and Rain
Still no baby. Ray and I saw Sarah today and she looked great and said she felt better than she had in several days. We went for a walk together, and then she bounced on her yoga ball for a long time. We bought raspberry tea and I brewed her a cup. Raspberry is supposed…
Prep List for Birth Coaching Duties
All is quiet on the baby front. Sarah reported that last night she ate a “Pregnancy Salad” from a LA restaurant that has herbs and greens that supposedly help induce labor, but no go. Today, she drank castor oil and did a few other natural labor-inducing remedies, but nothing so far. This evening she wrote,…
20 Minutes a Day 