The only holiday that is close to my due date is Spring Equinox, or perhaps St. Patrick's Day. I am therefore hoping for a Spring Equinox/St. Patrick's Day miracle. What kind of miracle, you ask? Well, I have been inspired by a birth story recently that would truly be a Spring Equinox/St. Patrick's Day miracle, were it to happen to me.
I talked on the phone with my good friend Melanie who lives in Germany yesterday. She is also pregnant. Her sister, Anja, recently gave birth to her second child in December. To make a long story short, Anja arrived at the hospital around 7:00 PM, was admitted into a labor and delivery room at 7:30 PM, and had her baby at 8:08 PM.
I am pretty sure I can handle 38 minutes of being in labor.
Also, when my mom was pregnant with me (nearly 30 years ago, mind you,) she went into labor at home and my dad was urging her to get ready to go to the hospital. She is a big fan of the television show Little House on the Prairie. She wanted to continue/finish watching the episode that was on. Well, my dad convinced her that they really needed to go, and she gave birth within an hour of arriving at the hospital.
I love stories like these. I would WAY rather hear stories such as these than stories about woman being in labor for 15, 20, 30, FIFTY hours! In fact, I think every woman should have a Christmas/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Easter/President's Day/Flag Day/insert holiday here miracle and pop the kid out nearly immediately upon arriving at their labor and delivery venue of choice.
3 comments:
Your cartoon is hilarious! I hope you have a quick and easy labor...I will be sending those vibes to you for the next couple months!
Wouldn't that be nice! Keeping hoping Becca...keep up that positive self talk. :)
I am wishing you have a smooth delivery as well! Mine sucked, but so worth it now!!!
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