Thread: ~~*Alison's Birth Lodge*~~ (azin_may)

Congrats on your brand new sweet boy! Glad to hear you two are already home. I look forward to seeing pictures and hearing your birth story!

Congrats on your baby boy!!!

Congrats!!!

Sept 3 is a great day - that's DH and my anniversary, and my niece's birthday!

Congrats! So glad you have your boy in your arms and I look forward to reading your birth story.

Cindy

Congratulations!!! Can't wait to see pics and hear your birth story!

I said it already but CONGRATULATIONS!! Sounds like it went fast after keeping you waiting for so long. I can't wait to hear the whole story. Welcome to the world sweet baby Nathan!!

I'm so glad Nathan is here safe and sound. You are amazing!! I can't wait to meet him.

Popping in to say HELLO! I have a(nother) son!!! WOOT!

Nathan Edward teased me with labour but when he finally decided to show up he was an 8 hour labour (5 hours active labour). We transferred to the hospital because Nathan's heart was dropping to the 70's and not recovering well. So we transferred while I was 8cm. When we got to the hospital I was pushing in the hall way. By the time we were in the room they stripped me of my pants and out came my posterior baby! I pushed out a 14.5inch head posterior baby in about 5 minutes!!! All drug free!!! Yes, I'm sad I didn't get to home birth, but I am so proud of this birth!
I had amazing support - I could NOT have done this without them. There's not a doubt in my mind that if I had planned a hospital birth I would have had an epidural. I know I would have. But I am so proud to have done this without. I am still on such a high. I got my natural birth!
I felt so defeated and weak after William's birth. I remember for weeks (months) after Williams birth I was apologizing to him that I wasn't strong enough to birth him without an epidural (when I know that was not the case! But we won't get into that).
This birth, I feel so strong! I know this birth rocked me, and took a lot out of me and my team. It hurt like f***!! But man was it worth it!

Recovery is so much easier this time. I tore naturally (2nd degree) and it's still tender, but it feels so much better than my episiotomy that I had with William.

I'll post my full birth story when I finish it. I'm still processing it and want to get it all down.

Nathan is a fantastic nurser. He's had a great latch from the start and my milk is already in! We are adjusting well. William is still unsure, but he is warming up.

Gahh, I am SO in love with my boys!!!! I think I need a few more exclamation marks in this post. There are not enough!

Woohoo! Congrats on your second son! You're a rock star.

Awww! I totally welled up reading that! You sound absolutely thrilled! What a triumph! I totally get what you mean about your first birth. My first was a quick, but difficult labour and I ended up using nitrous oxide and then being separated from my baby for 3 hours. It was still a great birth. I knew it intellectually. But I just felt this sadness. Of course, the discomfort from a 3rd degree tear and breastfeeding trouble didn't help.

Anyways, I'm so happy you got your "redemption birth."

Oh, and a word of advice (do with it what you will). Earth Mama Bottom Balm is absolutely fabulous on those sutures once they get to the itchy phase (about a week Post Partum).