Archive for the 'birth story' Category
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this stuff happens to other people but not to me
So Scott and I went the wonderful store today where you can get baby gear AND nursing bras and I got re-fitted for mine.
At the register, I ran into a woman whom I recognized from prenatal yoga. Her bundle was in her snap-and-go, just like mine. We chatted a bit about birth dates and then […]
Posted by calm mama on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 at 6:06 pm in birth story | 3 Comments »
the funny thing about hospital bills
About a week after the birth, we received three separate bills from the hospital. Two were for around $5,000 each, and one for over $32,000. They weren’t itemized but rather mentioned a few of the services rendered by title. For example, Nursery/Level I: $3646. (What “nursery”? I don’t recall any such service.) A note on […]
Posted by calm mama on Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 at 7:08 pm in baby baby baby, birth story | 5 Comments »
wretch to angel (part one-point-five): the revised view
We met with our doula yesterday for our post-birth wrap-up. A chance for us to discuss what had happened, for me to express my joy or/and frustration, ask questions, get her perspective.
She was due to arrive at 3 p.m. She was running a little bit late. In that intervening 15 minutes, my brain went into […]
Posted by calm mama on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 at 9:48 am in birth story, don't panic | 3 Comments »
from inconsolable wretch to angel baby (part one): entry into the world
If you’d gone through what he’d gone through, you’d be pretty pissed off too.
First of all, he wasn’t expecting to come out yet. I certainly wasn’t expecting him yet.
First-born babies are ALWAYS late, right?
I was so busy psyching myself up for the potential of three remaining weeks of difficulty walking, sitting, standing, extreme tiredness, the […]