Posts

Showing posts from December, 2012

Mother of two

Image
On November 26 th , at 9:35 in the morning, my doctor cut me open and took out my second daughter.   I hate to describe it that way, but it was awfully clinical. After having a vaginal delivery, it was a bit of a shock to my system.   Not that I can complain.   My baby was breech and my options were limited.   I am lucky to have a great doctor who I trust did what was best for me and Savannah.   Last time he told me there was a 98% chance that I would push out my baby, this time the odds were reversed.   That’s life for you. I don’t know what I was expecting.   I talked to friends who had had c sections.   I even have a good friend who had two of them with my same doctor.   I researched it online, so I thought I knew what to expect.   Still, I was overwhelmed by the whole experience. We got to the hospital at the same time as last time.   We went to the labor and delivery section same as before.   We even had the same wonderful nurse as before: Kathy.   She started as an R