tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954057680632019676.post378072269565299830..comments2023-10-29T06:37:14.648-04:00Comments on A Mom Is Born: The Nature of Naturemaria@amomisborn.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03208997923360893784noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954057680632019676.post-33127876672880391362009-02-20T19:12:00.000-05:002009-02-20T19:12:00.000-05:00I loved this post! Really good points. I teach bir...I loved this post! Really good points. I teach birth classes. Most of my clients are scared of birth and also of "freaking out." I think/hope they leave feeling confident and joyful--though I have sometimes worried if I've replaced their fears with the "blissed out" perspective instead, which may or may not be realistic. I do always make sure to mention several times that maybe "freaking out" is okay--maybe it something that you need to do, etc.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I gave birth precipitously to my second son. I viewed the brevity as a gift and felt a sense of triumph and empowerment and joy and euphoria, etc. However, I also felt RUN OVER BY A TRUCK! Actually, the analogy I often use is that it was like a train speeding past me and I had run to catch up and jump on for the ride. A nature-based image that kept coming to me was of being a rock and having waves crash into me over and over again--and then part and flow around me.<BR/><BR/>My total labor was 2 hours. In the first 1 hr and 15m, I was still wondering if "this is really it?" and deciding whether to call the midwife if I had time to take a shower, etc. Then, it hit fast-forward and the serious, intense, active labor was about 45 minutes. I kept saying, "This is MAJOR!" And it was. :-)<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>MollyCfM Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949865938769197211noreply@blogger.com