If you’re like me you love to read or watch a good birth story. There are so many places that offer birth stories, though not always positive ones. I came across a really great story today at the Lamaze Blog:
Right on her due date Keiko started having contractions. As planned, she stayed home until they were strong and close together. When I joined Keiko and her husband at the hospital, I found her standing, wrapped rather elegantly in a hospital blanket that she had somehow fashioned into a garment. She looked beautiful. “I think it is working!” she said smiling. Whenever a contraction came, she quietly and gracefully moved in rhythm with her breathing. Unless you were watching closely, you wouldn’t even know that she was having one. When it was over she would smile again. “I really love the rest periods.” she said.
When the contractions became very intense, she had to work hard. She spent the entire labor out of bed. She said she couldn’t imagine not being able to move. All the way through, she kept her positive attitude. “It’s very hard.” she said several times.
To find out what happens to Keiko, be sure to check out the rest of the story. While you’re there you should look around too!