Friday, May 10, 2013

Oh Goodness, Did That Just Happen?

Thanks to Jenni's Blog Every Day In May cue of the day, here's the part of Violet's birth story that I omitted to mention so far (attention, major TMI!!)

So, I was at the pushing stage, pushing away, trying to get this little girl out. After about an hour of pushing, I felt that my strength was going down quickly. I hadn't been able to keep any food down since the night before, and since I wanted to avoid being transferred to a hospital, I knew that Violet needed some extra help to get out more quickly. Even though I did not plan on it beforehand, I asked the midwife to break my water to try and speed up the process a little. I moved to my back, and at the hight of my next contraction, she opened my bag of water. Due to the pressure, a huge wave of amniotic fluid gashed out, showering the midwife. Her face was.. well.. priceless?? And it was definitely the most absurd and definitely embarrassing situation of my life, on which luckily no-one was able to really dwell, since a little girl was about to join us as an outside-baby.

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6 comments:

  1. Oh goodness haha! Such a memorable moment I'm sure.

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  2. Thanks for stopping by. That had to be such a priceless moment...for so many reasons!! I hope someone got a picture of the midwife's expression!

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    1. Thank YOU for stopping by, Jenna! I always love those "share your most embarrassing story"-cues., don'T you ;-) Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the midwife's expression, except the one imprinted forever in my brain.. It was definitely memorable!

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  3. I have heard so many stories about woman giving birth...this is by far the best one :)

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    1. Thanks, Lola! It definitely was a unique experience.. especially for the midwife ;-)

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