My pregnancies and births were very similar ro each other. I used the same ob/gyn for both. Thirty-six years ago women didn't have so many available choices and we pretty much did what our mother's had done. My doctor's care was uneventful and my pregnancies were healthy and full term. Jeff was always working (like now) so I went alone and took it all in stride. I thought I was "due" in September of '74, so I left teaching in June, got a dog(Sasha) so I would be forced to walk more often, and prepared a baby room. We didn't know the gender of the baby(No ultra-sounds for us!) so everything was green and yellow.
Joshua would not enter the world until October 6th, so we were anxious for the birth. I went into what I thought was labor late afternoon on the 5th but I stayed home until it became more intense. It was never too severe, so finally, in the evening, Jeff brought me to he hospital. It was a Saturday night, so he was home and awake for a change. Nanny and Grandpa were called but not in attendance. I started strong labor and was doing all of my Lamaze breathing techniques when all of a sudden, I started to "push". Jeff yelled at me to tell me that it was too soon since I hadn't been there more than 45 minutes and HE decided I needed to go through many more steps! Meanwhile, the nurses concurred with me and Joshua was born. Just like that!!
Jessica was actually even easier. She just slid out as if on a surf board. I did not have any drugs for either birth, not petocin or an epidural. Innocence is bliss as they say, I didn't know how lucky I was until I heard so many other "horror" stories. But being at Daniel's birth two and a half years ago has actually made me realize the pure miracle of it all! At least with age, we still can have wonderful surprises and be touched by the spiritualness of it all! Blessed are the women in the world!!!!
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