A friend passed along this blog and I’m so inspired by this woman’s stories and writing. Here she describes the water birth of her son Lyric. It’s so beautiful that I had to share.
Lyric’s birth story, like most stories, really starts much earlier than the morning that surges began. Leave it to me to translate 2 hours of active labor into an 8 page birth story. Consider yourself warned – ha! (Part One is HERE, though most of it is recapped in this post)
At the end of the post, I’ve included a link to a slideshow of his birth. There ARE photos of me in labor (i.e. nude, boobs, yoni) as well as photos of Lyric’s head being born. If you want to view real, raw photos of birth, then watch it. 🙂 The photos that are included in this blog post are not graphic.
From my journal:
Thursday, June 3rd (39 weeks)
At approximately 5pm, I noticed I was very tired and laid down while the girls played. I felt the overwhelming need to nap. I called Jason…
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