What I had planned was a peaceful, serene, birthing center water birth. What I actually had was a peaceful, serene hospital birth… never would I have thought that would happen. But because I was prepared and had such an incredible birth team, my hubby mattb1812 , my doula @tribe_of_mine , my midwives @midwivesofnj , all on the same page of what I wanted & I could NOT do it without their endless amount of support and love, I still had an amazing birth. A Long 27 hours…but amazing. There are a few factors that played into the change of plans, all out of my control. Birth is never to be feared, I think it is such a beautiful part of life that we should all respect and honor. Despite the challenges I faced in my last month of pregnancy me and baby boy made it to the other side of it healthy and strong, thank god. Having a nightmare of a health scare that we thought was stroke but ended up being a seizure was the start of it. I ended up being diagnosed with epilepsy my last month of pregnancy, after a very healthy pregnancy. Having 8 seizures in one month, that which I’m sure put me into pre-term labor at 34 weeks and 6 days. Having to almost come to terms with having a preemie and being broken, terrified… I prayed for him to be healthy and stay in there a bit longer. Then for the duration of the entire month of September being in labor with actual contractions on and off… & I mean actual labor.. not braxton hicks the entire month lol with seizures happening as well, my body was in a battle with itself but baby boy held himself in for a few more weeks by the grace of god. All of the tears, anxiety , being scared, confused, constantly worried about my sweet boy… My strong, healthy sweet boy, we been through it and I’m so grateful for the outcome. We made it and we are thriving I’m so grateful for my hubby & my family and everyone who took care of me during that extremely difficult time during that last month. Birth is beautiful, birth is not to be feared. Things happen, birth plans can change, but you can always be in control when it comes to your desires and being informed. I love you Noah, you are my world!
~ Christina Marciano
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