Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Zaccai's Unplanned Unassisted Birth










I asked for your stories, and Shawna, the author of Tie-Dyed Doula , sent me this story of her adorable son Zaccai's unplanned, unassisted birth. She begins her story thus:

Home birth? Maybe. Unassisted homebirth? No way… Never say never.

February 11, 2007 PM Cold winter day, snow in the forecast

“Mom, I just had a dream that you just stood up and your water broke and the baby just came out.” my son Izayah said to me a few days before my new son was born. I laughed and dismissed his dream and told him that that never happens, especially remembering my two previous long labors. Little did I know that I would owe him an apology later because he was right on the money.

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