Becoming A Mother

Becoming a mother is quite the undertaking. The learning curve is steep and it never really ends.

When I became pregnant with our first baby, Gavin, I immersed myself in pregnancy books. I wanted to know all that was happening with my body and that baby. I wanted to know all that I should be doing for that little peanut.

Sure, I thought about labor and delivery but not only was the thought a little intimidating but I figured the Dr. knew what she was doing. I also just figured I would do as my mom did.

I was three days away from my due date and I was headed in to the hospital to be induced. I had what I would now consider the typical birth. Induction with Pitocin. Epidural at the first sign of contraction. Tearing during pushing. Holding my precious baby boy.

In the end having a healthy momma and baby are the desired outcome but what I recently have come to realize after my second pregnancy and birth is that there are a lot of choices between conception and delivery. Choices I had no idea about with my first due simply to a lack of education.

Which brings me to why I'm here. As I have read and studied about birth I have developed a deep desire to educate. Their are many avenues to take when bringing a baby into this world. One way isn't necessarily the right way but what I wish for each woman is that she know about ALL the avenues so that she can make the very best decisions for herself and her baby.

If your interested in learning more about birth, the choices women have, and all things related to becoming educated about being a mom stick around. I'm learning too. We can do it together.

Next up, Abigail's birth story. Her natural birth story.