To make a nine month long story short, through my faith in God and in myself and having trust in my dear husband, I was successful in delivering a very healthy baby at home. I read everything I could find on the subject and tried my best to take good care of myself physically. I was a little nervous about the whole thing but I knew there was no other way if I wanted to have a pleasant birth experience and avoid another surgery. My husband and I studied together and prepared ourselves to deliver our own baby, at home, by ourselves. After having c-sections with all of my other children and being told by my OB that I would have to have yet another one (for no other reason than I had had several already) AND that the surgeons would want to tie my tubes, I completely removed myself from the medical way of doing things and took matters into my own hands. Before I get to the present I am compelled to give a little insight into my recent past.Īnother reason I had to step back from the journey of fascinating womanhood (with my husband) was because I went on a journey to give birth, not just have a baby, which I believe is also an aspect of being a "fascinating woman". ) My little girl is three months old now and I'm back, ready to begin again the process of becoming a fascinating woman, wife and mother. I knew my attitude would change once the baby was born and I would be back to my wonderful self. I put the book down and stepped away from writing because I did not want to taint the process I had embarked upon.
I was not really in a good place to attempt being a fascinating woman, happens to the best of us. I always blame it on the hormones! :) With this pregnancy I was very impatient with myself and with people and situations around me. Like many women, I usually experience waves of emotions throughout my pregnancy and I go up and down in my feelings and resulting demeanor.
However, by my second trimester that plan hit the back burner. I attempted to continue reading the book, Fascinating Womanhood and execute the given assignments while posting my findings to this blog. Baby girl number three was born three months ago on April 6th, at home with just me, the hubby and two of her three older siblings. I had to take a little hiatus from writing on this forum to engage in another very important project.