t son (who is a year old now). My Husband, I and all folks back home were exited!!! My pregnancy was a breeze... I was able to do everything until the end and no discomfort in any way. We were awaiting the birth of our beautiful baby...My due date passed and still no signs of labor. Some people said "Boys generally come early", which made me even more anxious. I was so bent upon having a natural birth. I had taken Lamaze classes, practiced the breathing techniques, did my exercises and was absolutely ready and waiting for labor to start. My mom assured me that her labor with me and my sister was not that difficult and lasted for about 6 hours total. That did give me some confidence.
We waited 10 days past my due date and still no labor and my doctor decided to induce me. It was a long 24 hour labor before I dilated completely and 3 hours of pushing and my baby was not out yet!! It was really rough and I lost a lot of blood. Then I ended up having an emergency C-section to deliver my lovely little son. The recovery was hard too. I had a double recovery from both my labor and C-section.
Why did I have to go through all this? No one in my family had a C-section until then. My mom, my aunts, my cousins all had natural births. Why me?? Even in case of a C-section, it could have been planned. Why did I have to go through all this pain and still end up with a C-section? Is it because I deserved all this? Is it because of my unknown sins???
After many many days of thinking, I realized that this was nature's way of showing me how difficult it could be to be a mom!!! To be patient and tender, giving and loving, and tough at the same time.
