A couple of years before having my first child I was asked to be part of a friend’s delivery. I was so honored and felt blessed to be a part of their big day. I have to say it is one of the most beautiful and amazing life experiences to witness. The day was filled with emotions as the final moment grew closer. I can remember watching the little one’s head emerge. It was incredible how I could see the bones in her head squeeze together as she entered the world and then poof she was there with us. I have since had two children of my own, and the whole experience is absolutely beautiful. My husband and I are now expecting our third little one, and the really neat thing about this experience is being able to share it with our first two. My son and daughter are so excited to be getting another addition to the family, and it is wonderful to be able to watch through their eyes.
For each of the births of my children I had an epidural and delivered vaginally. I can remember experiencing pain with both and thinking afterwards I can’t image what that would have felt like without the miracle of medicine.
According to information found on the website http://www.culturediversity.org/asia.htm
“Vietnamese women, as most Asians, believe that a woman must experience pain and discomfort as part of childbirth. To express these feelings, however, brings shame upon her.” I believe this is a great example in the differences between cultures. I feel it is always very enlightening to study cultural differences and to go into it with an open mind.
Hi Emily!! I enjoyed your post. I to have two children both are girls. One of them is 10 and the other is 6 and 6 months ago we had a baby boy!! The girls were so excited! You will find that your other children if old enough will be great helpers. I have never seen a live birth and all of mine were cesareans but I was there for both of my nieces births all of which were cesarean and I was filled with joy of just having new little ones added to the family. Vietnamese women have to endure so much without showing pain. I don't know how they do it.
ReplyDeleteHi, Emily, nice to meet you, thank you for sharing your story.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your post. I compared it to my experience of being a birthing coach. After reading your's I totally missed all the beautiful and wonderful things you seen because of fear. Now I wish I would have seen more of the experience instead of hiding behind the wall.