Nothing like the first time

[katestine]

A nerve-wracking thing about having had a preemie is that for months, I've been worried I was going into labor - I ended up calling my doctor's office on Christmas Day and things had gotten to the point where Jon was nervous every time I sent him a text. Which is awkward when you're married and have to coordinate things, ya know? OTOH, Jon pointed

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[mallorys_camera]

I had an epidural with my first, too, and he had to be vacuumed, and it seemed to me that he had a headache for his first two weeks of life-poor Max!-so I opted to give birth completely naturally the second time. What I'll say was that the pain was other-side-of-the-moon unreal, but the birth was short! The whole thing only took two hours, and I had a wonderful nurse who kept giving me perineal massage, so I didn't tear one bit, and when it was over, it was over. Unlike the first time when I felt like shit for days. So I'm glad I decided against the epidural.

Got your birth announcement. Congratulations! Great name, great pix.