My pregnancy and birthing experiences were awesome!
Son #1: In labour (but I didn't know it, as I'd had braxton hicks contractions from the firth month and just walked them off) and just walked around town all night eating fudgsicles (chocolate popsicles) and then woke up b/f at 7 am to tell him to call work and say I would be "late"

. Got to hospital and I didn't push once! When the real pain hit, I asked for drugs, but they said "Uh Uh...the baby's head is out!" So, 1st son pretty much birthed himself! No drugs...no cutting...a piece of cake! Almost 8 lbs of pumpkin head and lonnnnnnnnnnng feet. Went home 2 days later.
Son #2: 14 months later...pretty much same as above (labour was only maybe 4 hours long), but had to call ambulance as b/f was out doing his thing

. Took son #1 with me. Ambulance attendants zoomed to hospital in light speed as they had never delivered a baby before. I told them I would try to keep him in there, but... LOL. He was born 2 hours later. 7 1/2 lbs (normal head) and 22" long. Went home the next day.
Son #3: 2 years later....a very easy pregnancy. Was a single Mum by then (we broke up for good when b/f asked if it was his), so took the 2 other boys with me in a taxi to hospital. This one was born 45 minutes later. 7 3/4 lbs. Also no pushing, or really hard labour, no drugs, no cutting. We went home that same afternoon.
For all births, the Dr's had to break my water to get "hard" labour going, so I left no puddles anywhere...
I loved being pregnant...loved having the babies. I had discomfort trying to sleep on my tummy and I got hurt sometimes with the feet being rammed under my rib cage but I was maybe born to be a surrogate Mum...no?

I breastfed all three boys for at last a year, with no problems, too. Hated giving it up actually, as I lost my lovely hooters when the milk stopped being required

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I got this in my e-mail this morning:
Fetal Footprint
Look at the tiny perfect little foot on this tummy...Isn't that awesome?
Origins: This image, which purportedly shows the imprint of a fetal footprint on its mother's abdomen, captivated viewers when it began circulating on the Internet in August 2004
Carolyn
