Comments on: The Birth Story, Part Three

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:16:42 +0000

haha! Chris wants to plant a fruit tree… all I can think is that we’d be eating placenta peaches, which cracks me up.

Don’t tell Jared yet… spring it on him when he really pisses you off one day.

By: becky klingensquiggle

becky klingensquiggle — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:06:28 +0000

hahahah good point xD i dont think jared will see it that way tho lol so is the placenta tree gonna like, sprout little babies? lol

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:31:05 +0000

it’s not like the placenta is going to leech into the food! hahaha

By: becky klingensquiggle

becky klingensquiggle — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:07:57 +0000

oh my god theres a what in the freezer????!!!!!! hahaha jared just had a pot pie from that freezer a couple days ago. hes gonna freak xD but the placenta tree is gonna be pretty sweet

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:59:46 +0000

When I look back on it, I am pretty amazed at the entire process — and that I was so lucky to have -exactly- the birth experience I had hoped for. I honestly don’t think of myself as being strong and brave, but I appreciate you saying so :] I just felt like had the strength of millenia of mothers behind me — if they could do it, so could I.

I still think about the entire experience a lot. I think “empowering” is an apt word to use!

By: Ms.Core

Ms.Core — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:38:50 +0000

I love the placental tree idea. I was super pissed that I didn’t get to see mine (Kevin claims I did but I don’t remember). Next time I am going to ask them to save it for me too.

BTW, I think that all parts of your birth story are incredible. You were so brave and strong, I hope that this gives you new found confidence to do anything in all other parts of your life.

Further away from my birth I have new reflections and wondering if you do too. I felt the pushing part so empowering and wish that I felt like the dilation part was the same but for now it’s water under the bridge. I have a wonderful healthy baby boy and that’s that!

By: Gala

Gala — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:56:19 +0000

LMAO at pastelprincess!! I didn’t tell her or Jared about the mystery container in the big freezer!

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:20:38 +0000

once upon a time, you too were attached to a placenta, my darling sister!

also, just think of the comic possibilities it offers on April Fool’s.

By: pastelprincess

pastelprincess — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:55:45 +0000

We have a WHAT in our freezer? That’s fucking gross, dudette. Lord knows I love you…but there is just NO way that I’m going to be able to look in the freezer at Mom’s again. Forget it.

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:46:21 +0000

Well, we felt really weird about throwing it away, you know? and it was kind of in our freezer and we kind of needed to figure out something to do with it it’s funny, because I’ve never thought of myself as an “all natural” kind of chick and yet here I am with the homebirth, midwife attended, no medication, planting the placenta, blah blah blah.

NH, hmmm…. !