Tag: Labor
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What I learned during labor
The labor process for the dad is wild, stressful, frustrating, and rewarding. At one point I even broke down because there was nothing I could do to comfort her and make the pain go away. I was sleep deprived, hungry, and drained from trying to do everything I could to work through the process. Every…
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We had a birth plan…so what!?!
We had a birth plan. And then that plan blew up in our face. This is our story. And it sure was nothing like the movies. Thursday 4pm Until 48 hours before our daughter was born, the pregnancy had been relatively easy. No morning sickness, no complications, no scary moments. Aside from the normal fatigue,…
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We will figure it out
Ok, I know I won’t be the one pushing a watermelon through a pinhole, but I am already nervous. I am more nervous about the labor process than I am about being a father. The way I see it, labor is finite. There is a fixed amount of time to figure it out and keep…