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| Me on my wedding day 2 weeks ago with my two cousins! (the one on the right was the first was born) |
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Personal Birthing Experience
I haven't taken part in many births, but one birth I vividly remember was the birth of my little cousin. Majority of my family is in Nigeria, so I did not have many cousins to play with growing up. However. in 2000 two of my aunts were going to give birth I was so excited. I would have little cousins to play with, care for and love. My first cousin to be born in America was due in February. My aunt stayed at my house a lot before her due date since the hospital she would deliver her baby was close to my house. I remember that she craved Burger King a lot. Almost everyday she asked either myself or my sisters to buy her a whopper! On her due date, I did not go to the hospital, but my mother came back informing us that she delivered a girl. I was so excited i wanted her to have a girl. I got to go to the hospital the next day and I remember holding my little cousin and it was such a precious moment, she was so beautiful. Today she is 12 and every year on her birthday I remember the first day I held her I was 12. I chose this experience because it is the first time I ever held a newborn baby. (A few months later I held my second cousin born, second time I held a newborn baby!)I believe birth is a beautiful thing. From the way a baby is formed inside a mother and the bond that is automatically created. Birth has a big impact on child development. There can be many risks and complications if proper health and care isn't taken which can affect a child's physical, social and cognitive development. Nonetheless, some or just un-explanatory. I hope to one day (very soon) write about my own birthing experience!
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You got married 2 weeks ago, congratulations!! What a beautiful picture, your nieces look like they could be twins.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting about c-sections in Brazil? In my family I have twin sisters, one had 5 children with a c-section and the other had 5 home births. Completely different, the sister with c-sections could have had the last 4 vaginally but she was a nurse and was afraid of the risks. The other twin would have never even considered a hospital birth but her midwife was in contact with the hospital incase of emergencies. Fear is a very powerful thing.
Again congratulations on your marriage and best wishes.
Thank you Tina!! Yes, they get the twin thing a lot. Wow that is so interesting about your twin sisters.
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ReplyDeleteCongrts also on your marriage. I hope it is long lived and wonderful. I was also interested in the births in Brazil after reading your post. I spoke to a co-worker who used to live there and she also said that bothe of her children were c-section and tht there are many beliefs and concers about a natural child birth. Thank You fo rsharing that information. Your post made my co-worker and myself alittle closer.
Thank you Stacey!! and you are welcome! I'm glad you were able to have that discussion with your coworker.
DeleteI enjoyed reading your story. Your cousins and relatives are very blessed to have someone like you in their lives that care so much about them and how important they are to you. I am very sure you are a great aunt. Holding a child in your arms for the first time is a great experience and it is awesome that you were 12 years old and able to have that experience with your niece. Also, that was funny about the Burger King whopper. I craved chocolate so much with my daughter that she does not like it today and she is 21.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Seletha! That experience made me fall in love with babies! Maybe your daughter got all the chocolate she needed as a baby!
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