tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3333028584132399168..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: On Birth DaysLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-75816590168676833482016-01-12T15:41:16.909-05:002016-01-12T15:41:16.909-05:00Of course you do, Risa! For you, I would have incl...Of course you do, Risa! For you, I would have included MUCH more detail. Thanks for stopping by the blog.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-37981536293899744202016-01-12T15:06:59.467-05:002016-01-12T15:06:59.467-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046717458012542869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-82682105714912129502016-01-12T15:06:02.989-05:002016-01-12T15:06:02.989-05:00I love birth stories. I love birth stories. Risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046717458012542869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-64422437320545877732016-01-12T14:01:19.604-05:002016-01-12T14:01:19.604-05:00Yes, big babies! So glad you had good birth experi...Yes, big babies! So glad you had good birth experiences, Tina!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-61941449441198056032016-01-12T13:07:15.829-05:002016-01-12T13:07:15.829-05:00It was interesting to read your story. Neither of...It was interesting to read your story. Neither of us are tall women, yet produced good sized babies. I didn't realize that we had also both had our boys later in life than some in our age group. Because my pregnancies were fertility treatment results we were pretty much locked in to having hospital deliveries. With the first one, we had heard enough stories of people being sent home from the hospital for coming too early, I was determined not to have that happen. Once I decided it was time we had a 45 minute drive to the hospital. Upon arrival I told them the baby was coming now and got all of the "relax first time mom" comments but I kept telling them to call the doctor and they relented. We checked in at 11:30 p.m. and Krister was born at 12:05 a.m., weighing in at a petite 9lb 10 oz. After he was born we actually stayed in the alternative birth center until after dinner when we went home. Three years later my husband announced I needed a doctor and hospital closer to home. I chose a new doctor, new hospital and our pediatrician got temporary privileges at that hospital. We checked into the hospital at 6:30 p.m. and the doctor from the practice on call that night was the one I had never met. At 9 p.m. she came to check on my progress and said that it was very crowded and her nurse was holding a spot in the delivery room and we were going now just to get a spot. That was fine with me. Once there I pushed twice and out he came. All 10 pounds and four ounces of him. Krister will be 32 in April and Leif will be 28 in June.<br />Tina Ossian Strandskovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91918255911295043712016-01-12T09:22:48.941-05:002016-01-12T09:22:48.941-05:00What a great story, Peg! Glad they both came out a...What a great story, Peg! Glad they both came out all right.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79599616739594425932016-01-12T09:14:05.241-05:002016-01-12T09:14:05.241-05:00My first was "occiput posterior" meaning...My first was "occiput posterior" meaning facing up instead of face down toward my spine. She never turned and came out face up startling everybody. With my second, I had a lot of Braxton-Hicks so when I started having contractions ten days before my due date, I didn't pay any attention to them. We even went out to the local Chinese restaurant for dinner...where my water broke! I thought someone had spilled hot tea in my lap at first. then I thought it was really funny--my husband didn't. We were warned the birth could be fast and he was in a panic. It was fast--got up to the L&D room at 11:15 pm and she was born at 11:21. Every year we celebrated my daughter's birthday at the same Chinese restaurant. On my daughter's 10th birthday, the owner showed up at my house with a birthday cake for her!Peg Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319534671560625590noreply@blogger.com