Montco Mommy
Birth Reflections
Montco Mommy shares the journey she endured to bring her second child into the world.
I’m told a children’s book called “Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born” is quite popular. I don’t know much about the Jamie Lee Curtis book, but I do know my kids love to hear their own versions. Since it was just four years ago this week that I was entering my 24th hour of labor, I have a feeling tonight will be one of those nights. A chubby, round face will look up at me with big, hazel eyes and say “mommy, do you remember when I was born?” Of course, I do remember. As she is my second child, I think we were calmer for her “turn” to enter the world. My son had attempted to arrive early three times too early for his delivery date, so I was happy to have made it to 36 weeks with her at all. It was mid-afternoon, and contractions were …
