Through the blur of my tears, I saw a tiny head of dark hair, and I heard her powerful cry.
A poem for my son, on his first birthday
Childbirth
Why a natural birth? I wanted to experience childbirth as it's been experienced for ages. I wanted the freedom to labor where and how I wanted to. I wanted a drug-free baby. I wanted to see what I was capable of. I wanted to prove everyone wrong that said I wouldn't be able to do it.
