tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353517812161712257.post786123430610662253..comments2024-02-14T03:33:02.406-03:00Comments on mama in macondo: Prelude to a birth storymacondo mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09501761743249709573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353517812161712257.post-36998936079060785282010-03-31T12:53:07.936-03:002010-03-31T12:53:07.936-03:00Wiffette - yes, I was scared. Even more so the sec...Wiffette - yes, I was scared. Even more so the second time around. And it doesn't end there - there is so much to be scared of after the birth, for the rest of your life. But of course there are lots of joys, too (there really is no non-cheesy way to say that, I think).<br /><br />I was almost 33 when I had the Monster, and 35 when I had the Monkey. I know lots of people who didn't have their first until 35-40 - I wouldn't worry about age at all in your 30s, personally.macondo mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501761743249709573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353517812161712257.post-2580816056037697132010-03-30T15:03:56.874-03:002010-03-30T15:03:56.874-03:00Were you scared? I'm so afraid of having chil...Were you scared? I'm so afraid of having children, I keep pushing it back a couple of years. Is 32 a good age to have kids if you are healthy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353517812161712257.post-80561217636174532392010-03-28T11:00:51.972-03:002010-03-28T11:00:51.972-03:00Thanks Julie. Of course I thought about you lots w...Thanks Julie. Of course I thought about you lots while I wrote this post. You have always understood this trauma of mine, somehow. Even before you experienced your own birth trauma, so different from mine.<br /><br />As you know, I love you to pieces, my friend.macondo mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501761743249709573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353517812161712257.post-1263395850484699452010-03-27T20:06:33.110-03:002010-03-27T20:06:33.110-03:00First - Happy 4 Years a Mama Birthday!! I remembe...First - Happy 4 Years a Mama Birthday!! I remember the day like it was yesterday. I remember the phone call where you told me you think you are in labour. I remember Monster as tiny as can be the first time I saw him. Wow! 4 Years ago!!!<br /><br />Second - consider yourself lucky that you feel proud, made the right decisions, had the home birth you wanted, that your body was strong. That is a blessing. Who cares what people say. You and I (and anyone close to you) know that the speed of Monster coming into the world was a trauma and shock. I suspect that every birth has it's own brand of trauma and shock, all different intensities. Your birth story is beautiful. You are beautiful. And no one can take away your unique story with a wave of the hand and a "lucky you" based on an hour count.juliehttp://mamasrus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com