Birthing Experience

First of all, I want to talk about my birthing experience (of my child). This is such an amazing thing to experience. I just wish it couldve been with a different man... haha! I was trying to write a paper for one of my Education classes that was due the next day and my stomach started just cramping! I was like daaaaang. So I got in the bathtub. It felt really good while I was in there. So I felt better so I got out. About an hour later is started hurting real bad again, so I got back in the bathtub again. Felt better, got out. Hurt again, got in. That was the last time I yelled at my husband (now ex husband) and said my belly hurts really bad, I think I may be having contractions. He said "just go to sleep and you'll feel better when you wake up" (he had a friend over and they were playing video games. I said "TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL OR I'M CALLING MY MOM!!!!" I can remember all the way there the contractions would come and go. When they came oh my gosh they hurt so bad. I can remember gripping the grip handle above the door and closing my eyes and toughing it out. Then, when I got to the hospital, I had to fill out more paperwork and everytime a contration would come, I would grit my teeth and say "oh my gosh, hold on" they acted like they were impatient. So I went back in the back FINALLY, and I was already dilated to a 6. I went to the hospital around 1:00 A.M. and at 6:18 my beautiful baby girl came into this world. It was a very easy birth. I had an epidural and all I felt was pressure... Now after the birth and the epidural went away... it wasnt so good. I laid in the bed for probably another 5 or 6 hours before getting up. I was so scared to get up because of all the..(hope there's no men lol) blood. Well after sitting there so long I was very stiff and my back hurt so bad. I walked for two weeks bent over because I couldn't stand up straight. When you first see the face of your angel you think they are absolutly beautiful!!!!! To this day I still beleive she is the prettiest girl on earth! She will be 4 on the 25th of this month!
Now, let me tell you about my sisters experience. Baby came out and weighed 11 pounds 9 ounces!!!! Second baby 2 years later weighed 10 pounds 11 ounces!!! That had to be painful!!!!! (had to share that with you because they were so big).
I think that birth is the second step in the development of their life! The 1st step is taking care of yourself and the baby in the prenatal stage. Second step is the delivery of the baby. If the baby stays inside the mother too long it could cause damage. If the baby comes out too early, there could definitly be damage or a lot of immaturity. I have the perfect example. I have a child in my class who was born 6 or 8 weeks early (can't remember exactly), but he was premature. He fought for his life the first few months. Now that he is 4 and in Pre-K, he is very immature, but he is definitly a fighter!! He stands up for himself very well. He doesn't let anybody run over him. He takes it too far though because last week he bloodied a kids nose. At recess, they are always playing fighting. He always hits and kicks other people. He will fight for something he wants. This is a very good example of why I feel birth plays a major role in child development.