Michelle's Cesarean Section

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Michelle, her husband Steve and Michelle's twelve year old daughter Carrie arrived at the hospital at dawn. Steve's children are on their way to the hospital with Steve's parents. Michelle's doctor had a slogan, "Start the day the baby way." Michelle and her family were brought up to Michelle's room, where Carrie will wait for her grandparents, her step grandparents, and her step-brothers.

Steve is given surgical scrubs to change into; Michelle changes into a hospital gown, has her I.V. put in and lies down on a stretcher. Michelle is wheeled into the operating room, where she will be prepped for surgery. Steve says a quick hello to the rest of his family as they arrive and a nurse comes in to bring him to the operating room.

In the operating room, Steve is seated at Michelle's head. She has received an anesthetic which takes away all feeling from the lower half of her body. She is draped with a sheet, which keeps the surgical procedure out of her view. After her abdomen is opened, her organs are shifted and the drape is lowered in time for Steve and Michelle to view their baby's birth. Michelle is aided by a strategically placed mirror.

She feels pressure and pulling, but no pain as her baby is brought out into the world. Once the umbilical cord is cut, the baby is examined, and given a glowing report. A nurse then places baby Steven in Steve's arms. Michelle is not able to hold little Steven because of the anesthetic she received, but seeing him is Steve's arms for the first time is just as moving as the moment she held Carrie in her own arms twelve years prior. She feels blessed to have this baby who will bond their blended family even closer together.

Michelle says that there are times she wonders what it must be like to know you pushed your baby out into the world of your own accord, but she knows that it's not how her babies arrived that really matters. The only thing that matters is that those babies (both this little one and her almost teenaged baby) are the center of her world.

What can be learned from these women and their experiences? You should go into labor educated, yet flexible. No two births are alike, not even for the same woman. Each mother, each baby is different. Birthing babies is beautiful no matter the specifics of the labor and delivery, because the end result is a baby. A new life. A little person entrusted to you to love, protect, and cherish. What could be more beautiful than that?