As of 9:51 am Monday, I no longer have a favorite daughter. Yes, I suck at being a dad. It's not that my twenty three month old daughter (Briana) has done anything terrible or anything like that. Quite the contrary. At 9:51, my wife delivered our second daughter (Bridget) at South Shore Hospital.
The birth of Bridget was definitely different from the birth of Briana. In comparison, the delivery of Bridget was a lot quicker than the delivery of Briana. With Briana, Karen pushed and pushed for what seemed like forever. With Bridget, it all happened in less than half an hour.
The hardest part of Bridget's birth was the removal of the cerclage. Through no fault of the doctor, the removal took quite a long time because it was hard to see things. It was painful to watch because Karen was wincing in pain and the staff could not administer any drugs for that part. It was one of those feelings of being unable to do anything to help that are hard.
Interestingly enough, I learned some interesting facts about some of the tools used during female exams. When the doctor was removing the cerclage, she pulled out this box. Once the lid was removed, I could see the vast array of speculums. It reminded me of those interrogation scenes that you see in the movies where right before the torture, the interrogator slowly reveals the instruments of pain to be used on the individual. Regardless, there was this speculum that had a ball shaped end to it. Naturally being inquisitive, I asked the doctor what that tool was and she told me. (It was a weighted speculum.) Let's just say, it just sounds uncomfortable.
Anyway, Bridget's birth was amazing. (By the way, I'm available should anyone want a birthing coach.) The best part about the birth, in my opinion, was seeing Karen holding Bridget after the birth. I think that act upon itself is sometimes taken for granted. For Karen, it was something she never got to experience. In our past birthing experiences, the doctors immediately took our babies to the neonatal intensive care unit. So being able to see Karen hold Bridget after the birth was great.
Needless to say, Monday was a great day. Welcome to the world, Bridget!
3 comments:
Congrats! I will keep your birthing coach offer in mind for "Plan B". Although I think that will test the bonds of our friendship.
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