growing up fast
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14741)
San Jose, California
March 9, 2018 8:28pm CST
My son is officially a toddler. It's hard to believe that such a short time ago, he wasn't even here.
He was born at home after two days of labor. I pushed him into the world while standing naked in my hallway, holding onto the walls with my hands. I've been told that it was epic and amazing and that I was a rockstar. All I knew is that the only way out was through, and that I was DONE with this birth and labor thing.
He is my last child. He is nothing that I expected and everything that I hoped for. He has a long, carefully selected name that ties him to his mother's love of nature and the frozen land of elves and trolls, as well as the belief in light at the end of the darkest tunnels.
Happy birthday, buddy.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 18
@spiderdust Exactly, or they would have used a forceps, this is even worse, they almost killed me with the forceps when I was born.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
@LadyDuck The most famous forceps birth I know of is the actor Sylvester Stallone. The forceps severed a nerve and caused permanent paralysis in parts of his face, which is why he's always had that signature slur in his speech.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
Absolutely! A hospital would have forced me to have a Cesarean because I was "taking too long".
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 18
Wow! I have never heard of one being born as you described, who caught the baby?
He is a cute toddler, happy B`day to him.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
His papa caught him, announced the gender, and later cut the cord (we left the placenta attached for a little while until it stopped pulsing).
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
@CoralLevang I did! 
It was dehydrated and put in capsules. I didn't finish it all, so I'm keeping it in the freezer until I hit menopause. It's supposed to help with some of the menopause symptoms then.
It was dehydrated and put in capsules. I didn't finish it all, so I'm keeping it in the freezer until I hit menopause. It's supposed to help with some of the menopause symptoms then.@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
@CoralLevang I didn't do it with my first child, but there wasn't an opportunity for that as she was born in a hospital (home birth wasn't legal in that state at the time). I did it with the other two.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
10 Mar 18
He's so cute. I remember when you were pregnant with him. We were all on Chatabout then. Those were the days huh?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
10 Mar 18
@spiderdust Bless him. I think I was taking a break from Chatabout at the time but I used to talk to June and she let me know.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
Indeed they were. It seems both so long ago and just a short while ago. I remember when my water broke, I texted Sharon so she could let the other people on Chatabout know, and then I had to text her again the next night, saying "we're not done yet!" He sure did take his time.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
10 Mar 18
Happy birthday to him.
And the idea of home birthing has always scared me. Did you plan that or did it just happen?
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
10 Mar 18
@spiderdust wow. That's kinda awesome. But again, scary for me to ever think about doing. Lol
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
It was planned. One of his sisters was born at home as well, assisted by the same midwife.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
10 Mar 18
@Courtlynn I won't say that it wasn't scary, but I had a lot of help and think I had a better experience than if I had done it differently.
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Happy birthday to your handsome boy. 
@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
10 Mar 18
You're definitely a proud Mother and Happy Dad for having him into your life.
I hope he grows up to be a good person.
