Giving birth is a surreal experience. There are many people who write a birth plan to come up with a plan for every possible scenario. There are others who embrace the unknown and just show up for the big show. I had a scheduled cesarean for the birth of our second child in January so we didn’t really worry about common unknown factors. I did worry about what surgery and recovery would be like this time around as well as the health of our baby. The things I didn’t worry about were the quality of … [Read more...]