About that water birth...

Let me just say first how excited I am that Lucy shares a birthday with both her great-aunt Karen and her future pal Lizzie, just one year older. And the Summer Solstice. Although we were hoping for Flag Day, I think the day when the sun reaches its zenith is more appropriate. Soar high, Lucy!

So about the hot tub delivery, let me just say that I never planned nor anticipated nor hoped for a water birth. All I hoped for was as natural and unmedicated of a labor as was safe and possible. BC and I watched a video about a home birth with a hot tub when we prepared for James's arrival as part of our Bradley classes, but that was "too much" for me. I like the hospital. I like the ibuprofen I'm taking. I like the nurses and the immunizations for Lucy and the fetal monitoring. I LOVE the midwives and our doula Nancy. I am lucky that having a labor and delivery in water was an option for me. And I hope that Bon Secours doesn't close the Midwifery Center - that would be a travesty for Hampton Roads and for so many families.