My little victory- 16 years ago today!

After giving birth via surprise emergency C-section to my first son, I had total and complete lack of faith in my ability to give birth naturally. I didn’t even know if I would ever have another baby again because the first time had been so painful, scary, and humiliating. If that is what birth had to be, I didn’t think that I could do it again.

But by 1993 I had done my homework on the subject of childbirth and VBAC. I joined ICAN, spent hours reading and re-reading informational and empowering books, attended an out-of-hospital childbirth class, hired a doula and went to a certified nurse midwife. On January 22, 1993, I had a VBAC and delivered my second son Sam!

And what a meaningful day for Sam to choose to make his entrance into the world! on the 20 the anniversary of the disastrous Supreme Court Decision, Roe vs. Wade. Other than giving birth on a day that celebrates death I haven’t thought of any more ties to the day. I suppose there are some women who have been so traumatized by hospital births that they have opted for abortion instead. I don’t have stats for that, but it wouldn’t surprise me to read there is a correlation. I was terrified before my VBAC, and I think may have even suffered a bit from post traumatic stress. Maybe the significance of being born on January 22 will be found by Sam himself in whatever he decides to do with his life.

Nonetheless, in my mother’s heart, Sam’s birth was a small pro-life victory for us, and a personal victory for me!

Happy Birthday Sam!

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