Here is a very sweet first time mom, 16 years old! Above her is her best friend, who has a baby herself and has been to a few births. Surrounding her is the birth team! Our team of birth assistants here at YBS, we are all here because Ibu Robin told us to "love her up" although only two of them were at the birth. This was a two birth day, so after I assisted at another birth I was able to pop in for the end of this one. Really, it was a pretty sweet, fast labor, only about six hours total. Teenage moms really put the pedal to the metal! She is a single mom, dad hit the trail when he found out she was pregnant! Her family has really been supportive, but the road has been tough and long. But here we are...and now they all have a beautiful baby boy to be distracted by!
Need to post these quickly because I am needed. A second Ibu just arrives...third baby, 2cm and 50% effaced. It is 10:30 pm here...looks like a long night ahead! Lots of love to all. Check out this true knot in the umbilical cord! This baby was truly blessed because a true knot can be devastating for a baby in utero. Fortunately, it is very unusual for a true knot to become so tight that the blood flow is totally restricted. That is what the Wharton's Jelly is for. Also rare to see a true knot at all. This is the result of the baby swimming through a loop of cord when it is very small and "swimmy" early in gestation. The jelly creates a buffer of cushion around the vessels so that some compression is possible without obstruction of blood flow. Of course, some compression of the cord is a given because of how much the baby grows, squirms and compacts itself into the womb. The Wharton's Jelly keeps the precious jewels inside, the vessels, flowing. See you on the flip side of these births...think happy birthing thoughts!
Here is a very sweet first time mom, 16 years old! Above her is her best friend, who has a baby herself and has been to a few births. Surrounding her is the birth team! Our team of birth assistants here at YBS, we are all here because Ibu Robin told us to "love her up" although only two of them were at the birth. This was a two birth day, so after I assisted at another birth I was able to pop in for the end of this one. Really, it was a pretty sweet, fast labor, only about six hours total. Teenage moms really put the pedal to the metal! She is a single mom, dad hit the trail when he found out she was pregnant! Her family has really been supportive, but the road has been tough and long. But here we are...and now they all have a beautiful baby boy to be distracted by!
Need to post these quickly because I am needed. A second Ibu just arrives...third baby, 2cm and 50% effaced. It is 10:30 pm here...looks like a long night ahead! Lots of love to all. Check out this true knot in the umbilical cord! This baby was truly blessed because a true knot can be devastating for a baby in utero. Fortunately, it is very unusual for a true knot to become so tight that the blood flow is totally restricted. That is what the Wharton's Jelly is for. Also rare to see a true knot at all. This is the result of the baby swimming through a loop of cord when it is very small and "swimmy" early in gestation. The jelly creates a buffer of cushion around the vessels so that some compression is possible without obstruction of blood flow. Of course, some compression of the cord is a given because of how much the baby grows, squirms and compacts itself into the womb. The Wharton's Jelly keeps the precious jewels inside, the vessels, flowing. See you on the flip side of these births...think happy birthing thoughts!
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Rebecca thanks so much for keeping us all up to date on what you are doing. I hope to do something similar after I am finished with school. Thinking of you often, Marlene
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