I am Learning

I am learning what it means to be a pregnant woman. So many clients are saying to me, "I can't wait to talk to you after the birth!" What do they know that I don't? Well, a whole lot actually! I have attended so many births, and there is so much I feel that I understand just from being a woman myself but none of that is the same as actually experiencing it for myself. No man will ever truly understand what a woman goes through, and I now understand more than ever why women need female practitioners to support them through this process. Honestly, because of my work as a midwife a lot of the "magic" is probably absent from my pregnancy. I see pregnancy as overwhelmingly normal and really, I am not a very spiritual person, so I don't look for meaning in most things. I don't rely a great deal on symbolism or hidden meanings...I am a very practical person. I am growing a baby, it is a rather "matter of fact" affair for me. It is something I have always known I would do. I feel in some ways I am fulfilling a destiny, one that I wrote myself. I think the most exciting part of this whole journey is that I get to do it with my long time partner Matt. We have evolved through so many changes and stages that this baby seems like just the fulfillment of all of our struggles and successes. So here we go...