just watched my friend give birth!

[mehdismummy]

i was so honoured today to watch my friend give birth! crysal was born at 16.52 and my df was amazing and braver than me and did it all without any pain relief!! what an amzing experience x

WOW How was it from the other side?

Were you her planned birth partner, who was it all down to circumstances at the time?

How wonderful. I'd love to be someone's birth partner.

or, not who.

That's amazing! What an incredible privilege. I don't suppose I will ever witness a birth .

Did you cry?

(Is the baby's name really crysal?, boy or girl?)

yes it was planned, i met her in the refuge and it was so special to see it live iyswim. i was so out of it with ds so i cant really remember it!! and yes she is called crystal and she is lovely and i cried my eyes out!!

lol at ' seeing it live'!!!

I would cry my eye's out too.

yes sounded a bit weird! but when i was having ds i was intent of getting him out and being in love with the drugs i didnt take that much notice!!!!

What an honour I would be over the moon to be asked. Actually praying dd and me will be close enough. You two must be really special friends. I don't have a friend I would want to invite.

Wow! It's an amazing experience isn't it?

I was incredibly luck and honored to have been present at the births of two friends before I had my own DC. One amazing drug free home birth and one home birth transferred to hospital.

i wouldnt say we were really close but have been thru lots together and she doesnt really trust many people, ah slushy i will be your special friend xxx

Thanks

mehdismummy - how wonderful! I am going to be my sister's birth partner (along with her dp) in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed!) Do you have any tips for me?!

well just make sure she has plenty of fluids and i kept mpooing her brow with a cold flannel which kept her cool, just encourage and enjoy it was an amazing experience, my sister was at ds birth and she was wonderful because i could swear at her and she was not offended because you know what its like with siblings you can wish eboli on them and they dont care!!!

i obviously meant mopping!!