Tag: emotional motherhood
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No Time to Prepare: Facing a Third C-Section in the Middle of Real Life
How am I preparing for a third C-section? Honestly, I am not. Not in the way people imagine. There are no long walks, no quiet nesting days, no mental preparation rituals. There is only real life. And real life right now means taking care of a four-year-old and a two-year-old, both of whom are sick.…
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Just Days Away: Preparing for a Planned C-Section with Three Children on My Mind
Counting Down the Final Days Now there are only a few days left until our third child arrives by planned surgery. This planned C-section with three kids feels very different from everything I have experienced before. People often ask why a planned C-section. The answer is simple. Both of my previous births ended in emergency…