09/05/2024
"Birth. You have a plan, you know exactly what you want and how you want it to happen. You wait for labor. Labor never comes. Plans change. Complications arise. Plans change. And all the while, you wait, hope, and pray for things to change. "Birth is unpredictable" they say, "you should just be grateful for your healthy baby" they say. "At least...." they say. But today, I want to say I know how disappointing it is to put so much time and effort into a birth plan just for everything to change. I know how it hurts to not feel in control and to feel like your body failed you. It's okay to mourn the loss of the birth you envisioned and hoped for. It's okay to hold a perfectly healthy baby in your arms and yet wish your birth story had taken a different path to get there. It's okay to feel the disappointment." Wekebere we are with you through this Journey