Every once in a while I get overwhelmed with what in the world to blog about. There are so many things I could say. So many topics to discuss, so many myths to uncover and bust. But today, to be honest with you reader person (whoever you are), I'm in a state of reflection and I can't help but be thankful for the work I get to do.
Yes, being a part of the welcoming committee when a baby enters the world is absolutely stellar. I won't discount that. But it's not all about the baby. What really gets me sometimes is the mother. The strength and tenacity, the way she learned to work with her body, the way she overcame her fears, big and small in those hours of labor. You see, she didn't become a mother the day her baby was born. She was already a mother. But NOW. Now is when we see her true colors and a projection of the mother she is going to be.
What I get to witness and be a part of is so much more than a baby being welcomed earth-side. And again, don't get me wrong, it's a big freaking deal. But I get to watch parents become more full versions of themselves. I get to encourage a mother's intuition, a father's nurturing instincts. I get to watch their love for each other change and shift and grow. I get to teach them things they may not have known, or maybe they did know all along but just needed to feel empowered to be able to do it freely, without shame or embarrassment.
What. A. Privilege.
It's something I don't take lightly. A birth room is a sacred place. I fully believe that. Being in a birth room is an honor I can't describe. I can only be thankful and grateful and anxiously wait for the next newborn to make their entrance. The look in a mother and fathers eyes in those first few moments is priceless. There's really nothing like when love so powerfully and immediately fills up a room. And then to watch and support that love going home and dig through the trenches of postpartum. Helping families get accustomed to an entirely new and beautiful and sometimes hard life. I can't imagine doing anything more worthwhile.
For this work, I'm incredibly thankful.
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