It really is a life or death situation, childbirth. While I thankfully don't know anyone personally who has died doing it, I know of a couple people who've tragically lost their babies in the process. In fact, one of my great aunts lost her baby during childbirth and never had another one. When I was born she gave me the christening dress she'd had for her own baby. The older I get, the more I realize the miracle of certain things. And the more babies I've had, the more I've feared childbirth. But, whew, I'm on the other side now! I don't have looming thoughts day and night of, "How is this baby gonna come out?"...done!! And...I'm remembering how postpartum is kinda like the 4th trimester. My self isn't quite back, and baby isn't quite wanting to be on the outside world just yet, and things hurt, and everyone is adjusting, and crying is common. But, here and there as I write this, baby is napping NOT in my arms for a small portion of th