A mother of five children, 29-year-old Ashlee Wilkenson has had five very different birthing experiences. I want to send a message to everyone: no matter how many times you give birth, anything can not be foreseen each time.
A mother of 5 confided words
I have five children. The oldest is 6 years old, and the 4 following babies are 1 year apart. Really interesting!
I gave birth to my first child in a hospital. The next time I gave birth at home.
The first time I gave birth, I had abdominal pain in labor for nearly 24 hours. Without the support of anesthesia, it may take longer to give birth. When I gave birth to my second baby, it only took me 2 hours. The time for the 3rd time is 3 hours. Meanwhile, the 4th lasted 14 hours and was painful from the very first moments.
Even though she was born for the 4th time, it still feels like the first. So, I hope this 5th birth will bring many surprises. I want my husband to touch my baby as soon as he is born. That is really very sacred. It is also very necessary for me to have peace of mind and rest peacefully after giving birth. I asked Rebecca Walsh - a photographer in Denver, Monet Nicole, to take a picture of the fifth baby's birth, at home in Colorado.
First time and 3rd birth, my pregnancy lasted 41 weeks. I hope this 5th birth too. But all of a sudden, after 36 weeks, I showed signs of labor.
5th time giving birth as well as the first time
At the 39th week, I went to bed as usual. Having only slept for 45 minutes, I woke up from the coming of a writhing spasm.
After 4 births, rapid labor or slow labor, I went through all. So I really don't know what's going on with me right now. I woke up my husband. He asked me something like: Are you going to have a baby?
Every 3 minutes, contractions come again. As soon as he asked, I was having a spasm and started shaking. I worry if I will make it to the hospital in time.
Immediately, my husband called the midwife and recounted my symptoms. The midwife reassured and said: "Calm down, see how a baby is born!"
My husband is an engineer so he is very calm. I also have had experiences of giving birth several times before. With previous labor experiences, my midwife prepared the necessary work. I was supposed to prepare for these things, but luckily the midwife showed up on time, giving us a hand.
"Labor"
My contractions appeared so intense that I didn't seem to take it anymore. I am also mentally prepared to cope with this pain like the last delivery: 14 hours. Really painful!
I immersed myself in the bath in the hopes of alleviating my contractions. My husband and midwife continuously reassured me: “Just try a little more, Ashlee! Let's say something comfortable! "
Under the action of water, everything expanded a little. Immediately afterwards, the intense constriction pains reappeared. I was lifted out of the tub. A severe spasm finally brought my baby to life. My husband holds the baby, and I just hug and look at the baby for a while.
Yes, I gave birth to my baby on the bathroom floor. After a while, I was able to get up and walk to the bed to hug my baby. It's really peaceful.
The priceless "assets"
My son is a lovely baby. I was very happy to see you through the pictures right from birth, even though I grimaced at that time. The baby boy has been very cute since birth.
My children are asleep without knowing what is going on. About 4 hours after I gave birth, the children woke up. The children came to see "the youngest". Some are interested in approaching, some are looking far away. But in the end, the children all came up and touched the "youngest". I smile and fall asleep.
I gave birth 5 times. After all these times, I also learned a lot of experience to handle in many situations. After all, the biggest asset I have is not the experiences after labor "battles" . But the children.
Because the age gap between the children is so close, the children are happily together just like their peers. And "property" has filled the heart, soothed the wounds of the mother who has undergone these 5 births ...
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