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An Experience Far Beyond What I Ever Could Have Imagined

by Claire January 25, 2023, 9:44 pm 1.3k Views 16 Comments

An Experience Far Beyond What I Ever Could Have Imagined - Pregnancy - 2023

“Excitement. Power. Fear. Confusion. Separation. Strength. Prayer. Exhaustion. Unconditional love.
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This experience was far beyond what I ever could have imagined. There is so much I would have done differently but I know that everything happened for a reason.

Labor was intense, it lasted about 11 hours. My water broke in the middle of the night around 145am on the 3rd of April. I started dilating on my own, and was ready to push but 1015am. I pushed for 2 hours and 1 minute. My beautiful angel arrived at 1216pm April 3rd 2020.

Immediately after delivering my placenta, I began to haemorrhage. They thought it was a laceration in my vagina or from my perineum but unfortunately, it was my cervix and uterus that tore, and I was also bleeding internally.

“In the 50 years of my practice I’ve never seen something like this” – my doctor told my husband.

Adelyn is perfect. Healthy. Happy. I can’t believe my miracle is here in my arms. I cry and thank God constantly, as well as all of you who have shown us love and prayers, we’ve heard them.

Via @chelscaris on Instagram

I So love these photos. They are real, emotional, filled with love and joy.❤️

Originally posted 2021-03-03 12:58:52.

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Written by Claire

Claire is our Community Manager here at New Moms Forum. A mom of two (almost grown-up babies), Claire has been building and operating community-based websites for almost 20 years. In her downtime, Claire enjoys spending time with her family and drinking copious amounts of red wine!