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Launa Has A New Niece
Published 9 months, 1 week ago
Description
1. Background on the Family
- Brother Sean and his wife Sarah
- Their first child, Callum
- Contrast: first birth involved 30 hours of labor
- Sarah was two weeks overdue this time
2. The Birth Plan
- Decision to have an at-home birth
- Planned support from a midwife
- Everything prepared, baby expected “any time”
3. The Night It Happened
- Water breaks around 10 p.m. in the shower
- Early contractions start but seem manageable
- Sarah goes downstairs, then back upstairs to prepare
4. The Unexpected Turn
- Sarah goes to the bathroom
- Realization: baby is already coming
- She feels the baby’s head
- Panic + urgency: no time to wait
5. The Delivery
- Sean realizes they’re delivering the baby themselves
- Sarah crawls to the floor on all fours
- Two pushes — baby is born
- Entire birth takes about 10 minutes
- Midwife is still 20 minutes away
6. Aftermath & Reactions
- Baby and mom are both healthy
- Shock at how different this birth was from the first
- Amazement at Sarah’s strength
- Jokes about fear, fainting, and “I would have passed out”
7. Meet the Baby
- Baby girl named Linden Marie
- Nickname: Lindy
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