Posts by Shanon Mellan

  Quote: Originally Posted by Partaria    Not only did you have this very traumatic experience, but you were in it without a partner. I cannot imagine the strength there is in you, to go through all...

Quote: Originally Posted by VBACmama4    Shanon, I can relate in so many ways.. I had my first two boys while "married". I use that term loosely because my "husband" was never committed to us, cheated...

I haven't been able to come back here for a few days, so to return and see so many positive posts is overwhelming. once again you've all reduced me to tears, but that is not a bad thing. It is helpful to hear that so many other woman...

I can relate, completely. Although I did not plan a homebirth, I did plan a vaginal hospital birth. The idea of a c-section had not even occured to me. After all, I had to go back to school 3 weeks after my LO was due - I couldn't...

I posted this in another area of this forum, but I'd like to share it here too, if only to get some advice and input from mothers who had a similar experience. --- I just turned 26 and I cannot get over the birth of my...

Thank you, all of you, for your kind words and support. I have read through all of the replies to this thread numerous times and have both laughed and cried. I am very grateful to hear confirmation that my feelings are valid - it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by slmommy  Quote:  I don't really have much to add, I like what some of the pps have said. (Happy Birthday to you by the way!)   This part of your story makes me...

Thank you to all of you who are being supportive. To Alenushka - you have obviously never had a c-section, let alone one where you had to be put under general. I assure you, I am happy that my baby and I are alive. I am happy...

Our first cuddle     11 days old     11 days old     my darling now, at 10 months.   my darling now, at 10 months

I am 26 years old - today - and I still cannot get over the birth of my daughter. She turns 1 in May - almost an entire year since the day I met her - and yet every time I read a birth story or see a video or pictures, I bawl. I...