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, amy foreman-plaisance publisher whoa,
baby
! t?s a fact of nature that it takes two people to make a
baby
. it is not a fact that two people are required to physically experience pregnancy and labor together. even the best hubster can?t fully appreciate the nine months of providing a utero- condominium inside their bellies. from the moment you saw two lines on the pregnancy test, you knew life would never be the same. tears of joy or shocked awe may have been the responses on your husband?s face at that moment, but pretty soon he realized he is along for the ride. no matter what. for months, you waddle around like a duck, sit down like a chicken on an egg, and sweat like a pig, all in consideration of the
baby
. and for the last three weeks of your pregnancy, you will constantly answer friends and family who are on standby waiting for ?the word ? that you have gone into ?real? labor. ?ey are well meaning, but sometimes it gets tiring. nevertheless, you wait and wonder when it w ill be your turn to deliver. you spend sleepless nights unable to roll over in bed, and every hour on the hour, there?s a trip to the bathroom that leaves you praying that when you return to bed you can
find
that comfortable position again. you have spent months imagining your new
baby
?s every feature, touching that soft
baby
skin, and smelling that special new
baby
smell. ?en the time comes and you go over what you learned in the lamaze class. ?hee hee, hoo, hoo.? will it work? it didn?t for me. i forgot how to breathe with the first really strong contraction. all i wanted was an epidural. i wanted anyone, a doctor, a first-aid attendant, a cub scout, anyone to get me out of this pain. my lamaze book went straight to the trash after my first child. but the truth is that you are about to
find
out how ?fluffy? you can still be after delivery. you will soon
find
out just how loud a
baby
can scream and what the sun looks like through your curtains every morning at five a.m. but most of all, you are about to
find
out just how much you love your
baby
. ?ough the process may be painful and uncomfortable, the outcome is pure love. as mother nature would say, ?in a world so full of agony, pain and turmoil...what?s a little poop?? mo?er nature? amy foreman-plaisance publisher/editor in chief 8 pink & blue | fall 2016
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