Since I was already in town for the birth of Mama S. (that I missed, by the way) and we currently have 3 more clients perched on the edge of Motherhood right now, I decided to spend the night at the birth center. One of our mama's has been camped out at 5 - 6 cm and 90% effaced for a few days and last night while we were at the home birth of S., L. called to tell us that her contractions were about 15 min. apart. This is her second baby, so it seemed wise to stick around. I didn't want to miss another birth.
Thankfully the birth center has comfy beds. I slept like a log. In fact, I was quite surprised to wake up at 7am this morning and realize that there was no birth last night! Go figure!!!
But...this is what separates us from the docs. This IS the ART of midwifery. PATIENCE and TRUST (and learning to catch a few zzz's wherever you can). If L. were seeing a doc for her care, she'd likely have been admitted to the hospital already with a good chance of a pitocin drip (since staying at 5 - 6 cm for any length of time would be considered failure to progress) or she would have her waters broken, or any number of interventions to get things "started" - All because of impatience!!! As long as there are no problems presenting, there is no reason to rush this. Mom's fine, baby's fine, so we can confidently wait and trust the birth process.
In my opinion, that is one of the biggest differences between midwifery care and ob/gyn care. Patience! It is really no big deal that there was no baby last night. So, I'm going home to shower, eat breakfast, study and wait for this baby to decide when she's ready to make her debut!!
Patience is the name of the game. Don't muck with nature! Trust God and His perfect design for birth.
This is exciting!
Being a midwife is a trip!
It's the best gig out there!!
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