6 Birth Stories in Haiku Form

It all started out so well.

More than five years ago, I eagerly told the stories of my first two labor & deliveries... and then somewhere along the way, I shared about the arrival of my fourth child.

But I have not made the time to write down the others... and I keep adding children, which just adds to the mass of what I need to tell.  :)

So.

I came across Jennifer's brilliant birth story haiku post for her 2nd and 6th children, and decided to join her and tell all 6 stories in 5-7-5 format, in one post.

Here are my labor and delivery stories (titles are linked to their "welcome"/intro blogpost-- my first two boys were born in pre-blog days):

ETHAN, in Arlington, VA (2002)

Dreamed of natural

Water broke, but no contrax

Ended in NICU

BAXTER, in Waxahachie, TX (2004)

Induced by doctor

No pain meds needed, praise God

Baby in my arms

MARANATHA, in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2006)

Painful back labor

Thai doctor helped dilation

Precious baby girl

SILAS, in Istanbul, Turkey-- Asian side (2008)

First time without Pit

Real contractions game-changer

Pink perfect baby

MOSES, in Istanbul, Turkey-- European side (2010)

Midnight brought contrax

I delivered standing up

Easiest so far

THEODORE-- at home in Texas (2013)

Homebirth with midwives

Long labor, head not engaged

Hard work but worth it

So there's my short-version birth stories.  I feel a weight of relief that at least now I've told *some* of each story.  :)

Like this idea?  Want to share your birth haiku?  

Either write it in comments, or link up to your blogpost.



MORE BABY-RELATED READING:

• HOW I HELP MY BABIES SLEEP WELL
• BEST TIPS FOR A NEW MOM
• POSTPARTUM TIPS
• A QUICK WORD TO THE WEARY MAMA
• BIBLICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF MOTHERS