Oh wise one

Little Metta, sleeping after the morning feeds. I particularly like the two fingers to the world shot. I can't bear blogs that go on and on about how wonderful the child is, so you can take it as read that he's pretty wonderful - as all children are. And how very different this birth and after birth as been.

Home birth definitely rocks, and visualisation has a very important part to play in ensuring a good birthing experience. At which point did birth become a mostly traumatic and terrifying occassion? During the seven hundred year persecution of women? What happened that allowed us to mistrust our bodies so much? And the wisdom of the child inside us. I have no doubt that this child guided me through his birth as well, telling what to do and how to do it. Without the distraction of staff, machines and needles, "experts" and pharmeceuticals, the midwives, myself and the baby helped each other. And even now, the breast feeding, sleeping, care, has come so naturally.

With Oisin the last time, i was only home on day three i.e, today. I actually ended up piddling on the hospital floor on day because i couldn't get to the toilet on time. It was so humiliating. In this case the bathroom is next door and if i piddled myself, it didn't matter. I eat the lamb i roasted, have friends whenever i want to, have my child running in and out seeing how is brother is, and Peter. Well, he has taken to paternity leave very well. Yesterday when Marie called round she was impressed at how clean the house looked. I thought you had left the country she said. Which says something for the usual state of the house. But i won't go on too much about Peter - don't want to embarrass him.

Must go now, baby's crying.